Fuel Economy

[swng]

Just filled up with 44.027 liters (please believe it, its on the bill). Traveled 648.7 km.
That's 34.65 mpg (US) or 41.62 mpg (Imp).

For your own calculations, please try this:
http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/transportatio...ut.cfm?attr=16

[BLKYRSSDN]

Got 5500 miles on my auto sedan, with 50% hwy driving the average over the life of the car is 38 mpg, on a trip this past week on the highway with the AC running I averaged 42 mpg, can't beat that with a stick. With gas at $3 it seems that I should've spent just $435 to drive those 5500 miles

[swng]

Originally Posted by BLKYRSSDN

Got 5500 miles on my auto sedan, with 50% hwy driving the average over the life of the car is 38 mpg, on a trip this past week on the highway with the AC running I averaged 42 mpg, can't beat that with a stick. With gas at $3 it seems that I should've spent just $435 to drive those 5500 miles

Nice to know! This verifies my observation that an auto can achieve near-stick fuel economy.

[TRD_Yaris]

Originally Posted by swng

Just filled up with 44.027 liters (please believe it, its on the bill). Traveled 648.7 km.
That's 34.65 mpg (US) or 41.62 mpg (Imp).

For your own calculations, please try this:
http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/transportatio...ut.cfm?attr=16

VERY NICE INFORMATION!! this IS EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED TO SEE, someone who has used gas receipts to verify EVERY SINGLE gallon of fuel they've put in the car down to the .01 gallon.
See, the inherent problem(s) with "calculating" your gas mileage based off one tank of fuel are:
1. Precisely refilling the fuel tank to the exact level it was when you refilled last is though, usually you're going to be anywhere up to 1/2 a gallon off (unless you REALLY know you're vehicle.. ). Therefore, if you figure your gas mileage, and you happen to be a half gallon off, this will greatly affect your math. on the other hand, if you use the fuel numbers off your gas receipts, you know EXACTLY how much fuel you used over MANY tanks, and you will still only be 1/2 gallon or so off since you only run into the problem of refilling to the same level as beginning level once. (brain fart..does everyone know where i'm going with this..i lost myself..hah haha hah i'm a little loopy right now....)
a 1/2 gallon off over 50+ gallons (about 5+ fillups) does not affect the MPG math as much..therefore leaving less room for error and more room fr adjusting to the good data you've received

2. driving for more miles will give you a much better "average" of your normal driving, giving you much more realistic numbers (realistic being what YOU will see). Just knowing a yaris will get 40+++ mpg on the highway in California in 80 degree weather with 60 percent humidity, no A/C, driving a steady 62.1 mph down a 5 grade mount in the direction with the wind isn't going to help you if all you do is commute around the corner, where you will be idling in traffic or warming the car up MORE than you will driving... personally, i drive my yaris a little faster than I know is gas efficient. Mostly because I'm driving delivery and i'm usually in a bit of a rush to make $ . Also, i tend to either skip 3rd gear (if i'm not gonna go over 40 mph for awhile) or I skip 4th (if I'm gonna be going above 40 mph like highway driving)..I don't know if this helps or hurts my gas mileage but old habits die young. I've been doing it ever since I drove my civic hatchback. it had enough power that i could actually take off in 2nd gear very comfortably..and going through gear on extremely short gears is a pain in the as$ for delivery driving 5+ hours straight...

[swng]

Many thanks for posting your useful thoughts.
I will be keeping an eye on my car's fuel efficiency on a long term basis, tank after tank, with a view to minimizing the effects of one or two times of especially good or bad results because of one reason or another, e.g. exceptional driving conditions (favorable or otherwise), or not being able to fill up to exactly the same level of the tank as the previous filling etc.
Also, I believe that starting with 2nd gear, if the car's design so permits, can help save some fuel. Too bad I drive an auto currently and therefore have limited ability to comment on aspects concerning stick shifting.
Please keep on sharing your insight!

[TRD_Yaris]

hehe..actually the "starting in 2nd gear" doesn't really apply ..only to cars that have MUCH larger engines than they were originally intended for, and short gearing. The Owners manual actually warns against starting in 2nd :P
i hope i haven't misled anyone there.. i was just reminiscing (spelling sux cuz i'm tired)

[swng]

Apart from the Yaris, the Nissan Versa is another fine example of an automatic version achieving more or less the same fuel economy as its standard transmission couterpart. Please see:
www.nissanusa.com/versa/specifications.html. Please click open the page and click "Fuel Economy" near the middle of the page, under the car's picture.
Note that not only the CVT version but also the regular automatic version can produce numbers close to or better than those of the stick shift version.
Definitely a good trend for fans of automatic gear boxes.

[Chaad32]

The Nissan Versa and the Honda Fit made out better according to Road and Track magazine than the Yaris (I'm sorry I couldn't bring up the web page), but I stil like the Yaris styling better.

[Ziv]

Update:

470 Clicks / 35 Litre.

Blast my A/C quite often tho, 80/20 Cty/Hwy. = 7.44 L/100 Km

[Chris07LB]

I knocked off another cool 400 miles in my tank this past week...

Lovin' this car!

[swng]

The rising gas prices are actually helping the Yaris to gain popularity, and , I dare say, affection.

On this thread, you are going to see more and more etc.

Even will not hurt your wallet too much if you do it safely without excessive , with a Yaris of course .


to all who post their fuel economy here!

[Chaad32]

I thought my co-workers would laugh at my choice of car, but instead the were jelous....o yeah

[Ziv]

Yeah, my Yaris was the only Yaris outside of work parking lot, now there is three. another hatch (like mine) and a sedan. bahahaha. It really get people to notice and ask around until they found out the first Yaris is mine, they start asking about 1. Price, 2. How is it on Gas. Hahahaa.

[Chris07LB]

Originally Posted by Chaad32

I thought my co-workers would laugh at my choice of car, but instead the were jelous....o yeah

Well I work at/for THE largest oil refinery on the East Coast, and my co-workers actually like my choice of beater. I have a rather long commute, so when they spend 120+ bucks a week on gas, they go nuts when I say I just got another 400 miles out of a tank.

[swng]

And the important thing is we give up little to achieve our fuel economy. We still sit comfortably in our drivers' seats, our cars are still relatively roomy, we still get the convenience features we want ,our cars are still quite agile, long trips are still comfortable, and yet we save money on fuel.................... .

[Chris07LB]

Originally Posted by swng

And the important thing is we give up little to achieve our fuel economy. We still sit comfortably in our drivers' seats, our cars are still relatively roomy, we still get the convenience features we want ,our cars are still quite agile, long trips are still comfortable, and yet we save money on fuel.................... .

Sounds like there should be an AMEN or something after reading that!

[swng]

[Ryu]

My automatic yaris just fill up with 23.864L and travelled 370.1km
That is 6.45L/100km or 36.48miles per US gallon or
43.81miles per Imperial gallon.