Unofficial MPG thread for the 1.5L

[Dash]

Li'l Sebastian flirted with 30mpg during a ~300 mile road trip the other day. I think the final number was 27.8. Not bad, especially for a boxy compact SUV.

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[Rkers]

I don't even have my BB yet, but we need some data from the field.

Please post the MPG you are getting and the driving conditions. It also might be helpful to summarize your driving style from lead foot to old lady.

Thanks,

Tom

I have left the running average alone since day 1. Mostly city driving with an occasional highway trip to visit parents. (about 30 miles total) My running average is at 25.4. With less than 2200 miles on vehicle.

 

[wilbur_xmas]

Averaging 25.6 mpg over 1500ish miles, mostly highway with adaptive cruise set at 7 over the speed limit which is mostly 65 and occasionally 70. Not as good as I was hoping, but acceptable. MPG starts diving pretty sharply as speeds exceed 70 mph which is not surprising given the aerodynamics of our little bricks.

 

[a33maxi]

Averaging 27.8 MPG over 2500 miles according to the dash. Premium gas, 50/50 city/highway. I have seen as high as 31 MPG on the trip computer (I reset Trip 1 after every fill up).

 

[DMEARC]

35.6 mpg on a recent all-highway trip using Eco mode. This was the return trip home, all on the same tank of gas. So I travelled a total of approximately 380 miles and still show 156 miles to empty, or roughly 536 miles per tank.

 

[NavyBOFH]

50/50 mix of city and highway driving in the southeast with Pirelli Scorpion AT Plus tires in stock size - 25mpg consistently.

 

[Sensei]

Maybe I need to back off my foot......22 MPG 5000 miles

 

[wilbur_xmas]

35.6 mpg on a recent all-highway trip using Eco mode. This was the return trip home, all on the same tank of gas. So I travelled a total of approximately 380 miles and still show 156 miles to empty, or roughly 536 miles per tank.

I've heard the horror stories about Virginia and speeding tickets, so I don't blame you for keeping it at 60. Anything less than 70 out here and tractor trailers will be passing you and expressing their displeasure so I'll never see numbers that good ever, but at least I'll get there faster!

 

[Osco]

No interstates, no city traffic just mountain climbing/desending, 4 lane highways and twisty up and down switchback two lanes..
26 mpg average with regular and premium fuel, no diff long term average over my 3,500 miles.

 

[DMEARC]

I've heard the horror stories about Virginia and speeding tickets, so I don't blame you for keeping it at 60. Anything less than 70 out here and tractor trailers will be passing you and expressing their displeasure so I'll never see numbers that good ever, but at least I'll get there faster!

I set the cruise for speed limit plus 5, so this MPG was achieved while driving between 60 and 75. It also includes a few miles of city driving to get to/from the highway.

The only people who have a problem with speed tickets in VA are those who deserve them.

 

[wilbur_xmas]

I set the cruise for speed limit plus 5, so this MPG was achieved while driving between 60 and 75. It also includes a few miles of city driving to get to/from the highway.

Pardon any assumption I made, I was basing it off your cruise control set speed (60 mph) and on your trip meter which averaged 61.65 mph after doing the math. I just didn't want people wondering why they aren't getting 35 mpg since average speed is the biggest factor. I see about the same mileage at 60 mph, and it drops to about 28 mpg average at 70 mph, and to about 25 mpg at 75 mph.

 

[DMEARC]

I just didn't want people wondering why they aren't getting 35 mpg since average speed is the biggest factor.

The vast majority of those miles were spent at 70 mph. I’ve since made this trip again with similar results. If you spend enough time on the highway at a constant speed (70 mph or below) you’ll easily get at least 30 mpg, especially if you increase tire pressure above the recommended.

 

[Powerz]

At 2900 miles im at 25.4 mpg overall, for some reason highways 65-75mph I get a severe mileage decrease compared to county highways at 55-60mph up here in NY. City/local I average about 29, 65 mph + Highway is 24-28

 

[Osco]

At 2900 miles im at 25.4 mpg overall, for some reason highways 65-75mph I get a severe mileage decrease compared to county highways at 55-60mph up here in NY. City/local I average about 29, 65 mph + Highway is 24-28

We are all driving bricks, no areodynamic's.
You want 30 plus mpg at 75 mph get an Escape.

 

[SportWest]

First fill up, hand-calculated MPG: 29.6

Combination of big city stop-and-go, 70 mph on the interstate using adaptive cruise control, and some country roads (45-60 mph). Will track for a few months and report back.

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