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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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Replying to: verdi942 (Jan 21, 2008 10:58 am) Chuck
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Replying to: cfreas1 (Jan 21, 2008 11:09 am) |
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Replying to: verdi942 (Jan 21, 2008 10:58 am) The 2008 V6 AWD EPA rating is 19 city, 26 highway. One more reason I could not resist the V6... Nothing wrong with pushrod engines, a big 'ol Buick LeSabre gets 29-30 highway with a 3.8 liter pushrod engine.
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