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You are right, it is not a sedan, also you hit the nail on the head what you said about the 5 speed transmission... your off as for as weight, the Camry out weighs the Rav... also the wind resistance is correct, should not have had to get the V6 gas mileage tho.... I sold a 2002 Honda mini van and bought the 2006 Rav, have almost 20 K miles on it and the gas mileage has not improved on bit, I am avg. about 23 mpg with mostly highway driving, or on a trip I can get 25 to 26 mpg, as long as I DON'T use the cruse, it wrecks the gas mileage.... in fact my 4100 lb. with a 240 hp engine would beat it on the highway.... tough lesson huh, one I wont forget for a while.... I also have a 2005 Camry with 4 cyl. gets great gas mileage all the time....   
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Replying to: curvigurl (Dec 04, 2007 6:11 pm) |
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Replying to: curvigurl (Dec 04, 2007 6:11 pm) As far as a Honda - I think if you check the CRV forum you will find about the same #'s as folks reporting on the RAV4 forum. I have seen some 07 CRVers claiming 17-18 in stop and go, and as high as 29-30 on the highway. CRV EPA is 20/26. One final thought, at $3.00 per gallon gas, the difference between 21 vs 25 mpg over 100,000 miles is $2, 285 dollars. Selling your RAV and losing the initial depreciation is probably not financially sound. |
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Recently purchased a 07 Rav4 4cyl AWD with 3rd roll seating. I believe the 3rd roll added 300 or more lbs to the vehicle. So far, I drove about 2K miles. I mainly drive local(NYC). So the low mileage is not surprising. The highest i ever got was 26 MPG on purely Highway. I average about 18-20 MPG in city(60%) and highway(40%). My tire pressure is at 32 and i am light on the gas pedal. I'm wondering if the added weight due to the 3rd roll have something to do with the low average MPG. In any case, i love the Rav4, it's a nice utility vehicle. Anyone out there i can compare MPG with? Would appreciate the response. Thanks!!
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Replying to: bay26 (Jan 04, 2008 12:00 pm) BTW 300 pounds would cost you 1 mpg at most...even for a 3rd "roll".
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Replying to: sdc2 (Jan 07, 2008 6:30 am)
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Replying to: bay26 (Jan 09, 2008 4:58 pm)
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Replying to: typesix (Jan 11, 2008 6:37 pm) Gross Vehicle Weight Rating -- GVWR (lb.) (2WD/4WD) 4-cylinder models 4430/4535 with third-row seats 4730/4865 That's 330lbs extra for a V4 AWD with 3rd roll. Back to my question of loosing 2MPG because this. Anybody out there that can confirm this?
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Replying to: bay26 (Jan 18, 2008 11:28 am) |
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| First the good news - there seems to be a "break-in effect" on mpg. Passing 4,000 miles, I noticed a smoother running engine, and an average of 24 mpg per fillup, up from about 22 mpg when the car was new. We're talking equal miles of NYC traffic, suburban short hops and highway runs. In traffic it seems to get about 22mpg. Now for the bad news - this SUV/Crossover is a brick on the highway with lots of drag - how else to explain the 26 mpg or so I'm getting [EPA rates it at 23/27 mpg]? The I4 engine, which SEEMS efficient [165 hp from only 144 cubic inches] has trouble dragging that body through the air at highway speeds, without using too much gas. Very disappointing. Has anyone out there seen 30 mpg? A little disclosure, to show that designing for high mpg is not all science. My other vehicle is an '04 Buick Rendezvous FWD. It has a 3.4L 12-valve pushrod engine and it weighs 500 lbs more than my RAV4, yet it averages 24mpg and tops 30mpg on the highway. And, it's no streamliner. True, no AWD either, but still..... | |
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