You are here: Forums Hatchbacks Acura RSX Acura RSX MPG-Real World Numbers

Acura RSX MPG-Real World Numbers

21 messages,  Last post on Aug 08, 2009 at 3:03 PM

You are in the Acura RSX Forum. Your Host is pf_flyer

What is this discussion about? Acura RSX, Fuel Efficiency (MPG), Hatchback

Messages Page 2 of 3 1 2 3 Prev Next Last

Go To Msg # Search This Discussion

#2 of 21 Actual MPG by mlewandowski Aug 13, 2005 (10:33 am)
2002 Acura RSX type s 31 mpg in town, got 40.3 at 60 to 65 mph. Replies to this message: mexateck (Sep 13, 2007 2:30 pm)
#3 of 21 Re: Acura RSX Owners: MPG-Real World Numbers [KarenS] by dengan Aug 16, 2005 (3:06 pm)
Replying to: KarenS (Jul 13, 2005 8:49 am) Hi Canadian car purchased Aug 2001. I keep my mileages in Quattro Pro files so they're in there by year. Here goes: My best mileage was 41.9 mpg and 6.7 litres per kilometer 2002 average for the year was 31.4 mpg and 9.1 litres 2003 average for the year was 30.1 mpg and 9.5 litres 2004 average for the year was 25.7 mpg and 11.3 litres 2005 average year to date is 23.9 mpg and 11.9 litres You'll notice mileage is getting worse but that's due to less mileage driven and more short hops versus long trips. Dennis
#4 of 21 '03 s-type, first tank by rsx_va Oct 12, 2005 (5:39 pm)
Hi, Just got a 2003 RSX Type S this past weekend, and on my first tankful of gas (yeah, they delivered it to me empty, so I've filled it twice already), I averaged 32.8 mpg. Not too shabby. My '95 Accord EX averaged about 31 around town.
#5 of 21 Acura RSX Owners: MPG-Real World Numbers by rialb Oct 12, 2005 (5:44 pm)
2005 Type-s - 27 mpg Replies to this message: 06rsxtypes (Nov 20, 2005 8:02 am)
#6 of 21 Second fillup by rsx_va Oct 22, 2005 (5:03 am)
Second fillup on my '03 Type S, 31.5 mpg, mixed around-town and highway driving. I spent a lot more time above 3500 rpms on this tankful, but that's still a pretty damn respectable mileage figure.
#7 of 21 2004 Type S by hakunamatata Oct 26, 2005 (12:22 pm)
Bought it last month, 10,000 miles on it. This is my 4th fill, averaging around 31 mpg.
#8 of 21 2002 Base Manual by michiganman Oct 31, 2005 (4:20 pm)
I do 75% highway (70 mph on highway), 25% City, and average 30 mpg during the summer. 2002 Base Manual, Bridgestone Turanza LS-H, 93 octane Shell V-Power. I keep data in Excel so numbers are accurate. If I slowed to 55 mpg on the highway I am sure I would get much closer to the 33 mpg my car is rated for on the highway.   In addition, I've noticed several things:   - mpg drops 2-3 points in the winter months. - my aftermarket Bridgestones dropped my mpg by 1 point (although the OEM Michelins were so bad that it is well worth the 1 mpg loss). - I have a Base, but filling with 93 octane increases mpg by 2 points (I know this is a controversial topic and I don't want to get into arguments about it, but I have done extensive tests on it, and it is true for me at least).
#9 of 21 My Two Cents.... by vibsr Nov 15, 2005 (5:49 pm)
I have a 2004 Base RSX with the 5-speed manual. I bought it new. I currently have 33K miles on the car, and the original tires (Michelin Pilot MXM4). I use a full synthetic oil, and I burn the 87 octane gas. Typical highway fuel economy at 70 MPH hovers around 30-31 MPG. One weekend I tried driving to St. Louis from Indianapolis (about 250 miles) at a steady 60 MPH, with the cruise control on. The traffic on the interstate was very light, and the car returned 37 MPG. Hmmm!   The last time I got numbers like that was when I had an '86 Escort (5-speed). Not bad at all!
#10 of 21 Re: Acura RSX Owners: MPG-Real World Numbers [rialb] by 06rsxtypes Nov 20, 2005 (8:02 am)
Replying to: rialb (Oct 12, 2005 5:44 pm) I too get ~27 mpg with my 2006 RSX Type-S
#11 of 21 29 MPG by jfbrown42 Feb 04, 2006 (12:31 pm)
I've got a 2004 Acura RSX Type-S. I use the Fuel Log at GasBuddy to track my MPG.   In 2005 I logged an average of 28.91 MPG. This was mostly highway driving at around 70 MPH. The best I ever got was on one trip home from another state on secondary roads averaging around 50 MPH, I got 34.16 MPG on that trip.   So far in 2006, I'm averaging 28.4 MPG. This is on snow tires. In the summer, I run Toyo Proxies.   I've tried varying tire pressure, different tires, a K&N air filter, windows up, windows down, air-conditioning on or not and different types of gas (regular vs. premium) to see if anything helped get better MPG.   The things that I've been able to measure that actually work to give more MPG is slowing down (to 55 or so - see above), staying out of VTEC, and using Premium gas. I've measured a 4-5 MPG increase using Premium. Premium usually costs $0.20 more than regular in my area. I haven't done the math to figure out if I could actually save money by switching to regular (it costs less, but I get worse MPG with it).

Messages Page 2 of 3 1 2 3 Prev Next Last

Go To Msg # Search This Discussion

You are here: Forums Hatchbacks Acura RSX Acura RSX MPG-Real World Numbers