Fuel Economy - Page 48 - Toyota Yaris Forums

ChinoCharles · 12-15-2006, 02:11 PM

10,000 miles and counting.

nsmitchell · 12-15-2006, 02:33 PM

34.5 MPG on a trip that was about 120 miles of highway with the wife and my 2 kids, the rest city. I can't wait to take a trip from Richmond, VA to Charleston, SC. That trip will probably exceed the hwy rating of 40MPG.

Yaris · 12-15-2006, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by why?

I can't emphasize how much slowing down can help your gas mileage. For gas mileage purposes, there is no reason to go over the speed limit. Add that to accelerating slowly, and doing everything possible not to use the breaks, and being really patient all the time.

Pissing off other drivers while driving like a granny is putting your life at risk, unless you actually look like a granny. I hate driving behind most Corolla drivers because they don't keep up with traffic and it gives Toyota an old folks image.

Reddington · 12-15-2006, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Yaris

Pissing off other drivers while driving like a granny is putting your life at risk, unless you actually look like a granny. I hate driving behind most Corolla drivers because they don't keep up with traffic and it gives Toyota an old folks image.

So you're saying you put your life at risk if you DON'T speed?

Black Yaris · 12-15-2006, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Reddington

So you're saying you put your life at risk if you DON'T speed?

You obviously have never drivin through Detroit or Atlanta on I-75, because if you do not speed, you WILL get ran off the road

Reddington · 12-15-2006, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Black Yaris

You obviously have never drivin through Detroit or Atlanta on I-75, because if you do not speed, you WILL get ran off the road

I'm glad I rarely have to drive on the interstate

keesue · 12-15-2006, 11:46 PM

36 MPG average thus far over the first 5 tanks commuting at 65-75 on the freeway with at least one passenger sometimes two...amazing.

Typer73 · 12-16-2006, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Black Yaris

You obviously have never drivin through Detroit or Atlanta on I-75, because if you do not speed, you WILL get ran off the road

I-75 in Atlanta--Absolutely True! Those HOV lanes are insane!

jay · 12-16-2006, 10:01 PM

As of the end of Oct, I've had my Yaris a full year. Good time to present a summary of results

Distance covered over 1 yr was 16,826.8 km. Year-long avg fuel consumption works out to 6.51 L/100 km. That's 36.11 mpg for the Monopoly players out there, and 43.37 mpg for the poker players.

I'm satisfied w/the results. Fuel expenses were very reasonable (a quick tally says ~CAN$900). Dare I suggest however, that the real way to save big, is to minimize taking the car out of the garage at all.

Overal usage was approx 2/3 hwy & 1/3 city. Burning 10% ethanol fuel for all but ~4000 km (regular gas used there).

Highest recorded fuel consumption was 7.52 L/100 km (a period of more short city trips in the winter). Lowest was 5.48 L/100 km, achieved on a 500 km summer hwy trip.

As I roll into my 2nd year, and with the arrival of winter, fuel consumption is up vs. the summer (as expected - now sitting at 6.5-7.0 L/100 km). Equipment changes vs. last year include a switch to synthetic oil, and winter tires. Cheers.

nsmitchell · 12-18-2006, 03:52 PM

31.5MPG 50/50 city/hwy and I was not going easy on it.

eflb55 · 12-18-2006, 09:51 PM

I'm getting really upset at my bad mpg in the city. I do drive like an asshole, and on average end up around at least 4k to 5k rpms on side streets. If i feel like a nice stroll I might try to stay below 4k. I haven't really been writing anything down but I'm sure I'm under 25 mpg. It has been getting pretty cold out and I try to give the car about a minute to 2 minutes to warm up, so I feel that might be lowering the rate. I keep worrying that because I drive like I do that I'm somehow screwing up the engine or something....

Last time I went on the highway for vacation which was during the summer, I ended up getting 41 mpg. But that was before I started driving like a complete asshole.

stuffy · 12-18-2006, 10:06 PM

eflb55, so are you mad at yourself for driving like that, or mad at the car for not getting good mileage while you are driving like that?

there is no need to let the car sit and warm up, just dont' push it while it is warming up.

hystria · 12-18-2006, 10:12 PM

no doubt, always shifting 4k & UP has a price to pay. There is no need to "warm up" 2 min. In cold weather the engine needs a few seconds to get lubricated, then it warms up much faster if the car is running at moderate rev (say 3000rpm). Otherwise, warming the engine at idle will wear it more because it runs more time at colder temp as the engine takes a lot more time to warm up when idling.

