wildjohn999

So I ended up getting a 07 TSX. I have yet to do any highway driving with it so for now I have been driving 30 miles round trip from the office to home. However, whenever I look at the Avg. Fuel Readout it always shows a range of 15.5 - 15.9 MPG.

So my question is where is my 22 MPG CITY?

I don't floor it off stop lights, I don't speed more than 5-10 miles over the limit, and I don't brake hard when stopping. The only thing I can think of that is eating my gas mileage is that I have been using the air cond in auto mode set at 75 F.

Does the mileage go up over time or is the Avg. Fuel readout bunko?

LuvMyTSX

It's new....relax, it'll break in and you'll get better mileage.

khmy2nr

That's right you'll be fine, the car is new and it will eventually get better mpg. I started out being at 21mpg and now I was getting 35mpg on my last tank. Even better than what the epa stated.

ATsxMan8305

It will go up a little bit at each fill up...enough that you will notice. But I find the TSX doesn't have great fuel economy with strict-city driving...compared to other 4 bangers. I have got ~ 17 mpg city, 38 mpg hwy {calculated, not MID}...a HUGE range, go figure! Enjoy the car as it's a pleasure to drive at every opportunity. Cheers.

siakol

I agree. the car needs to break-in within 3,000 or so miles. good idea to change the oil too cause of metal shavings thats associated to break-ins. spoon magnetic drain plugs help alot.

S14 n Tsx

22 sounds about right...

mrgold35

The TSX really hates city driving. 3300lbs car + full fuel tank (one gallon of gas weights 6.2lbs *17.1 gallons) + your weight (175lbs) + junk in the trunk or passengers? (75-200lbs) = 3500-3800lbs TSX.

The I-4 has to work pretty hard to get the TSX up to speed at every stop light/sign just for you to brake and do it again.

- Try driving in SS mode and up shifting to 5th (or 6th gear) as fast as possible, the TSX tends to hold the lower gears longer at slower speeds (fuzzy logic 5AT).

- Try driving a different route to/from work to minimize your stops, the TSX gets the best mileage between 45-65 mph.

- Make sure you’re using 91 octane fuels, the TSX is design to perform the best at 91 (best balance of power and economy).

- Use you AC compared to driving with windows down, the wind resistance with windows down hurts your economy more than using the AC.

- Use synthetic motor oil like Mobil 1, my average MPG went up by .4-.7 when I switched.

robxc80

i dont see how some of you guys can get 30+ mpg...i too usually get around 20-25 mpg and my car is at about 39K miles on it...

Maybe its my driving but even on highways when im just cruising at around 3K RPM, my car doesnt do too hot...

i avg about 320 miles per tank...that equates to about 60 bucks a week in gas....ouch!!!!

SoCaliTrojan

With only city miles, I get maybe 220 miles per tank. On long highway trips (ie: vegas), I get about 440 miles per tank. Highest I've gotten was maybe 490 miles a tank, and that was a vegas trip at night with no traffic.

With a mixture of city and highway, I get around 330 or so.

Oh, and I never use the MID to calculate the average fuel...I do it with my navi's calculator function and my fuel's sale receipt

TommySalami

I've had the car a few weeks and I'm averaging about 22.8 mpg

visuelz

I've done 12 mpg just local driving. I've been getting 22s lately because I've been doing mostly highway.

ninjamyst

local = 16-18mpg for me with manual transmission and I dont drive aggressive at all. I am in 5th gear at like 35-40mph. And the car has over 10k miles.

RkFast

3 weeks old now, mostly stop and go mileage around busy Long Island and the computer reads 23.7 MPG.

jwood_06TSX

When i first got my 06 about 4 months ago i was only getting about 17-18 MPG with my daily commute of 2.8 miles to the train station. I now have 3800 miles on it and i am getting about 19-21 with that commute. I also took her on her first real highway trip since i bought her to the beach and back (about 1 hr, 48 miles or so through Jersey) and i filled up right before i left and got 33.5 MPG. So just relax, it will get better as you break in the car and you can get better with more highways.....

dwest1023

I just went to Luray Caverns in VA, and got 39MPH. I was VERY surprised. The TSX is truly a great all around car. I did not know I bought an economy car too!

visuelz

Well if 39 mph is how fast you drive then you must be really slow =D

CGTSX07

your MPG will increase over time. when I first got my 07, I was getting garbage MPG readings too (I believe around 20MPG). But after break-in ~2k miles, my MPG improved significantly. It now hovers at 26 MPG mixed city and highway. If I am driving just highway I can get 30+ MPG easily.

xjohnkdoex

iTrader: (2)

i drive about 80% local/20% highway at best. i'm averaging 21.7 MPG right now and i've got around 3500 miles on the car since december 06. but i did take some longer road trips during that time frame (boston, PA, englishtown NJ which isn't that long).

but if you do it the old fashion way (checking your mileage and dividing it by gallons of gas) i think i got around 15 MPG which sucks. i think it probably had to do a lot with the wife blaring the AC the past few weeks since she's a few months pregnant and cannot tolerate any hot weather conditions, but what can you do. the wife gets what she wants.

nj2pa2nc

since I do mostly highway driving the mpg on my 06 has never been below 30. I average 32-33mpg but the best was almost 39 mpg. My car is now 7 month old (nov. 06) with 16,552 miles on it. love to drive it.

rb1

Owner's manual says to keep the original factory fill in for 5,000. (It's a high-molybdenum oil specifically for the break-in period).

rb1

Owner's manual says to keep the original factory fill in for 5,000. (It's a high-molybdenum oil specifically for the break-in period).

nj2pa2nc

the service manager where i take my service told me not to get the oil changed before 10% oil life (about 5,000 miles) any sooner was not necessary. i got my first oil change when the car had 7,100 miles and the 2nd at 14,500 miles. I took it to a different dealer the 2nd time as it was closer to me. They complimented me oh how well maintained my car was.

rb1

Yes, that's OK. I said "5000" because its corresponds to the first service interval. It's fine to go somewhat longer as long as your oil life indicator agrees (although mine has been ticking down pretty much on schedule -- about 30% left with 3500 miles or so on the car).

The warning in the manual is against changing the oil too early the first time, since the factory oil fill has some additives (molybdenum) to help with engine break-in.

xander569

lol 22 mpg in the city...what a dream for me

with all future mods i will be lucky to even get 20mpg driving lightly on the highway

i get about 12-15mpg no matter what right now

i drive an 05 chevy silverado 5.3 V8 with a 6 inch lift and 35" tires

but i love every minute of it




(i used to have an 04 tsx, thats why im here, i like to check in every once in awhile.)

alucardx

oh man not another gas MPG thread

ATsxMan8305

I guess I'm not the only one originally from LI afterall! Grew up in South Farmingdale. Yes I hate the traffic on LI (SSP blows), so you're just not going to get as good mpg

Sock

Just for another data point:

I bought my 06 a few weeks ago with 14k miles on it. On the trip home from the dealership (Chicago --> Columbus), I got about 34MPG.

Over the past few tanks, I've averaged 28MPG in 70/30 highway driving. This includes some "fun" driving of my new toy.