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Ford Focus: MPG-Real World Numbers

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#115 of 177 Re: MPG Update [joegiant] by kam327

Jun 20, 2012 (5:31 am)

Replying to: joegiant (Jun 20, 2012 2:45 am)
Congrats on the 36.7mpg. I'm averaging around 33 overall in a suburban commute with lots of stops but some stretches of mpg-optimum 50mph.
 
Beware though, my dash calculator has been consistently about 1-2 mpg too high. You may actually be looking at around 35 mpg, which is still good especially if you're driving fairly aggressively as you allude to doing.
 
I have the DCT and while it did have some early growing pains it has smoothed out (normal break in?) and works pretty much flawlessly now.

#116 of 177 My 2012 Focus Titanium MPG by rlc001

Jul 01, 2012 (6:02 pm)

We just picked up our new 2012 Focus Titanium HB in Sonic Blue with Sport Shift, Winter, Roof, Navi, Parking, and Remote Start. This car was built on 5/27/12 so it has all the latest fixes on the DCT and the MFT and is part of the Job#2 built which included the 4-way head rest and the flex fuel badging, in addition to the fixes on DCT and MFT. So far the car runs great! On 1 highway trip from south Denver to CU Boulder, the car computer registered that 45 mile trip to have a 54.5 MPG!!! Gotta love that if it is a true figure. Car is still too new to tell if that MPG is way over estimated by the car computer. Car still only has ~350 miles on it. So far so good and we are loving the car!

#117 of 177 Re: My 2012 Focus Titanium MPG [rlc001] by kam327

Jul 02, 2012 (5:41 am)

Replying to: rlc001 (Jul 01, 2012 6:02 pm)
That may very well be the figure while you were on cruise control and going more downhill than uphill (a good possibility in Colorado) and with a tail wind. But don't get your hopes up, such a figure in unachievable when you include the off-highway city driving before and after the highway part of the trip, and on other highway trips when you may have a stiff headwind or are going uphill. Good luck.

#118 of 177 Re: My 2012 Focus Titanium MPG [kam327] by rlc001

Jul 03, 2012 (11:15 am)

Replying to: kam327 (Jul 02, 2012 5:41 am)
I did another round trip yesterday Denver to CU Boulder to Denver (~90 miles total) and averaged over 39+ MPG with normal (spirited) driving and not on cruise.
 
How have your MPG been now that your car has been more "broken-in" since new? Still love your car with no regrets?

#119 of 177 mileage woes by johnplisap

Jul 27, 2012 (3:25 pm)

So far not so good on the mileage. Hopefully it is true that the car needs broken in to get a good mpg. So far getting about 19. Almost all city driving. Lots of hills and stops. Anyway i bought the car to save on gas. My Impala gets only 15 mpg (epa rated 18 and 29.) I was hoping to get 25 mpg and said if I got 23 I would be happy. 19 sucks actually.

#120 of 177 Re: mileage woes [johnplisap] by revss

Jul 27, 2012 (3:33 pm)

Replying to: johnplisap (Jul 27, 2012 3:25 pm)
hi there.
 
how many miles do you have on the car? I have 2300 and am averaging about 21 with mostly city driving. I'm with you I was hoping to get at least 25MPG for city but it doesn't seem to be getting that.

#121 of 177 Re: mileage woes [johnplisap] by kam327

Jul 28, 2012 (6:38 am)

Replying to: johnplisap (Jul 27, 2012 3:25 pm)
Hey guys, mileage should improve maybe 3-4 mpg after a couple thousand miles of break in. But you also gotta remember that 4-cyl cars have a much greater variation in mileage due to driving habits than 6 or 8 cyl cars. Heavy city driving will put you further below the EPA city rating than in a 6 or 8 cyl car.
 
One important trick to remember is to coast to lights or stop signs whenever possible. As soon as you see a light up ahead turn yellow start coasting. That shuts off the fuel and gives you free distance, greatly increasing your mpg.
 
I'm getting 33 mpg in suburban commuting, some long stretches of 40-60mph road but also lots of stops and some city driving at the other end.

#122 of 177 Re: mileage woes [kam327] by bwhittle216

Jul 28, 2012 (7:31 am)

Replying to: kam327 (Jul 28, 2012 6:38 am)
It should not make that much difference in mileage being a four cylinder. Besides, I haven't heard the spokesperson for Ford give stipulations to the 40 mpg that they advertise on their brand.
I previosly exceeded mpg on a Mazda3 with a four cylinder engine. Hopefully my mileage of average 29.48 will improve with the adjustments Ford did for my focus se hatcbback. That rating was an average of 5 fillups of 100% gasoline with 80% driving on 4 lane highway. I'm hoping for the best! They did get my sync system to operating properly so that was an improvemet.

#123 of 177 Re: mileage woes [bwhittle216] by kam327

Jul 30, 2012 (5:15 am)

Replying to: bwhittle216 (Jul 28, 2012 7:31 am)
"It should not make that much difference in mileage being a four cylinder."
 
In my experience with my cars it does. The 4-banger just generally has to work harder to move that mass around town. And to run the a/c.
 
"Besides, I haven't heard the spokesperson for Ford give stipulations to the 40 mpg that they advertise on their brand."
 
Ha ha, that's funny. When have you ever heard a manufacturer make real world stipulations about the EPA ratings of their cars? That's the reason for the lawsuits surrounding the Honda Civic electric and the Hyundai Elantra.
 
"I previosly exceeded mpg on a Mazda3 with a four cylinder engine. Hopefully my mileage of average 29.48 will improve with the adjustments Ford did for my focus se hatcbback. That rating was an average of 5 fillups of 100% gasoline with 80% driving on 4 lane highway. I'm hoping for the best! "
 
Well you're exceeding the Focus's city rating anyway. Depends on how many stops you have on the 4-lane highway - are you talking about an interstate or a suburban/country road? Mileage will improve over the first couple thousand miles as the tires wear down a little and the engine internals break in, reducing friction.

#124 of 177 C'mon now by johnplisap

Aug 01, 2012 (7:34 am)

Seriously, there is no good way to spin getting 19 mpg on a 2012 Ford Focus. Mileage may vary, driving habits, blah, blah blah. Engine needs broken in----- then buy my gas until it is broken in. I am not asking for the mileage that you guys are getting. Honestly a combined 25 mpg would thrill me. Absolutely no way I would have bought this car if I knew 19 -20 mpg was all I was going to get. I drove about 80 highway miles on Sunday and the mileage went up a little but now is back down.
maybe I just got a bad one??????
For those of you getting in the thirties can you honestly tell me that you were getting only 19 when you first bought the car?

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