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Hyundai Elantra Real World MPG 2012

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#603 of 745 Still Getting 33+ MPG Combined by pflyer

Nov 03, 2012 (11:59 am)

Haven't checked back in a while, but I have a 2011 Elantra GLS Automatic.
 
I am getting incredible mileage. Last two tanks were almost 34 mpg with an average speed both times of 31 mph.
 
As my car has "loosened" up (I have 19000 miles), the mileage has steadily improved.
 
I am the "cruise control" person, so YMMV.
 
The mpg calculator in the dash is about 2 mpg optimistic, but still...
 
I am sorry for those who are not getting near to what is on the Mulronney.
 
Now I find out Hyundai will pay me to fill up. Life is good. That should make my "effective" mpg even higher, with the free gas from the factory.
 
Except for hail damage (I live in DFW) which was not the car's fault, this has been a bullet-proof, well made and efficient car, one of the best I have ever owned.

#604 of 745 Further Clarification by pflyer

Nov 03, 2012 (12:04 pm)

Oh, that (almost) 34mpg was my own calculations from miles driven/gallons added.
 
The dash display was over 36 mpg.

#605 of 745 Re: Told you so! [backy] by eweiner

Nov 03, 2012 (12:45 pm)

Replying to: backy (Nov 03, 2012 10:02 am)
The EPA numbers are still wrong and do not accurately reflect real world driving with a Hyundai Elantra.
 
Second, there is a difference between your mileage may vary and your mileage will never be as stated.
 
From experience, I have learned that in order to get any kind of decent mileage out of the Hyundai you have to drive in excess of 55 mph consistently on a flat road and for a long duration of time.
 
This is not reasonable driving for the average consumer in America. Most commutes are not long highway drives.
 
As for compensation it remains to be seen what Hyundai will actually pay out. From previous posts it does not appear to be very much money at all and does not appear to compensate for any mileage past their announcement date i.e. future miles.

#606 of 745 Hmm by eweiner

Nov 03, 2012 (12:50 pm)

Wow. 2 tanks thats a huge data set.
 
My comments are based upon 39 tanks and 12k miles.
 
Why should anyone have to wait for 19,000 miles to appear on their car before the MPG is as stated.

#607 of 745 Re: Told you so! [eweiner] by backy

Nov 03, 2012 (1:25 pm)

Replying to: eweiner (Nov 03, 2012 12:45 pm)
The EPA numbers are still wrong and do not accurately reflect real world driving with a Hyundai Elantra.
 
You need to take up the wrong-ness of the EPA numbers and how they are calculated with the EPA. Hyundai has nothing to do with that.
 
You were able to exceed the EPA highway number for the Elantra 65 mph. That is real world highway driving for many people--if not for you.
 
As for your overall mpg, it all depends on how your overall driving compares to how the EPA calculates its estimates. It looks like your driving patterns don't match well to the EPA tests. Again, something to take up with the EPA, not Hyundai.
 
Here's the Hyundai web site that goes into detail on the reimbursement program for owners and former owners of Elantras etc.; note that future miles are in fact covered (as are past miles--even if someone already sold their car):
 
https://hyundaimpginfo.com/

#608 of 745 Re: Hmm [eweiner] by longo2

Nov 03, 2012 (1:26 pm)

Replying to: eweiner (Nov 03, 2012 12:50 pm)
You are right, the 2012 Hyundai Elantra will do great mpg's long before 19,000 miles. The Elantra Rental with a/t used in this mileage test story had less than 5,000 miles and averaged over 45 mpg on an 800+ highway road trip.
 
http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=43477

#609 of 745 backy's right... by iluvmysephia1

Nov 03, 2012 (2:15 pm)

while driving around in my 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer GTS I notice that a lot of people "gun it" compared to myself. I drive like someone 25 years older than myself. Or maybe that's a bad analogy. I drive "conservatively".
 
Perhaps you gun it more than you think. Are you a young person? Actually that doesn't even have to play in to things at all. All ages of drivers "gun it" more than other drivers. Only you know for sure.
 
I think backy has figured this test out as an EPA nightmare and not really a fault of Hyundai cars (or their owners) at all.
 
Since those numbers have now been validated by the EPA, it appears your issue now is more with the EPA and how they test cars, than with Hyundai.
 
backy's quote above pretty much says the truth of the matter. It's how you drive your car, how clean you keep your car, how much you spend on car maintenance, etc., etc. I would not initially fault Hyundai and their management on this one. Anyone add to this so we can all learn more about it.

#610 of 745 Re: Told you so! [eweiner] by pflyer

Nov 03, 2012 (2:24 pm)

Replying to: eweiner (Nov 03, 2012 12:45 pm)
OK, this why I dropped out of this discussion and I will do so again.
 
You state as fact that the EPA numbers do not reflect the Elantra's real world mpg.
 
You are right, for you.
 
Not for me and others.
 
I have owned my car since new and have NEVER gotten less than 30 mpg on any tank. Ever.
 
In the last couple of months, I have gone up from 32 to almost 34 mpg.
 
I live in DFW. Do you realize how crowded this place is?
 
I have never had a tank of gas average over 32 mph (miles per hour, not gallons). My last tank was 30 mph and almost 34 mpg.
 
So... all of my driving is a good mixture of city/hwy.
 
YOU might not be able to get the mpg some of us do. I'm sorry. Maybe you got a "bad' one. Maybe you are a jerky/stop/start driver. I don't know. I don't care.
 
What I DO know is that it IS possible to reach and exceed the EPA mileage figures with my Elantra.
 
I couldn't be happier with the car and now, as a bonus, Hyundai will further increase my effective mpg by giving me free gas.
 
Life is good here in Texas..

#611 of 745 pflyer... by iluvmysephia1

Nov 03, 2012 (2:27 pm)

when did ya move ta Texas, man? I also knew you ta live in Happy Valley, Pennsylvania. Wow! DFW? Career change of some sort.
 
Great choice in the '13 Elantra purchase, BTW. Is it an automatic or a stick?

#612 of 745 Re: backy's right... [iluvmysephia1] by backy

Nov 03, 2012 (2:29 pm)

Replying to: iluvmysephia1 (Nov 03, 2012 2:15 pm)
Well, it was of course Hyundai's fault to mess up on their testing. Hard to fathom that they could have 1) messed up like that, and 2) took so long to find out they messed up.
 
But now that the EPA has run its own tests, any discrepancy between what owners are getting on their Elantras vs. official EPA numbers is either due to how/when/where the car is driven, or the rare situation of a defect in the car that is causing the poor fuel economy.
 
Much more likely how the car is driven. As I've noted on other discussions, I can drive a car like my 2010 Sentra under ideal conditions and get far better than its EPA estimates. And I can drive it in less-than-ideal conditions, but very much real-world conditions for many drivers, and get far worse than the EPA estimates.
 
That's true for any car... including the Elantra.

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