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Acura RDX Real World MPG

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#204 of 218 Re: Don't trust the mileage meter [quakerwildcat] by m6user

Aug 15, 2012 (8:21 pm)

Replying to: quakerwildcat (Aug 10, 2012 7:42 pm)
Tks. Is yours AWD or FWD?

#205 of 218 Re: 2013 RDX mpg [m6user] by patm70

Aug 16, 2012 (5:34 pm)

Replying to: m6user (May 22, 2012 6:21 am)
     Just took a trip from NY to NC 600 miles each way. Trip down took ten hours only stopping for gas fill up/bathroom break. Mostly traveled between 60-70 mph on I-95 and I-85. Divided gallons put in at fill ups into mileage traveled and averaged slightly more than 28 miles per gallon. Gas is cheap in NJ and VA so put in premium. Regular was $3.13 a gallon on Aug. 7th near Gordonsville, VA!!
     Was very pleased with mpg of my six cylinder 2013 RDX AWD (Non Tech) which replaced a four cylinder 2008 Honda CRV AWD which got similar mileage on that same trip. Great car for a long trip-quiet engine, smooth ride on those big Michelins and comfortable leather seats. The car is a winner!!

#206 of 218 Re: 2013 RDX mpg [patm70] by m6user

Aug 16, 2012 (8:07 pm)

Replying to: patm70 (Aug 16, 2012 5:34 pm)
Glad to hear. That's real decent MPG. I'm about 95% final on my decision to get one.

#207 of 218 Re: 2013 RDX mpg [m6user] by 4mercoachrick

Aug 19, 2012 (8:13 am)

Replying to: m6user (Aug 16, 2012 8:07 pm)
"Glad to hear. That's real decent MPG. I'm about 95% final on my decision to get one. "
 
Go for it! Just picked up our FWD with Tech on Friday. Drove through a blinding frog-strangler yesterday and the RDX handled it nicely. Thought I might need the AWD of the XC60 we swapped in. So far, so good. I'm sure there will be times I'll miss the turbo-boost of the T6 in the Volvo, but getting on the highway with the RDX shows it has plenty of power! Missing a couple of 'things' from the Volvo, but DW is giddy about the Tech pkg!

#208 of 218 Re: 2013 RDX mpg [4mercoachrick] by m6user

Aug 19, 2012 (6:02 pm)

Replying to: 4mercoachrick (Aug 19, 2012 8:13 am)
Yeah, I'm still going back and forth(with myself) over the fwd vs. awd thing. I've had a SUV with AWD and 4wd both hi and lo. I've had it ten years in the Chicago area and have never actually driven in 4wd hi or lo. Have used the AWD a couple of times each winter but even then it just prevented a little wheel spin, not really got me through huge piles of snow. Also have a rwd pickup with v8 that I feather around in the winter and really don't even have a problem with that. They clean the roads pretty quick around where I live. So I'm kind of leaning towards just getting the fwd and saving some upfront costs and and long term maint. costs and gaining 1 mpg. Everyone around here seems to take for granted that any SUV/CUV will automatically have at least AWD but I personally think it's overkill 99.9% of the time so resale is a consideration.
 
On those really bad days I just work from home.

#209 of 218 Disappointed with 2013 MPG by smarty666

Oct 06, 2012 (6:24 pm)

I have a 2013 RDX AWD. It only has about 2k miles on it currently, so I'm hoping this gets better as the car ages, but overall, I've been disappointed with the mpg.
 
Some background on my car/driving habits:
* always fill up with Shell 93 Octane
* almost 80-90% highway driving for both work and around town. I live in a rural area so very little stop and go traffic.
* keep tire pressures cold at 35 PSI
 
I've been consistently getting 22mpg avgs per tank with one 23 mpg avg on a tank. That is the best I've been able to do. With the large amount of highway driving I do, I was hoping for 25mpg per tank, especially its rated 27mpg highway and Acura touted the RDX as best in class fuel economy. I've had other CUVs with avgs per tank at 21-22mpg so this is no better. I hope with time I can get up to my goal 25mpg per tank.

#212 of 218 13 by stickguy

Oct 08, 2012 (7:56 pm)

just crossed 1K on our 2013 AWD. Did a trip from Philly to Albany NY area this weekend. Got (per the computer) 29 on the way up, and 28 on the way back. Coming back included a 1 hour long traffic jam, and both ways had some local roads in the middle.
 
overall, got about 27.5 including a couple of days running around the back country in NY.\
 
around town, depending on if it is real short hop (city) or with a little local highway mixed in, we have had a tank in the 17s (mostly stop and go) and a couple in the 22 range.
 
so, with mostly highway, 25 overall seems quite reasonable.

#213 of 218 1st tank by m6user

Oct 12, 2012 (4:15 pm)

1st tank of gas = 24.6 on computer. Will track miles/gals in addition but since I don't know how they topped it off on the first fill I won't try to do the computation myself until I get about 3 fills. Then I'll see how it compares to the computer. Driving was about 70% surburban/stoplights etc and about 30% expressway. No rush hour bumper to bumper at all.

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