Canadian Gas Mileage

[b17gsr]

todays fill up gave me a 7.2L/100kms reading. My worst to date!

[crimsona]

Man I just hit 6k km on my odo and my oil life is down to 20%

Best so far is 8.1l/100 km, worst is 10.1l/100 km (lots of warming up when Vancouver snowed)

[PurrfectFit]

Don't know if this thread has appeared elsewhere in this forum, but I found it interesting and good to relate to some views expressed by Canadians, because our climate can differ greatly from the USA, as do the prices here, etc.

http://www.thecarmagazine.com/en/det...no=967&catid=2

The gas consumption 7.4 l/100 K looks quite good, and if I did my math correctly based on Canadian gallons, that would be about 38.7 miles / gal.

I gotta remember to record my odometer reading next time I fill up, but now we're into winter, and consumption will rise -- especially when the car is idling in the drive way to melt the freezing off the windows!

Later,
Bill

[Velikimrav]

I got mine (DX MT) just 20 days ago and just went through my first tank. It took 36.6 liters to fill it up again and I did 361KM. Now this translates to roughly 10l/100Km and that's highly disappointing. This is all city driving, gentle (breaking in the engine) hardly ever over 80km/h but lots of very short trips. I use block heater as often as possible and the temperatures here in Edmonton have been rather unseasonably high :-) in the last 20 days (true, a few days of -11C or so, but today was +4C!!!). Also my check engine light has been on twice and they say it is a sofware glitch at the dealers. Could low mileage and this be related? Can winter and new engine make such a huge difference?

[echoRS2005]

Is it possible your tank wasn't 100% full to start with? Did the dealer fill the tank? (they usually don't fill it all the way up)
Also, you car isn't broken in yet. Your mileage should get better over a few tanks. I know mine did.
I just got 8.1 l/100km with my Sport AT on my last tank. Not bad since it's about 80% CITY/20% HWY and and with slightly cold weather and all.

[PurrfectFit]

I changed my oil when it was down to 10%

Ditto! but had only about 8,400 k at the time if I recall correctly.

So, I finally checked my consumption and it was 38.47 Canadian mpg -- I can't relate to that liters/100k method, so I worke dit out in mpg, but of course Canadian gallons (4.54 liters/gal vs US which is 3.78 litres / gal).

This was mixed driving over a two week period, but more highway (about 70%) and even included some warm ups in the driveway on cold days and when we had freezing rain. As a result, I'm not complaining at all.

Of course, in the summer I use the A/C, so I really don't know if I used less fuel during the warmer weather.

Later,
Bill

[mcspeed]

I have put 7600km's on mine driving on Hwy 1 to southern Ab and I have not done any better than 6.7L/KM. I would have thought that after that many Km's I would have been getting closer to the highway Epa's. I wonder how much effect the elevation has on the fuel consumption.

[speedo]

Hi I Have A Fit And I Made Around 10 / 100 Km It Drive Gas Like A V6 That Was Ridiculus , And The Dealer Tell Me I Have To Wair 12000 Km To Break It But I Am Not Sure That Gonna Change Something.

[Illusive]

Best for me is 7.4L/100km...then again I drive my Fit probably a bit different than you guys. I'm usually quite conservative, but will drop a gear when I need the torque...

[SYMBIOTIX]

Im am only getting 420km between fill up to low fuel light (32litres to fill) that seems really low... My car now has 2300on the odometer... Any ideas boys??

[Illusive]

I usually squeeze in at least 35L per fill up from the light. Go about a buck or two and to a well rounded number before paying. That's probably why, those added few Litres will bump you up another 50km.

[prelude_guy97]

My city MPG is right on the nose! I seem to drive about the same distance every week. I seem to drive about 240km each week...mostly city too...although there isnt alot of stop and go where I live. The 3 times I filled up took about 17 liters to fill. Which works out to 14.1 km/liter....which is 39.83 MPG according to this calculator:

Unit Conversions

I havnt been able to check out my highway MPG yet.

I like to get the gear into the highest as soon as possible...barely go over 3000. I have 31 PSI cold in my winter tires. In the winter, the temps here are usually around the minus single digits with higher humidity. Also, we are only about 200 feet above sea level...maybe elevation has something to do with it? I always fill up with Shell regular too.

