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#11 of 417 AC on: 15.4mpg pure s&g city 31.7 pure nt highway by nomorebenz Jul 19, 2006 (5:31 pm)
I realize the numbers seem a little extreme but that is what I get. (s&g = stop & go, nt = no traffic) Depending on how much TIME I spend on city or highway determines my overall mpg. It's been very hot lately in NYC and I get on the highway maybe once a week for 20 miles or less, so you know what my average per tank has been. In comparison to my last SUV, which was similar in power and size, I am still getting about twice the MPG. Overall I am very happy with this vehicle's performance.
#12 of 417 27.9 mpg so far by nsxwes Jun 06, 2005 (8:32 pm)
We have only put 100 miles on the Highlander Hybrid so far, but we have averaged 27.9 mpg since we left the dealership. This is about 70% around town. That is much better than I really anticipated, particularly with an unbroken-in motor. I have no doubt that low 30 mpg will be easily achievable around town.
#13 of 417 MPG by kemme Jun 19, 2005 (9:35 pm)
I understand that the EPA mileage rating for the Toyota Highlander is M.P.G. 31 city 27 highway. My wife has a Toyota Prius. We found the the EPA rating to greatly exaggerated on the Prius. What have purchasers of the Highlander been experiencing in actual MPG?   Richard Replies to this message: nsxwes (Jun 20, 2005 8:26 am) kemme (Jun 20, 2005 12:23 pm) pnrjr (Mar 27, 2007 4:53 pm)
#14 of 417 Re: MPG [kemme] by nsxwes Jun 20, 2005 (8:26 am)
Replying to: kemme (Jun 19, 2005 9:35 pm) After a bit over 600 miles we have averaged 27.2 mpg. In the city we are getting an average of 27.9 mpg (I have seen at high as 29.5 mpg) and on the freeway it varies between about 25 mpg and 28 mpg depending upon the speed we are traveling and which direction the wind is blowing. It's about what I expected. This is compared to the GMC Yukon that we have that averages about 12 mpg.   Wes Replies to this message: kemme (Jun 20, 2005 12:23 pm)
#15 of 417 Re: MPG [nsxwes] by kemme Jun 20, 2005 (12:23 pm)
Replying to: nsxwes (Jun 20, 2005 8:26 am) Wes,   Thanks for the reply. After 600 miles in my Ford Escape SUV Hybrid I have averaged 34 mpg both cith and freeway. This is double the 17mpg I averaged on my 2002 Jeep Cherokee.   Richard
#16 of 417 225 miles in... by darmock Jun 23, 2005 (6:03 pm)
The HH is doing great. Averaging 30.5 MPG and is just a pleasure to drive. My daily commute is about 9 miles each way, mostly city. I reluctantly post that according to the consumption monitors, I got 37 mpg today, round trip. Today I was driving carefully, and trying to watch the gauges. The trip in to work in largly downhill. I got 43 MPG inbound by coasting when i could and trying not to have anyone ride my bumber (if they did i would ice to increase spped). There is a "cut off" line between 30 and 40 mph where the ICE will kick in. I am trying to figure out what the optimum strategy is (long acceleration/long coast) or shorter bursts of acceleration and then coast. The trip home is largely uphill. There was more traffic and it was about 5 minutes longer than the trip in. The MPG was about 32.   Clearly, one can directly effect, and significantly, the mpg reported by the on board gauges, through driving habits. I have been driving for 35 years and never a speeding ticket. I am generally careful anyway. That said, the realization of the potential economy is very, very impressive. Replies to this message: upstateny5 (Jun 24, 2005 2:37 am)
#17 of 417 Re: 225 miles in... [darmock] by upstateny5 Jun 24, 2005 (2:37 am)
Replying to: darmock (Jun 23, 2005 6:03 pm) "Clearly, one can directly effect, and significantly, the mpg reported by the on board gauges, through driving habits. I have been driving for 35 years and never a speeding ticket. I am generally careful anyway. That said, the realization of the potential economy is very, very impressive."   Thanks for posting your experiences - I really thought that by modifying driving habits, where possible, that one could get above the posted mpg estimates. You have shown that it is possible.
#18 of 417 Calculated mpg?Any results-Digital readout mpg usually wrong. by phoebeisis Jun 26, 2005 (3:49 pm)
Does anyone have any calculated mpg to report.I have seen some results-25 mpg and 30.5 mpg,but I'm unsure if these were true calculated-distance traveled/gallons used-or,if they were the figures you get from your digital readout.My experience-(well,some is mine,some are my buddies_ on these vehicles-Sequoia-F-250 Diesel,Titan etc is that the Digital readout is always wrong,and always higher-about 10% or more-than the actual calculated mpg.I have no idea why the digital readouts are sooo wrong.Someone-with a Prius-can have readouts that never dropped below 45mpg,but he will get an actual mpg of 42mpg.  So how about some numbers?Let us know if they are calculated or Digital.The type of driving you do would be nice to know also. Mentioning if it is 2 or 4 wheel drive would also be nice.   Oh,I'm very interested in the HH.I currently have a Pilot,Titan,Prizm.2 motorcycles.The Pilot gets 12-14.5 mpg in true-heavy-city driving(EPA is 17-22)(worse in summer,of course-New Orleans is hot).On the bright side,the Pilot gets 22.4 mpg at 73 mph with the AC blasting and about 1000 lbs of payload- 2 adults,2 greyhounds,kitten,MTB bike etc)(recent trip to Flagstaff,AZ-3100 miles)   I would love to have something comparable to it that got an honest 22 mpg city,and 27+ at 73 mph on the hy.Thanks.Charlie ps phoebe -isis the greyhounds,not me. PPS-Give me numbers-please!! Replies to this message: bmore (Jun 26, 2005 4:59 pm) jayt1 (Jun 27, 2005 1:30 pm) toyotaken (Jun 27, 2005 1:50 pm) sbgirl (Jun 27, 2005 1:36 pm) larsb (Jun 27, 2005 1:42 pm) sbgirl (Jun 27, 2005 2:04 pm) and 1 more... sky_king (Jun 28, 2005 6:54 am) phoebeisis (Jun 28, 2005 8:19 am) sbgirl (Jun 28, 2005 9:53 am) and 1 more... darmock (Jun 29, 2005 1:42 pm) stevedebi (Jun 29, 2005 1:45 pm) phoebeisis (Jun 29, 2005 4:25 pm) darmock (Jun 29, 2005 4:38 pm)
#19 of 417 Re: Calculated mpg?Any results-Digital readout mpg usually wrong. [phoebeisis] by bmore Jun 26, 2005 (4:59 pm)
Replying to: phoebeisis (Jun 26, 2005 3:49 pm) My calculated mileage for the first tank of gas was 26.4. I have a 4WD. That driving mostly highway miles with AC on over half the time. Hopefully that is helpful.
#20 of 417 Re: Calculated mpg?Any results-Digital readout mpg usually wrong. [phoebeisis] by jayt1 Jun 27, 2005 (1:30 pm)
Replying to: phoebeisis (Jun 26, 2005 3:49 pm) I hope the Digital read out on my HH is correct because it's only reading 24.6 for equal time between Hwy and City. My 1st fill up will be in a few more days. I will admit I did punch the gas a few times but only a few times just to know what my HH can and can't do. Regardless, my numbers do not seem as good as others. But I still love this car.   On a separate issue, SUN ROOF. I get a loud noise like having a window open slightly. Also, it made the music sound very muffled. Is this the way it's suppose to be? I hope mine is a defect. Replies to this message: toyotaken (Jun 27, 2005 1:50 pm)

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