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#68 of 930 Re: 2005 Camry SE, 2.4L, 5-speed auto MPG report #5 [guill] by 210delray Dec 31, 2005 (9:32 pm)
Replying to: guill (Dec 31, 2005 4:52 pm) I now have just under 8600 miles on the '05 Camry. I'm not sure if the "break in" theory is all that valid with today's cars.   Anyway, for what it's worth, the '04 Camry on its initial long trip (central Va to NYC and back) got 35 mpg, averaged over 2 tankfuls. The trip started at only 1020 miles, with 2 adults and light luggage. EPA ratings for the '04 car are 23 city and 32 highway. Replies to this message: haefr (Jan 01, 2006 5:30 pm)
#69 of 930 Re: 2005 Camry SE, 2.4L, 5-speed auto MPG report #5 [210delray] by haefr Jan 01, 2006 (5:30 pm)
Replying to: 210delray (Dec 31, 2005 9:32 pm) That is very nice fuel consumption. Congratulations.
#70 of 930 2005 Camry SE, 2.4L, 5-speed auto MPG report #6 by guill Jan 04, 2006 (1:23 pm)
1/04/2006: - 300.1 Miles - 15.15 Gallons - 19.8 mpg      100% city miles      Total miles on car; 2854
#71 of 930 Re: - [dudleyr] by falcon2 Jan 05, 2006 (8:13 pm)
Replying to: dudleyr (Dec 28, 2005 6:59 pm) I purchased my 2006 Camry LE 4 cylinder in November. And with my 70/30 hwy/city drive, I get 23.5 MPG, which is 1/2 MPG worse than what I use to get in my 1996 Lexus ES300, with 170K miles for the exact same drive. I am disappointed with Camry. My car also jerks shifting from gear to gear. I had toyota's regional office send a marketing person and dealer technician review, and they just said this is normal. Replies to this message: lounger (Feb 06, 2006 6:03 am) lounger (Feb 06, 2006 6:11 am)
#72 of 930 Interesting column in the new C&D by lmacmil Jan 08, 2006 (8:14 am)
Patrick Bedard took an RX330H on the same two-way 13.7 mile freeway trip and used the trip computer (resetting it on the fly) to measure mileage at 40-80 mph in 10 mph increments. Don't have the mag in front of me but I think the mileage ranged from about 49 mpg at 40 mph to 26 mpg at 80.   Regardless of the absolute accuracy of the trip computer (the one on my Highlander consistently reads about 1 mpg higher than actual), I would assume it's pretty consistent. The point of the column was that driving habits SIGNIFICANTLY influence gas mileage (I doubt that anyone would disagree with that). He also took issue with the anecdotal data that pretty much everyone relies on.   What I found most interesting is that there was a 5 mpg or more drop for every 10 mph speed increase. Maybe the 26 mpg in my SE-V6 at 75+ mph isn't so bad after all
#73 of 930 Re: 2005 Camry SE, 2.4L, 5-speed auto MPG report #5 [210delray] by phd86 Jan 09, 2006 (6:34 pm)
Replying to: 210delray (Dec 28, 2005 9:12 pm) 210Delray:   yes - I was referring to you as being what appears to be the absolute top end of the fuel economy range reported on this website.   All I can ad with reference to load factor, temperature, and continuous driving, is that I have no other people or significant luggage in the car, the outside temperature (for distance trips) is mainly 60-90 (central california valley), and there is no significant traffic or stops on the freeway reports.   Overall, the reports indicate we are dealing with a vehicle that yields a long term average of somewhere in the range of 26-31 mpg on the freeway, probably biased towards the lower end of that range. But not 33-34 mpg. Replies to this message: guill (Jan 14, 2006 12:58 pm) haefr (Jan 16, 2006 9:53 am) guill (Jan 18, 2006 1:18 pm)
#74 of 930 Re: 2005 Camry SE, 2.4L, 5-speed auto MPG report #5 [phd86] by guill Jan 14, 2006 (12:58 pm)
Replying to: phd86 (Jan 09, 2006 6:34 pm) phd86,   I'm curious as to what your thoughts are regarding my response to your reply--message #60.   Again, I'm a bit skeptical of any conclusions drawn from some anecdotal accounts without conducting a more complete analysis.   I suggest you examine some credible reports before categorically determining that the Camry isn't capable of achieving EPA mpg estimates.   As I stated in my reply, Consumer Reports did conduct some mpg tests under controlled conditions. They averaged 24 mpg overall and averaged 34 mpg highway. The test vehicle was a 2005 Toyota Camry 2.4 4-cyl 5-spd auto. I believe this test is much more credible than a few reports of tests conducted under unknown conditions.   I would be interested in the details of your study ... how many reports did you locate on this site, did you ensure the reports were categorized by same type vehicle/engine/transmission, did you group results according to region of country to account for differences in test conditions--such as elevation above sea level, etc, etc. Replies to this message: haefr (Jan 16, 2006 9:53 am) guill (Jan 18, 2006 1:18 pm)
#75 of 930 Re: 2005 Camry SE, 2.4L, 5-speed auto MPG report #5 [guill] by haefr Jan 16, 2006 (9:53 am)
Replying to: guill (Jan 14, 2006 12:58 pm) guill, I support your skepticism. EPA highway fuel economy estimates are NOT hard to beat at freeway speeds with a steady foot or cruise control engaged over reasonably level terrain with a fully run-in motor (5,000 accumulated miles or more). 30+ mpg in a mid-size car is reasonable even with a V6 motor under those conditions. Replies to this message: guill (Jan 18, 2006 1:18 pm)
#76 of 930 Re: 2005 Camry SE, 2.4L, 5-speed auto MPG report #5 [haefr] by guill Jan 18, 2006 (1:18 pm)
Replying to: haefr (Jan 16, 2006 9:53 am) haefr, Thanks for the support. I certainly don't believe that EPA estimates are perfect, in fact I'm looking forward to the revised and hopefully more accurate EPA mpg estimates after the EPA modifies their testing procedures. However, I do believe one can achieve gas mileage very close to current EPA estimates in most cars sold today.   I've been able to better EPA estimates in most vehicles I've owned and matched their estimates in the remaining vehicles.   I would still like to hear a response back from phd ... interesting that he would offer a critique of my post yet choose not to respond to my rebuttal.
#77 of 930 2005 Camry SE, 2.4L, 5-speed auto MPG report #7 by guill Jan 21, 2006 (1:22 pm)
1/21/2006: - 365.2 Miles - 16.00 Gallons - 22.8 mpg       95/5 city/highway miles       Total miles on car--3219

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