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I'm very surprised I'm not seeing more reports of people getting over 40 MPG with the Yaris. My '99 non-VVTI engined and heavier Corolla averages 38 MPG, and sometimes gets as high as 41 MPG, and all this while running the A/C. I would've thought the smaller and lighter Yaris with it's VVTI engine would easily be getting in the mid 40's.
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Replying to: bottgers (Jul 07, 2007 9:08 am) there are plenty. the sampling size on this site for any one car isnt that big. my research done over at yarisworld.com led me to buy a yaris because there were so many owners gettting well over 40 mpg. i traded in a 5 speed corolla for my yaris hatch (i love small hatchbacks). my first tank off the dealer lot was 42.4 mpg with little effort. my second tank is shaping up to be even higher with even less highway miles (70/30, highway/city). i could only get numbers like that in the corolla with 100% highway driving. the corolla is a great mileage car, particularly the 5 speed. if i liked sedans, the corolla would have stayed in the garage for many years. a yaris sedan would have had ZERO appeal over a corolla. im enjoying the yaris hatchback, and i believe i will average 3-4 mpg higher over the same routes as i did with my corolla. its not a huge gain by any means, but i dont think auto manufacturers will be able to squeeze much more mpg's out of gas-only engine cars at 2300+ pounds.
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For those who might want to know: I went 381 miles on the gas the dealer put in, I assume it was "full". Started at 30 miles already on the odometer. I was about 20 miles after going from 3-2 bars on the gas guage. It took 9.543gals-----> 39.92mpg That's with a HB, stick, abs, pwr, 35psi all tires, 90deg temp and about 85% hwy, 5% A/C usage. I failed to look, but I suspect that there was some amount of ethanol in the gas. I tended to run about 65-68 on the hwy (but did hit 80mph if traffic was flying and I was not paying attention), low-rolling hills. I plan to disable the DRLs when everything stabilizes post break-in, run the tire pressure up, and put in a jug of Mobil 1 that I bought on sale. Yes, I know, if I am that meticulous...I should have bought a friggin' hy-bird. But it is something to do while filling up. The truck gets 18mpg. |
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I try to go to the same gas station and use the same pump. I let it click itself off, then shove the nozzle in deep (to prevent spills) and turn the pump back on. I save the gas receipt, write down the mileage, and use a calculator to figure it out later. I live in California which I believe is a 10% ethanol state. Here are my figures for each tank, since my first fill up on 6-7-7: 38.53 36.15 36.37 35.92 36.82 37.51 37.40 Liftback, 5 speed manual. Mostly freeway commute. Includes one high speed run between LA and San Francisco. Note the consistency of the mileage. On most of my prior cars, I see my mileage drop after a while or at best hold steady. The improvement from reduced friction following break-is is offset, I believe, by me getting used to the car and revving higher later on. This is the best mileage I've had, although a '97 Dodge Neon was awfully good on the highway. In terms of "quality of life" I am getting a consistent 32 mpg on a Dodge Caliber, 5 speed stick with 1.8 engine, which is a SUV in relative size to the Yaris. On the other hand the tiny, nimble Yaris is like a sports car compared to the Caliber and to most economy cars. Fit and finish are excellent. It has a LOT more room inside than you'd think, given its laughable exterior dimensions. I love the liftback styling. It's really way out there. The Fit from Honda is very boring in comparison. |
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Replying to: Sylvia (May 07, 2006 11:15 am) Please record your mileage at www.FuelEconomy.gov - |
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Replying to: lhanson (Jun 04, 2007 11:40 am) Tentatively, with the A/C running, it looks like it's gona cost me somewhere around 2 mpg (maybe, slightly less). I say tentatively, because I've only run two tank fulls through and I'd really like to reserve judgment until four or five tanks have been used during heavy A/C usage. Plus, here in Dallas, we haven't had our usual typical summer heat wave yet (mostly, we've been "boating" to work!). If I can remember and if we ever get any real summer heat, I'll try to post again at the end of the summer to check it's [A/C] impact. I'd have to say overall I'm still pretty satisfied with the mileage I'm getting considering the primary type of driving I'm doing. And for the difference in cost of the hybrids (at least so far), it looks like I'll be able to drive for many years before even coming close to breakeven. |
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Replying to: salmonella (Jun 28, 2007 5:56 pm) |
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Replying to: roxy11 (Jul 07, 2007 1:02 pm)
