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#904 of 981 Re: 2007 2WD Pilot EX, 11K miles [kipk] by oldguy5 Aug 11, 2008 (7:58 am)
Replying to: kipk (Aug 11, 2008 2:00 am) No, the '07 has the 3/6 VCM, which is good for 75 to 80 for ECO on a level road before it goes to 6. My understanding is that the 3/4/6 ( new on the '09's) will go up from 3 to 4 in that zone and only jump to 6 above 80 - jumping back and forth from 3 to 4 in the 75 - 85 zone as the road rises / falls - eaking out a bit more mpg. The valve / camshaft mechanism for this must be "interesting" - shutting off the fuel & ignition is trivial, but parking the valves closed on the inactive cylinders - not so simple, not to mention the balance issues. Honda engines - gotta love 'em.   VCM TECH DESCRIPTION   I wonder - do the 3/4/6 VCM engines indicate whether they are in the 3 or 4 cylinder mode ? - they should !   I'm sure 65 might give a better than linear increase - but that gets you into "single-finger-wave" territory. I'll spend some more time at 70 before I push my patience - I'm just getting used to dropping from my usual 85 in my '91 Legend Coupe on long trips to 70, but I do notice that on my typical 350 to 500 mile interstate day, the total trip time is not much longer - probably because I don't need to stop for gas. Replies to this message: kipk (Aug 13, 2008 3:50 am)
#905 of 981 Re: 2007 2WD Pilot EX, 11K miles [oldguy5] by kipk Aug 13, 2008 (3:50 am)
Replying to: oldguy5 (Aug 11, 2008 7:58 am) >"I'm sure 65 might give a better than linear increase - but that gets you into "single-finger-wave" territory. I'll spend some more time at 70 before I push my patience -"   Took a near 100 mile trip yesterday. Most of it on X-way. First part was on circle around Atlanta (I-285), sometimes confused with the Atlanta International speedway. But for some reason traffic was much slower than usual and I got an urge to run the posted limit of 55. Stayed in the RH lane along with a lot of other cars. Seemed kind of slow at first, but after a while it was no problem at all. Probably because I had a lot of "Company".   After about 10 miles of that I got onto I-20. Cruise was already set to 55 so I tried that for a while. Seemed a bit slow for condition so increased speed to 60. At 60 I was being passed by most cars and some trucks, although I actually passed a few.   Increased speed to 65 and was pretty much running with the pack in the 2 RH lanes. Seems that folks might be slowing down a bit.   As far as the "1 Finger" wavers go...! If the fact that I'm in the RH lane doing at or close to the posted limit bothers them, they have other issues they need to deal with. On the road, they can use one of the other lanes.   Have you ever noticed that you can slowly overtake a car, and as you change lanes to go around them, they speed up ?   Kip
#906 of 981 Re: 2006 EX-L AWD Pilot Mileage [kipk] by g_rob Aug 15, 2008 (9:19 am)
Replying to: kipk (Aug 06, 2008 5:37 am) In April 2008 we drove from Indiana to Myrtle Beach in a 2006 Pilot AWD. The general MPG breakdown throughout the trip is as follows (and keep in mind we were loaded to the gills with baby stuff - but we were not pulling a trailer and we did not did we have a roof box ).   Indianapolis to Cincy Through Kentucky on a very windy day - 18-19 MPG average roughly 70mph in the midwest.   Eastern Tennessee and Western NC up and down the mountains on I-40 and I-26 - drag racing the 18 wheelers so my family did not get killed - 13 MPG. ( And yes that is an accurate # - I saved all the receipts and gallons used and all of that stuff. I was driving with a LEAD foot for sure ). In spite of the MPG I was very happy with the performance thru the mountains in the Somkey Mtn Rain showers.   Alas we reached the low country of South Carolina with its awesome food and 45 mph speed limits down Hwy 501 to the beach.... 22 MPG 50 MPH all the way in to the beach bumper to bumper.   Also I put on a set of Goodyear Fortera tires during the winter of 2007. Very nice tires and makes the car feel and drive much more stable in all conditions - but I am sure I am losing at least 1 MPG to the tires because they in fact do stick to the road. The Goodyear Integrity tires that came on it from Honda were a disappointment to say it nicely.   All in all I love this car and I am leasing it now - but I may buy it off of the lease in spite of gas prices because I have a short commute to work. It is a great vehicle for kid hauling, dog hauling, house projects, etc...   Hope that helps....
