nahooneyya

alright guys, i've been going about 10% freeway, and 90% city driving...and i average about 20 to about 23 MPG...is this normal? or is it time for me to inflate my tires a little more?

btw..my just passed 3000 miles~

Brain640

I got about the same thing in my manual going in rush hour traffic and then pretty quick on the highway. Then i got a ticket and now i get closer to 26 mpg. Stuff happens i guess, but if you drive agressively, then that will change gas milage considerably (for the worse).

slo007

I get 22-24 mpg 50-50 freeway/city. My car has 23,500 miles. Note that I drive 80-90 on the freeway.

VeniceBeachTSX

Sounds about right if you're mostly city.

I'm mostly in LA city driving, often in rush hour, and I'm averaging 18-22mpg lately. Was doing a bit better before Thanksgiving, but the Christmas shopping traffic I go through every day now is killing my mileage.

Wish I had more opportunities for freeway driving. Usually that's mostly a weekend thing for me, and lately I've been away weekends.

CgTsX808

i just recently hit 1400 miles, and i was getting between 16-19 mpg, with 20 percent freeway. i thought that it was horrible, then, i went out of town, and finally received 23 mpg, that's my highest. i'm so jealous when i see some of you guys with easily 20 some mpg. i drive too hard i guess

biker

You should hear the milage figures for city driving in a G35.

TcSlX9

dang you guys are crazy, i drive 90% city also n i only get like 18 sometimes when i'm lucky ill get 20 lol...n i drive pretty normal under 3500-4000 every gear

monsterjeff

I drive 70% city and 30% freeway. I usually only get 22-23 mpg....
Hate local stop and go traffic!

Arcticcl9

I drive mostly stop and go LA traffic..but I also like to drive spiritedly, and with WOT sometimes. I've been getting 23mpg lately with my 6MT, with 17,000mi on my car

::TSX::mochi

I average at 23-25 mpg with 70% city driving.. I think you're getting normal mileage..

dizzy1

I just filled the other day for the first time, 27mpg about 75% highway at 80mph and currently getting 25-26 for all around town. I also don't punch it since I am breaking it in. NO for me

gocubbies

i had 850 miles on mine and averaged 17 mpg to that point. It was so frustrating seeing that needle inch to the 3/4 level after only driving 50 miles!!!!! Then I went on a road trip and now have 1100 miles. The needle's at the 1/4 level and I've driven 250 miles on this tank of gas so far. I'm curious to see how fast the remainder will last in city driving.

Can't believe how much fuel this car burns though...I know it's bound to improve over time, but wow, at $2.35 a gallon for 93 octane, it's an expensive break-in period. In one month (since I've owned the car) I've spent $115 on gas for only 1000 miles!!

PACman

~1500 miles/month, 80% freeway (~80mph) / 20% city. Presently 16,500 miles on the odo. Getting 30mpg.

ric

sounds not bad - check your tire pressure, and check your driving tendencies. I get about 23-25 mixed, about 70/city and 30/freeway; when I am totally on freeway, gos to about 33-34 mpg unless I'm cruising at 85/90, then it cuts back

Viking

That sounds about right. You should check out sauceman's thread for Getting The Best Fuel Economy Out Of Your TSX:

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2182

And here is another thread where members are posting up MPG data charts:

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16425

Also if you have Navi the Advanced Trip computer also tells you how long the engine was running in between refills. I do 95% City and get about 20-22MPG with about 8-10 hours driving time per tank.

pby

I am almost at 4000 miles and just recently noticed an improvement in mpg and throttle response.

I drive about 50/50 (city/hwy) and get between 24-28 mpg. For hwy only, I get about 31-34 mpg. This is better than the "POS" 2.0L 4cyl GTI I previously owned.

One thing I noticed, however, is that the hwy mpg is the same whether I am going 65 (rpm ~2200) or 85 (rpm ~3000), according to the mpg meter. This seems to be a by-product of the low coefficient of drag (CD = 0.26?; correct me if I'm wrong).

SlayerGTR

don't complain... i get around 18 in my accord coupe V6 for mostly city driving.

TSX Cman

i got 17 mpg on average in pure city driving

majin ssj eric

Jeez, what are you guys doing?!? I've never gotten less than 27 mpg between fill-ups and I hardly ever drive on the freeway! I generally average 28-30 mpg.

TSX Cman

i drive pretty smooth, trying to mock an automatic transmission. i drive fast usually. but the odd time i really make an effort to drive fueleffientially and it shows barely, so i dont bother anymore. i never coast in nuetral, always in gear, upshift, downshift, double clutch when going into 1ist from 2nd. i rev the car up several times a day, but i usually get into a good speed and leave it in 6th.
i can drive hard, or normal and barely notice the difference, so i just have fun and pay for the gas
TSX Cman

CarKnack

Just passed 4,400 miles and my last tank of gas lasted about 320 miles at almost exactly 26 mpg- just a little better in fact...my driving is about 50/50 freeway/in town....actually the tank would have gone a lot further, but I filled at 320 miles, just to make sure noobs don't think seventeen and a half gallons only go 320 miles in the TSX- sure, the mileage isn't stellar, but as a trade off for everything else I like about this car, it's acceptable.

VeniceBeachTSX

What's your defintion of "city driving?"

I spent close to 45 minutes going about 3 miles the other day. A bit extreme even for here due to Christmas shopping traffic (usually it would take me 20-25 minutes in rush hour), but that's what many of us are talking about when we say "city driving." It often means "crawling along at 5-15 mph in between stops..."

While I'll concede that there are no major freeways in your area, it also doesn't really qualify as city driving either. Gorgeous place though.

PixelHarmony

I'm at 6000 and I get around 17-20 Mpg Driving around campus. It usually takes me 15 minutes to drive about 8 blocks or so during classes around noon. I stop and go too many times to count. Also whe you get frustrated at stupiy jaywalking pedestrians I just gun it out of there... also adding to my poor mpg.

Try stepping on the gas from time to time.

iamhomin

Poor? Dude, you should expect that much if you drive 90% city.

aaronng

My tyres are at 32psi, and I drive 90% city driving and 10% on a freeway about 4 miles long with a 50mph limit. I get 24mpg. The secret is in avoiding hard acceleration in 1st gear. Instead, use less than 1/4 throttle and change into 2nd at 3000rpm, then in 2nd, you can use 1/2 throttle if you want the acceleration. The 1st gear ratio is short, so even if you use more throttle, you'll just get "harder" acceleration, but not much speed in the end. This is what I do. From traffic lights, the 2.2L camry autos leave me, but when I shift into 2nd, I catch up again.

I tried 100% highway driving before with a 70mph limit, got 33mpg. My car now has 1300 miles on it.

fastg11

Ain't that the truth. I'm averaging 18.7 mpg after 24k miles. And that's with 2/3 highway driving. Honestly though, I think that's pretty good so TSXers that get over 20mpg shouldn't be upset. I think my 00 4 cylinder Accord got around 22-23 mpg.