Is 48MPG For Real - Toyota Yaris Forums

Ranger SVO · 07-10-2010, 03:05 PM

My wife just got back from Phoenix AZ (we live in Abilene TX) and she kept track of the gallons of gas used. The trip was 986 miles and the Yaris used 20.1 gallons of gas. Can this be for real? Can the Yaris really get 49MPG?

I read some of the claims here with a bit of skepticism. Did my wife forget to write down one of the fill ups? I don't think she did, she said it cost her just under $55 dollars in gas. Amazing, our Mercury gets 30 -32MPG and it cost us a $100 for the same trip last year.

I could really learn to love this car.

Chuck G · 07-10-2010, 04:02 PM

On a recent trip, my sedan (automatic) averaged
44 MPG
Pretty darn cool!!!

yarrr · 07-10-2010, 05:51 PM

did you take the 10? because that's 880 miles, not 980.

Ranger SVO · 07-10-2010, 06:52 PM

No, my wife took the scenic route. In New Mexico, for example, she went through LasCruces, Alamogordo, Ruidoso, Roswell, and then over to Post Texas then down to Abilene. Anyway, the trip odometer was set to 0 when she left her moms home.

By the way, Pheonix is huge, its an hour drive from her moms to Pheonix city limit.

The trip odometer did read 986

127.0.0.1 · 07-10-2010, 08:19 PM

1nz, 1.5 liter gas engine ?

higher than normal tire pressures

hypermiling style driving habits

and staying at 45 mph or so, yeah it is possible

not possible on bone stock, 'normal' daily driving with a blend of speeds and hills
-------

BUT, you need to know what the engine is and type (size, era, diesel or not) to compare
apples/apples

Revsson · 07-10-2010, 09:22 PM

The best I have gotten is just under 48 mpg, and I wasn't trying all that hard.
I have to admit I was doing 45 mph through highway construction where I was passed
by others doing 65. I even had the air conditioning going on a hot summer day last
year.

Your wife is a good driver! You're gonna love her AND the car!

Yaris Hilton · 07-10-2010, 11:47 PM

It's quite possible with a bone stock one on the highway, driving 55 MPH or less with flat terrain and favorable wind.

mimelio · 07-11-2010, 07:29 AM

I agree it is possible because in 1991 driving from Phoenix to Kingman Arizona and back again I actually got 53 mpg in a 1989 Ford Escort Pony. That was the only time I ever broke that mark in that car. I was following a someone who was a slow poke 45-55 mpg and the temperature was in excess of 100 degrees. Normally on a trip traveling 55-60 I logged 40 mpg or so. That was the one and only time I ever went that slow and the only time. It was probably the snail pace (45-55 mph)combined very high temperatures, probably not anything to do with the gas Citgo 93 octane (because of tall gearing [pony fuel saver] that car only liked high test because it tended to know under load).

daf62757 · 07-11-2010, 12:26 PM

The real challenge is to drive on the interstate at 75 MPH and get 40 MPG. Anyone can drive really show and get better gas mileage.

BailOut · 07-11-2010, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by daf62757

The real challenge is to drive on the internet at 75 MPH and get 40 MPG.

We can drive on the Internet?!

STC · 07-11-2010, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Ranger SVO

Can this be for real? Can the Yaris really get 49MPG?

Oh... Yeah!!! And more...

Revsson · 07-11-2010, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by BailOut

We can drive on the Internet?!

That requires a high bandwidth connection.

daf62757 · 07-11-2010, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Revsson

That requires a high bandwidth connection.

Sorry....brain fart.

talnlnky · 07-12-2010, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Ranger SVO

My wife just got back from Phoenix AZ (we live in Abilene TX) and she kept track of the gallons of gas used. The trip was 986 miles and the Yaris used 20.1 gallons of gas. Can this be for real? Can the Yaris really get 49MPG?

I read some of the claims here with a bit of skepticism. Did my wife forget to write down one of the fill ups? I don't think she did, she said it cost her just under $55 dollars in gas. Amazing, our Mercury gets 30 -32MPG and it cost us a $100 for the same trip last year.

I could really learn to love this car.

ehhh... I kinda doubt she got that kinda milage unless she was going 40-50mph, and without using A/C... but its possible to get tanks in the upper 40's... In the summers I break out more than a few tanks in the 45+ range.

STC · 07-12-2010, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Revsson

That requires a high bandwidth connection.

... Enough for 'Driving 2.0' applications!

nikvolkert · 10-08-2010, 02:11 PM

did she have a full tank when she left, tracked her fuel purchases properly, and then not fill it up right before getting home? if it wasn't filled up at the end of the trip then the math doesn't work.