#907 of 981 2008 AWD Mileage in Iowa by joeyjoejoe Aug 21, 2008 (12:33 pm)
We have an '08 VP with just over 6,000 miles on it and we are somewhat pleased with the gas mileage. It is sitting right at roughly 15 city and 20 highway. Our commutes are usually only 10 to 20 miles a day in the city. When we do take it on a road trip it will be on flat I-80 for about 400 miles round trip.   I recently got a Scangauge as a present and have been trying to get it calibrated correctly. Then I will be able to post better measures than the typical fill up, document mileage, drive, fill up, document mileage, and repeat. Although that is a good measure, it is by no means perfect.   I was afraid at first from the high shift points as well. I have found that "dealing" with it and lightening my foot before shifting has helped. I don't like to have to deal with a new car feature, but I've gotten used to it. I do love the vehicle and it is serving us well. Good luck everyone!
#908 of 981 2008 Honda Pilot First Tank MPG by txag2000_2002 Sep 09, 2008 (5:25 pm)
I was reluctant to check fuel mileage on my recently purchased 2008 Pilot 2wd EX-L for the first tank, especially considering the uncertainty of how full the tank was when leaving the dealership. I drove 375.5 miles on 18.65 gallons, achieving just over 20.1 mpg on about a 40/60 city/hwy combination. I am very pleased with this. Also, I filled the tank very full this evening, likely much more full than the tank was when I left the dealership. I look forward to many years of driving my Pilot and will post an update when it is broken in a little more.
#909 of 981 2007 Pilot EXL 2wd by jett1 Sep 25, 2008 (5:51 pm)
Regularly getting 20mpg, if driving normal 17mpg spirited driving . On a trip I have gotten 23mpg avg 73mpg.
#910 of 981 2008 VP MPG update at 9500 miles by slamtaz Sep 25, 2008 (7:30 pm)
a recent trip of about 740 miles with the following factors:   - minimum cruising speed of 75 mph but usually about 80 mph and max burst of about 90 mph - six passengers with total weight of about 850 lbs plus week end baggages and stuff full cooler - cold tire pressure at 36 psi - A/C on 100% of the way at about 3/4 of max temp & medium blower   result: 22 mpg
#911 of 981 2009 EX-L MPG 2wd by renew2 Oct 21, 2008 (9:48 am)
Have a little over 5k miles on my Pilot.   With 80% city and 20% highway driving the my Pilot is averaging 18MPG. This includes a lot of idle time waiting in a carpool line. So far very pleased given the size of the car, function, and utility. Replies to this message: zwolfe (Oct 30, 2008 11:37 am)
#912 of 981 Highway Mileage on 09 Touring by poodog13 Oct 21, 2008 (9:54 am)
Just completed a trip from Pittsburgh to Niagara Falls. With cruising speed of 75 MPH via cruise control and a moderate cargo load of baggage, two adults, and one infant we ran around 19 MPG.
#913 of 981 Re: 2009 EX-L MPG 2wd [renew2] by zwolfe Oct 30, 2008 (11:37 am)
Replying to: renew2 (Oct 21, 2008 9:48 am) My 2007 Pilot LX 2WD averages 20 MPG. The low for city driving is around 18 MPG. The best I have ever gotten in 24K miles is 23 MPG. This was driving a relatively flat rural road at 55mph.   I'm not sure if the ECO mode saves much fuel. I'm wondering if the constant kicking in and out of ECO mode in hilly country will adversely affect engine reliability.

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