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Replying to: bottgers (Jul 13, 2007 6:43 am) my corolla was an 05, so its the current generation model.i drive the yaris as i did the corolla, with fuel efficiency in mind. therefore, i rarely push the yaris. i feel with just me in the car (i weigh around 240 lbs) i have plenty of go when i need it. i cant speak about the yaris w/auto transmission. i can notice the difference from the corolla mostly starting from a dead stop. the corolla had more low end torque. the diference is not dramatic, as the manual yaris only weighs 2290 lbs. the bottom line is im not at all disappointed in the yaris. i love the way is looks, and to my surprise the yaris takes bumps and such as smoothly as the corolla and isnt too much noisier on the highway. i never thought this would be the case because all my test drives with the scion xa involved bumpier rides and more highway noise (due mostly to the high rpms in the 5 speed xa). of course, hatchbacks are by nature noisier than their sedan counterparts. in fact, i drove an 04 matrix 5 speed for almost a year, and i noticed road/engine noise and sluggish acceleration more on that car than the yaris. if i had to find fault, id say the interior content of the yaris is not as nice as the corolla (mainly, id like a tachometer), but that doesnt bother me a great deal since the exterior looks to me are so much better than the corolla. |
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39.9mpg 42.3mpg 5spd HB, ~65mph, 90%hwy, hardly any A/C use, 10%ethanol 35psi in tires. I too, like most everyone on the site, am pleased with the purchase. As to the corolla question...I had kicked-around between the two of them myself. Not really a well-defined reason for the Yaris I guess. The Corolla, for the same outfitting, would have cost $1500-2500 more. But...one could certainly make a "great deal" on a Corolla, as they are steeply discounted, especially now I assume, tha the 2008 models are on the lots. I guess it came down to the Yaris being better-looking (to me) and not occupying 15% of all the spaces in every lot I stopped in (like the Corolla). They haven't changed it at all for 2008, and that means a few billion of them in your state alone. I also think the actual MPG on the Yaris must me better, despite the (then 2007) billing of 41 highway MPG for the Corolla. The 1.8L must be a pretty darn efficient engine to be able to match a motor 0.3L (126HP vs. 106HP, 122 vs. 109Ft*Lbs TQ) smaller, in a car 240 lbs heavier (2530lbs Corolla, 2290lbs Yaris HB (20.1lbs/HP vs 21.6lbs/HP Yaris, the Yaris has ~84% HP of the Corolla, and 89% TQ). The fueleconomy.gov website has actual user reported mileage for all cars. The avg Yaris 37.3MPG vs. 36.2MPG Corolla (5-spd). The jump from 2nd to 3rd gear seems steeper than the rest of the intervals. The Corolla 5-spd IS easier to drive smoothly I have to admit. The throttle and clutch in th eYaris take some getting used to. I haven't stalled it lately...but I NEVER stalled the Corolla. Having said all that, I scratch my head and ask (especially after the first time loading the baby seat in to the 2-dr...) why I didn't get the Corolla? But I still smile most everytime I see the Yaris, it's fun to drive, cost a little less and gets slightly better mileage. Plus I won't likely confuse it for all the other Yari in the lot, like the Corolla. The Corolla is the more practical of the two, rides a little more smoothly I suppose, but for a bit more money, all things being equal. I tried to consider a Fit, but they were hard to come by (I did drive it), cost a fair bit more, gets (mostly) slightly disappointing mileage to its owners and I too thought it looked suspiciously similar to an Aveo. The sport was a blast to drive hard, like a shifter cart. But I had to ask myself how often was I going to drive it like that? And were I to drive it that way, I would kiss my MPG goodbye anyway (if not a few points on my license). I am trying to be a calmer driver as it is. It also had the best interior of the lot I felt. Were they available, and be able to bought for something less than MSRP or above, I might well have bought one (especially after thinking about the baby-seat, rarely). We also have another Honda, and didn't want all eggs in one basket. The Honda was a bit buzz-y at HWY speeds.... I didn't think to much of either the Kia or the Hyundai. That's just me, not claiming either of them isn't good...so please don't start that whole diatribe again, anyone. Please. The Nissan Versa was a little portly-feeling. It has the most powerful motor, but it didn't seem to matter what gear you were in, it always did the same thing. It is roomy, and rode well and seemed to be priced pretty well. But the mileage was not too good (30.1MPG user avg), and there were some reliability issues if I recall. I drove the Sentra, it was bland, pogo-ed on the highway, and seemed a little expensive for what you were getting. If the soon to be sold new Jetta TDI was on its second or third model-yr here, I likely would have bought it (if it lives up to its booking). It's the mileage page, I droned-on. I liked the Yaris, those of you who don't feel free to yell at me. But as I wanted a very efficient means of 50 miles/day commuting, expected great reliability, and wasn't trying to impress...I was biased to toward the Yaris (or Corolla). Have a nice day. 
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