Edmunds.com | Inside Line | Auto Observer Your Account | Help | Directory
You are here:
![[F]](http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com/media/townhall/webxicons/site.gif){kind=small}
Forums
SUVs Honda Pilot Honda Pilot Real World MPG
981 messages, Last post on Oct 23, 2009 at 12:54 PM
You are in the Honda Pilot Forum. Your Hosts are steve_ & tidester
|
|
|---|---|
|
Replying to: tombrady1 (Jul 08, 2008 8:11 am)
|
|
|
Replying to: hondapilot08 (Jul 30, 2008 2:36 pm) |
|
|
Replying to: poodog13 (Jul 08, 2008 10:10 am)
|
|
can anyone help! i leased a 08 honda pilot vp and i drive it mainly in city but i m very carful with the way i m driving it for instance i do not accelarate roughly and i m not using a heavy foot. but still i cant manage to get more then 9 or at best 10 mpg.can anybody advise please its terrible.
|
|
|
Replying to: yoli1 (Jul 30, 2008 8:22 pm) |
|
|
|
|
Replying to: yoli1 (Jul 30, 2008 8:09 pm) Check any brake drag touching 1 wheel. That may cause poor mileage.
|
|
|
|
|
Replying to: bigdadi118 (Jul 31, 2008 9:59 am) New 2009 Pilot Touring 19 MPG CITY! Just purchased a month ago and was looking for actual mpg city on internet for 09 Pilot when saw and signed up to this forum. Got 19.2 mpg city twice, no highway. Key was to be really slow off the line and to coast to stops if possible. I drove like I had a raw egg under foot and watched the mpg meter like a hawk. Traded my 07 pilot EX in. Some of 19.2 is due to the new 6-4-3 engine and the rest is to back off of the throttle I believe. I live in a mostly flat road driving town of 180,000 and can traverse it in usually 15 minutes. Now it takes about 20 mins cause I miss some lightes when accelerating slowly. The 07 typically got 14.5 to 15 mpg city so you know how I use to drive. I will save at least 15% on the gas bill if I keep up the sensible driving technique. There is a real urge to keep ahead of the traffic though! Bad habits die hard. Wife is getting about 17-18 mpg. I make it a game to see if I can out do her. WE LOVE THIS CAR! WE LOVE THE LOOK! Great handling, lower road noise, more interior room and a lot of electronic gismos. |
|
|
Replying to: bigdadi118 (Aug 01, 2008 3:57 am)
|
|
|
Replying to: yoli1 (Aug 02, 2008 6:39 pm) What is a typical day of driving for you? Is it a commute to and from work? If so, how far is it one way and how long does it take to make the trip? What type of load are you carrying? Are there traffic lights, one after the other, Is the traffic crawling bumper to bumper , or moving well ? Or is it driving all day, such as a sales rep, shuttle, courier, and such. Reason for these questions; City driving can mean so many things to different people. The big city dweller with lots of stop and go and idling at traffic lights and so forth will burn considerably more fuel than the small town dweller that has little idle time and keeps moving most of the time. Keep in mind that the reason highway millage is so much better than "City" driving is that the highway driver doesn't use the brakes nearly as often. A small town driver, uses them much less than the big city driver. The amount of "brake" usage is a good indicator of the type of mileage ( good or bad) one can expect from their vehicle. Example a person that tends to tail gate is on the brake/gas-brake/gas more often, and will get worse mileage than the driver that keeps more distance from the car ahead and drives with a steady foot. Every time that near 4500# Pilot is accelerated, either from a stop or just regaining speed, extra fuel is used. Driving the car at 0-20 MPH and being in 1st or 2nd gear for 5 miles and 20 -30 minutes will burn considerably more fuel than the car that is traveling 5 miles at 35-40 with few stops for 10-15 minutes. My "City" commute involves 1-3 stop signs , and 4-8 traffic lights, and 3-6 turns onto different roads depending on the route. It is about 7 miles and takes 15 minutes on a good day and 20 minutes on a not so good day. Some days I don't get stopped by any of the traffic lights. Some days I get stopped by all of them. This Pilot calculates to 17-19 mpg every time it gets filled up. On the road at 80+mph with the air on 100% and 4 adults, it will average about the same, 17-19. At 65 with little use of the AC and the same load, it will average 23-24 mpg. At 70 with 2 adults and 100% AC it averages 22-23 mpg. At 60 mph with 2 adults and little AC usage, it will average in the 26 to 27 range. Driving conditions, speed, and the driver all make up the "real world" mileage of any particular vehicle.  Kip |
|
|
Replying to: yoli1 (Aug 02, 2008 6:39 pm) So spaketh "The One". 
|
|
You are here:
Forums
SUVs Honda Pilot Honda Pilot Real World MPG
New? Join Now!
Forum Tools
Search Forums
Browse by Vehicle
2010 Honda Pilot
Browse by Board
Browse by Topic
Today's Chats
