View Poll Results: What's your average life long fuel economy on your AT fit ??
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AT Fuel Economy POLL
#47
can you guys post your speed. is this average? 35-45 mpg is pretty high to me.
it'll be nice if my car can average that high. my car has 1,500 + miles as of this moment.
around my area, (chino hills, ca.) I only get 27-28 mpg due to hilly terrrain.
plus, i'm pretty much always 5 miles above the speed limit within the city.
I do get an average of 30 - 32 mpg @ 70-80 mph, this is nothing to complain about since this is very good compare to my evo.
it'll be nice if my car can average that high. my car has 1,500 + miles as of this moment.
around my area, (chino hills, ca.) I only get 27-28 mpg due to hilly terrrain.
plus, i'm pretty much always 5 miles above the speed limit within the city.
I do get an average of 30 - 32 mpg @ 70-80 mph, this is nothing to complain about since this is very good compare to my evo.
#48
I agree, 35-45 strains credibility for an AT unless driving is nothing but flat farm country without traffic. Your mileage sounds just about spot on.
I started logging fuel consumption religiously after getting the mileage meter software upgraded in December. Over 13 tanks of gas, 80/20 city/highway, I'm averaging 28.25 mpg; high 33.6, low 24.71 (cold weather, 100% city, playing with full throttle shifts). This includes a fair amount of coasting in neutral and shutting the engine off at stoplights that last more than 30 seconds, as well as a (generally) light foot on the throttle and lots of hills. Over 13 tanks, the average discrepancy between calculated and displayed mileage is 0.6 mpg after the software upgrade.
I started logging fuel consumption religiously after getting the mileage meter software upgraded in December. Over 13 tanks of gas, 80/20 city/highway, I'm averaging 28.25 mpg; high 33.6, low 24.71 (cold weather, 100% city, playing with full throttle shifts). This includes a fair amount of coasting in neutral and shutting the engine off at stoplights that last more than 30 seconds, as well as a (generally) light foot on the throttle and lots of hills. Over 13 tanks, the average discrepancy between calculated and displayed mileage is 0.6 mpg after the software upgrade.
Last edited by Selden; 02-10-2010 at 03:20 PM.
#49
can you guys post your speed. is this average? 35-45 mpg is pretty high to me.
it'll be nice if my car can average that high. my car has 1,500 + miles as of this moment.
around my area, (chino hills, ca.) I only get 27-28 mpg due to hilly terrrain.
plus, i'm pretty much always 5 miles above the speed limit within the city.
I do get an average of 30 - 32 mpg @ 70-80 mph, this is nothing to complain about since this is very good compare to my evo.
it'll be nice if my car can average that high. my car has 1,500 + miles as of this moment.
around my area, (chino hills, ca.) I only get 27-28 mpg due to hilly terrrain.
plus, i'm pretty much always 5 miles above the speed limit within the city.
I do get an average of 30 - 32 mpg @ 70-80 mph, this is nothing to complain about since this is very good compare to my evo.
#50
Filled up 3 times in my 2010 Fit Sport with auto. Mostly highway driving...have had the car 2 weeks. I did not use the car computer to calculate...I did it the old fashioned way
1st tank: 35.5 mpg
2nd tank: 37.2 mpg
3rd tank: 38.4 mpg
I drive conservatively...60 -65MPH...not too spirited. Hoping as the weather (eventually) warms up I can hit 40 mpg.
1st tank: 35.5 mpg
2nd tank: 37.2 mpg
3rd tank: 38.4 mpg
I drive conservatively...60 -65MPH...not too spirited. Hoping as the weather (eventually) warms up I can hit 40 mpg.
#51
selden, i've been doing the same thing except shutting it down at the stop lights. at least now i know i'm not alone.
crash001, thanks for the suggestion bro. I keep mine @ 36 (cold) max. At 40 psi, i think it's already too high. although, my tires always looks low at 36, I have to consider 8 to 10 psi increase - depending on the temperature of road. you're looking at 44 to 46 psi (hot) which is beyond the maximum pressure the tire can hold.
another reason is traction, low resistance tire and 185 width... not very good in my book, all of these will multiply at 44-46 psi.
don't get me wrong, the stock tires are good for their intended purpose. but, there has to be something better out there.
crash001, thanks for the suggestion bro. I keep mine @ 36 (cold) max. At 40 psi, i think it's already too high. although, my tires always looks low at 36, I have to consider 8 to 10 psi increase - depending on the temperature of road. you're looking at 44 to 46 psi (hot) which is beyond the maximum pressure the tire can hold.
another reason is traction, low resistance tire and 185 width... not very good in my book, all of these will multiply at 44-46 psi.
don't get me wrong, the stock tires are good for their intended purpose. but, there has to be something better out there.
