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Sodium Duck · 12-01-2009, 11:50 PM

I had to fight really hard (for my road types, terrain, etc.) to get my MPG up past 40.

Mid to upper 30's is what I usually get, and seems to be about the norm with prudent driving. You're not doing anything wrong. If you did 55 on those roads, you would easily bump up past 40, but that's probably not safe, eh?

Yaris Hilton · 12-02-2009, 12:00 AM

Yep, your fuel consumption goes up pretty fast as your speed does.

why? · 12-03-2009, 09:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sandwash

What am I doing wrong in consistently getting 36 mpg? Maybe regularly traveling at 75 mph per speed limit as generally indicated on primary so. Az roadways?
Congrats for all getting beyond expected mpg for yaris, of course. For comparison purposes it would be useful to include guesstimate of av. speed thru time, in addition to mpg.
--thanks.

Things to try: check your tire pressure, low pressure kills mpg; pretend there is a hand grenade beneath your gas pedal, the slower you accelerate the less gas you burn accelerating; DFCO is your friend, take your foot off the gas as much as possible and just coast in gear; try using the ac as little as possible, as it sucks up gas too; slower is always better, just because the limit is 75 doesn't mean you should do it, it is a limit, not a speed suggestion.

bzinn 1 · 12-05-2009, 06:20 PM

Now that my car HB Yaris has gotten broken in(22000miles)with stock intake,exhaust and tires and wheels on it I am gettign constant readings of 40-42mpg.

In the spring when the intake,exhaust,and 17s go back on I am hoping it stays in the 35mpg range,last year it was in the 32mpg range with them on,and although still decent I enjoy my 40+mpg right now.

why? · 12-06-2009, 12:35 PM

are your stocks the 14's or 15's? 17's kill mpg like you wouldn't believe.

docB · 12-09-2009, 07:56 PM

Does anyone shut the engine off at longer stops? I shut down if the lights have just turned red. I never hold up traffic for the sake of a drop of gas. Safety first. If you aren't moving and the crank is turning...zero miles per gallon.

I never hold up traffic driving 5 under either. I always try to at least maintain the posted speed limit on highways, too. This Yaris has also broken at least one major speed limit sign...
doc

Yaris Hilton · 12-09-2009, 11:34 PM

I don't shut it off at traffic lights, but do in drive-through lines.

127.0.0.1 · 03-08-2010, 09:49 AM

7000 miles on the yaris now

on a 135 mile route, that I maxed 38.9 mpg at [600 miles on the yaris....]

in 'as close to identical conditions' (temp, winds, speed)... when I did it last night I got 41.1 mpg

tailwinds no, traffic same, car is 60 lbs heavier....

12-01-2009, 11:50 PM	#37
Sodium Duck ╚══════════RN Drives: 2008 Liftback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Western Mass. Posts: 999	I had to fight really hard (for my road types, terrain, etc.) to get my MPG up past 40. Mid to upper 30's is what I usually get, and seems to be about the norm with prudent driving. You're not doing anything wrong. If you did 55 on those roads, you would easily bump up past 40, but that's probably not safe, eh? __________________ 42.88

12-06-2009, 12:35 PM	#41
why? Only Happy When it Rains View User's Garage Drives: Yaris LB Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: harnett county NC Posts: 4,097	are your stocks the 14's or 15's? 17's kill mpg like you wouldn't believe. __________________ Colin Chapman disciple

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12-02-2009, 12:00 AM	#38
Yaris Hilton Half a Bubble Off Plumb Drives: 2009 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bristol, Tennessee, USA Posts: 1,593	Yep, your fuel consumption goes up pretty fast as your speed does.

12-05-2009, 06:20 PM	#40
bzinn 1 Drives: 2008 Yaris HB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: University Place,WA Posts: 828	Now that my car HB Yaris has gotten broken in(22000miles)with stock intake,exhaust and tires and wheels on it I am gettign constant readings of 40-42mpg. In the spring when the intake,exhaust,and 17s go back on I am hoping it stays in the 35mpg range,last year it was in the 32mpg range with them on,and although still decent I enjoy my 40+mpg right now.

12-09-2009, 07:56 PM	#42
docB Drives: '09 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Western N.Y. Posts: 75	Does anyone shut the engine off at longer stops? I shut down if the lights have just turned red. I never hold up traffic for the sake of a drop of gas. Safety first. If you aren't moving and the crank is turning...zero miles per gallon. I never hold up traffic driving 5 under either. I always try to at least maintain the posted speed limit on highways, too. This Yaris has also broken at least one major speed limit sign... doc

12-09-2009, 11:34 PM	#43
Yaris Hilton Half a Bubble Off Plumb Drives: 2009 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bristol, Tennessee, USA Posts: 1,593	I don't shut it off at traffic lights, but do in drive-through lines.

03-08-2010, 09:49 AM	#44
127.0.0.1 Banned Drives: '10 Yaris5drHB+99 4runner LTD Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: NE Posts: 672	7000 miles on the yaris now on a 135 mile route, that I maxed 38.9 mpg at [600 miles on the yaris....] in 'as close to identical conditions' (temp, winds, speed)... when I did it last night I got 41.1 mpg tailwinds no, traffic same, car is 60 lbs heavier....