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#44 of 52 Re: new 2008 2.0s with cvt [jk289] by rennie4 Aug 26, 2008 (7:50 am)
Replying to: jk289 (Aug 01, 2008 3:38 pm) Did u reset the trip computer? If there are alot of miles on the car before u got it. it can be hard to raise the mpg
#45 of 52 cvt rpm by rennie4 Aug 26, 2008 (7:58 am)
during take off the cvt really does over rev for the firs 10mph but after that if you have a light foot it should fall really low. the first thing i do when i take off is push really easy to keep the rpm from going above 2k. Then i push slightly harder when i feel the rpm about to drop usually around 10 mph with a light foot. Then i continue to accelerate a rpm usually around 1500 rpm. I can accelerate my cvt equipped car from 10-35 mph at just 1200 rpm the whole time. Thats where the cvt saves gas. Most people drive cvt too hard making the cvt stay in sport mode instead of economy mode! Replies to this message: highmiler650 (Aug 26, 2008 8:39 am)
#46 of 52 Re: cvt rpm [rennie4] by highmiler650 Aug 26, 2008 (8:39 am)
Replying to: rennie4 (Aug 26, 2008 7:58 am) Trying not to exceed 2000 rpm is easy, most of the time.   I drive 50% city and 50% highway and 34-37 MPG is my typical weekly average.
#47 of 52 Defrost and A/C by agilber Sep 15, 2008 (4:28 pm)
On the Hondas, it's possible to turn off the automatic A/C in the Defrost position. Is this possible on the Sentra? BTW - We have '08 Civic and '08 Sentra. Love 'em both. Sentra - 34mpg, 50/50 city/highway. Civic - 28 city,32 highway avg. Got 38 in the hills of PA: 85 mph downhill, as low as 55 going up. TIA Alan
#48 of 52 by cafesilver Sep 25, 2008 (4:51 pm)
This car is designed for highway driving. I do about 70-30 city/highway and I average about 20mpg. The couple of trips I took that were all highway I averaged 40mpg. That is day and night and it needs to be fixed and they need to disclose that to potential buyers. I am glad I have a two year lease instead of longer or having actually bought it. I got it back in Jan 08 and have 4500 miles on it. Replies to this message: agilber (Sep 25, 2008 6:40 pm)
#49 of 52 Re: [cafesilver] by agilber Sep 25, 2008 (6:40 pm)
Replying to: cafesilver (Sep 25, 2008 4:51 pm) Go easy on the starts from a dead stop. Try not to get RPM above 2000. It takes some practice. As noted earlier in this forum, once you get to 15-20mph you can give it a little more gas and accelerate faster. I'm looking forward to a whole tank of driving on the highway and 40 mpg. I drive 50/50 city/highway (rush hour) and get 34 mpg. My wife gets 28. Heavier foot? Go figure...
#50 of 52 Re: 2007 2.0SL [mdpx] by crh3 Jul 06, 2009 (9:00 pm)
Replying to: mdpx (Jul 03, 2008 10:22 am) Cars in AZ usually gets higher mpg than CA. One reason is the altitude(so the air is thinner), and the other is probably the gasoline.   Speed also matters, 55-65 gives much better mpg than 75-80mph.
#51 of 52 2009 Sentra S CVT by crh3 Jul 16, 2009 (11:03 am)
Just finished a road trip on my new 2009 Sentra. Now the car has 1600 miles on it.   The trip on I5 in CA central valley gives me 30-31mpg highway, which is disappointing, but still understandable. I was driving at 75-80mph most of the time, with AC on. The outside temp is 95-105F.   For part of the trip when I can drive at 65-70mph w/o AC on, I can get about 35-7 mpg from the trip computer. Not sure if it can be improved after first oil change. Replies to this message: crh3 (Jul 16, 2009 7:45 pm)
#52 of 52 Re: 2009 Sentra S CVT [crh3] by crh3 Jul 16, 2009 (7:45 pm)
Replying to: crh3 (Jul 16, 2009 11:03 am) btw, the aerodynamics of the Sentra and Altima are really not that great. The 0.35 drag coefficient is almost the highest among all the current generation cars. It's also almost the tallest among all the cars.

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