Hey everyone,

Out of curiousity, what are you averaging in your MPG both Highway and combined? My 2001 Accord is about to die and with the new TLX coming down the line, I'm thinking of just jumping into a TL and working a good deal for a 2014 Tech. I commute about 35 miles each way to work so MPG plays an important factor in my decision making process, all other aspects aside, I drove on for a week last summer and was pleased with the way she handled.

 

Getting 22-23 mpg pretty consistently over the past year with mixed driving. My commute is 30 miles each way and consists of highway, rural, and urban roads.

 

24-25, mostly urban highway commute, ~100 miles daily. Worse ever during the winter with a lot of stop and go was ~22.

 

Are those MPG for the FWD or AWD ?

I've had my 2012 AWD for only 3 weeks now and have a combined rating 18 MPG.
About 70% city and 30% highway.

 

Chaotik take your car on a long road trip. I did a 7 hour road trip and I went from 18mpg to 20.2mpg once I got back. Mines a 2014 AWD.

 

2014 AWD, 28 miles/day work commute, 60/40 highway/suburban - 25.2 MPG so far since I bought it March 22nd this year.

 

I just drove my 2012 awd from minneapolis to duluth. Its 175 miles one way. I was driving between 75-80 mph the whole way with no traffic. I got 28.8 from driveway to driveway. Im really impressed

 

Thank you all for your responses.

I'm leaning towards a 2012 TL FWD Tech. Although I like the looks of the TLX, im not sure if my budget can afford it. $40K a year doesnt leave me much room for a spendy looking car, and hearing the reports from the MPG from the AWD versions gives me hope that a simple FWD Tech will do just fine with fuel economy...even if its a V6

 

On my 2010 SH-AWD that I have had for about the last 15 months, I have averaged 23.5 MPG. This is a mix of ~60% highway and ~40% city driving.

 

I see around 19.5 with 90% suburban and 10% highway.

 

75% highway 28-33 MPG in a RWD Advanced.

 

Do you drive super gently to achieve those ratings ?
I find myself trying to drive like I'm on egg shells.
Despite that, today I hit a little more traffic than normal and all my efforts were out the window as I got back up to 13.5 litres/100km (17.4 mpg)

 

90% city and 10% hwy nets me about 19.5mpg (94 octane gas), but then again I don't drive like grandma, sports mode and paddles every day..not complaining either as the TL with the AWD is a big difference in comparison to the V6 AWD magnum that it replaced. That thing was just a pig from the start!!!

 

Comment on the Manual Sport Mode. I drive a lot... ~35K miles in the first year of ownership. I did quite a bit of experimentation between driving in D and driving in Sport-Manual with the paddles. I found that for me, I get better mileage using the paddles, ~1-2 mpg. I think it's because unless I'm having fun on on-ramps or red lights, I typically get it into the highest gear right away. I also leave it in M6 for light acceleration when I know in D it would downshift to 5th.

 

70/30 highway/city. I average about 26-27 mpg per tank. Best I've recorded was on a ~430 mile trip - mostly highway speeds 70ish. >34 MPG. This actually performs better than the 4 Cyl 2012 TSX that I swapped out for this car.

 

God dammit there must be something wrong with my car. i'm averaging 18mpg and I do hwy daily with some inner city...

 

A full tank lasts me 410-420 miles. My overall avearage MPGS are almost always 25-27 MPGS. The highest MPGS I ever got was on a trip from Allentown, PA to Queens, NY which was 31 MPGs. To put things into prospective, our 2011 Camry gets 26 MPGS and its an I4, so yea TL FTW!! lol

 

Same with me... Today I did an hour and a half on the highway which is unusual.
I got my average for the tank down to 21 MPG after this trip. Before I was at 18 and I do drive like a grandma.

I don't get it. They will be changing my torque converter AND my driveshaft in a couple of weeks. Maybe that will help my MPG.. I don't know..

 

Are they having issues with the 2012 torque converters as well? I thought they would have been fixed with the 6 speed models.

 

I generally average a hair under 20 mpg per tank. I'm usually at 80+ mph on the highway though and like to get on it a few times per tank.

In all honesty I didn't buy this car for the fuel efficiency so I'm not too worried about it.

 

2012 TL fwd

80% in-town surface streets = 22 or so.

pure highway at about 75 = 30-31

80% highway = 27 or so

 

I got my '12 TL Advance (FWD) last September. Since then, my overall average has been right at 26.8 mpg. I drive about 80% hwy. I was actually expecting better mileage. Prior to my TL, I owned a '10 TSX V6 that was rated 19/27. I was all over 27 with that car. With the TL rated at 20/29, I figured I would average at least 28. Not so. In fact, it's slightly worse than the TSX V6. I thought the 6 speed and the engine tweaks for '12 would help more than they have.

