Broke 50 MPG

[STC]

Hi Everyone:

Just the other day, I was able to reach consecutively 50+ MPG... this time 52.166 MPG.

No different techniques then last month... and the same tire pressure. The only difference is I took two trips (200mi and 100mi) instead of one.

It has been very hot and muggy! The Yaris loves the heat and highway trips...

I'm using the A/C still about 1/2 the time of my driving. It seems that using the A/C has not had any affect on fuel consumption...

Hopefully, I can make three consecutive 50+ MPG tanks? The cooler weather will be coming soon, the Yaris does not perform as well in FE for the PA Winter Season.

Cheers!

Gas Tank mile increments (non-ethanol gas used):
1st Bar drop (8/8) > 112 mi (112)
2nd Bar drop (7/8) > 85 mi (197)
3rd Bar drop (3/4) > 40 mi (237)
4th Bar drop (5/8) > 73 mi (310)
5th Bar drop (1/2) > 83 mi (393)
6th Bar drop (3/8) > 60 mi (453)
7th Bar drop (1/4) > 55 mi (508)
8th Bar drop (1/8) > 0

Tank total : 508 miles
Fuel used: 9.738 gallons
MPG: 52.166

[KrazyDawg]

Originally Posted by STC

Hi Everyone:

Just the other day, I was able to reach consecutively 50+ MPG... this time 52.166 MPG.

No different techniques then last month... and the same tire pressure. The only difference is I took two trips (200mi and 100mi) instead of one.

It has been very hot and muggy! The Yaris loves the heat and highway trips...

I'm using the A/C still about 1/2 the time of my driving. It seems that using the A/C has not had any affect on fuel consumption...

Hopefully, I can make three consecutive 50+ MPG tanks? The cooler weather will be coming soon, the Yaris does not perform as well in FE for the PA Winter Season.

Cheers!

Gas Tank mile increments (non-ethanol gas used):
1st Bar drop (8/8) > 112 mi (112)
2nd Bar drop (7/8) > 85 mi (197)
3rd Bar drop (3/4) > 40 mi (237)
4th Bar drop (5/8) > 73 mi (310)
5th Bar drop (1/2) > 83 mi (393)
6th Bar drop (3/8) > 60 mi (453)
7th Bar drop (1/4) > 55 mi (508)
8th Bar drop (1/8) > 0

Tank total : 508 miles
Fuel used: 9.738 gallons
MPG: 52.166

What's the low and the high in your area?

[STC]

Originally Posted by KrazyDawg

What's the low and the high in your area?

What do you mean? Is this something you gather from Ecometer or SGII?

Cheers!

[KrazyDawg]

Originally Posted by STC

What do you mean? Is this something you gather from Ecometer or SGII?

Cheers!

Sorry, I meant the temperatures. I'm trying to figure out what's the optimal temp for the Yaris to run in.

[STC]

Originally Posted by KrazyDawg

Sorry, I meant the temperatures. I'm trying to figure out what's the optimal temp for the Yaris to run in.

Both trips I traveled in the late morning into afternoon. The outside temperature was at around 90-92 degrees with high humidity... very sticky. I used A/C over half of the time.

Cheers!

[jhsouders]

Originally Posted by STC

Both trips I traveled in the late morning into afternoon. The outside temperature was at around 90-92 degrees with high humidity... very sticky. I used A/C over half of the time.

Cheers!

Ever thought about trying a tank without AC to see if you can get that mpg number even higher?

[STC]

Originally Posted by jhsouders

Ever thought about trying a tank without AC to see if you can get that mpg number even higher?

Yes! But, I would rather not sacrifice comfort to achieve possibly a mile or two more?

By using the A/C half the time (incrementaly) does not make much of a difference in FE. I would imagine using it all the time would be pretty much the same case? There are other variables I could concentrate on in driving and possibly squeeze out the 1-2 miles that I would of gained by no A/C.

Right now, I'm comfortable with breaking fifty. I'm sure breaking 55 can be achieved... but to what extent and sacrifice?

Cheers!

[david058]

Originally Posted by KrazyDawg

What's the low and the high in your area?

I run my yaris on Vortex and when using cruise control I get 18.2km per litre with a/c on