Nissan Sentra Real World MPG

52 messages, Last post on Jul 16, 2009 at 7:45 PM

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#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.