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Replying to: dudleyr (Oct 08, 2008 6:38 am) I ask so we can see if the Accord is just "that good" or is your driving style the main reason. Obviously, both will be true to some degree, as most of us don't have long stretches of flat, 55 MPH roadways! |
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I almost always exceed the EPA with any car. The few exceptions are domestic vehicles with automatic transmissions. For example I had an '87 Taurus wagon that was EPA 28 on the highway and I struggled to get 28 even going fairly slow. I once got near 30, but I was only going abougt 55-60. I had a '90 Corolla wagon that was nearly identical to the Accord in EPA, and I got about the same gas mileage in real life as well - high 20's around town and high 30's going fast on the interstate with high 40's travelling for max economy. It was 27/34 to the 26/34 of my Accord. The '90 Integra that the Accord replaced could never match the Accords numbers despite a 1.8 liter engine and 500 fewer pounds. It did very well compared to the EPA 24/28 though. No idea why it was rated so low. I could drive 80 mph and do better than 30 mpg. It would do about 37 on most long trips and maxed out in the low 40's under ideal conditions. Our 2006 Sienna is quite good for its size as it gets better mpg than the 500 lb lighter first gen ody that had a 2.2 liter to the Sienna 3.3 V-6. It can get over 30 mpg on flat roads at 60-65 mph, but I have never maxed it out at 55 or 60 mph. I can eek out 20+ around town. Heavily loaded at 75+ mph it gets about 23 mpg. Some older cars included a 76 Volare wagon (with an MT of all things) that once did as well as 22 mpg going 55 mph (the speed limit back then), but was generally a gas hog. A 74 Cadillac Fleetwood with a 472 CI V-8 that rarely got over 10 mpg. A 1980 VW Scirocco that never gave me less than 30 mpg and got up to 45 on the highway - again at about 55-60, but was usually closer to 40 mpg on the highway. FWIW my last tank above was not all 55 mph. It was mostly about 60 mph with about 90 miles at 72 mph. Had about 20 stops and 2 very cold starts (around freezing). No A/C use. Most of my super high mpg numbers are from the scanguage and are for runs of about 100 miles (shorter trips are not very significant - as I can average 300 mpg if I am going all downhill in neutral) To sum it up I always do well but almost always am in line with the original EPA ratings (two versions ago before they dumbed them down in the 80's and again last year). For example with those ratings the Scirocco was EPA 42 highway which is about on target. To get these numbers multiply the 1985-2007 EPA highway by 1.28. So the original rating for my Accord is 43.5 mpg - about in line with what it gets on level ground with no wind and no a/c going about 60 mph.
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I was wondering what tire PSI you run ? I have increased my PSI to 37 and it has helped some , The last tank was 31 MPG with mixed driving, but the best MPG I have ever gotten was 36MPG on vacation this summer and it was all interstate driving at 65 MPH with 28PSI in the tires. I also use Pinzoil 5w20. Top Cat
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Replying to: topcat8 (Oct 08, 2008 7:48 pm) 28 PSI is pretty underinflated. Did you knowingly have them inflated at this level? |
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Replying to: dudleyr (Oct 08, 2008 1:56 pm) |
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i got accord coupe lx-s 08 2 months ago. ive been driving with ac on all the time in city, and getting 19~ mpg. is this normal?
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Replying to: xenoninjax (Oct 08, 2008 10:04 pm) Could you be a little more specific about your driving habits?
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Replying to: thegraduate (Oct 09, 2008 5:45 am)
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Replying to: malmouza (Oct 09, 2008 9:03 am) .......yeah, that sounds about right (but I drive a 6M) all the best, ez....
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| My 2008 V6 coupe is getting 25mpg consistently. I drive about 60% freeway/ 40% city. My 1995 V6 (now driven by teenage daughter) still gets 25mpg as well. The truly amazing thing is that the 08 has 268hp vs the 95's 178hp. | |
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