Oh, I'm so excited!!!!!!!!!!!!

65% city driving and 35% highway.
Automatic with no cruise (it's a base).
Many miles just coasting in neutral
per day there are 2 FAS's used (very low risk areas)
Windows down almost 90% of the time.
Minimum to no AC use.
No drafting.
All dry weather, no rain.
Hwy speeds at about 60mph.
Tank was filled with 10.5 gal. of gas then refilled with 10.3 gal. of gas.
Car has 5,000 miles.
Tires were rotated at the start of the fill up and filled to 32psi cold.
Miles driven, a whoping 429 milles

I think I'm officially a hypermiler!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What did I do. I slowed down. No shotgun starts. Looked way ahead at traffic lights to optimize coasting. Did my best to stay out of vtec range. Memorized my route and how the traffic lights worked and used the timing in my favor. Pissed of many many drivers in the process. I'm getting 41 mpg combined in a car that is rated for 34mpg on the highway.

 

I'm sorry but I call this BS, I have an '08 manual fit but I am only getting 38.xx miles and that is with conservative driving. Unless you're driving a 1.3 fit which is not available in the states

 

Call it what you want. I call it 41.6 mpg.

I've been climbing to that mark and it is all because of my improoved technique. Period. I fogot to mention a few other factors:

Rarely is anyone in the car with me.

I always keep the rear seats flat to lower the center of gravity of the car

There is never any extra crap in the car, not even floor mats. Since I have roadside assistance I've been debating dupming the spare and jack.

I never ever start the car unless I'm 100% ready to shift and start moving. You would be amazed at how much gas you waste by starting the car before you put your seat belt on and make any adjustments prior to shifting to drive.

When leaving a parking stall I do three things. 1) always check to make sure that I don't have to wait for a car to move before I can. I only start the car in a parking stall if I can instantly start to move. 2) I try to pull all the way trough so I don't have to use reverse when leaving the stall and 3) If I have to back up out of a stall, I try to use gravity (park on the uphill stall) to drift out of the stall. Once stopped I start and go on my way.

Finally, when coming to my final destination I always make every effort to get the car turned off as soon as possible.

The key to remember is: IF YOUR ENGINE IS RUNNING AND YOUR CAR IS NOT MOVING YOU ARE GETTING ZERO (0) MPG'S.

 

For manual, yes you can achieve that but in an Auto fit?? The best I'm seen is about 32-33mpg for an auto fit

 

Then my friend you cannot see or you truly have not looked. I can achieved 37mpg in my wifes 2008 CRV AUTOMATIC. Technique is the MF Key!

Oh, not to mention that my father-in-law just achieved 40mpg in his manual fit and it is only his 3rd or 4th tank.

 

Congratulations, that's exceptional mpg for an automatic. Not to doubt you, but I wonder if you didn't fill the tank as much as usual for your record, and that's affecting your mpg figure. Let us know if you get the same or similar mpg on succeeding tanks.

BTW, I'm driving a fairly new (2 1/2 months old) manual sport and am averaging slightly over 40 mpg (9 tankfuls of gas since purchasing the vehicle), with a lot of that being highway miles.

 

Quick note to add, on the windows down vs using A/C effecting mpg issue, apparently the "rule of thumb" is below 40mph, windows down, no A/C above, 40mph, windows up and use the A/C - this is in general applied to the aerodynamics of most of today's new cars