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2008 I4, FWD 1st tank: 24.74 mpg 2nd tank: 25.19 mpg Mixed city/highway, cold weather... |
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My '08-RAV4-V6-2WD has 7000 miles. MPG was ~22.5 (city+hwy, regular gas, 2 paasengers, no A/C) till I changed my driving habit lately. Now for the last 3 tanks, mine averaged 26 MPG, just by reducing speed to 65-70, using c/control whenever possible, and minimizing lane changes! Go easy and save gas; it's safe n comfy.
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Replying to: kruiser (Mar 22, 2008 3:01 pm) Drove carefully to conserve gas. Drove at 65mph on Interstate using cruise control. I was surprised at the result because our car came with a bug deflector attached to hood and a wind deflector in front of the moon roof. I thought these would reduce our mileage. I imagine Toyota spends a great deal of money to reduce drag of the vehicle by careful design of the body shape. The dealer sticks these things on the vehicle to jack up the price and screws up the airflow. I'm wondering if anyone has any of these gadgets installed and knows of their effect on mileage. I plan to keep these items on for a few tankfuls and then remove them to see if there is any difference in mileage. |
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Compared to, say, a Camry, with the same drivetrain, the RAV4 uses more gas and I have to think that some of that is due to the RAV's chunkier shape. That said, there is a breakin effect - it's taken me 8K to finally exceed 30MPG with my AWD I4. This happened on a nice flat run from NYC to Montauk - flat ground, mild weather, no A/C and 60 MPH on CC. There's a lot of MPG in your right foot, for sure.
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Replying to: verdi942 (Jun 05, 2008 2:20 am) FWIW I just got back from a trip, got 28.2 mpg with a V6 AWD 2008.
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Replying to: sdc2 (Jun 09, 2008 6:26 am)
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Replying to: ces1938 (Jun 09, 2008 6:40 am) Hard to beat a vehicle that can tow 3500 lbs and get 26 mpg or better...(not simultaneously of course  )
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Replying to: sdc2 (Jun 10, 2008 5:53 am)
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Replying to: 22t (Jun 10, 2008 2:18 pm) |
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