[charlie_su1986]

Originally Posted by SYMBIOTIX

Im am only getting 420km between fill up to low fuel light (32litres to fill) that seems really low... My car now has 2300on the odometer... Any ideas boys??

short city driving can hurt your mileage bad, is that what you do?
if that 420km is mostly highway then I'd say something's wrong.

I only get ~350KM for 35L fill up(low 20s MPG), that's short city driving during rush hour

I think There's a guy somewhere on this forum saying he's getting 18 MPG in winter NYC lol

those numbers are in US Gallons btw

[Illusive]

Originally Posted by charlie_su1986

short city driving can hurt your mileage bad, is that what you do?
if that 420km is mostly highway then I'd say something's wrong.

I only get ~350KM for 35L fill up(low 20s MPG), that's short city driving during rush hour

I think There's a guy somewhere on this forum saying he's getting 18 MPG in winter NYC lol

those numbers are in US Gallons btw

Holy crap those are bad numbers. Even in Calgary.

Swapped over the 91 Octane on my last fill up, will report any differences I see in mileage.

[charlie_su1986]

Originally Posted by Illusive

Holy crap those are bad numbers. Even in Calgary.

Swapped over the 91 Octane on my last fill up, will report any differences I see in mileage.

I tried both 89 and 87 and I didn't see any noticeble difference. hope my milage will get a little better when summer hits...

Btw, a quick question, do we get that 10% ethanol blending gas here in Calgary? Thanks. I usually fill up at Shell or Petro Canada.

[SYMBIOTIX]

I usually run 89 ethanol, and Im doing at least 70% hwy and still only getting 420km/32L tank. We've had some pretty strange weather ever since I bought the car though, so I will wait untill it normalizes a bit.

I mean I was actually getting better mileage on my fully modded EP3 (even with a Race Header)

[T-Funk]

I'm pretty sure you're not supposed to express mpg using Canadian gallons
I'm certain thats why some of these guys have such exaggerated mpg estimates.

the absolute worst mpg ive had in the city is 29.5mpg and my usual is about 29.9 because i drive like a wanker

highway driving i think i get about 37.5 at the best

[prelude_guy97]

Finally got home from my trip. I filled up before leaving Halifax and drove 392km (to the first gas station in my area) and it clicked at 21.2 liters...I topped it up at 22.5 liters. ($31)

I used a MPG conversion calculator and entered that I purchased 22.5 liters and drove 392km...the result was that I got 49.7MPG. Exactly what the spec sheet says.

I had it on cruise most of the way going anywhere from 100-110km/h. Checked my tires and they were at 37PSI warm. I have 4800km on my Fit now...with 40% oil life. Besides getting my first chip on my Fit....im pretty happy.

[Giggles]

This last weekend I took a day trip into Seattle with every seat occupied in my Fit plus some luggage in the back. The trip from start to finish took 1 tank of gas. On the way home we got stuck in some stop-and-go highway traffic for almost 2 hrs. And while we were in the city we where moving very slow (not really getting past 2nd gear).
Even with all the weight and crappy driving conditions I still achieved 44.16 MPG (Imperial). This made me happy. I look forward to what The fit can do when My wife and I travel to SK.

Edit: 44.16 IMPERIAL MPG = 6.39L/100km

[PurrfectFit]

In response to:

I'm pretty sure you're not supposed to express mpg using Canadian gallons
I'm certain thats why some of these guys have such exaggerated mpg estimates.

As good Canucks we should express it in the metric system as liters per 100 Kilometers but I grew up with mpg and even when I went to the local car dealers here, they had stickers on the cars that showed both mpg and liters per 100K which helped me relate. For the Americans on this site, they will not relate as well to metric except to see that certain cars like the Fit, Yaris, etc. use very few liters to travel 100 K. But as far as I know, there's no rule on how to express fuel consumption when communicating this to others, and most people I speak with are in (or closer to my age group), and can relate to mpg better (and they all know that the US gallon is 3.78 liters whereas the Canadian/Imperial gallon is 4.54 liters).



PS: And I did a check this winter on one tankful and was very disappointed in the consumption but I attribute this to more fuel wasted to regularly warm up the vehicle and this is unavoidable since you cannot drive safely with iced up windows, and then the many times we had to shuffle the car in and out of the driveway to clean the huge amounts of snow that fell. I do city and highway combined driving and the consumption was in the 10 liters/100 K range if I recall correctly. I need to check it again now that the weather is better, and the fuel robbing winter tires have been replaced with summer tires again.