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#330 of 333 Base TL Fuel Econ from 04-06 and 07-08 by smarty666 Sep 24, 2009 (6:23 am)
I previously leased a 06 Base TL and now am leasing a 08 Base TL; I was looking at the original window stickers and the EPA on my 06 was 20mpg city - 29mpg highway and my 08 is 18mpg city - 26mpg highway; I also looked up in my gas records and saw that on avg I was getting 24-25 mpg with 80% rural and 20% highway driving on my 06 Base TL and now with my 08 Base TL on avg I'm getting 21-22mpg with 80% rural and 20% highway driving; both cars are filled with the same 93 octane gas and driven relatively identical but the drop in mpg from 06 to 08 is consistent with the EPA drop on the window stickers; what I don't understand is what changed between the 04-06 models and the 07-08 models to warrant the drop in fuel econ? the base engines were the exact same and the gas tank is the same size so I am at a lost as to what changed between 2006 and 2007 that affected the fuel economy? any suggestions or ideas would be appreciated!! Replies to this message: smarty666 (Nov 07, 2009 8:03 am)
#331 of 333 07 highway MPG by mf15 Sep 26, 2009 (6:29 am)
07 base TL about 17000 miles, get 30-31 MPG on highway at 74+ per OBC. Got to love the car,will cry when lease is up next year. Old Mike
#332 of 333 Re: 2009 MPG? [neiman] by mkacura Sep 28, 2009 (7:41 pm)
Replying to: neiman (Jul 28, 2009 1:31 pm) New car at 410 miles so not even broken in. 09 TL AWD non Tech. Northern NJ to Boston, straight shot with one bio break. No traffice jams, no A/C, no cruise, 65-70 MPH with burst of 75+ for passing. About 200 mile trip. Got highest 28.7 but I would say floating aroung 28.3.   Delighted! Can't imagine what the number will be when the engine is broken in. Gas used was 1/2 tank left over from the dealer and the rest Sunoco Premium (91). Yeah I know, while pumping I realized they had Ultra (93).
#333 of 333 Re: Base TL Fuel Econ from 04-06 and 07-08 [smarty666] by smarty666 Nov 07, 2009 (8:03 am)
Replying to: smarty666 (Sep 24, 2009 6:23 am) I just couldn't believe based on other peoples reports that Shell gas would give me worse gas mileage then Hess/Exxon but suffice it to say I went back and tried the Shell Premium again and it must of been that it just took awhile to get rid of the other crap gas and gunk in the engine but I'm finally getting much better fuel economy on my 08 TL: now, with Shell V-Power, I'm getting 24-25mpg avg compared to 21-22mpg avg before with Hess/Exxon: same driving dynamics with about 80% rural city driving and 20% highway/interstate driving: very happy with this gas mileage than what I was getting before: I've been able to get about a 28-29mpg reading on the open highway/interstate: All I have to say is what Mr. Burns would, EXCELLENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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