Official: What are your real world MPG Numbers

[mitdr774]

HB 1.8L 5M

Over the last 2008 miles tracked (one month) Fuelly has it at 35.8 MPG. This is roughly 80% highway at 60 MPH (Yes, I drive like an old man sometimes). Last fill up was all city at 33.8 MPG.

The DIC is a little optimistic at 36.3.

 

[bufbarnaby]

48.5 mpg hwy

Over 36 combned MPG for over 5K miles , mostly city.
Just changed oil to full synthetic/WIX filter so did a mileage run for over 45 miles uphill and flat , 60-65 MPH...60 seems to be optimum.
2011 October built HB 1.4 T 6-speed manual , ZERO defects.:banana:
NOTE: 4,5 AND 6 are overdrive.
Heck , 3`rd is almost 1:1 (0.96)

 

[itsphil]

I've got a hatchback with 1.8 engine/auto 6 speed and I get 300 to a tankfull. When I watch what the estimate says I'm getting 25 to 27.7 . Chevy's glitch I imagine.

 

[usayit]

Hatchback with 1.4 turbo manual 6 speed. One tank of highway,city, and some spirited drives = 28mpg. Next tank of mostly highway (around 65-70mph) and some bumper-bumper city keeping things calm = 36mpg.

 

[nuovocapitolo]

I have had my Sonic Hatch 1.4L 6sp Manual for two weeks and average 38 MPG. Mixed highway and surface street driving. I would say 60% surface streets, 40% highway (Staying under 65 MPH).

 

[Eric Smit]

MPG: 66.2
Miles: 618.0
Gallons: 9.331
Price: $3.829/Gallon
Total: $35.728

http://www.google.com/search?q=pulse+and+glide&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&client=safari


-Eric Smit

 

[Justosonic1ls]

1.8 ls 5speed,
i have about 33% of highway (75mph+) 33%cruising(45-50mph) and 33%city stop and go. I've been averaging about 38.4mpg overall, however on my 50mph back road trip home from college i averaged 46.8mpg with about 600lbs in the back, I'm very impressed with the mpg

 

[Barnold]

Here are my numbers
34.31
32.21
34.60
36.66
38.01

I dont know what happened with the 32 # but it is getting better
I have 1.4T Hatch and I am really trying to get good # 65 to 68 mph on the highway

 

[JordanN]

On my Chevy Sonic 1.8L 2LT, my average fuel consumption in Oklahoma City (mostly city, some highway) is 23.38mpg (based on my FuelLog stats). My best is 26.56, my worst is 19.87.

 

[zretrareo27]

I've got a 6spd automatic 1.8. I've got 11k miles on the vehicle.
If I drive 55MPH on the highway, I can get 41MPG. Driving 65MPH, I get around 38HWY. I'm getting 38 HWY, 27 city, and am averaging 34.5MPG overall.

Love it.

 

[Barnold]

I drive 90 mile round trip to work 95% highway, but always in rush hour so there is alot of traffic.

 

[AndrewGS]

I'm at a lifetime average of 34MPG on fuelly. That's over a span of 8,182 miles with 81% of that being what I call City/Suburb. I've never gotten less than 31MPG with this car no matter how hard I might drive at times.

 

[PapaSmurf805]

First tank filled up yesterday. Mostly city driving and re-learning how to drive a MT...26.6mpg. I'm sure as I get more comfortable and everything breaks in it should improve.
1.4T 6sp MT LTZ HatchBack

 

[srfobx03]

I average between 31.0 and 33 mpg city and hwy with the 1.8L turbo sedan auto.

 

[mmpyro777]

1.4L TURBO AT, 35.4 mpg avg. thats about half and half city and hwy (going 72-74mph) the break in period gave me numbers right around 31mpg, now its very consistent. I havent taking her on any long trips so im not sure what top mpg i can get. will be going on one soon though.

 

[mitdr774]

I have a trip to Chicago coming up. Going to see if the rollerskate can top my 98 Z24 (38.4 MPG). I am hoping for a low 40 run out of it. I can almost hit the highway rating with mostly "city" driving (92% city resulted in 34.9). I am not really even trying all that hard with this car.

 

[cmoore2004]

40.84 mpg. Average speed was about 33. Run time just under 4 hours. Went 129 miles on 3.16 gallons. Call me crazy but I just get the urge to pull in the gas station with this car.

1LT 1.4T Sedan with about 700 miles.

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[cmoore2004]

I average between 31.0 and 33 mpg city and hwy with the 1.8L turbo sedan auto.

1.8 turbo?

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[SteveSonic]

Fuelly just reported that I reached 41.5 MPG on my last tank of BP 93 w/10% ethanol, about 15% 'city' (for me 'suburban') driving, the rest at 65 mph. I couldn't deliver these numbers without my UltraGauge telling me my instantaneous fuel consumption rate (gallons/hour) to guide my right foot. I also use most of the basic hypermiler techniques, but I've stopped drafting like I used to.

I may start experimenting with a technique that some Saab Turbo drivers once claimed worked well on turbocharged cars; that is, get into the throttle in second, and maybe third gear, to get the car to the top-gear speed quite quickly, then get into steady, light load cruise mode in top gear.

Does anyone have any comments on the theory behind that technique? Has anyone tried it?

 

[cmoore2004]

I gave it a try today, but not for MPG purposes. I babied it for a few hundred miles and wanted to switch it up a bit with this tank. I had about 50 miles on this tank, when I reset the DIC. Was at about 38 MPG then got on it, up to 55 in third, then straight to sixth gear. Was surprised to see my MPG climb up to 39.6.

Saw another Sonic on that trip too! Same color as mine but a hatchback. Couldn't see if it had the turbo emblem. First one I've seen and noticed.

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