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Just got a 2008 SX4 Crossover w/Touring II, automatic. First tank of gas got me 23.6mpg. (About 75% city/25% highway.) Second tank of gas got me 27.7mpg. (About 10% city/90% highway.) Both with "gentle" driving. Hopefully this will improve somewhat as it breaks in more, but I'm not necessarily expecting a big difference. I live in the Seattle area, so there are a lot of hills that need a lot of gas to get up, in contrast to flatter areas where it's easier to do gas-sipping cruising.
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Replying to: perry99 (Nov 01, 2007 9:31 am) I've been a fan of the "gentle" break-in on my last 8 cars. I try not to drive'em over 65 or at a continuous speed for the 1st 1200 miles. Hopefully your mpg will rise 1 or 2 more on your highway runs. |
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Replying to: crazedcommuter (Nov 01, 2007 3:29 pm) Yeah, the instruction manual recommends the "gentle" driving (no fast starts, hard brakes, varied speeds) for the first 600 miles. On another gas related topic, it's odd that the gas tank size is a bit uncertain. A lot of sites (including the Suzuki Auto site) say it's 11.0 gallons, but the manual says it's 11.9 gallons. It also says it's 45 liters, which is closer to 11.9 gallons, so I'm inclined to believe it's 11.9 gallons, and that the 11.0 entries are from accidental dropping of the 0.9. But I don't want to deliberately run out of gas to test it though 
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Replying to: perry99 (Nov 02, 2007 8:24 am) I was hoping Suzuki would expand the tank to at least 13.5 gal. BTW, do you have enough miles yet for an mpg report?
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Replying to: crazedcommuter (Nov 03, 2007 4:21 pm) |
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Any ideas on why my SX4 doesn't get over 20.9 mpg average ... the number hasn't changed since April of 07 after I had the car three months. It went up to 21.2 for about a week in September and then dropped back again. Didn't even change on a 90 mile all highway trip! Friends with the same car are averaging between 23 and 26 city, never mind hiway mpg! Had it to the dealer once hoping it was a computer firmware issue. Am taking it back again next week. Any suggestions? I like the car but not the mileage....
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Replying to: harleybabe6 (Feb 29, 2008 11:17 am) One more thing: if you are measuring by the computer read-out, first re-set it before a highway trip and see if it doesn't show better mileage (a 90 miles trip is not going to change the overall average if you have thousands of driving miles in that 20.9 mpg readout). Secondly, test its accuracy with the old fashioned keeping track of miles between fills.
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Has anyone gotten some miles on their sedan automatic, and recorded MPG numbers? BTW, the computer is not always correct, the most accurate way to measure MPG is to divide miles driven by gallons used, when you fill up. I'm looking at a sedan, and would be happy to read they can consistently get over 30 MPG on the road.
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Replying to: lamronh49 (Mar 22, 2008 9:34 pm) Doesn't hurt to cross check it with the manual system now and then. Even that isn't always accurate since most people don't fill up from the same pump every time nor do they click off at the same time when the car's tank is full. We do have some Suzuki sedan mpg discussions here: Suzuki Forenza Real World MPG Suzuki Verona Real World MPG |
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Replying to: gregg_vw (Feb 29, 2008 12:54 pm) How do you "reset" the mileage computer? 
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