Kaotic Lazagna · 12-18-2006, 11:09 PM

wow, really can't remember if i replied to this thread or not (too lazy to check), but i average around 40 mpg, majority being freeway. best i have gotten after calculating after filling up was around 50 mpg, i think.

Black Yaris · 12-18-2006, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by eflb55

I'm getting really upset at my bad mpg in the city. I do drive like an asshole, and on average end up around at least 4k to 5k rpms on side streets. If i feel like a nice stroll I might try to stay below 4k. I haven't really been writing anything down but I'm sure I'm under 25 mpg. It has been getting pretty cold out and I try to give the car about a minute to 2 minutes to warm up, so I feel that might be lowering the rate. I keep worrying that because I drive like I do that I'm somehow screwing up the engine or something....

Last time I went on the highway for vacation which was during the summer, I ended up getting 41 mpg. But that was before I started driving like a complete asshole.

It must be a Michigan thing... When I drive in Michigan I do not get as good as gas milage as when I drive in Ohio... must be the air

Typer73 · 12-18-2006, 11:26 PM

Just got back from an 800-mile round trip, N. GA to N. FL in my automatic LB. got 35.5 mpg down to Valdosta, GA, 34.4 mpg from Valdosta to Jax & back, and 36.7 mpg back to N. GA. Running the A/C, running with the traffic (80ish mph) and a 20 minute stop & go traffic jam in Gwinnett Co, GA. So maybe it's not what is listed in the specs, but I still love it.

robcrowell · 12-19-2006, 12:15 AM

Just took an over 350 mile trip, mostly highway miles. But I got about 45 mpg on my Yaris Sedan. Most of the time I was going 85 with traffic! Over 12,000 miles and loving this car!

Racer X-8 · 12-19-2006, 07:29 PM

I always work on the knowledge that an idling engine doesn't develop much oil pressure, so, the cold, thick oil isn't getting to and lubricating the upper moving parts (like the valve train) very well. So, I fire it up and go - not hard - right away, no warm-up.

eflb55, you need to also own a Mazda RX-8 like me. It thrives on high rev's, going to 9k so happily. It also only gets about 18 mpg on the average, so you'll really have something to complain about. Maybe too then, you'll drive your Yaris the way it was intended to be driven, and you'll get your 36 mpg average like me (14,500 mile average mpg, that is...) and maybe you'll be able to enjoy it for a real long Toyota amount of time.

and maybe you won't be one to find out why the Yaris got poor ratings lately in crash testing.

12-15-2006, 02:33 PM	#848
nsmitchell View User's Garage Drives: LB-Auto-PWR-ABS-Cruise-Springs Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 1,065	34.5 MPG on a trip that was about 120 miles of highway with the wife and my 2 kids, the rest city. I can't wait to take a trip from Richmond, VA to Charleston, SC. That trip will probably exceed the hwy rating of 40MPG. __________________ Other car is a 2005 Mustang Convertible 4.0L V6 Manual - Legend Lime Get YarAss in gear! RIP - Casey Tatum

12-15-2006, 11:46 PM	#853
keesue Chillin' out by the Bay Drives: 2007 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The back streets of San Fran Posts: 151	36 MPG average thus far over the first 5 tanks commuting at 65-75 on the freeway with at least one passenger sometimes two...amazing. __________________ Gettin' all the way down. Meteorite '07 HB STILL completely stock; but.... checkin' out da other ones to see what's what. Last edited by keesue; 12-15-2006 at 11:50 PM. Reason: spelling error

12-18-2006, 03:52 PM	#856
nsmitchell View User's Garage Drives: LB-Auto-PWR-ABS-Cruise-Springs Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 1,065	31.5MPG 50/50 city/hwy and I was not going easy on it. __________________ Other car is a 2005 Mustang Convertible 4.0L V6 Manual - Legend Lime Get YarAss in gear! RIP - Casey Tatum

12-15-2006, 02:11 PM	#847
ChinoCharles Banned Drives: LB Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: OH Posts: 7,787	10,000 miles and counting.

