Fuel Economy

[TRD_Yaris]

Originally Posted by jay

4 more sets of numbers to report, as a followup to my prior post on this thread.

Per my regular 70/30 hwy/city mix -

5.93 L/100 km (zero A/C)
6.30 L/100 km (some A/C)

On a 1136.7 km total road trip (85 hwy/15 city, A/C running ~75% of the time) -

5.56 (!) L/100 km
In Monopoly money - 42.30 US mpg
In poker chips - 50.81 Imperial mpg

Back to the regular 70/30 hwy/city mix, and w/lots of A/C -

6.33 L/100km
...and back up to the low 6s I've been typically experiencing this summer.

It would appear that hwy running, for hours at a time, reduces the rate of fuel consumption.

Overall, these are substantial reductions from 7.1-7.2 L/100 km, when the car was still brand new thru the dead of winter. On the assumption that my driving style has been more or less the same, wear-in, usage mix, and environmental conditions seem to account for the rest of the difference.

I think my experience has been typical (no need to panic for the new Yaris owners).

Well, not much more I can add at this point. My Yaris has met all my expectations

thanks for the numbers!! your driving seems pretty typical of most "american" commuters. It's interesting to think about how summer/winter temps/conditions affect gas mileage and performance.

42+ mpg sounds pimp