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Replying to: jnt (Mar 18, 2006 4:29 am) My wife has a 2005 Pacifica AWD and is lucky to get 15 mpg in town. I took it on an 800 mile trip and averaged exactly 22 mpg which is the EPA rating. The in town mileage is especially interesting because we had a 1995 Suburban 350 TBI, 4x4 6000+ lbs and it got 12-13 mpg in town, only a couple of mpg less than the Pacifica. However, the Suburban always got 15 mpg (+/- 0.1 mpg) on the highway. In the one trip that I have taken in our 2006 Odyssey (same 800 mile as above) I averaged 27 mpg, almost twice that of the Suburban. I get about 18-20 mpg in town in the Odyssey. |
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Replying to: easym1 (Mar 09, 2006 8:53 pm) I believe that the highway mpg ratings may be obtained on long trips at very close to the posted speed limits (70 mph) with rest stops every 100 miles or so. This is the type of driving that I look to to determine my "highway" mileage and usually it is close to EPA values: 27 mpg 2006 Odyssey EX-L, 22 mpg 2005 Pacifica 4x4, 28-30 mpg 1999 Intrepid ES, 15 mpg 1995 GMC Suburban 350 4x4.
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Replying to: fred222 (Mar 24, 2006 7:36 pm) I have no doubt we'd get EPA 28mpg highway if we drove 65-70mph, didn't have quite the payload as we did on this trip and didn't hit as many construction backups. Any 4500 pound vehicle is going to require a lot of energy in city or stop-and-go driving, especially if you have 500 pounds or more of people and cargo in it. It also wouldn't surprise me to see highway numbers in the low 20s for those that have the climate control on automatic (A/C on almost all the time by default) and driving 80 mph or higher, where VCM cuts off and wind drag is really cutting into fuel economy. Doing a lot of hard accelerations and having low tire pressure won't help, either. Overall, we're averaging about 1-2 mpg better in our 2006 EX-L than our 2001 Odyssey LX in similar conditions. Not bad considering the extra weight and power of the 2006 model. It's true that most probably won't obtain the same numbers as the EPA, Consumer Reports, Motor Trend, Motorweek or other publications that test fuel economy. That is due to factors that aren't controlled like tire pressure, speed, driving style, temperature, weight, A/C use, etc. On the other hand, it's just as likely that other minivans will have similar shortfalls for any particular owner. Most minivans are within a few mpg in city, highway and overall fuel economy, so buyers shouldn't expect economy car numbers with whatever they purchase. Even the EPA says their rating is a useful tool for comparing vehicles when car buying, but it may not accurately predict the average MPG you will get. Not knowing that sets a lot of people up for disappointment on many vehicles, including hybrids and economy models that frequently also have reported shortfalls from EPA numbers.
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Replying to: cpsdarren (Apr 04, 2006 7:23 am) is there *ANY* chance someone complaining about their mileage in an '06 is not using this button as prescribed?
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Replying to: fred222 (Mar 24, 2006 7:36 pm) 100+ miles and being stuck in constuction trafic on I-95 doing barely 5 MPH for 30 minutes or more - THE MILEAGE I got was abt 24 MPG. If there was no stop & go traffic and no A/C, I am sure I'd have gottewn 27 MPG or more. BTW I was doing an average of 75 MPH.
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Replying to: user777 (Apr 04, 2006 3:53 pm)
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Replying to: chend (Apr 07, 2006 8:55 am) Highway driving was on I 90 across WA at 72 mph +/- 2 mph through Cascade mountains. Many hills. |
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Replying to: KarenS (May 31, 2005 6:35 am)
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Replying to: thegraduate (Apr 09, 2006 6:31 pm)
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| Have 1600 miles on my 06 EX-L R&N and have average 21mpg over those miles. Mix of City/HWY. Last tank was 22mpg with good mix of driving (1258-1551miles). First tank was 19mpg (0-377miles). Will pull a 100% HWY driving in June, so that should give a good indicator since I should be completely borken in by then. | |
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