US MPG - Real World Numbers

[Mike_TX]

A buddy of mine pointed out in my last post about mpg that the pic showed only a few miles tallied on the tripmeter when I snapped it. Today I decided to finish off the break-in miles with a road trip on I-5. 80 miles round trip, just me and a full tank. Here's my mileage from that trip. I own a 2.0 rwd, just to clarify:View attachment 4075

Sweet!

 

[gilthanis1]

After 635 miles, 550 of which were a highway drive home in Eco, I'm averaging 24-25.5, calculated at pump fillups. GT2 AWD, but that figure will drop since break in is almost done.

 

[Frubin76]

I know it's not apples to apples, but I had a string of Acura TL's and TLX's with a 3.5-liter V6, and I got some of the best mileage of any cars I've ever owned with them - 38-39 mpg on the highway at 75-80 mph. Weight about the same, and a slightly larger engine.

True, they weren't turbos, but a turbo should actually do well on gas mileage if you don't stick your foot in it too much and blow gas out the exhaust. After all, a turbo makes power without having to stomp it. In fact, I get the best acceleration out of my turbo Optima with only light pressure on the pedal.

The bottom line is that 25 mpg on the highway for a 3.3-liter V6 in 2018 ain't stellar mileage by any measure. It comes down to the 3.3-liter being around for awhile and not being known for good mileage. If scoot is all you care about, that's great. But Hyundai/Kia needs to do some engineering work to make that engine a little more efficient ... or come out with a better one.

We agree that GT engine has not stellar MPG, but I must tell you, performance wise, it is much faster than the Acura you mention, It is even faster than a 5.0 L Mustang GT, and compared to the Mustang, the gas mileage is better. I have searched for similar performing cars and MPG's are around the same and only slightly better in lighter weight cars.

 

[Mike_TX]

We agree that GT engine has not stellar MPG, but I must tell you, performance wise, it is much faster than the Acura you mention, It is even faster than a 5.0 L Mustang GT, and compared to the Mustang, the gas mileage is better. I have searched for similar performing cars and MPG's are around the same and only slightly better in lighter weight cars.

Oh, I know - I wasn't comparing performance, only gas mileage.

 

[Vaoh]

37 mile trip right before dawn, doing roughly 75 all the way there. Have done about 270 miles on this current tank of fuel, so the fuel gauge is close to 3/8th of a tank.

The V6 is very much capable of good mileage, but it could come down to how one drives. As I have yet to see more than one or two other people really replicate this sort of economy.

 

[Rufus]

37 mile trip right before dawn, doing roughly 75 all the way there. Have done about 270 miles on this current tank of fuel, so the fuel gauge is close to 3/8th of a tank.

The V6 is very much capable of good mileage, but it could come down to how one drives. As I have yet to see more than one or two other people really replicate this sort of economy.

NICE! So much of the mpg we can attain is directly connected to one's right foot. I averaged over 37mpg on my last road trip (2.0 rwd to clarify) of 80 miles. But now that my break-in miles are done, I doubt I'll touch that kind of fuel economy again until the next family road trip lol