Engine temperature and outside temp have a lot to do with MPG. I'll make a trip cold and then come home with the warmed up engine, and mileage will be considerably higher when it's warmed up.

Going uphill is a mileage killer. Lately, I've been coasting downhill in neutral, when conditions are right.

 

Not just inside/outside temp and hills, but also wind speed and wind direction.

 

I got my 2015 FIT LX CVT on Sept 6 2014. On June 25 2015 I had exactly 6000 miles on the car, about 80% in town driving. I used 165.7 gallons of gas to go 6000 miles. My calculated MPG is 36.21. I have eco on and use mostly Quicktrip regular gas.

 

Very nice! It is amazing what this little car can do when conditions are right.

 

140 miles and an average of 42 mpg on half a tank.

Fingers crossed for it to stay this way for the other half.

 

Does different band of gas affect mileage?

When I purchase the car (comes with FREE tank of gas):
48 mpg

Shell gas:
45 mpg

And now I am thinking about using Mobil and see if I can better mpg, I am hoping to hit 50 mpg :^)

 

How much ethanol in the gas?
10% ethanol will cut your mpg by about 5%.
Less energy in a pound of ethanol than in a pound of gasoline.
To get best mileage, do not use gas with ethanol in it.

Gregg

 

My car came with a full tank, and so did my son's. It's only 10 gal, not like the huge tanks in some pickups. I also got a $50 gas debit card with my car.

To compare different brands of gas, you'll have to run quite a few tanks. Actually, it will be impossible to make an accurate comparison. Any good 87 octane will give you the same mpg as any other.

 

Very happy as I hit 42.2 MPG in 230 miles in LA traffic.

70% freeway though.

Loving how this car can be a quick rabbit to a MPG turtle.

 

After almost a year of driving in town, decided today to turn the Econ and VSA both back ON. I gleefully enjoyed the sparkier response without them, but yes, it's not a sport car. Whether or not considered a virtue, patience most certainly provides a lowering of blood pressure, a psychoanalyst, an on-board maintenance cushion, a significant discount on fuel costs, and of course, higher MPG. Enjoy your ride!

 

Fitster, you are absolutely correct, patience is definitely required for you to obtain maximum fuel efficiency, but it will pay off.

 

My last tank was 39.8 mostly highway normal driving. I have owned my Fit for 13 months now. Love it! Mileage is definitely affected by temperature.

 

Logged my best tank yet yesterday at 48.2mpg.

I also noticed this on my way into work this morning (see attached). The 27.4mpg is less than 1000 feet between two very long lights right after I get off the intersate (I generally shut off the engine at both of them). The 74.9mpg is the remainder of the drive to the office, which is right at 10 miles - a lot of downhill driving. The lights are properly timed, so I can generally go through all of them without stopping.

 

2015 EX-Manual first tank 80% highway, 37.3mpg!

My 3rd Fit and I think it's the best yet! :-)

 

Very nice! And the 74.9mpg is incredible. It sure must have been nice to see that on your display.

 

Very nice. I had no idea the car was capable of such. I wish every drive was primarily downhill. :P

 

That should be a feature of MapQuest - routes that are primarily downhill. Even if the route is longer, you could still use less gas.

 

Agreed.
I actually loaded possible routes to/from work into google earth as a path, then viewed the profile of each path to pick the way to/from work where I was going down as much as possible.

I also used the app MapMyRide a few times to monitor the terrain and my speed.

 

Excellent! If you can do the same thing going both directions, you've got a winning technique.

 

Picking which uphills and downhills you take helps, where possible. A short, steep climb followed by a long, gentle downhill is way better than going the other way, even if both ends of the route are at the same elevation.