My average is lower than most of yours. It's a mere 32mpg average :-P (on a MT). I'm stil not complaining, as I tend to get on it now and then. Mileage hasn't changed since I've started staying in 4th gear at 40-50mph instead of shifting to 5th when I hit 40mph. 5th and 40mph, the Fit doesn't have enough oomph to get around easy; makes me scared if something unexpected happens and I can't get out of the way quickly (I'm still practicing my downshifting now and then).

 

Picked up my Fit yesterday (5MT, sport). I drove it about 100 miles and then topped it off (fuel to the top of the neck) reset odometer. Then I drove my regular commute (58 miles one way 55MPH roads the whole way with a few towns and traffic lights, mostly flat to gently rolling hills, lots of curves ), filled up (fuel to the top of the neck) and divided mileage by fuel = 44.2 mpg. I even passed some people, and when I can, I get to 60 - 65mph. I will be doing tests with full tank runs soon. I was just excited to get the car and try it out. Although this may seem high to some people, I have regularly gotten ~20% over the EPA ratings (the pre 2008 ratings) in all of my vehicles on this commute. My 4Runner V8 was rated at 19 and I would get close to 23 best case. My 1990 Civic Si, (with a couple mods which helped increase mileage) would usually average 39, with the occasioanl tank of 43.

I am very pleased.

 

About to turn over 30,000 miles and lifetime MPG right at 38. Best tank so far is 46.3 and worst was 18.9. Approx 85% highway/15% city.

 

How the heck did you get 18.9? Seriously curious, not being a smart a$$.

 

I was a bit more liberal on this tank, keeping the highway speed 65-70 rather than 60-65, more city driving, and about 4 trips to redline, I'd say 40% city 60% hwy. It was quite cold during most of the driving too.

Stats:
Miles driven between fills: 340.0
MPG 38.0
Miles: ~4600
Oil Life reading: 50% (still on factory oil)
Usual shift point: 2500-3000
Tire pressure: 43F/41R

Not too bad.

 

glad I got the Fit now. Gas is $3.31 a gallon. I avg between 32-37 mpg

 

I bought a 2008 (5MT) Base Fit in late December, 2008. I drive it almost exclusively on the highway (70 to 80 mph) from home to work (about 35 miles each way). So far here's the mileage I've been getting:

• gallons miles mpg
• 9.423 297.50 31.57
• 7.938 273.90 34.50
• 9.566 332.90 34.80
• 9.092 298.70 32.85
• 9.195 309.00 33.61

with an overall average of 33.47+-0.52 mpg.

I was a bit disappointed when I calculated things for the first time. I used to own a 1996 (5MT) Honda Civic (the 1996 Automobile Magazine Automobile of the Year) and got 30+-1 mpg around town and 35+-2 mpg on the highway (the car was stolen from in front of my house and found two miles away three weeks later stripped and burned or I'd still be driving that). I'd hoped the 12 years and smaller car would yield a few more mpg, but I'm guessing now my "fast" driving is eating that up. I might give 60 to 70 mph a try and see what happens. It is a big improvement from the 1998 Passport that I was driving which got 20.87+-0.11 mpg.

 

VTEC starts at 3400rpm, which is just over 70mph, so if you set the cruise at 70, you should get close to 36-38mpg if it isn't too hilly where you are. I did that experiment a couple weeks back, and I pulled 37.59mpg on a 175-mile trip, about 80/20 highway/city, with a few long stops. Only used 4.66 gallons!

I think a lot of the folks seeing great mileage have lower speed limits to deal with. Even rural highways are 70mph in TX, so if you're keeping up with traffic you're going 75+. My mileage at 75+ is closer to 30-32.

