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09-13-2012, 08:31 PM | #217 | |
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My '08 Yaris gets 36mpg during the winter months and 40mpg in the summer. I think the colder temps have something to do with this, but I also found out that gas stations have a summer fuel mix and a cheaper winter fuel mix. The different mixtures and the temps combined probably cause the difference in mpg. Of course, I'm not a slow poke when on the highway, so I could get better mpg if I tried. |
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10-26-2012, 11:06 PM | #218 |
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Popular Mechanics Mag tested driving habits and mpg. They found that with an automatic transmission they got better mileage if they accelerated quickly but then tried to coast to a stop. Going faster more quickly put the transmission into the higher more efficient gears more quickly. Slow acceleration kept the cars in the lower mpg range longer.
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10-27-2012, 07:44 AM | #219 | |
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11-21-2012, 08:10 PM | #220 |
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I'm really glad my Yaris gets 34 mpg semi around town and highway. However, I had stopping for gas every 3 or 4 days.
Why didn't they think about a slightly bigger tank? What's up with that? |
11-21-2012, 08:29 PM | #221 |
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I also thought a bigger tank would be nice. Certainly not a deal breaker, though.
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11-23-2012, 12:10 AM | #222 |
no show, no go :(
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anyone notice lower mpg now that it's colder? why is that? :S
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11-23-2012, 12:13 PM | #223 |
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11-23-2012, 12:15 PM | #224 |
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Bigger tank, more gallons, more weight, lower fuel economy when full.
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11-23-2012, 07:14 PM | #225 |
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03-07-2013, 04:47 PM | #226 |
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There are a lot of factors relating to poor economy in cold weather. Much of it is increased friction from lubricants, plus winter blend gas, and often colder operating engine temps. A hotter engine is usually more fuel efficient (not if the ECU is backing off timing to prevent knock).
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03-07-2013, 08:23 PM | #227 |
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I get exactly the same effect on my Yaris as with my motorcycle. The bike averages 66 in Winter and 70+ in the Summer.
I got my Yaris at the end of April which was mild Spring into hot summer weather and it's 2,000 mile average was 36.5 mpg. Then I installed the tooter manifold and the next 1,100 hot Summer weather into milder Fall average was 38.3. Now the latest 800 mile cold weather Winter average (also with the tooter) is 37.2. So I can't wait for more than a year to pass so that I can get comparative mileage averages under similar seasonal weather conditions. Last edited by tooter; 03-07-2013 at 09:00 PM. |
04-09-2013, 08:27 PM | #228 |
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What happens when you turn on the Air conditioning? My car barely moved once I turned on the Air today. Yikes!
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04-09-2013, 08:36 PM | #229 |
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Huber Optic film, all the way around the glass. Did not need air today, I know in the past I would have! I did use air on a trip with a load of people (full car) because of the humidity. It did not hurt my mileage much. 38 mpg, 70 mph much of the trip.
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05-24-2013, 05:06 PM | #230 |
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I got tired of hypermiling, tired of the hard ride,tired of coasting down hills. So I lowered the air in my tires to 30 lbs, nolonger do any coasting. I just driver smarter and slower ( under 58 mph). No jack-rabbits and feather the gas pedal,and my mpg has gone from 36 to 41 mpg. The real answer to good mpg is TAKE IT EASY.
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06-29-2013, 02:43 PM | #231 |
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Bump. My Yaris is 6 years old now, so I thought I would do a FE check, pleasantly surprised at 5.1L/100km, city and highway. Even now, that is a nice number, and the fact that I have been getting that for all this time makes this a very efficient vehicle!
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06-29-2013, 06:02 PM | #232 |
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Some short trips, or trips with to many stop signs kills my mileage to the low 40's (mpg). Often get over 50 mpg on my trips to and from work. I sometimes can eek out 60 mpg. I use pulse and glide a lot. I have been experimenting with staying in lower gears while accelerating (up to 4k RPM), my trip average does not seem to suffer. Once I reach my target speed I'm in 5th, or coasting as soon as possible. So, it does not seem to matter much how you pulse, low rpm, or mid rpm, the overall mpg does not seem to be effected. The higher rpms gets you up to speed much faster even though the instant mpg is worse, the overall mpg is about the same. Otherwise, highest gear possible is the way to cruise.
When I bought the car I was only hoping for high 30's. What a great car! |
07-02-2013, 12:03 PM | #233 |
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Air Conditioning and MPG
Most modern cars get better mileage using AC with the windows closed at typical highway speeds. Slower...better mpg with the windows open and the AC off. At higher speeds, the open windows cause increased drag. Usually your car's velocity varies quite a lot at lower speeds...urban stop and go type. And the engine has to rev higher to speed up and run the A/C. So for best mpg, open windows at slower speeds and A/C when cruising down a highway.
At highway speeds and the windows open, I get a very loud low frequency thumping from air pulsing into the vehicle. With the windows closed, there is very little air noise. Noise is wasted energy. Some new cars now have air speed controlled louvers in front of the radiator to deflect and smooth the air flow over the front. Last edited by charles nelson; 07-04-2013 at 07:20 PM. |
07-02-2013, 01:48 PM | #234 |
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A lot of hyper-millers have found that AC on anytime is worse then having the windows down.
I coast down the same hill every day and have not been able to detect any difference in the coast with the windows up or down (though I usually only roll down one). It may vary from car to car. Some cars may have a less efficient unit that really hogs the power. |
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