2nd Generation (GE 08-present)The New Fit... Generation specific talk and questions here.
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I just noticed in the brochure that the Auto Transmission gets higher MPG than the Manual. Can this be right? Manuals usually get more MPG. What accounts for this?
These MPGs you guys are quoting are above what the sticker is showing. Are you guys running recommended tire pressure? Are you hyper-miling like crazy? I'd like to know "real-world" results where tires are at recommended pressure and the person is just driving normally--so I can get a realistic assessment.
What accounts for your higher MPGs than the sticker?
Mine's a Sport Auto with Navi. I am quoting what I caluculate, not what the computer shows. The computer is about 4 miles better milage. I would imagine around town would be much lower. I drive pretty normal, 65-70 on the highway, and I don't typically race around town. Even so, I am definitely not hypermiling. It really suprised me that the milage was that much better than my 07.
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Hopefully, the MT will get above what the Brochure is quoting too. Anybody running an MT and without exception getting better MPG than brochure quotes?
Hopefully, the MT will get above what the Brochure is quoting too. Anybody running an MT and without exception getting better MPG than brochure quotes?
everyone gets better MPG than the brochore.
the EPA sets the standards on MPG now so they are
all low.
but if you drive normal you will see good MPG.
i do alot of highway which is under 55mph
and i get over 37MPG
last fill was 37MPG
the one before that was 43MPG
this is all hand calculated not the
dash computer. the dash was off
one time by 2.5MPG and another time
by 4mpg
so i def don't trust it.
I reset my trip odometer (and hence, the mpg average) before a 50 mile 100% highway trip on flat terrain, 70 mph, no AC, and the trip showed avg 44.2 mpg. Wow. I expect when I get around to manually computing at next fillup, I'll see something like 4 mpg less than the computer average. Hell, I'll take 40mpg!
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2009 Taffeta White Sport, Automagic.
My other car is a Road King
what are you using to compute the mpg? I have a GD and when I drive it normally I usually get 37+mpg without trying.
You can't compare your milage to his because his daily commute and driving style is different from yours. What is relevant is that he has had both cars and is driving the same routes so his results are comparable.
Not only is the 2009 gas tank .2 gallons less than 2008, the 2009 Fit reports getting less mileage than 2008.
Makes me wish Honda had increased the gas tank by .2 gallons. I hate having to fill up before I've gone at least 300 miles on a tank.
The EPA test got more accurate and suposedly more like normal driving.
Changed speeds and accelerastion/deceration rates. But the test program is nothing like I drive and probably not yurs either. It does provide a valid comparision between vehicles though and that is the primary reason.
As for the revised gas tank size it probably relates to the change in body structure. There perhaps is less room for the tank and still meet the crash regs.
I just noticed in the brochure that the Auto Transmission gets higher MPG than the Manual. Can this be right? Manuals usually get more MPG. What accounts for this?
Gearing. The auto only needs something like 2200 rpm at 60 mph while the manual needs something like 2800 rpm. Since the engine is 1500 cc, or 91 c.i. for both the auto will get better mpg in spite of 5% higher 'geartrain' losses.
The auto turns 2200 rpm at 60 mph and the manual 2800 rpm. The more times you fill the cylinders the more gas you use ...
Although (and I'm not looking at the dyno charts right now, but most engines run this way) you get more torque at higher rpms for a given gear ratio. Maybe (or not!) Honda decided that most MT customers would be enthusiasts and geared the thing to run at higher rpms for more perceived peppiness. It would be interesting to interview the engineers to find out the REAL reason this is so. I think both AT and MTs should have had the same overall gear ratio. I mean, one can always downshift if an increase in peppiness is needed...
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2009 Taffeta White Sport, Automagic.
My other car is a Road King
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