 

I drive roughly 60 miles a day and have the FWD 5sp-AT version. 5-6 mile of back roads and 22 mile of highway. I get consistently 27-28 mpg. I drive about 75-80mph highway and 35-40mph back roads. In the summertime mpg might decrease because I'll have the AC on, running tires at 32 psi cold, 36-37psi while driving. Overall, it gets decent mpg considering.

 

About 9 months ago, I posted my details with some extensive logs (https://acurazine.com/forums/4g-tl-2009-2014-123/mpg-report-actual-vs-tl-computer-895749/); and probably in a few months, I'll do an update.


But with almost 12k of miles and 95% highway on my 2013 AWD, I'm still averaging around 27/28 MPG.

 

I have '12 AWD TL-Tech and with the beauty of Los Angeles downtown traffic stop and go, I get 16 MPG. I do mostly city 90% and freeway 10%.

 

If you are replying to me, I don't drive that slowly, I am just as smooth as I can be in traffic.

I've been pushing on it pretty hard the last couple days and i'm still at 28 mpg on the display. I averaged 25-30 in my 335's which i know is quite high too.

 

Mr Airport: MPG will be an important factor but so should maintenance,safety, and resale as well. You're driving 70+ miles per day and that is 19k+ miles per year if you use the car other purposes beside going to/from work for 5 days a week. A new TLX would depreciate greatly in your commute usage and it may be better to get a lightly used older TL instead like you seem to be thinking.

A 2012 TL with 6speed auto will definitely get you good highway MPG and should return reasonable city MPG too if you drive it smartly. As you know with your Accord, Honda products generally age well and keep their value too. You really won't go wrong getting a TL, Accord, TSX, or Civic.

People seem to stress MPG more, now with gas prices increasing. If you do the math, the gas cost between the 2012 TL and a 2013 Honda Civic is < $15/week with that commute. Which car would you rather be in for 8+ hours per week? I would pick the TL.

 

City driving so far has been 15-16 mpg.

 

Smart post!

 

I'm doing about 24-26 MPG on my FWD on a 20 mile commute to work...I've been able to do around 30MPG on a road trip from NY to Delaware the best I've ever seen

 

About 18-22 city. Drove from MD to AR and averaged 29mpg with 2.5 people and a weeks worth of luggage.

 

2012 Adv with around 13K miles.With AC on + 2.5 adults+ on cruise - I average around 33-34 consistently on freeways and around 27-28 in the city. I drive smooth not slow
http://imgur.com/2HLOjd7

 

If you're looking for mileage, why don't you get yourself a 2014 Honda Accord? Got one this past December, and it's been the commute car since. Will run cheaper than a used '12 TL if you get the LX model. The Accord easily gets 34 mpg or more on the highway (with econ on).

But, if you're looking at a TL specifically, and want gas mileage, forgo the SH-AWD and it's 3.7L engine. Plus, from what I've seen around here, the 3.5L's are less susceptible to the annoying engine oil consumption.

 

'12 SH-AWD - 90% city - usually average around 18mpg. On weekend interstate trips I've seen her go as high as 26 with the wind behind me Typically at 85mph she gets 23mpg. I drive fast all the time, and do not baby her

 

2010 FWD TL
getting 22-23
mixed driving 60%City/40H

 

The weight of your right foot is the most important factor.

 

you guys are really lucky the best i ever had was 16mpg and always averaging 14.6 and i drive 80% city / 20% highway. 2011 FWD w 25k and always use BP 93 octane. any recommendation?

 

I have a '10 fwd, 3.5L.
I get 22 mpg (U.S. gallons) putting around town and consistently 25 mpg on an extended hiway run at 75 mph+.
In our metric country this means 10.4 L/100 km and 8.9 L/100 km.
That's not bad for a heavy car.
The thing really loves to go on the hiway. Superzoomy.


It's amazing how much power they get out of 3.5 L.
3.5 L approx. = 211 cid. It's a very small engine.

 

I'm currently sitting at 14.0L/100km. Mostly city driving.

 

Just filled up my tank yesterday for my 12 SH-AWD. It was 24.6 mpg with 70% highway, 30% city. The display showed 24.0 mpg. I am pretty happy with that concidering my friend's 2011 Camery V6 is getting 23mpg with the same highway/city ratio!!!