Hey......guys/gals with automatic xBs out there...........what is your gas mileage.

And I don't mean what do you THINK you're getting. I need numbers from people that reset their trip meter at the pump, use the number of gallons they fill the next time they hit the pump, and actually do the math. No estimates please.

So, if you've got the numbers on your auto xb, please post them........also, your driving style/conditions (rev high a lot, keep it under 3.5k rpm, mostly highway, mostly city, etc).

Any help here will be appreciated. Thanks.

KiL

Here are the numbers I've got:

The worst MPG I got was 28 MPG (90% city w/o A/C).
The best MPG I got was 35 MPG (90% freeway with A/C).
Regularly, I get between 29 and 32 MPG (city/freeway/A/C mix).
I notice a difference when I load up on cargo and/or people.

I am completly stock. I usually drive alone.
I drive nice and easy 75% of the time (rev up to 3500k rpm).

I usually fill up after 280-300 miles, just before the light goes on.
If I fill up as soon as the light goes on, I always fill up about 9.5 gallons.

So far I've driven 10,750 miles.

Hope that helps....

i only got 7880 miles on my xb auto so far, but i got it used at 1800
i drive around 3500 rpm and only get 22 mpg on streets

Hmm......thanks for the numbers guys. Stan.......you made me feel really bad.

Profecy......you made me feel a bit better. :P

Last time I checked my MPG under MY normal driving conditions (Las Vegas traffic, with my typical lead foot) my MPG was at 19.6. I couldn't believe how low that was.........so I decided to go a whole tank without revving higher than 3.5k rpm. That was a painful endeavor for me, as I get antsy when my car is accelerating that slowly............but regardless, I did it anyway. After that little experiment, my gas mileage went up to 23.2. Still not great, but an improvement. The only thing is.......I can't see myself driving like that all the time.

Right now, I'm in the process of seeing if I get any gas mileage gains out of my axle back straigh pipe system. I should have some info on that soon.

Anyway guys........if you've got the numbers, keep um coming.

KiL

I think 2 quick and easy ways to improve gas mileage are reducing weight and keeping an eye on tire pressure.

Do you have a lot stuff in your car? I notice when lugging around a bike, a girl, books, laundry, etc, my MPG suffers. I try to keep the car empty most of the time. I don't have extra speakers either. Also, heavy rims mighth have an affect, but I have no experience with that - yet :wink:

As for tire pressure, I keep my stockers at 30 psi. I check them often. I'm not sure how cold it has been in Vegas this winter, but I think cold weather can bring down the psi. Something like 1 psi per 10 degrees colder.

An empty car might give 1 or 2 extra MPG. Keeping the tire pressure steady should give an extra 1 or 2 mpg. That's 2 to 4 extra MPG! :D

3 gas fill up

24 -25 city so far.. :?

still less than 1k miles

well you have to wait till the motor brakes in to get good gass mileage.

how many miles are you guys getting per tank?

Kil, Iam getting around 26-to 28 in town, my worst was 21.2 going to LA up baker grade, my best was on the same trip running around LA 34. My last trip to LA this past weekend I got 31.9 average on four fillups, between, 4.5 gallons to 8.75 gallons. Bill

I don't think I've gotten 30 mpg yet. I've got a 32 mile commute to and from work and about 85% of it's hwy driving. I seem to be consistanly hovering around 28 mpg.
So far I've clocked around 1500 miles on my xb.

Anybody know how many miles til the engine is considered to be "broken in"?

Having around 1500miles I went to Pittsburg. I filled up on empty tank and got there and back with a VERY small amount of gas left when I got home. From my house to Pittsburg is 187miles so you do the math. 187 times 2 equals my best gas mileage. And I drive like an ___ most of the time which means lead foot...everything was stock when I made the trip & used 89 octane.

Hmm......thanks for the numbers guys. Stan.......you made me feel really bad.

Profecy......you made me feel a bit better. :P

Last time I checked my MPG under MY normal driving conditions (Las Vegas traffic, with my typical lead foot) my MPG was at 19.6. I couldn't believe how low that was.........so I decided to go a whole tank without revving higher than 3.5k rpm. That was a painful endeavor for me, as I get antsy when my car is accelerating that slowly............but regardless, I did it anyway. After that little experiment, my gas mileage went up to 23.2. Still not great, but an improvement. The only thing is.......I can't see myself driving like that all the time.

Right now, I'm in the process of seeing if I get any gas mileage gains out of my axle back straigh pipe system. I should have some info on that soon.

Anyway guys........if you've got the numbers, keep um coming.

KiL

sounds like you need to strip your interior. that is ____ty ___ milage. it could be all of those lights and speakers you have :lol:

I've got an auto and I was consistently getting 27 MPG.

Lead foot, 75%freeway, Bay Area Freeway, so it's a mixed bag...

This last tank, I got 28.5 MPG, the only change being my Goldline Springs. Could they make a difference? Less airflow under the car? We'll see.