 

on average, so far, i get about 20-25 mpg depending... but that's cuz i dgaf. i didn't even get 200 miles out of my first tank and when i filled it, it didn't even hit 9 gallons. since then i've toned down my hyper driving style for a few tanks (never revving over 3k rpms city or 4k hwy) and i'm getting closer to 300 miles a tank but not quite yet. and when i do fill up on those occasions, it tops off after 9 gallons, close to 10. so i'm happy when i do get it to hit 30 mpg. other than that, 20-25 is still good compared to the 8-12 i would get in my 91 jeep cherokee 4.0L before. and i thought it would be impossible to a ticket in my fit, but i regularly max it out and the governer has to kick in. i can do 110 mph all day but i think it stops close to 120, never actually getting all the way there... close tho. btw, can i take out the governer or what?

 

This fillup was slightly better, a little more highway (70%)

Stats:
Miles driven on this tank: 359.2 (to just below 1/8, no gas light)
MPG: 39.56
Odo Miles: 5000
Oil Life: 40%

 

I took the advice to slow down. Over most of the last tankfull I limited my speed to 70 mph (at least for 99% of the time) which generally translated to below 3500 rpm. The results were a bit better:

• gallons miles mpg
• 9.423 297.50 31.57
• 7.938 273.90 34.50
• 9.566 332.90 34.80
• 9.092 298.70 32.85
• 9.195 309.00 33.61
• 8.923 324.40 36.36

That's almost two miles per gallon better than the best to date. The overall results for the life of the Fit to date is: 33.95+-0.62 mpg.

I'll be keeping my speed less than or equal to 70 mph and see what happens with the next tank full. Since I commute 70 miles each day (35 miles each trip) I fill up once a week, so it won't be too long before the next results.

 

Nice improvement JB! Since your commute is so routine you might want to try a few hypermiling techniques as well.

I'd give a left nut for a lower final drive ratio

 

Thanks.

What are the "hypermiling" techniques?

 

Those numbers sound about right, maybe a bit low - If I do a steady cruise on the freeway on flat land @70-75, I usually get 35-36 mpg. Higher speeds really do have a negative impact on MPGS with this car.

Remember that:
1) The Fit's a stubby beast and is probably loses more mpgs at high speeds than other cars because it's designed more for interior space than good aerodynamics......
2) The 33-38 ratings are under the old, excessivly optimistic EPA ratings.
3) The Fit (probably) weighs more than the old Civic due to the extra safety stuff on it;

 

There was an article in our local paper recently quoting a man who used to be in the oil business. Among the standard things one can do to raise gas mileage, he said that filling your tank when only half empty is a wise thing to do because of evaporation. He claims that the more air that's in the tank, the more you'll lose.

I've had my Fit for just under 3 months with mileage between 27.5 and 30.6 - not very good (I thought) for such a small car. So I filled my tank slowly, making sure it was really full. I'd gone 80 miles by the time the needle hit Full. I intended to fill up at the half, but actually filled when I still had just over a quarter tank left. (I'd also inflated my tires to 45 from an under-inflated 32psi). Sooo, (drum roll please.....) I managed 39.33mpg today. I'll stay with that routine and see what the future holds.

 

#2 is very true. But sensible driving will have you exceeding them with no problem.

#3 is surprising... the Fit at 2473 (or close) is over 100 lbs lighter than my old Civic which was a hair over 2600 lbs, despite having 4 more airbags and an ABS system.

 

Beating the EPA - The Why’s and how to Hypermile. - CleanMPG Forums

Here's the main article over on Cleanmpg.com. Scroll down to section III.

The most effective on the Fit so far seem to be

For highway: Fixed throttle driving (DWL). Keep your foot at the same spot on the throttle, let the car slow down climbing hills and speed up descending them. Cruise will kill your mileage on hilly highways.

In the city: the DWB (Drive without brakes) technique does well. Just pretend you can't hit the brakes, get off the gas much sooner than usual. If you plan the route well you'll only need the brakes for that last little bit of stopping from 5 to 0 or so. It increases travel time slightly, but keeps the engine in fuel cut for quite a while.

Plenty of other things to try as well, just use common sense.

 

Not sure I'd make that level of commitment... but I totally agree that the Fit Sport ought to have gotten a 6-speed manual. I can't tell you how many times I've reached for that extra gear in the 3 months I've owned the car... and since I'm wishing, an LSD would be pretty spiffy, too.

 

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