Fuel Economy

[Jem_hadar]

Originally Posted by mutatio

yeh, my goal with getting the Yaris was to basically that way, assuming i got less i'd still be heads and shoulders beyond what i was getting in my old car. :)

or above in another car that you could have gotten instead...

bc, likely, even though you're getting less MPG with your Yaris than what was advertised, you'd also be getting less MPG with any other car too...

nevertheless, overall, your under-performing MPG in the Yaris should still be better than the under-performing MPG of another vehicle (eg. the Rabbit I could have bought, or your old car)

Jem

[Carvin'07]

I dunno, that still seems quite low to me. My last tank was 90% city, 90% pedal to the metal, winter tires. Stats below.

33.85 L
444.6 kms
7.613585245 L/100kms

8.931398417gal
277.875 miles
31.11214919 mpg (US)

[fearturtle44]

Yeah, 25MPG for in town driving is low for the Yaris. Snow and bad weather will definitely hurt the MPG. You might also ensure your tire pressure is correct. And only check when tires are cold and car has not been driven in 2-3 hours.

Kevin

[jgmulligan]

I'm getting about 37 MPG US on my Yaris 2d hatch standard transmission overall. Trip mileage has varied from 34 MPG to 40 MPG. Currently have 3,230 miles on odometer.

Jock

[Racer X-8]

yo there jg, what is that, an average from 8 fill-ups? That's very good, considering the cold-starting conditions. Being in Washington state, I'm assuming you've been getting some wintertime weather lately .

[swng]

This site can help perform various conversions between metric and imperial/statute units, e.g. liters to gallons and kilometers to miles and vice versa:

http://www.rockymountainmoggers.com/convert.html

The section about fuel consumption is very handy.

[Ah Yum]

My car's lifetime fuel-economy is 6.76 L / 100 km or 34.8 MPG. It's very hard to keep those figures looking somewhat decent in pure city driving. Here's my online log, in which you'll find notes on each tank.

I had another Yaris Sedan - but with the automatic - which yielded 8.01 L / 100 km or 29.3 MPG over the course of six tanks without the mindset for fuel economy. Here's the log to that car.

[swng]

Thanks for the information Jem! Short trips and any speed above 90 km/hr (+/- something, depending on the type of car) tend to hurt fuel economy a lot, as you obviously already know.
However, I am confident that once you become conscious about fuel economy, you will find/develop ways to improve it.
So, best wishes! Please do post your progress here often.

[spkrman]

31mpg on my last tank... cold start/idling/mildly agressive 50% city driving with the other half spent 70-90 on the highway.

for my driving habits and the conditions, very very happy :)

[Typer73]

My last tank only yielded 31 mpg--worst yet--with trips of 12 miles or less & idling the engine while scraping ice off of that HUGE windshield & both front side windows (and I drive like a maniac on crack).

[mutatio]

31mpg on my first tank with a lot of stop and go city driving and multiple engine starts and stops each day (i drive for my job). maybe 20% highway. i've been eyeballing the tach a bit more on this tank trying to keep it under 3000rpm, 4000 max. the 1st tank got me ~180 miles at the half way mark and right now i'm at 212 miles at the halfway and still doing mostly city driving for the break in period. very nice!

[nsmitchell]

I filled up the other day. 27MPG. It has gotten colder and it was all city driving.

[swng]

Here are the results of my latest tank:

Fuel Cost (Canadian Dollars)
$33.91

Distance travelled
553.7 km
344.07 miles

Fuel Amount
38.8 litres
10.25 US gallons
8.53 Imperial gallons
Cost of Fuel
$0.87 per litre
$3.31 per US gallon
$3.97 per Imperial gallon

Fuel Economy
7.01
litres per 100 km
33.56
miles per US gallon
40.31
miles per Imperial gallon

Mileage Costs
6.1243
¢ents per km
9.86
¢ents per mile

Ratio between City/Highway driving = 30/70. Load: Two people most of the time, otherwise one. Driving Style: Synchronize with the traffic.

Comment: A lot better than the numbers obtained from the tank before (Post #922, P.62).

[markpeppie]

help!!!! I've had my yaris since May 2007 i have 10000 km on it and the gas consumption is terrible!! I barely get 380 km on tank. I dont drive like a mad man, i gradually press the gas etc etc etc, i leave the heating on at setting 1, what the heck do i do??? Oil has been changed.....need help

[ECHOKnight2000]

Originally Posted by markpeppie

help!!!! I've had my yaris since May 2007 i have 10000 km on it and the gas consumption is terrible!! I barely get 380 km on tank. I dont drive like a mad man, i gradually press the gas etc etc etc, i leave the heating on at setting 1, what the heck do i do??? Oil has been changed.....need help

There are lots of factors, check tire preasure, also weather as some effect. If you have any roof rack even if there is nothing on it, it creates drag so that cuts mileage. Give it time and it should get better. Also try not to break as much or hard if possible so keep your car a decent distance between you and the other person and try to keep your speed as consistant as possible. Also short trips where the car is still cold or barely warmed up kills gas mileage, also if you live in a cold place winter takes a told on your car. Just a few pointers! Good luck!

[static808]

wifey just put in her first full tank. with the full tank the dealership gave us, she got 35 mpg on the money according to my gas receipt calculations. much better than i expected, since i dont know whether the dealership truly topped it off, and we did idle for a bit at the beginning, just messing around with stuff inside of the car. havent even checked the tire pressures yet, so im hoping things will just get better. for those who are getting subpar mileage, i hope things get better for you guys too...

--B

[hystria]

Originally Posted by markpeppie

help!!!! I've had my yaris since May 2007 i have 10000 km on it and the gas consumption is terrible!! I barely get 380 km on tank. I dont drive like a mad man, i gradually press the gas etc etc etc, i leave the heating on at setting 1, what the heck do i do??? Oil has been changed.....need help

the main reason: shifting too high and too much traffic lights/stops. try shifting under 2500rpm and check again the mpg

[static808]

additonally, short trips within the city (stop n go) absolutely KILL mpg, since the engine is basically running cold the entire time. if this is your driving situation, below average mpg almost cannot be avoided, unfortunately...

--B