Last edited by little bastard; 02-12-2010 at 11:23 AM.
#54
Respectfully, I have to disagree. Throttle position is far more important than how high you rev the engine. Yea, if you floor it all the way to 5k, you'll have crappy mileage. BUT, if your throttle position never goes past 50% and you shift in the power band (4500-5000 rpm), your mileage will not suffer.
I have a 2008 AT Base. If I manually shift at higher rpms, I consistently get 36 mpg. I now have 22K miles, and the worst tank of gas I've had in the last year was 32 mpg. I don't hypermile. I commute during rush hour and drive mixed with stop and go included. I drive 75 on the highway. I run stock tire pressures. BUT, I never take my throttle past the halfway point.
I have a 2008 AT Base. If I manually shift at higher rpms, I consistently get 36 mpg. I now have 22K miles, and the worst tank of gas I've had in the last year was 32 mpg. I don't hypermile. I commute during rush hour and drive mixed with stop and go included. I drive 75 on the highway. I run stock tire pressures. BUT, I never take my throttle past the halfway point.
finally got a tank at 28mpg, and 85% of that was highway. had a high mpg of 42, but that was all highway, driving about 45mph average due to weather and traffic conditions. overall, i have been heavily disappointed with the gas mileage of the fit. on average, it's getting 24-26 mpg, whether my wife or i drive it.
i'm disappointed because though i'm not the most economical driver, this is 106hp pushing around 2700 lbs. i had an E30 M3 that got 27mpg with 70% city, 30% highway and that motor had .8L more displacement, double the max power, and was designed in the early 80's.
i also have another car that makes 5 times the power, pushes 3300 lbs, and gets 24 mpg combined when driven with civility and economy.
#55
impressive.
finally got a tank at 28mpg, and 85% of that was highway. had a high mpg of 42, but that was all highway, driving about 45mph average due to weather and traffic conditions. overall, i have been heavily disappointed with the gas mileage of the fit. on average, it's getting 24-26 mpg, whether my wife or i drive it.
i'm disappointed because though i'm not the most economical driver, this is 106hp pushing around 2700 lbs. i had an E30 M3 that got 27mpg with 70% city, 30% highway and that motor had .8L more displacement, double the max power, and was designed in the early 80's.
i also have another car that makes 5 times the power, pushes 3300 lbs, and gets 24 mpg combined when driven with civility and economy.
finally got a tank at 28mpg, and 85% of that was highway. had a high mpg of 42, but that was all highway, driving about 45mph average due to weather and traffic conditions. overall, i have been heavily disappointed with the gas mileage of the fit. on average, it's getting 24-26 mpg, whether my wife or i drive it.
i'm disappointed because though i'm not the most economical driver, this is 106hp pushing around 2700 lbs. i had an E30 M3 that got 27mpg with 70% city, 30% highway and that motor had .8L more displacement, double the max power, and was designed in the early 80's.
i also have another car that makes 5 times the power, pushes 3300 lbs, and gets 24 mpg combined when driven with civility and economy.
Last edited by Koi; 02-24-2010 at 03:36 PM.
#56
It really makes me wonder what is going on with the AT GD3 Fits and the big split of good and bad mpg. My Fit has the same "horrible mpg at all times" syndrome as yours no matter how carefully and slowly I drive it. I can drive my girlfriend's Scion tC and easily get better mpg without even trying to drive slow than I do driving slow in my Fit. It really is too bad that the issue is always ignored by Honda/mechanics, or is passed off as not driving properly to attain good fuel economy.
#58
figured i'd chime in back in on this now. i still drive 50/50 and by that i mean usually nice half the time and like an idjit half the time
but overall i usually have averaged in my 3 years of owning this car 31-35 mpg. i have found that on the interstate my best tank averages were on 1000+ mile round trips which i usually hit something around 40 mpg for the whole thing. i wasn't exactly driving mrs. daisy either...but i also drove 'em w/o ac on except sporadically.
but from all these forums it does seem weird that some auto's aren't getting all that good of mileage
but overall i usually have averaged in my 3 years of owning this car 31-35 mpg. i have found that on the interstate my best tank averages were on 1000+ mile round trips which i usually hit something around 40 mpg for the whole thing. i wasn't exactly driving mrs. daisy either...but i also drove 'em w/o ac on except sporadically.
but from all these forums it does seem weird that some auto's aren't getting all that good of mileage
Last edited by krakhed; 03-03-2010 at 09:14 PM. Reason: just cuz
#60
2010 Fit Auto with not quite 1000 miles on it. worst tank was 34 mpg, best tank 40 mpg. thats driving a 50/50 combo of city/highway. looking forward to cracking 50 mpg on the highway once its broken in.