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#2439 of 2672 Just under 28. by tankbeans Nov 04, 2008 (3:41 pm)
Hey all-   I just filled up and got just under 28 mpg mixed with a 60/40 city/hwy split. Excited. Today it cost me $16.41 for 8.465 gallons of gas. Awesome. Just thought I'd report back.   Oh and I'm not sticking to 65 or anything like that. I'm just avoiding jackrabbit starts. That is such a buzzword anymore. Anywho, I'm happy.
#2440 of 2672 To improve gas efficiency this is what I do. by rambo007 Nov 05, 2008 (8:29 am)
Friends,   My 08 EXL has 4500 miles on it. Highway gives me 32mpg (I always drive btwn 70-75 m/h) and city limits 23 mpg (avg 40 m/h). I am doing something which I think helps to reduce the gas consumption. I would like to check with the experts in this forum.   I always try to keep the rpm below 2500. After stopping at a red light, when I continue, I dont give much acceleration to keep the rpm below 2500. Once the vehicle is running in its top gear, (like 45-50 mph) the rpm is nearly 2000. In highways (70mph) the rpm is close to 1500.   To those who doesn't get good mileage in city, you can try to drive closely watching the rpm. If you have never done this before, be careful as it takes half of your concentration while driving. But It helps I think. Friends, please advice whether this is correct or not.   I also noted some of you are getting highway mileage like 40 mph. I would like to improve my gas efficiency, and would like to know is there any special driving style to adopt. What kind of rpm you guys keep while driving in the highways.?..Please share. Replies to this message: thegraduate (Nov 05, 2008 8:47 am) malmouza (Nov 06, 2008 5:48 am)
#2441 of 2672 Re: To improve gas efficiency this is what I do. [rambo007] by thegraduate Nov 05, 2008 (8:47 am)
Replying to: rambo007 (Nov 05, 2008 8:29 am) Those getting the relatively high numbers (37+ mpg), myself included, are driving the previous-generation Accords, which are lighter and smaller than the current models. They also have less horsepower (166 vs. 177-190) but are actually marginally faster-accelerating, presumably because they weigh less.   On the highway, I've gotten 40-41 MPG on two occasions, and haven't replicated those again. To get 37 or 38 MPG, I just drive normally. Fill up, maybe do a small bit of local driving, then hit the highway, set the cruise control around 75 MPH. Sometimes 78. Sometimes 72. It all depends on the conditions, and my anxiousness for getting the trip overwith. At 75 MPH, my 2006 Accord runs exactly 2,500 RPM.   When accelerating, I typically keep things under 3,000 RPM, just as a matter of normal driving style. However, I'm not against gunning it to pass an annoying or unsafe driver and revving it up a good bit. I swear, that car feels stronger than the 166hp rating suggests, sometimes!     TheGraduate Replies to this message: malmouza (Nov 06, 2008 5:48 am)
#2442 of 2672 Re: To improve gas efficiency this is what I do. [thegraduate] by malmouza Nov 06, 2008 (5:48 am)
Replying to: thegraduate (Nov 05, 2008 8:47 am) I do not think 300 lbs or even 700 lbs for that matter make a difference in highway driving. I own 2008 accord EX Manual tranx. and I got as high as 41 MPG doing 70 MPH on the highway, and this number is the average of the trip from PA to NY. But wait when I get into the stop and go traffic there where even 100LBs make a difference. Because the MPG will drop drastically to 25 MPG. Normally I get on average 32 MPG on mixed driving, not exceeding the 70 MPH and 2200RPM. But even if I drive this car like cop chasing drug dealer, I still get 26 MPG. On a highway sometime you do not need to push the throttle wide open to keep the car moving at the same speed, because at highway speed there is a lot of air getting into the intake faster than the car can digest, this fast moving air may just insight the computer to through unnecessary more fuel to keep up with the air flow, not because the car need all that fuel to keep the 70 MPH, but just to keep up with the emission demand that the ECU (computer) was programmed to handle. In perfect world if the accelerator we use in our cars was designed to control the fuel flow instead of the air flow, we will get better gas mileage, but automaker always take the easy way. Diesel gets good gas mileage because the throttle does not control the air flow. I hope this help to understand why some people are getting a good gas mileage with the same car that other are struggling to get even the EPA mileage. lol
#2445 of 2672 a couple of posts have been moved by pat HOST Nov 07, 2008 (4:16 am)
Here's the link: sirus270, "Honda Accord (1998-2002) Maintenance and Repair" #1554, 6 Nov 2008 9:02 pm.
#2446 of 2672 2008 ex l 4cyl by wilson17 Nov 09, 2008 (8:29 am)
2008 accord ex-l 4cyl . I have 4100 miles get 19 mpg around town & 24 on mixed with highway driving. Not any better than my 2004 v6 accord that I trade in. Replies to this message: blufz1 (Nov 09, 2008 9:38 am)
#2447 of 2672 Re: 2008 ex l 4cyl [wilson17] by blufz1 Nov 09, 2008 (9:38 am)
Replying to: wilson17 (Nov 09, 2008 8:29 am) 23 MPG at 55-62 while towing a small Bass Boat in my 02 V6.
#2448 of 2672 08 exl-v6 by jhinsc Nov 09, 2008 (6:04 pm)
I have approximately 3,600 miles now and with 50/50 city/hwy mix, I'm averaging 23 mpg. My highest tankful yielded 25.4 mpg with about 170 miles of steady hwy miles, and the lowest was the first tank at 21.4 mpg. I wish it was higher but I can't complain. Replies to this message: ljgbjg (Nov 18, 2008 1:50 pm) dpmeersman (Nov 18, 2008 4:36 pm) kipk (Nov 28, 2008 4:30 am)

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