Fuel Economy

[jack black]

Originally Posted by 746watts

I bought my yaris hybrid in feb 14. I have over 19000kms on it now. Fuel economy at 100kms motorway driving is typically 55mpg (imp gal). I got 64mpg at 80kmph. No where near the claimed 80mpg (imp gal).

First, hybrid car in general and this one in particular are optimized for city driving. Yaris hybrid is known in USA as Prius c (I guess c for city).

Second, Euro fuel efficiency tests are too optimistic and not real life. US EPA tests are closer to real life. Fuelly is as real life as it gets.

Be warned, this forum is very hostile toward hybrid cars. Too many folks here have a chip on their shoulder.

[roxy1]

Originally Posted by 746watts

I bought my yaris hybrid in feb 14. I have over 19000kms on it now. Fuel economy at 100kms motorway driving is typically 55mpg (imp gal). I got 64mpg at 80kmph. No where near the claimed 80mpg (imp gal).

welcome, welcome, welcome!!!

its nice to see you can get the YARIS hybrid where you live. we don't get that here. the Prius C is sold here, which is very much a prius in looks/style, though built on the same platform.

many here were hoping we would get the YARIS hybrid, but we didn't.

at least someone can get a YARIS that is a hybrid rather than another version of the prius.

yes, I agree the hybrid strength is in the city, though the vast majority that I see are cruising the highways.

[why?]

Originally Posted by 746watts

I bought my yaris hybrid in feb 14. I have over 19000kms on it now. Fuel economy at 100kms motorway driving is typically 55mpg (imp gal). I got 64mpg at 80kmph. No where near the claimed 80mpg (imp gal).

It is all about changing the way you drive. You cannot drive a hybrid like you drive a normal car and expect to get the advertised gas mileage, you have to totally change the way you drive.

You almost have to totally re learn how you drive to hit the great gas mileage numbers.

Oh, and show us some pictures.

btw, I can almost get 55 mpg imp in my Yaris. Hybrids are terrible on highways.

[albee213]

I just purchased a 07 Yaris with 23,410 miles on it. I just finished my first tank of fuel from full fill up.

I drove it until the last bar started blinking with 349.7 miles and it took 10.15 gallons to fill giving me 34.45 mpg in Seattle which is all hills.

I keep records of all fill ups for years on my cars and just retired a Cadillac from daily commute that only offered 17 mpg.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by albee213

I just purchased a 07 Yaris with 23,410 miles on it.

Does the seller have a twin with another Yaris with similar mileage?..........I'll buy the twin's Yaris .

[timothyone]

I didn't fully believe all of these 40+ MPG stories with 1.5L gas engines. I did little to build my FE other than watch my MPG numbers on my dash, and drive between 60 and 65. I averaged 42.4 MPG on a 250 odd mile trip on I-65 in Ky. (Right at 125 miles and back) I wanted to go faster but so enjoyed seeing the MPG AVG stay so high. I make this trip fairly often, so I'll soon have the chance to try for better. With these miles and a bearable car payment, I am glad I didn't go for the Hybrid.

[mirapatec]

Originally Posted by timothyone

I didn't fully believe all of these 40+ MPG stories with 1.5L gas engines.

I was also skeptical at first while I was deciding to purchase my Yaris. Once the Yaris was home and I was driving around, I verified that the very good fuel economy figures were true.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

What I did with my Yaris: http://www.fuelly.com/car/toyota/yar.../07Vios/183168

What I'm doing now with my FR-S: http://www.fuelly.com/car/scion/fr-s/2014/07Vios/287038

[hans solo]

I got 42 mph on this last tank of gas.

[dj92]

Heavily loaded (rear wheel's upper ends began hiding behind/inside the fenders) some weeks ago including higher velocities (Autobahn): 6l/100km (300km trip) :D

[matti]

I'm about 2/3rds of the way through my current tank and I'm at 45.2 mpg. Starting in September I'll be doing a lot of freeway driving, so my mileage will drop quite a bit.

[timothyone]

If you stay around 60 mph. I drift between 60 and 65 and get well over 40 hwy. Anything over 65 will suck the gas. I enjoy cranking the music up and enjoying a nice cheap, safe drive. Only you know if you are actually have good reason to hurry.

[SpeedyYaris]

When I go 55, the scan-gauge reads 49-51 MPG

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

What I did with my Yaris: http://www.fuelly.com/car/toyota/yar.../07Vios/183168

What I'm doing now with my FR-S: http://www.fuelly.com/car/scion/fr-s/2014/07Vios/287038

Pretty close with your new FR-S !

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

Pretty close with your new FR-S !

Yeah, not too far from the Yaris. Although I'm driving 5-10 mph slower and using premium gas now

[albee213]

I found this one at a dealership, think it was from a "richer" couple or family, and was just a second car that wasn't used much.

[El Kapitan]

i'm a new member and still on my first tank so nothing to report yet. it's really nice to see that so many of you beat the EPA rating on your cars. i'm coming from a honda fit, which like most fits, met the EPA rating but barely ever exceeded it. if you check the fit forums or fuelly, you will see that most people achieve the EPA rating with their fits. many of you here blow the EPA rating out of the water with your yaris'. i'm also an F150 guy and most fords don't reach their EPA rating (not that one should buy an F150 if they care about mileage).

so it seems like this:

toyota = better than EPA
honda = accurate to EPA
ford = worse than EPA (not just F150s, btw. there are lawsuits with the C-max)

i love ford btw, i'm not trying to slag them. it's just that they don't meet expectations in real world mpg


"WHY?" - i've been browsing this thread and you've been here since the beginning. nice work! good member.

[El Kapitan]

Originally Posted by Ziv

good stuff. Thanks for posting.

here's mine
510km / 35Litre....

It's 102.5 this morning around GTA. For those of you live around GTA, always fill your gas after 10:30pm before 12:00am midnight. that's when the price drop all the way from 90.5~92.5 for last few days.

just noticing this post from about 9 years ago. gas has made its way back to this price again. what a crazy ride it's been.