42 mpg
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42 mpg
Just purchased a 12 Fit Sport 5 speed. I am going to get it set up to tow behind my motorhome. Just came back from a 1k mile trip to the Oregon Coast. My wife drove the Fit and I the MH. I could not believe the first fill up the computer said 42.3 mpg....no way....when I filled up did the math and sure enough it was just about right on! OK an anomaly...on subsequent fill up same...right around 41 mpg. This is all highway driving but I am really impressed. The Fit is very fun to drive and my wife can't believe how easy it shifts....even better than the Mazda3 she had!
#2
Was she slip streaming the MH by any chance?
42 is eminently achievable at favorable speeds (45-55mph) and or favorable winds. Above 65mph the Fit's brick-like aerodynamics work against it.
Welcome to the boards from an ex-seattlelite!
42 is eminently achievable at favorable speeds (45-55mph) and or favorable winds. Above 65mph the Fit's brick-like aerodynamics work against it.
Welcome to the boards from an ex-seattlelite!
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Just purchased a 12 Fit Sport 5 speed. I am going to get it set up to tow behind my motorhome. Just came back from a 1k mile trip to the Oregon Coast. My wife drove the Fit and I the MH. I could not believe the first fill up the computer said 42.3 mpg....no way....when I filled up did the math and sure enough it was just about right on! OK an anomaly...on subsequent fill up same...right around 41 mpg. This is all highway driving but I am really impressed. The Fit is very fun to drive and my wife can't believe how easy it shifts....even better than the Mazda3 she had!
These Fits are great $$$ savers. I am getting this mileage without a lot of effort, those owners not getting at least 35 MPG highway must be lead footing it for sure or driving up some big mountains.
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Jim
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If it were traffically possible it could be done even easier. Nowhere in my world can 45 mph be maintained for any longer than a moment or two. Even at 4:30am here there's always some moron gumming up the works on the road. I'm convinced, there are no more qualified drivers left on the open roads of today, sorry to say.
#10
If it were traffically possible it could be done even easier. Nowhere in my world can 45 mph be maintained for any longer than a moment or two. Even at 4:30am here there's always some moron gumming up the works on the road. I'm convinced, there are no more qualified drivers left on the open roads of today, sorry to say.
#12
This thread should be moved to the ECO thread as 55-62mph is not real world for most of us. My highway speed limit is 70-75mph, anything less than that and the semis will run you off the road. I recently did 240 miles, 75-80mph, headlights on, 50% A/C usage and got 35mpg.
I have also observed my highest mpg (55-60mpg) from ScanGage is at steady 40mph in 4th gear. I have never seen higher than 50mpg in 5th gear at any steady and sustained speed.
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I have also observed my highest mpg (55-60mpg) from ScanGage is at steady 40mph in 4th gear. I have never seen higher than 50mpg in 5th gear at any steady and sustained speed.
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#14
I get 41-42 mpg in mixed driving—hwy, city, acceleration, engine starts, bumper to bumper rush hour traffic, idling. Pretty damn impressive for mixed driving. I've gotten 43.7 on the highway doing 73 mph, with A/C, headwinds and hills.
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This thread should be moved to the ECO thread as 55-62mph is not real world for most of us. My highway speed limit is 70-75mph, anything less than that and the semis will run you off the road. I recently did 240 miles, 75-80mph, headlights on, 50% A/C usage and got 35mpg.
I have also observed my highest mpg (55-60mpg) from ScanGage is at steady 40mph in 4th gear. I have never seen higher than 50mpg in 5th gear at any steady and sustained speed.
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I have also observed my highest mpg (55-60mpg) from ScanGage is at steady 40mph in 4th gear. I have never seen higher than 50mpg in 5th gear at any steady and sustained speed.
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#17
Minimal and probably near impossible to measure the difference for the average driver. I'd guess 1/4 to 1/2 a mpg. I know when at a steady idle the gph (gallons per hour) on my ScanGage increases slightly when I turn on the headlights.
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#18
Long trips in the Fit are great for gas mileage. I drove from Portland to Crater Lake and averaged 46 MPG with 3 people and a lot of gear in the Fit. Coming back up it was about 42.
I try to remember those good times when I'm now averaging 30mpg in my 2011 sport AT as my commuter. I was at 34 before winter hit. I think the Fit hates the cold, or the winter fuel mixture. My MPG is creeping back up now as "spring" starts in Portland.
Ah, who cares? I love my Fit!!!
I try to remember those good times when I'm now averaging 30mpg in my 2011 sport AT as my commuter. I was at 34 before winter hit. I think the Fit hates the cold, or the winter fuel mixture. My MPG is creeping back up now as "spring" starts in Portland.
Ah, who cares? I love my Fit!!!
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