A comparison of the first three tanks of gas in my 2000 TL and 2002 TL-S:

TL
23.9
28.3
28.3

TL-S
25.0
24.1
24.1

30.0 is the best tank I ever got in the TL. I'll be taking a long road trip in a few weeks and will report back on how the TL-S does on the highway.

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2002 TL-S w/Navi
Satin Silver

 

In my '99 3.2TL non-nav I could not get much more than 19mpg combined driving. Most was around town but even when I would take a longer X-way jaunt 100 miles or so during a tank full I still did not get, what I consider to be, good milage. Hopefully, the '02 TL-S I just got will improve upon that.

 

The problem with the TL-S is that there is this uncontrollable urge to jam your foot to the floor and absorb the feeling of acceleration.

Unfortunatly, this has an impact on the fuel mileage!

:-jon

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Comptech Springs
Comptech Exhaust
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My TLS
1-24
2-22.5
3-27
4-22.5
5-25

It's an automatic....it depends heavily on where you drive and how you drive.

 

1st: 21
2nd: 23
3rd: 19.5
4th: 19
5th: 19.5
6th: 19.5

Each tank almost 300 miles...
break in over by 3rd tank (incase you didn't notice).

 

Closer, you must be John Rocker type of person. What are you doing with your TL-S???

 

I am glad someone started discussing about gas mileage. The sticker says highway 29.. It seems no one is not even getting close to that.

Hydrohit

 

I average 17 - 19 after 5 months of ownership in my 01. About 200-225 miles per tank between fill-ups in mixed driving. Have not been on a long trip yet, but so far I am not happy with mpg.

 

I drove my TLS from Orlando to Tampa today;
(180 mile R/T)and used just a little less than 1/2 a tank. I filled up before I took off this morning. I was maintaining a speed of between 75 - 80. Long distance gas mileage is great. Local driving is really lousy.

 

On my first long trip, I filled the tank to capacity and filled it to capacity again at the end. I drove 515 KMs (321.8 miles) on 40.95 litres (10.55 US Gal). Do the math and it is 30.5 MPG. It was all four lane highway at roughly 65-70 mph. I was impressed.

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02 TLS Silver/Ebony

 

I've filled my gas about 6 times now. I calculated the mileage and averaged it. My average fuel consumption was

22.6

This is a combination of highway, stop-and-go-traffic, and local.

 

I've got over 1500 miles now and I am averaging about 25 mpg and I don't baby the car!

 

After 1,100 miles, I'm losing MPG! Think the break-in period is over and the smile factor is kicking in...

24.4
24.3
22.3
23.8

 

I just returned from a road trip to the Lake of the Ozarks. Going down, 75 to 80 all the way I got 29.9. Coming back...cruise set to 82 with the air on I got 30.1. Im more than happy with the gas mileage on the highway. Remember, the automatic has a lock up torque converter, so on the highway it has no slippage. I do notice that around town, Im getting about 22 - 23, but I do a lot of stop and go driving.



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00 John Deere 4 wheel steer (yard ride...hehe)

 

Just finished my first full tank since getting the car on Saturday.
310 miles/tank. Plus I think I had 1 or 2 gallons left.

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2002 TL-S Aegean Blue Pearl. Underbody Kit, Spoiler

"260 Horsepower of maximum performance. This is BLUE SUNSHINE!" - Thunderkiss '02
Sweet!!!

 

I got great mileage on my car.

I'm not driving it right now though.

 

The only good traffic is NO traffic

I got 29 - 30 MPG with my 00 TL on the highway.

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2002 TL-S w/Navi
Satin Silver

 

Headers? Maybe that has a bit to do with it. Eitherway, I'm a fairly aggressive driver. I've never gotten good gas milage in any car. Atleast I'm getting the same gas milage I was in my 2000 accord V-6 with some 75 less hp.

 

I want 28+MPG!
I guess I have to drive in good traffic.