Netcub

I picked up a new 06 WDP AT TL just over a week ago...when i drove the car around town (60 miles) it took 4.8 gallons to fill back up... (12 mpg)

a few days later, i drove the car to louisville and back (200 miles) and averaged 32 mpg on the highway...which i was very well pleased with.

back in town, i drove another 33 miles and filled up again, and the car needed 2.5 gallons to fill back up... (13.2 mpg)

ive driven the car very nicely...havent been taking off fast or anything. the car has 510 miles on it now...

is this normal gas mileage for driving around town? Perhaps the mileage will get better when the engine is a little more broken in?

wyzard

Yes it's normal and it will get better. Mine was like that when I got it too, now i'm up to 18 around town with lots of stop lights, and mid 30s on the highway. If i sit at 55, I can get 38-40.

It didn't take long for mine to get better. I now have 1100 miles.

subinf

city mileage sucks in the TL. It will improve from 12 but dont expect huge gains.

MR1

Really depends where you live and how much freeway driving you get to do. Around town in heavy stop and go, I average 14-16 mpg. Mostly highway @ 80 MPH, I average around 26-29 mpg. If I slow down on the highway, mpg goes up. My car has ~24,000 miles.

I suspect that the people that get better mpg do more driving on limited access or semi-rural suburban type roads, than I do.

SouthernBoy

Depends upon where "around town" is for you. I have gotten a high of 27.98 MPG going back and forth to work for a week in the summer. This means stop and go traffic, lights, stop signs.. the usual. But it's not New York city. It's from Fair Lakes just outside of Centreville, through Manassas, to western Prince William county.

When my '04 manual TL was brand new, my mileage under the above conditions was running between 22 and 23 MPG.

So where is your "around town' anyway?

Actuary

when people say city mileage sucks in TL, they really mean it.
I'm getting 16MPG usually. I've been 15MPG few times.

I don't understand why it sucks up so much gas in traffic jam. So much worse than my mustang. I wish I had two tanks of gas where I can select between regular and premium. So I can flip a switch to regular when I'm stuck in traffic.

I'd be happy if I can get 20MPG as advertised. Usually I get 18MPG at best in town.

TriniBwoy

Initially for my 06 5AT TL, I was getting like 18MPG in the city, but now at 800 miles, I'm getting 22-23MPG in the city. I'm actually very pleased at how much I'm averaging in the city (DC Metro Area). I don't particulary drive aggressive, so maybe that's why. I am somewhat disappointed with my highway mileage though. It appears that I'm averaging the same 22-23MPG on the highway which is quite odd. Maybe I'm not staying long enough on the highway

brianp6621

I've never seen anything below 17MPG and that was a single gas tank. I average 18-21 on my commute (not totally stop and go/lights though).

dan.....k

iTrader: (1)

With my s/c, I get about 18 mpg around town.

HiTEC

Make sure you reset your TRIP COMPUTER when you fill up for an accurate reading on that tank.

jdb8805

I doubt the tank was completely full when you started if you got the "full tank" from the dealer

DMZ

City MPG absolutely sucks on this car. And to make matters worse, our MPG indicator is only average for the tank, not instantaneous as you drive....DUH !!!! I'm lucky if I get 15 in town.

I had a 2006 TSX loaner last week when I took my car in for service, and low and behold, the new information center HAS a graphical instantaneous MPG guage!

simonsez

i dont know how da hell u guys get 30+ MPG on the highway....
i've gotten 26MPG HWY driving 120Miles doing 70MPH...

in town city driving... i barely get 17MPG

KJW73

It is the average miles per gallon during the break-in period; I had the same thing. Last November when I picked up my car, I was only getting 13 mpg in city driving and about 18 on the highway. However - now I have 7700 miles on my car and I get 20/21 mpg in the city and high twenties for the highway.

It's shitty at first, but it gets better...........

virtualxjk

yeah i've been getting like 15mpg in downtown austin

Joee627

06 TL w/ Nav.
city - 24 average
highway - 35 average

DMZ

I have no idea how da hell they get 30+ on the highway either.
At 70MPH, I'll get around 27ish. 28ish if I do 60-65.

And if do 80 like most people on the turnpikes and interstates, I'll get 25-26.

SouthernBoy

Last year, on September 11, I got a late start getting on the road heading South for my vacation due to a hurricane sitting off the Southeast coast. I drove to my location BP and filling up with Amoco 93 to the first auto-shutoff, then added fuel to the nearest 5 cents as usual. Time was just after 12:00 noon. Temperature was 86 degrees and the humidity was up there. Car was packed for a week's vacation and the wife and I were the only ones aboard. Crankcase contained Mobil 1 5W/20 with about 1000 miles on it. Tires were the OEM EL42's filled to the door tag recommended pressure. Gas pump was situated in such a manner that the car was on a very slight down hill slope.

The averate speed for the first 50 miles was 61 MPH. Then I hit route 95 in Fredericksburg for the next 130 miles, averaging 73 MPH. At the North Carolina line, I traveled another 80 miles to my first stop for gas, food, and restroom. Average speed there was 76 MPH. I deliberately fueled up at a pump which put my TL in about the same downward angle as the initial fillup. By the way, the A/C was running the entire time and we were in my TL.. an '04 manual.

I never rely on the MID for an accurate mileage check; I use it more for a reference. My actual mileage for this leg of the trip was 33.94 MPG.

Lately, my in-town, work commute driving has dropped off to 24 MPG (MID reporting). I'm sure this is due to a lot of road work going on and my work hours. Both have managed to put me in quite a bit of stop and go traffic.

carguyrob

When trying to compare one driver's city (stop-and-go) driving to another, it is helpful to share what your average speed is from the trip computer. That will give us a better idea of how congested your driving really is.

I tend to get about 21-23mpg doing mostly local driving, but I think the average speed is about 25-30 mph which really isn't too bad for local driving.

csmeance

i get 23 doing local driving, ranging from 15-55 mph.

HiTEC

I don't think I've ever seen more than 27 out of my car.

SouthernBoy

Yes, you're right. Both speed and the density of the traffic conditions. Hiowever, highway is highway.. assuming you're talking "normal" highway traveling. Hard to imagine someone traveling on an interstate with light to moderate traffic and not getting in the neighborhood of 30+ MPG with a TL.

Renli3D

I get about 17-20 MPG city and 29-34 mpg highway. Highest I've gotten on a straightaway from Portland to Seattle was 35mpg.

subinf

There are a ton of highway threads where members report numbers well into the 30mpg range while on road trips and extended highway use.

NBP04TL4ME

My around town mileage is a consistent 24 - 25 MPG based on the MID. My average MPH is regularly 28MPH. I have a relatively short commute of 6 miles with really only one stop sign. I do however do some other running around, but again is primarily short trips and as mentioned above still garners 25-25MPH. I recently filled up and was driving on some back roads where I had the average speed at 45-50 and for about 30 miles and was getting 34 MPG. As I have rolled up more miles with my commute, my MPG has steadily dropped to about 27 and expect I will finish around 24 again. Boring but consistent.
Last year (August 05) I did a 800 mile round trip with A/C and averaged 77 MPH - MPG was 34.2 on the way out and 31.8 on the way back.

DMZ

Please specify whether you have a 5AT or 6MT

NBP04TL4ME

- 6MT