12-16-2006, 10:01 PM	#855
jay Drives: 2006 Yaris LE 5dr AT Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 41	As of the end of Oct, I've had my Yaris a full year. Good time to present a summary of results Distance covered over 1 yr was 16,826.8 km. Year-long avg fuel consumption works out to 6.51 L/100 km. That's 36.11 mpg for the Monopoly players out there, and 43.37 mpg for the poker players. I'm satisfied w/the results. Fuel expenses were very reasonable (a quick tally says ~CAN$900). Dare I suggest however, that the real way to save big, is to minimize taking the car out of the garage at all. Overal usage was approx 2/3 hwy & 1/3 city. Burning 10% ethanol fuel for all but ~4000 km (regular gas used there). Highest recorded fuel consumption was 7.52 L/100 km (a period of more short city trips in the winter). Lowest was 5.48 L/100 km, achieved on a 500 km summer hwy trip. As I roll into my 2nd year, and with the arrival of winter, fuel consumption is up vs. the summer (as expected - now sitting at 6.5-7.0 L/100 km). Equipment changes vs. last year include a switch to synthetic oil, and winter tires. Cheers.

12-18-2006, 09:51 PM	#857
eflb55 its EF LB 55 View User's Garage Drives: Toyota Yaris 2007 Sedan (US) Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: MI, US Posts: 110	I'm getting really upset at my bad mpg in the city. I do drive like an asshole, and on average end up around at least 4k to 5k rpms on side streets. If i feel like a nice stroll I might try to stay below 4k. I haven't really been writing anything down but I'm sure I'm under 25 mpg. It has been getting pretty cold out and I try to give the car about a minute to 2 minutes to warm up, so I feel that might be lowering the rate. I keep worrying that because I drive like I do that I'm somehow screwing up the engine or something.... Last time I went on the highway for vacation which was during the summer, I ended up getting 41 mpg. But that was before I started driving like a complete asshole.

12-18-2006, 10:06 PM	#858
stuffy Drives: 06 yaris 5-dr le man Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: ontario, canada Posts: 699	eflb55, so are you mad at yourself for driving like that, or mad at the car for not getting good mileage while you are driving like that? there is no need to let the car sit and warm up, just dont' push it while it is warming up.

12-18-2006, 10:12 PM	#859
hystria Drives: 2007 Orange Yaris Hb 3Drs Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Montreal-Canada Posts: 262	no doubt, always shifting 4k & UP has a price to pay. There is no need to "warm up" 2 min. In cold weather the engine needs a few seconds to get lubricated, then it warms up much faster if the car is running at moderate rev (say 3000rpm). Otherwise, warming the engine at idle will wear it more because it runs more time at colder temp as the engine takes a lot more time to warm up when idling.

12-18-2006, 11:09 PM	#860
Kaotic Lazagna View User's Garage Drives: '14 GT86, '08 Vitz Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Central Valley, CA Posts: 9,873	wow, really can't remember if i replied to this thread or not (too lazy to check), but i average around 40 mpg, majority being freeway. best i have gotten after calculating after filling up was around 50 mpg, i think.

12-18-2006, 11:26 PM	#862
Typer73 Tired of the Stars! View User's Garage Drives: '07 Meteorite LB Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: NE GA Posts: 281	Just got back from an 800-mile round trip, N. GA to N. FL in my automatic LB. got 35.5 mpg down to Valdosta, GA, 34.4 mpg from Valdosta to Jax & back, and 36.7 mpg back to N. GA. Running the A/C, running with the traffic (80ish mph) and a 20 minute stop & go traffic jam in Gwinnett Co, GA. So maybe it's not what is listed in the specs, but I still love it.

12-19-2006, 12:15 AM	#863
robcrowell Drives: 2007 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Muncy, PA Posts: 20	Just took an over 350 mile trip, mostly highway miles. But I got about 45 mpg on my Yaris Sedan. Most of the time I was going 85 with traffic! Over 12,000 miles and loving this car!

12-19-2006, 07:29 PM	#864
Racer X-8 Races Little Red Wagons Drives: red '07 Yaris liftback auto. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: warmed-up, SC Posts: 92	I always work on the knowledge that an idling engine doesn't develop much oil pressure, so, the cold, thick oil isn't getting to and lubricating the upper moving parts (like the valve train) very well. So, I fire it up and go - not hard - right away, no warm-up. eflb55, you need to also own a Mazda RX-8 like me. It thrives on high rev's, going to 9k so happily. It also only gets about 18 mpg on the average, so you'll really have something to complain about. Maybe too then, you'll drive your Yaris the way it was intended to be driven, and you'll get your 36 mpg average like me (14,500 mile average mpg, that is...) and maybe you'll be able to enjoy it for a real long Toyota amount of time. and maybe you won't be one to find out why the Yaris got poor ratings lately in crash testing.