Fuel Economy - Toyota Yaris Forums

BailOut · 09-02-2007, 12:25 AM

The 2008 MPG numbers are lower because the EPA has changed their testing to be more like how a country full of aggressive, testosterone-infested, jerk-headed and inattentive drivers drive rather than how intelligent, level-headed and attentive people are expected and intended to drive.

alhope34 · 09-02-2007, 12:42 AM

So basically, more realistic mpg then? Seems like the better idea, nobody who would drive normally would ever get the mpg most companies claimed their cars to get. The most mpg I've calculated on the Yaris for one tank of gas was 32mpg. Refilled at 1/4 tank, forget how many km's but it was 100% highway.

bnther36 · 09-02-2007, 10:00 AM

I went through 3 brand new cars in 7 months for exactly that reason...they didn't do what was advertised on the sticker. I've only ever had 2 cars that exceeded what the sticker said. The first was a Chevy Cavalier and the second is my Yaris.

voodoo22 · 09-05-2007, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by BailOut

The 2008 MPG numbers are lower because the EPA has changed their testing to be more like how a country full of aggressive, testosterone-infested, jerk-headed and inattentive drivers drive rather than how intelligent, level-headed and attentive people are expected and intended to drive.

I agree, I just had my worst FE by far on a tank and it's because I was going 120km/h with the A/C trying to stay ahead of the insane long weekend traffic using e10 gas. We avoided the traffic, but I got 5.889 l/100km over that 448kms of Highway driving.

Currently in Canada the Yaris Sedan Auto is rated at 5.6, so you have to definately drive outside of the bounds to not get the epa.

09-02-2007, 12:25 AM	#1
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alhope34 Spool'd View User's Garage Drives: 07 yaris, 16 gen coupe rspec Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 161	So basically, more realistic mpg then? Seems like the better idea, nobody who would drive normally would ever get the mpg most companies claimed their cars to get. The most mpg I've calculated on the Yaris for one tank of gas was 32mpg. Refilled at 1/4 tank, forget how many km's but it was 100% highway. Last edited by alhope34; 09-02-2007 at 01:03 AM.

09-02-2007, 10:00 AM	#3
bnther36 Drives: 07 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Mich Posts: 84	I went through 3 brand new cars in 7 months for exactly that reason...they didn't do what was advertised on the sticker. I've only ever had 2 cars that exceeded what the sticker said. The first was a Chevy Cavalier and the second is my Yaris.