Acura RSX MPG-Real World Numbers

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

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#19 of 21 Changing Driving Habits by hakunam Jun 27, 2008 (8:46 am)
I bought my 2004 RSX type S in Oct 2005. For the first few months, I was a bit easy on the pedal and constantly got 32-33 in mixed driving. Then I stopped caring and would still get 30-31. With the latest gas hikes, I am back to soft driving and also try some hypermiling techniques. My latest tank, it seems I am getting 35mpg+. I will report back when I refill. Have your driving habits changed lately?
#20 of 21 2002 type s by jg88 Jul 13, 2009 (7:20 am)
On a couple of recent trips from Houston to Dallas & back I averaged 35+ mpg. Was mostly running at 72-73 mph with the cruise set where it was safe. Also I use 93 octane. This car has 115k miles on it. Around my town, we see 22 mpg. Mixed local driving of some highway,some back roads and around town returns anywhwere between 26 to 28 mpg on average. Should also mention oil usage -- I'm adding about a quart of 5w-30 every 5k miles which is my oil change interval. Can't wait until the engine gets broken in...
#21 of 21 2005 Type-S Mid-Grade vs Premium by red_rex Aug 08, 2009 (3:03 pm)
When gas prices went through the roof in 2008, I switched from premium gas to mid-grade to save $.10/gal. Surprisingly, my MPG has averaged 2 MPG higher ever since. ...went from 27 to 29 MPG in mostly city driving. Has anyone else seen this? Any reason why?