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Old Sep 20, 2007 | 08:26 PM
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"spirited" driving mpg - no hypermilers

Alot of the mpg reports seem to be from those who admit to driving with a very light foot and accelerating at speeds that could get me shot due to road rage where I live.

What kind of gas mileage do you "spirited" drivers get?
ie: 75-85 mph hwy; 5-10 mph over all speed limits; enough acceleration to slightly pull away from traffic at a red light.
FYI- This is kind of driving merely lets you keep up with traffic in N. Dallas, it is not aggressive.
 
Old Sep 20, 2007 | 08:35 PM
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I commute nearly 326 miles one way @ 80mph and get an average of about 34. My worst is 30.6 and best is 36.8
 
Old Sep 20, 2007 | 08:45 PM
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Around 80mph, I get an average 25mpg or less.
Even combined city/hwy I get the same. A/C on.
I have a sport a/t.
If I drive 55 on the fwy , I can get 35.




 
Old Sep 20, 2007 | 09:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Jimmy101
Around 80mph, I get an average 25mpg or less.
Even combined city/hwy I get the same. A/C on.
I have a sport a/t.
If I drive 55 on the fwy , I can get 35.




Sounds like a problem Fit, bring it to the dealer..No Fit should get that bad gas mileage.........
 
Old Sep 20, 2007 | 09:27 PM
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if i beat on it in traffic i get about 25 mpg.on the highway its about 32mpg
 
Old Sep 20, 2007 | 11:21 PM
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i averaged 35-36 mpg driving approx 80 mph with the ac on. All this on an AT.
 
Old Sep 21, 2007 | 12:01 AM
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man i got a lucky one! i beat the hell outta my car. Flooring the gas pedal from every red light. 80mph CONSTANT on the freeways. Paddle shifting all the time, rev-matching every downshift, canyon runs once a week and i'm pushing 37mpg.
 
Old Sep 21, 2007 | 12:06 AM
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ive only had my car for about a month but the best mpg i got was 31 and the worst is 28 the car has about 2500 miles now
 
Old Sep 21, 2007 | 12:15 AM
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Originally Posted by koolkevin1107
man i got a lucky one! i beat the hell outta my car. Flooring the gas pedal from every red light. 80mph CONSTANT on the freeways. Paddle shifting all the time, rev-matching every downshift, canyon runs once a week and i'm pushing 37mpg.
Holy crap dude, you are the lucky one although if i did that i would probaly only get 1-2 mpgs lower so im pretty lucky to!
 
Old Sep 21, 2007 | 02:18 AM
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I drive 75 -80 on my 90 mile round trip commute. I get between 29-31mpg I have gotten 34mpg driveling closer to the 65 speed limit
 
Old Sep 21, 2007 | 10:12 AM
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My driving is pretty much 1/2 highway 1/2 city... while I don't floor it to leave a red light, I do usually leave people behind, and I would say I do a good bit of "spirited" driving. I also do around 5-10 mph over the speed limit at all times.

For a while, I was only hitting around 29-31 mpg, but ever since the car hit 5,000 miles on the odometer, I've been pulling 36-38 mpg easily. I was in Atlanta a couple of weeks back, and on my way back home (to Charlotte, NC), I made 39.8 mpg on a tank of gas, and that was with cruise control and A/C going the whole time.
 
Old Sep 21, 2007 | 12:43 PM
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Still waiting on my mpg to go up...

I'm not far from 5k on the Fit, so maybe it'll happen then????
 
Old Sep 21, 2007 | 08:12 PM
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ohhh so after the car REALLY breaks in it will get better mpg. i was kinda disappointed with what i am getting.
 
Old Sep 21, 2007 | 11:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Crixtala
My driving is pretty much 1/2 highway 1/2 city... while I don't floor it to leave a red light, I do usually leave people behind, and I would say I do a good bit of "spirited" driving. I also do around 5-10 mph over the speed limit at all times.

For a while, I was only hitting around 29-31 mpg, but ever since the car hit 5,000 miles on the odometer, I've been pulling 36-38 mpg easily. I was in Atlanta a couple of weeks back, and on my way back home (to Charlotte, NC), I made 39.8 mpg on a tank of gas, and that was with cruise control and A/C going the whole time.
I kept thinking I was hitting it too hard because I always leave the traffic still sitting at the lights. Glad I am not the only one! Once you get past 1st gear it gets up there pretty fast. I guess I am lucky because work is only 2 miles from home so I can drive a little fast and furious without hurting my gas milage too badly. I can normally go about 2 1/2 weeks on a tank of gas!

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Old Sep 22, 2007 | 01:13 AM
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I get about 290-305 miles......per a tank........usually about 9.6 gallon fillup.

And that's usually about 20-25 miles+ of driving with the gas warning light on.........
 
Old Sep 22, 2007 | 03:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Crixtala

For a while, I was only hitting around 29-31 mpg, but ever since the car hit 5,000 miles on the odometer, I've been pulling 36-38 mpg easily.
I agree, after about 7000km (4300 miles), milage started to improve. I'm usally around 34mpg with 80% city driving. When the car was new, I barely cracked 30. Driving style seems to matter considerabley. I've got a Scangauge II on the way to help with that. I think I'll post a little report when I've had some time with it.
 
Old Sep 24, 2007 | 01:23 AM
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ohhh so after the car REALLY breaks in it will get better mpg. i was kinda disappointed with what i am getting.

Wouldn't count on it, at least any kind of significant difference, that idea is more of a myth than fact.
 
Old Sep 24, 2007 | 10:16 AM
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Wouldn't count on it, at least any kind of significant difference, that idea is more of a myth than fact.
Well I'm definitely willing to live by this myth... my difference in mileage is just too dramatic to go unnoticed, and nothing changed but the mileage on my car.
 
Old Sep 24, 2007 | 05:38 PM
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Originally Posted by SDS
Alot of the mpg reports seem to be from those who admit to driving with a very light foot and accelerating at speeds that could get me shot due to road rage where I live.

What kind of gas mileage do you "spirited" drivers get?
ie: 75-85 mph hwy; 5-10 mph over all speed limits; enough acceleration to slightly pull away from traffic at a red light.
FYI- This is kind of driving merely lets you keep up with traffic in N. Dallas, it is not aggressive.
I am getting 33-35 mpg, and I am beating the hell out of the Fit. 100+ miles (daily) 80mph or more
 
Old Sep 24, 2007 | 06:08 PM
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I'm got 12gal in my car the other day!! Could hardly believe it... but I gots da receipt ta prove it ya'll

When the tank is up... (YUP STIILLLL GOIN!!!!).. I'll calculate the mileage...
 



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