KM to the Tank

[Zinck]

Hey guys I was just wondering how many Km do you get to the tank the most i got was 640km, and another question How much do you get in till your first bar goes away, the best i got was 140km for just the first bar, so get back to me thanks

[sanchez]

imnot sure in km (us yaris) but im in the middle of trying to send my new record. right now im at 5/8 amd have already gone 190 miles ill letcha know when i finish haha

[uncleyaris]

680km and 190 for first bar!!! Keep trying!!

[Masteraal]

shite! thats nuts! how many km on the car? mines still new 1600km in so far and im getting only around 420km/30litres. and around 85 for the first bar. 100%city tho and mainly <80km/h roads and some hard driving :P

[Zinck]

Originally Posted by Masteraal

shite! thats nuts! how many km on the car? mines still new 1600km in so far and im getting only around 420km/30litres. and around 85 for the first bar. 100%city tho and mainly <80km/h roads and some hard driving :P

Well that not bad but you still have to find the feel for the car, it takes time, i my self am still finding new things, I have 6300km on my car, and i have only had it for 3 months aahahah, college takes alot out of the cars

[punch]

I'm happy with anything over 600km, and I drive the crap out of it!

[eTiMaGo]

On a good tank I can get 350km I take a lot of very short trips so that doesn't help. First bar usually drops at 50-55km, second one at 100-120.

[Jem_hadar]

I dunno, around 500 i think prolly, less than 600km.

but when i drive on the 400-series highways its always at around 130 or 140km/h.

Normal highways is 100km/h. And my starts are "slow and easy"... and im hard on the breaks.

[mchllp925]

I have only 6100km on my Yaris and I am only getting 60to 65 km for every 1/8 of a tank city driving.
My dealer says I should/will get better gas mileage near 15,000kms.

[darkmoon87]

just hit 16000km

first bar disappears @ 100~105km

the last bar flashes around 500~520km.

[MUSKOKA800]

640 kl is about the norm for mine during a 120 kph highway trip.
Around 580-600 kl per tank for my normal activity which is a mix of city and 120 kph highway. I do ~100 kl per weekday mixed commute.
I don't have the patience to drive 100 kl all day to find optimum mileage figures. I might fall asleep, or get rear-ended.

[voodoo22]

My best tank so far pure distance so far was 921km or 572miles.

I've been keeping a log of my gas bars lately and here it is:



This is all in kms and a bit messy, as I made it for my own private interest. I don't always make it to the 7th bar for a fill up, that's why there's a 0 in some of those fields.

[voodoo22]

Originally Posted by PK198105

voodoo these are hypermile figures or normal driving?

For me it's normal driving, for most people they would say hypermiling, because I drive 80-90km/h on the highway and think a lot while driving to maximize safety.

For hypermilers I'd be classified as a wannabe.

I don't do anything special and IMHO people who think numbers similar to mine aren't easily attainable in similar driving conditions are simply not disciplined in their driving style.

The major reason I get good miles is because I drive mostly on the 401 and my commute is 104 km's round trip.

[1NZYaris1]

hi guys
just drove from Christchurch to Auckland (1100Km's ) on a tank and a half
of gas,
Had two adults and two kidds in the car + all our lugage ,not much room to move,LOL.
First tank gave us 700KM'S,
not bad for a 1300 car,doing the return trip next weekend,fun .

[voodoo22]

Originally Posted by PK198105

cool thanks for specifying. my numbers are around the 620km per tank at roughly 120km/h (traffic speed). thanks and nice log you have there

Thanks. That makes sense. I get around those numbers if I have driven those speeds on a tank when driving in the states on long trips with 75 mph speed limits.

[jambo101]

Voodoo22 you are doing it right,you should give a write up on your driving techniques so we may all benefit from your success..
We can only dream of 800-900km tanks,taking it easy i can probably get around 700kms.

[dybbuk]

Originally Posted by voodoo22

For me it's normal driving, for most people they would say hypermiling, because I drive 80-90km/h on the highway and think a lot while driving to maximize safety.

Originally Posted by jambo101

Voodoo22 you are doing it right,you should give a write up on your driving techniques so we may all benefit from your success..
We can only dream of 800-900km tanks,taking it easy i can probably get around 700kms.

I'm all for fuel economy. I would question the safety of driving 20-30kph below the posted speed limit let alone the average flow of traffic. If the posted speed limit is 110kph I'm surprised you haven't got a ticket for driving too slow actually. It is great economy though, I top out around 625/ or so. I'm 95% city driving; short trips, usually just to work and home (10km each way) or out to my parents (25km each way).

[voodoo22]

Originally Posted by dybbuk

I'm all for fuel economy. I would question the safety of driving 20-30kph below the posted speed limit let alone the average flow of traffic. If the posted speed limit is 110kph I'm surprised you haven't got a ticket for driving too slow actually. It is great economy though, I top out around 625/ or so. I'm 95% city driving; short trips, usually just to work and home (10km each way) or out to my parents (25km each way).

I never drive more than 20 km/h under the speed limit unless traffic is jammed or something else is causing people to slow down. I try to stay just over 80 km/h, but I will go down to 80 as a basement speed. I always stay in the right lane. There are usually 2 and sometimes 4 or 5 other lanes for people to pass me on when I'm on the 401.

There are no posted speed limits of 110 where I drive. Only 100, and many people don't seem to understand that is the suggested maximum, no the minimum. There are no signs here like I've seen in Quebec where they say 100 maximum 80 minimum. I think those types of signs should be mandatory to help people understand that 100 is supposed to be the maximum.

I've had police drive by me slowly while I'm going 80, but unless I give them reasons to think I'm intoxicated they have no reason to pull me over and I will never get a ticket. I am a courteous, defensive driver who chooses to not drive the posted maximum speed.

From what I've read it's not considered safe to go 25% slower than other traffic. I'm going less than 20% slower and believe it or not I have far less people flashing their brights, cutting me off and gesturing, honking their horn etc when I started driving 80-90 vs any other speed range. 100-110 was the worst for agitating these ragers for some reason. 90-100 wasn't far off.

People who argue I should drive flow of traffic 100% of the time, don't hold water in my book. Why should I engage in a practice which is held by speeders, unsafe drivers and people who care more about being able to leave late and arrive on time than the safety of people around them? Going less than the flow of traffic when needed to increase the gap between me and the vehicle in front of me is the only way I'm able to control my safety while I'm tailgated. I do my best to keep a space between me and the car in front of me to make up for the fact that I'm most likely getting tailgated by someone who will be unable to stop in time if something happens. Knowing the space in front of me will do no good with the tailgater is something happens to my vehicle I vigilantly maintain the Yaris to do my best to prevent a failure of any sort on the highway.

I would have thought my behaviour was surprising a few years ago as well, but you'd probably be surprised at how practicing this behaviour plays out in the real world... in my driving situation anyways.