Fuel Economy

[malibuguy]

i don't do the one click at the pump...i just fill till it shuts off itself.

i've been averaging 99-115miles for the first "line" to go out

[JRED10]

My gauge moved off "F" over 100 miles.
Just filled it tonight. It was at 380 miles and took 9.7 gallons($3.59/gal). This is pretty impressive. And the car only has about 400 miles on it. They supposedly "loosen" up and improve on mileage with "break-in".

[Hershey]

The overall gas mileage average for the 2010 3 door w/ auto and power package is 36.3 since its purchase on 1/12/2010 to present . Not so bad .

[Hershey]

Overall gas mileage for the '08 base model sedan w/ auto since new is 38.41 .

[rick996]

Overall gas mileage for 16,912 miles (since new) just hit an even 38 mpg. My last 2 tanks were 42.7 and 42.6 since I cut my highway speed to 55mph and started using DFCO. Before I was coasting down hills in neutral with the engine on. And....GasSavers.org just added "Hypermiler" to my badge.

[Mikeey01nzl]

Originally Posted by rick996

Overall gas mileage for 16,912 miles (since new) just hit an even 38 mpg. My last 2 tanks were 42.7 and 42.6

Nice one Rick you should be proud of those numbers, they are excellent.

I only wish my wife could achieve anywhere near them, she's still hovering around the 36-37 mark.
Crickey there is only half a litre per 100k in it but....

[Idahotom]

I just returned from a very quick trip to Las Vegas and back, no hypermiling, on cruise the entire time, a couple of miles above the posted limit, and there were some 80 mph posted stretches! The rest posted 75 with some 65 around the bigger cities. Once there a little city driving. A little over 1100 miles in all....37.7 mpg average. Now back home, and in no hurry, it'll be my usual 40+ mpg.

My favorite route to town is a 45 mph posted highway, that I drive at 48 to 50, on cruise, and get 50+ mpg, my last motorcycle would do that, but it had no heater or other creature comforts!

[jstantherprsn]

I was getting like 35-36 mpg. After my mods I'm getting 41-42 mpg (80 highway - 20city driving).

I don't have a tach so I try to keep the car out of 1st or shift out of it by 10mph and I hardly ever down shift without coasting in neutral for a while. That's about as anal as I'll go for changing how I drive.
The things I did to the car were:

I switched out my spark plugs to ytterbium fusions electrodeless. That smoothed out the idle (as expected I put +2 plugs in all my cars). I cleaned all the contacts and everything before I put them in.

I used 3 dollar electronics contact cleaner to clean the IAT/Mass sensor dual unit.

I then put the car on a synthetic oil program since I got it used. I used rislone and seafoam for the transition. I also put seafoam in the gas tank to clean the injectors. Changed filter and oil when I drained and put this stuff (seafoam and rislone) in, I also added 5w-30 to top if off. After another 500 I switched it out to a mix of 00-30 and 5w-40W full synthetic.

I also eventually changed the tranny oil. I picked up mt90 oil for the tranny (full synthetic), its brass safe and eliminates the sluggishness when driving on cold mornings till the gear box warms up. It also has all grip enhancers, etc.

Tires at 36psi rated for 40 psi.

Lastly rarely go above 67.

I have gone up to 80-85 for a duration of 120 miles and was tracking the mpg. I drop down to 37mpg. I have the 4 door sedan with stock steel 14" rims with all season replacement tires.

[BIGTAZ351]

I thought I was doing so good, 39.4 avg my last couple of tanks, 1300mi on the car as of now, my pickup that only gets driven on weekends NOW only got 18-19 on good tanks. I work second shift (2:30-11), and I drive slow and careful at night (darn deer). My 100 mile round trip, starts with 15 miles of back roads at 55 mph, then freeway at 70mph for 35mi, then the return trip is backwards except I slow to 65 on the freeway, and 50 on the back roads. The only thing I miss..I had extra "deer lights" that came on with high beam on the pickup, I have not added any to the Yaris yet, but when it warms up outside I'll be all over that!
You guys are getting Awesome MPGs!
but I have the dog-o-matic too!

[malibuguy]

i drove to VIR (300miles away) beating the snot out of my car & actually topped it out on the speed limiter @ 115mph, did mostly 80 down there...i got 41mpg

I love this car!!! my normal "calm" commutes result in EASY upper 40s, 46,47,48mpg & i am using EOC when i can

my tercel used to get bottom 40s when it still had a longer trans in it...now it gets upper 30s playing around & on the road coruse i get just over 16mpg, LOL i love that little bastard

[malibuguy]

50.66 last tank

[STC]

Originally Posted by malibuguy

50.66 last tank

Congrats...

Cheers!

[malibuguy]

thanks!! i thought i had a bad tank cuz i had some running around BS on there which usually results in mid 40s...but i guess with monday being pretty hot, the warm air helped

[malibuguy]

49.4...last tank

[fatlard]

47.01mpg last tank

[caper26]

2010, brand new. 6.062L - 77.1 km (from dealership to home and some errands)...filled up due to unexpected road trip...drove 511 km on 29.159 L in NS, Canada. Heres the details:....very hilly total trip. Left home just after 1 pm. 1st 30 mins or so in traffic, 80 zone, speed between 60-80 km/hr and made a stop (too much coffee). Got on highway (100-110 km.hr), tried to keep tac ~ 3K rpm in 5th (manual). about 1/2 hr later, entered 80 km/hr zone for 45 mins, but was doing 100-110. Got back on twin highway (110 km/hr zone) and tried to keep it at about 128-ish as much as possible. After 15-20 mins, made quick stop hoping for food....too many people at counter, so got back on road. Entered single lane a ways later: back to 120 when possible...not much traffic. Some time after this, hit some reduced speeds 60 (did 70-80)....back to 100 (did 120-130), then little later, 50; then 100km/hr at 5:02. 5:18 down to 50 through town, back to 80 rest of trip until 6:30. Tried to keep speeds about 20-30 above speed limit in these areas.
During the whole trip, I accelerated slowly and geared down when possible. I made few "agressive passes" when I had to WOT in 4th. Arrived as gas stop at 6:30. (5.5 hrs total)
When I crunch the numbers, I get 5.702 L per 100km, which is pretty much exactly the published spec by toyota. What mpg are you guys using? imp or US? Imperial I calc around 49.5-ish mpg. From what I read, this is not bad with a brand new car, going these speeds, on very hilly terrain, with 3 stops. It cost me total $39.39 CAD (511 kms @ $1.35.1) Used to cost me 30-something for first 2 hrs alone, in my Xterra...loving my ride

[STC]

^ congrats!

[caper26]

thanks! I tried joining gassavers.org or whatever, and never received e-mail with activation code :( so I am going to be writing everything down for now until I can get an account somewhere online to keep all the stats...an other recommendations?