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[07liftback]

Originally Posted by matti

Ha, yes I'm sure the MT helps. I'm a pretty relaxed driver and take it relatively easy, but I'm certainly not a hypermiler or anything like that!

Wow, must be a ton of flat roads and minimum stops in your area. I struggle to break 34mpg and would only get over 40mpg on 400 mile trips where I draft behind large trucks going at about 50-55mph. If I go 60-65mph, my mpg drops right back to around 35mpg.

[matti]

Originally Posted by 07liftback

Wow, must be a ton of flat roads and minimum stops in your area. I struggle to break 34mpg and would only get over 40mpg on 400 mile trips where I draft behind large trucks going at about 50-55mph. If I go 60-65mph, my mpg drops right back to around 35mpg.

I have to go up one hill on the way to work; it's maybe 1.5 miles long and 6-8% grade, I suppose. However, I get to come down it every day, too! Other than that, there are about 5-6 stop signs/traffic lights on my daily commute, but almost no stop-and-go.

[thebarber]

i got the sticker-rated 5.5L/100km on our first tank in our 2007 yaris back in the day. went from fredericton to moncton, to the confederation bridge, to the border of NB and NS, back to moncton and then fredericton....all on one tank using back roads (80kph).

i never did that well again on a tank of gas in the 5 years we had the car, lol. always mid-6's.