Okay, let's take a brief break from discussion of Fast'n'Furious wannabe mods and play a game with something perhaps more representative of the TSX's laid back nature.

The game is "King of MPG" and the rules are simple: Post up a photo of your MPG display with a number higher than what is posted already. The only catch is that this number must be based on at least 300 miles of driving. Instant MPG does not count.

BTW, yes, everyone knows the MPG meter is not accurate. That's not the point. It's just a game to see how high you can get the meter to read over 300 miles.

I'll start with a relatively modest 35.0 mpg. Note that the associated trip meter reads 376 miles. Anyone who does a lot of highway driving should be able to beat that pretty quickly.


Low MPG number wins too, for all you leadfoots out there.

 

yep tsx 4-cyl is really good on the highway. my 3.2 TL gets about 30-32 mpg with freeway driving but crappy 18-20 mpg all city.

 

Nice I wish... I only get 20 or 21 mpg sux 09 tsx tech ):

 

This game can be rigged. Run up the mileage and refill and let it idle in the driveway for 30 minutes.

 

I average 15.6 mpg in nyc driving lol...

 

Uh, sure go right ahead and show us how well that trick works for ya.... The MPG A meter is tied to the trip A meter, not gas tank fill.

 

I'm headed back down south so I'm gonna be traveling about 400 miles. I'll beat you!!!!

 

Dude... find a hill thats like 400 miles long and go down it...instant sweet MPG

 

does this count? i think i was getting an average of about 37mpg. NYC-Tennessee for the Bonnaroo music festival.

 

I managed to get 7.1l/100km on My Accord Tourer mixed driving.

Open road for a 650km drive - managed to get a best of 6.5l/100km

Oh wait for it...

Its an oil burner

Will take pics on the next trip out...

 

Ah, man, you had only driven 49 miles when the photo was taken. Too bad you didn't get a shot toward the end of the tank!

 

wish the v6 could get that good of gas mileage =\

 

My record is 34.3 with over 300 miles driven. Keep in mind, this is the wagon and I had stuff in it

 

The wife rolled out a hand calc'd 33.2mpg on a 420 mile tank last week. Didn't use cruise control either - she won't use it, says she doesn't like it. Posted speeds were 55mph - 65mph, but she and God only know the actual speeds (sure they were MUCH higher)
The MID read 34.4mpg when I went to fill it up.

 

best mileage is attained at like 73mph i think. i dont enjoy cruise control much either, less of a feel for the car, and lets you get distracted more easily

 

^ +1

 

Here's mine. rode about 70 miles after getting a full tank. speed at 65 to 70 mph.

 

So.... yeah i was going 80-100 for 350ish miles following this s5 down south and only averaged 25 :/

All hail the king of MPG!

 

In.. have a drive to charlotte in 2 weeks so I'll see what I can average.

 

If you idle your MPG goes down, re-think this one.

 

Deff get about 1 more mpg using 87 octane as opposed to 93. I averaged 32.7 on my trip to Florida last week using 87. (displayed, not calculated)

 

Recently drove from VA to Maine for vacation with the in-laws. Filled up in VA and again in CT. Here are the results:

Contents of car:
Me and wife
2 sets of golf clubs
Cooler
2 carry on size luggage bags
Some hand tools
Bag of books and other random bits.

Saw as high as 37.3 on the MID around the 240 mile mark. Hand calc'd mpg at the fillup was just a smidge over 35.1mpg for that 465 miles. I'm pretty damn impressed.

 

acura/honda under-rate their performance always. specially with torque and mpg ratings.

 

HEY!!!

WTH is that PRNDS thing in the middle of y'alls tach?

Is that something I'm supposed to have and got ripped off!?!?

:rippedoff

 

^

 

We have a new king!

 

it was all downhill driving weeeeee! to lazy to rotate it and re upload from email. sorry guys to cricking your necks. converted about 41.5mpg and 600+miles.

 

Well I tried for a repeat from Maine to Jersey today. 474 miles and could only get 33.9mpg on the MID. Hand calc'd was a little over 33mpg. Too much traffic and rain today that we didn't have last week on the trip up.

 

dead photo links don't count

 

hmm i guess using gmail preview link dosnt work...

 

My highest has been 33 on a trip from NJ to MD on the highway mostly going 75-85mph. I'm driving to Raleigh for Labor Day, I will try to beat 36mpg if I don't hit too much traffic...

 

NJ to VA this morning. 301 miles almost exactly and the MID says 36.2mpg. I was hauling through upper MD with a guy in a CTS coupe. 85+ for a few miles at least. I'm sure that didn't help, nor the rush hour traffic around Baltimore.

 

Got 36.7 in my wagon today. Cruised at 70ish. Had some traffic in Atlanta leaving otherwise I had 37+. Can't post pic from phone but can when I get back.

 

Pics or it didn't happen!
Ha, kidding.

I'm impressed with what this CU2 can deliver. It's such a far cry from my 5.4L beast in the truck and it's a pleasure to drive. On the trip home from NJ I did see 38.1mpg around the 115 mile mark, but that dropped quickly once I got off the cruise control and the road opened up.

Nice work in the wagon...what all were you carrying?

 

I know it's only 226 miles but I arrived at my destination . I only had a bag and my wife so light load.

 

Ahhhh so the truth comes out! I had that beat...37.2mpg when we stopped in Jersey for the night, but it was only 270+ miles, but I did snap a picture of it, just have to see if it's still on the phone.

 

Display of 36.4mpg on a 650 mile round trip from Roanoke Va to Nags Head NC. Took Route 460 with speeds averaging 60-65 mph most of the trip with 2 passengers, small suitcases and beach chairs.

Hand calculated it was about 35 mpg, typically I calculate about 1.5-2mpg less then display.

Had all intentions of taking a picture of the diplay readout but my bberry died on the trip home. I've found it easy to beat the EPA highway estimates with this car, love the k24!

 

NICE! But you know that this "didn't happen" without pics!
460 West of Petersburg is a great drive. 460 East of Petersburg can be a nightmare since there is no median and being constantly worried about what's coming at you. I travel it frequently from Richmond to VA Beach and the OuterBanks when I want to avoid I-64.

 

Yeah I'm kicking myself for not taking a pic, I would have waited until this afternoon but my wife was sure to kill that mpg number with her all city commute. I'll just have to grab a pic on the next trip we take.

I HATE Petersburg, that area is one big speedtrap and i've got the ticket to prove it.

 

Maxed out at 34.0 on my trip to Houston, but went down a little once i got into town. Not to shabby for a V6 with two people, luggage, and a full tank of gas.