What's your MPG (6MT only please) for....

1. City
2. Highway
3. Mixed

And, can you run lower than premium fuel?

Thanks,

 

1. 14
2. 32
3. 18

 

Is that hard driving in the city?

 

1. 18
2. 25
3. 20

I always use premium...

 

No, not hard driving at all. I just get poor city MPG. I've consciously tried accelerating conservatively but it doesn't do anything to improve gas mileage.

Also, I should note that my highway MPG is between 29-32 MPG.

 

I believe these number fluctuate according to traffic condition
but here is mine
1. 21
2. 32
3. 26

 

1. 20
2. 32
3. 25

 

1. 22
2. 33
3. 25

I always run on Premium. These numbers are on a car with less than 2500 miles. My driving usually includes an "acceleration test" about 3x a day...

 

1. 19
2. 32
3. 23

Premium Only 9,500 miles

 

Summer months:

1. 26-27
2. 32
3. 28-29

I only use Amoco 93

 

City - 18ish (never looked at city only, this is a guess)
Highway - 29-30
Mixed - 22 (every time i get gas, my computer reads 22 and i do pretty equally mixed driving)

I always use 93 octane

 

Believe it or not, but I am getting close to 'sticker'...

City about 20 (but hardly every just drive city)

Highway about 30 (same... but I have seen 34 on MID without air conditioner)

Average after about 11,000 miles is 24.1...

I have used all grades of fuel and can not tell the difference, either in power or mileage, but use 93 most of the time because you can not find 91 around here.

 

Thanks for the responses everyone!

 

1) 18 to 21, depending on traffic
2) 27 to 29, although the last "all-highway" tank involved a lot of mountain driving so it probably cut the mpg a bit
3) Don't do many tanks where the highway is enough to offset the city--it's generally 90% one or the other.

I normally use 93 octane, but if I happen to be passing a Sunoco when I need gas, I'll put in 91 instead to save a few cents. Sunoco are the only people in the DC area to sell 91 to my knowledge--93 is the norm.

 

1. 15
2. 19-20
3. 26-27 @80 mph 28@70-75 mph 30@55mph

Gas mileage is one of the few things that dissapoint me about this car.
And I do not have lead foot.

Above all, the stupidest thing is having an MPG indicator that only shows average MPG for the current tank rather than instantaneous MPG as you drive like all BMW's and the Navagation system equipped ACCORD! But that would be the intelligent way to do it, right Acura?

 

Yeah, a real time MPG indicator would be a good feature...would allow you to adjust your driving habits to what is better for your pocket book!

 

1. ?
2. 29-32
3. 24-26 (AC-nonAC)

only use premium ...but might try regular once in a while now.

 

1. 20
2. 32-34
3. 24-27 (AC/No AC)
I only use Chevron Premium

 

1. ?
2. 27-34 (Depends on cruise speed, 90-60MPH)
3. ?

Highway MPG was pulled from the MID. My car has about 600mi. On my last road trip, I got onto the highway and then reset the MID before reading my highway mpg. For those getting poor readings, I would suggest the same MID reset procedure.

I haven't verified the MID reading yet using the ODO and tank fill yet, but I will on the next long road trip. But I'm not worried, since I've read the MID is fairly accurate.

 

1. 20
2. 29-31
3. 24-26

92 or 93 Premium, depending on gas station.

 

1. 22-23
2. 28-29
3. 25

I only use premium.

 

Summer
21
32
23

Winter
24
34
26

In Texas there's not much just city driving and on the highways it's hard to stay at the speed limit!

Chevron premium only!

 

1. 15-23
2. 39 (No joke. Avg MPH was 61mph according to MID on a 200 mile trip)
3. 25

I've traveled 220 miles so far this week and fuel consumed is just above the midway point of the gauge. MID says I have around 270 miles until empty. Keep in mind that this is mostly highway miles and I driving at around 60 mph.