07-10-2010, 03:05 PM	#1
Ranger SVO Drives: 2010 Yaris Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Abilene Posts: 131	Is 48MPG For Real My wife just got back from Phoenix AZ (we live in Abilene TX) and she kept track of the gallons of gas used. The trip was 986 miles and the Yaris used 20.1 gallons of gas. Can this be for real? Can the Yaris really get 49MPG? I read some of the claims here with a bit of skepticism. Did my wife forget to write down one of the fill ups? I don't think she did, she said it cost her just under $55 dollars in gas. Amazing, our Mercury gets 30 -32MPG and it cost us a $100 for the same trip last year. I could really learn to love this car. __________________ The moving power of mathematical invention is not reasoning but imagination. Augustus de Morgan Truth does not change because it is, or is not, believed by a majority of the people. Giordano Bruno

07-10-2010, 06:52 PM	#4
Ranger SVO Drives: 2010 Yaris Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Abilene Posts: 131	No, my wife took the scenic route. In New Mexico, for example, she went through LasCruces, Alamogordo, Ruidoso, Roswell, and then over to Post Texas then down to Abilene. Anyway, the trip odometer was set to 0 when she left her moms home. By the way, Pheonix is huge, its an hour drive from her moms to Pheonix city limit. The trip odometer did read 986 __________________ The moving power of mathematical invention is not reasoning but imagination. Augustus de Morgan Truth does not change because it is, or is not, believed by a majority of the people. Giordano Bruno

07-11-2010, 12:26 PM	#9
daf62757 Nothing beats a Toyota! View User's Garage Drives: 2013 Yaris 5 dr liftback Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 564	The real challenge is to drive on the interstate at 75 MPH and get 40 MPG. Anyone can drive really show and get better gas mileage. __________________ Big Dave Indianapolis, IN Synthetic Oil....its in my car.....for at least 10,000 miles! Last edited by daf62757; 07-11-2010 at 11:31 PM.

07-10-2010, 04:02 PM	#2
Chuck G Drives: 2010 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Great Northwest Posts: 273	On a recent trip, my sedan (automatic) averaged 44 MPG Pretty darn cool!!!

07-10-2010, 05:51 PM	#3
yarrr Banned Drives: 07 sedan Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: new mexico Posts: 292	did you take the 10? because that's 880 miles, not 980.

07-10-2010, 08:19 PM	#5
127.0.0.1 Banned Drives: '10 Yaris5drHB+99 4runner LTD Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: NE Posts: 672	1nz, 1.5 liter gas engine ? higher than normal tire pressures hypermiling style driving habits and staying at 45 mph or so, yeah it is possible not possible on bone stock, 'normal' daily driving with a blend of speeds and hills ------- BUT, you need to know what the engine is and type (size, era, diesel or not) to compare apples/apples

07-10-2010, 09:22 PM	#6
Revsson View User's Garage Drives: 2009 Meteorite Metallic LB MT Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southeast Wisconsin Posts: 810	The best I have gotten is just under 48 mpg, and I wasn't trying all that hard. I have to admit I was doing 45 mph through highway construction where I was passed by others doing 65. I even had the air conditioning going on a hot summer day last year. Your wife is a good driver! You're gonna love her AND the car!

07-10-2010, 11:47 PM	#7
Yaris Hilton Half a Bubble Off Plumb Drives: 2009 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bristol, Tennessee, USA Posts: 1,593	It's quite possible with a bone stock one on the highway, driving 55 MPH or less with flat terrain and favorable wind.

07-11-2010, 07:29 AM	#8
mimelio Drives: NONE Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: NOWHERE Posts: 95	I agree it is possible because in 1991 driving from Phoenix to Kingman Arizona and back again I actually got 53 mpg in a 1989 Ford Escort Pony. That was the only time I ever broke that mark in that car. I was following a someone who was a slow poke 45-55 mpg and the temperature was in excess of 100 degrees. Normally on a trip traveling 55-60 I logged 40 mpg or so. That was the one and only time I ever went that slow and the only time. It was probably the snail pace (45-55 mph)combined very high temperatures, probably not anything to do with the gas Citgo 93 octane (because of tall gearing [pony fuel saver] that car only liked high test because it tended to know under load).

10-08-2010, 02:11 PM	#16
nikvolkert Drives: 2008 yaris Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: marietta, ga Posts: 4	did she have a full tank when she left, tracked her fuel purchases properly, and then not fill it up right before getting home? if it wasn't filled up at the end of the trip then the math doesn't work.