Nissan Maxima Real World MPG

Yeah, premium only, by the way since my last post a few weeks ago my gas mileage has improved to about 20 MPG mixed driving (highway and in town) with the odo. reading lil over 3000 miles but still the car is supposed to average 22-23 according to Nissan.

#68 of 70 Different brands of fuel better or worse? by maximasvinri

Sep 25, 2011 (11:31 am)

Hello all, I have a 2010 Maxima SV. Great car! What other car has 290HP and gets this kind of fuel economy? I average about 23-24MPGs combined real-world driving, mixed heavy city and open highway driving using 93 octane. On long highway trips, using cruise control, I can easily break the 30 MPG mark going 70MPH +/-.. Yes, the trip computer is usually incorrect on MPGs, I would attribute to evaporation. seems the longer the gas is in the tank, the larger the difference between the computer and physical calculations.

One thing I'm wondering is, does the brand of gasoline make a difference? I swear Shell seems to give it more legs?!? The manual says to not use "oxygenated gasoline" like BP's premium "O2" somhting or other.. anyone find a certain brand is better or worse as far as economy/power response?

#69 of 70 2012 Maxima S - new, MPG report by mtpete

Mar 21, 2012 (9:34 pm)

Picked up the car last Friday. Base model with Limited Edition package.

Around town, with a light foot, car returns in the low 20's cruising.

On the interstate, I drove at various steady speeds.

At 62 mph, it was returning a solid 40 mpg at times.

It goes down from there on up.

At 70-75, it was bouncing around 30 mpg.

This was all with the cruise control on.

I'm impressed; the car has less than 300 miles and if this improves with break in, I couldn't be happier.

I think the key to good MPG with this vehicle is to use the cruise control, and to use a light foot. The bar graph indicator for MPG is handy; pay attention to how it moves related to throttle and rpm's.

Will report more information as time goes on.

Great car - they can be had easily for $5k off of sticker right now.

#70 of 70 Re: 12 MPG on my new 2011 Maxima [nystar] by ttalkington

Mar 26, 2013 (6:38 am)

Replying to: nystar (Jul 09, 2011 9:01 pm)

Reset your AVG MPG.......it is probably calculating not moving sitting on the dealer lot. It should automatically reset to at least 20mpg if your moving.

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