Better MPG in the City vs. Hwy

[talnlnky]

My drive to work is a great example that mimics what you see loren. Commute is 9.2miles on 25-45mph (85% is 35-40) city roads or 11.3 miles highway @ 55-60mph. Both take approximately 20-25 minutes depending on traffic.

In the summer I've reached up to 55mpg on the city route, and around 45 on the highway route.

In the winter however, city route & highway route are fairly similar at 37-42mpg. The city route in the winter gives poor performance unless I only shift up into 4th gear (don't used 5th at all) because it doesn't heat up fast enough. The highway route however heats up to 186F in the first 2 miles.

I still use the city route, unless I need to make a special stop, or feel like driving faster.

I think in a perfect world, all driving would be at 30-45mph. 4th gear at 30-35mph can still net good mpg's.

[Loren]

Originally Posted by talnlnky

In the summer I've reached up to 55mpg on the city route, and around 45 on the highway route.

No way! How can you makes such outlandish claims? There's no way a stock Yaris can do that!

[talnlnky]

Originally Posted by Loren

No way! How can you makes such outlandish claims? There's no way a stock Yaris can do that!

hehe... my city isn't New York... I think that's the biggest factor. Next being I don't hit many stop lights.

I would hate to live in the Seattle, or So Cal area where traffic is slow going. I'd watch my mpg's drop to low 30's I think.