 

1. 26
2. 32
3. 27

I only use Mobil Super and as I have racked up more miles on the odometer, the mileage is getting better. I just rolled 12K miles and my around town and work commute mileage is netting me around 26 where it used to be only about 22. Over the long weekend, I completed a 740 mile round trip and got 32.5 on the way out (75 MPH with A/C) and 28.4 on the way back( 80 MPH w/o A/C. Overall I averaged 29.7 for the entire trip as it included some local driving while I was there. I don't do any "city" driving.

 

1. 20
2. 30
3. MID says 22 when I refuel.

 

1. 15
2. 30
3. 18-22

Mobil 93.

 

1. City 18-20
2. Highway 28-41
3. Mixed -?

premium fuel. 18k+

 

https://acurazine.com/forums/ramblings-12/hahaha-check-out-82207/

6MT, at 6th gear

55MPH = 38MPG
65MPH = 34MPG
75MPH = 31MPG
85MPH = 27MPG
95MPH = 24MPG
105MPH = 21MPG

 

That's good to know! I guess we should be trying to stay at 55 all the time (or at least as low of RPMs as possible for any given gear).

Does anyone know if it is better or worse for gas mileage to be trying to accelerate/climb a hill in too high of a gear or to downshift so that the engine delivers the "proper" amount of power to the wheels

 

Has anyone tried a tornado on their TL to help with fuel economy? Please post results if you have one.

 

It's another scam, just like 9 out of 10 products & services sold on infomercials.

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FROM CONSUMER REPORTS, September 2004

Gas savers: They still don't work

With gas prices still high, readers have asked us to weigh in on products that promise better fuel economy. We tested three: Fuel Genie, Platinum Gas Saver, and Tornado. Our advice: Don't waste your money. They don’t work. This isn't news. We've tested such devices over the years and have not found any that improve fuel economy. The Environmental Protection Agency, whose Web site lists scores of devices that the agency has tested in the past 30 years, including the Platinum Gas Saver, has had similar results.

The Fuel Genie, $90, which promises more power and better gas mileage, is a plastic device with curved blades that fits inside the air-intake hose. The airflow is supposed to allow for better performance. But in our tests with a 2004 Toyota Tundra and a 2004 Dodge Stratus, we saw no significant improvement in performance or fuel economy. The Tornado, $80, is a similar device made of stainless steel. It is the same product we tested for a July 1999 report, when we said it didn't improve power or gas mileages in two test vehicles.

The Platinum Gas Saver, $100, includes tubing and a plastic reservoir containing liquid. It is the same device we tested for our report in February 2001. You connect it to a vacuum line leading to the intake manifold. The manufacturer says that microscopic platinum particles from the liquid are sucked through the line, helping your car burn gas more efficiently and cleanly. In our previous tests, there were no changes in fuel economy after we installed the device in two test vehicles.

The bottom line: The best way to get the most from a tank of gas is to follow the vehicle manufacturer's service schedule.

 

thx for the info. =)

 

Why, why, why? Why buy a TL when you drive so slow? Does this make sense to anybody else?

 

I heard that you could put this magnetic thing around your fuel line and that it would help......

 

Other than changing/improving airflow, I dont think anything else would help gas mileage.

 

I was kidding. I just assumed that everyone would get the obvious joke so I didn't bother with a smiley. There was some big to-do some years back about putting a magnetic thing around your fuel line to correct the molecular structure of your gasoline and improve mileage. Of course it was BS.

 

Maybe to better your MPG, thus one of the issues of this thread. Or... so everyone can see how good looking the TL is!

 

My gas bill last month was damn near $300. With the increase in gas prices, I'm trying to minimize the trips I'm making to the pump. In addition to that, it was Labor Day. Plenty of cops on the highways so I was just playing it safe.

It's funny that you're saying that I drive pretty slow. I responded to a thread a few months back about how I raced and beat an S2000. Some other person ripped on me for driving too fast, let alone race another car with my TL. Seems like I can't win with any one on this board. I was just testing to see how significant I'd be able to save on gas per trip if I drove at moderate speeds. Anyways, I get more of a rush from my sportbike if I need to go fast.