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| First full tank (not the factory filled tank) yielded almost 17 MPG. I live in western Los Angeles, 75% city (slow but not too many stops) and 25% highway (faster, but many stops) with AC either on low or off. I chose 2WD instead of AWD because my other car, a 4-cylinder supercharged 95 AWD Previa, has consistently gotten lousy mileage (13-16 MPG in similar driving). I expect (and hope) the Pilot to achieve near 20's after break-in. | |
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I'm amazed at the wide range of MPG being reported here. I'm sure there are a lot of variables, many of which have been discussed here, but does anyone know if altitude has an effect on MPG? I live in Colorado at 6000 ft. and I'm looking to buy an 06 Pilot but I'm concerned about experiencing one of those 13 MPG Pilot stories. I'm currently driving a Mountaineer with a 5.0L V8 that gets 14 MPG in the city. I'd hate to go backwards! Thanks for the input!
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Replying to: coman (Nov 15, 2005 11:27 am) The thing I've noticed about the Pilot is that the shift points are at a higher RPM, even with a light throttle. Also the difference at 2000 RPM, Pilot=64 MPH and Ody=70 MPH. I think prudent acceleration will have the greatest effect on MPG. |
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My wife and I took an aniversary trip from Sacramento to Santa Cruz a week or two ago and returned home with one tank. I can tell you the full tank gave us about 425 total miles. I would say that 80 % of that was freeway driving at about 65 to 70mph. and the rest was driving around Santa Cruz and local mountain areas. I drive very lightfooted and enjoyed seeing the green ECO light come on telling me i was running on only 3 cylinders while still doing 70mph. I have driven a few tank fulls since and most of the driving has been in the city. I am now getting about 325 to the tank. I love our new pilot. 
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I have about 800 miles on my '05 Pilot EX-L and the mileage is just not meeting the my expectations. My first tank got about 19 and the two tanks since then have been 17 and 18. How long should I expect it to take to break that engine in and should I be driving it a certain way to maximize the quality of the engine break in? I am really concerned; my husband is a Chevy man and was dead set against buying a Honda and I convinced him based on the reliability and mileage and now it's not coming through for me. It is not looking good for me.
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Replying to: skyking1 (Jun 01, 2005 7:27 am)
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Replying to: rmeypilot1 (Nov 23, 2005 9:12 am) |
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First tank from the dealer yielded 21.5, never had it on the highway, but drove very light footed due to break in in suburban traffic. I just returned from a 800 miles trip, 7 people and full load of baggage gave 23MPG fast highway (80-85MPH) + going up 6000 FT (Tucson - Grand Canyon). On the way back - going downhill I averaged 65-75 MPH, 90% highway. Here I got an amazing 27MPG. In straight and level driving I can maintain 3cyl. mode up to about 85 MPH. I now have 1600 Miles on the car. One thing that helps fuel economy is to maintain tirepressure  max pressure minus 10%. This is a good formular that will boost fuel economy and provide an increased road feel. FUEL CONSUMPTION: A car uses less full in colder temps than hotter. Basically the engine produces power when air 'violently' expands due to a rapid increase in temperature (combustion). The larger the temperature spread from intake to exhaust the more expansion takes place, hence power. Regarding altitude, there is a twist. Technically the ECU unit will always try to keep the same mixture of air/fuel, say 15:1, but as elevation increases pressure drops, resulting in less airmolecules pr. given volume air sucked in by the engine, therefore the ECU must follow suit and lessen its corresponding amount of fuel molecules, now the poweroutput suffers. The end result is you will spend more fuel driving at high altitudes if you demand same power as low altitude driving - since the temperature drops at 2C/1000ft increase in altitude, you sometimes wont notice a huge difference. |
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| Bought our Pilot last Saturday. On Wednesday we took a 400 mile round-trip from Phoenix to Nogales in southern AZ. and got 25.7 MPG! We cruised at 80 mph for about 100 miles and 70-75 mph for the rest of the trip. The tires were at 33psi but I will normally have 35psi in them. The ECO light indicating three cylinders in use was on alot of the time at 70-75 mph but not as often at 80 mph. I was pleasantly surprised by the results and could probably do a little better with 35psi and staying in the 70-75 mph range. Keep in mind this is a 2WD model. Will be interesting to see what it gets in general city driving. | |
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Replying to: malub (Nov 22, 2005 1:19 pm) Slightly related. My wife has a 2005 Pacifica AWD with about 10,000 miles on it. Similar weight engine size etc to Pilot. She consistently get 15 mpg in city driving on midgrade gas. I would not expect the Pilot to get much better. Maybe a little. Having AWD with the mass of these vehicles is not efficient.
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