To be truly accurate, you should really keep a log and average things out over several tanks of gas...

Hmm......thanks for the numbers guys. Stan.......you made me feel really bad.

Profecy......you made me feel a bit better. :P

Last time I checked my MPG under MY normal driving conditions (Las Vegas traffic, with my typical lead foot) my MPG was at 19.6. I couldn't believe how low that was.........so I decided to go a whole tank without revving higher than 3.5k rpm. That was a painful endeavor for me, as I get antsy when my car is accelerating that slowly............but regardless, I did it anyway. After that little experiment, my gas mileage went up to 23.2. Still not great, but an improvement. The only thing is.......I can't see myself driving like that all the time.

Right now, I'm in the process of seeing if I get any gas mileage gains out of my axle back straigh pipe system. I should have some info on that soon.

Anyway guys........if you've got the numbers, keep um coming.

KiL

sounds like you need to strip your interior. that is ____ty ___ milage. it could be all of those lights and speakers you have :lol:

Yeah.......I'm wondering if its not from my stereo setup. Those speakers and box are pretty darn heavy. Plus.......with drawing all that power......I wonder if that doesn't effect mileage too. I know my car feels peppier when all my equip is turned off. Dunno if I'm just imagining that or what.

KiL

It actually looks like I'll be getting an improvement from my straight pipe exhaust that I just built. That's only from looking at the guage and the trip meter. At my next stop at the pump.......I'll let everyone know if there's been an improvement.

KiL

driving fairly conservatively,

latest fillup: 28mpg
before that: 31mpg

29 mpg (really 28.8888899999, but whoneeds to be that exact?)

Mixed use in the city and on the highway, butmy commute has more stop and go than my city cruising.

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i've been averaging just over 32mpg...

have around 5.5k miles... 50 mile daily commute 90% freeway with virtually no traffic both ways (almost perfect commute)... typically drive around 70mph...

my first few tanks i was really babying the box and was getting some insane averages (33-35mpg)... but my right foot has gotten a lot heavier since then... :lol:

30.6 on my first tank. Mostly highway.

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Cheese

25.84 mpg - AEM intake - about 50/50 city/hwy - I drove it like a car. Onto the fwy reving above 4K? Oh ya...5K? sometimes...wait, that guy just made me mad...redline :twisted:

I tried the under 3K rpm thing for a while, but then my foot's affection for aluminum pedels could not be dinied.

25.84 mpg - AEM intake - about 50/50 city/hwy - I drove it like a car. Onto the fwy reving above 4K? Oh ya...5K? sometimes...wait, that guy just made me mad...redline :twisted:

I tried the under 3K rpm thing for a while, but then my foot's affection for aluminum pedels could not be dinied.

Yeah, the under 3k ain't easy. I'm also worried about the bottom of my gas pedal getting tarnished, so I try to rub it on the carpet now and then... :twisted:

i get about 28-30 on the average rollin on 17s... i don't know how much of a difference larger wheels make...

I'm running on 215/45/17 ...and have K&N intake with Branzach exhaust.

currently have 18,200 miles...and i've been getting close to 25mpg average...i calculated that our tanks are 11.9 gallons...and refuel every 280 miles or so.

it's nothing like wat the sticker claims ...of 30mpg

I have the AEM, 17-215-40's and I average 30mpg all the time.

So, i was concerned a little about my mileage, so i measured again. Last time i measured i had only had the car a month. Now that it's broken in (13500 miles), i figured i'd give it a go.
I drove economically. Easy on accellerations. I anticipated stops and coasted when possible (in drive moving up to stopped traffic). Occasionally, I had to exploit gaps on the freeway, but just once or twice. It wasn't really hard to drive this way as i thought it was going to be.
281 miles on 8.9 gallons = 31.57 mpg Yay :) That's up from 25.84 mpg last i measured!! Woo hoooo. I love this car a whole lot more now :P

This week I'm driving regularly and seeing what I come up with.

With just a bit below 4000 miles driven, I've calculated every fillup and my mileage has ranged from 28.5 to 31.5 - this is in So. Calif. driving a mix of streets & freeways, sometimes creeping through rush hour traffic, sometimes running 75-80 in light traffic.
Most often it has averaged around 29 mpg per tank.

Just put a new exhaust on, curious to see how that affects things.

I've clocked it since day one. with 10,000+ miles on the car I average 34 mg. Highs have been 39 mpg and the lowest I've received is 31 mpg, in NYC traffic. If you drive the car over 65-70 the mileage drops noticeably.

i have a auto xb with 10k miles
i have an injen short ram intake
i drive 85% highway at 80MPH with a/c
i have ~100lbs of stereo in the trunk

i average 36 MPG

woot woot

Also something no one has brought up yet is sea level. If you are at sea level you will get better gas milage then at a high alt. Why? At a higher alt. the air is thiner, so the engine needs to work harder to make the same power. Also if you live in a dry place compared to a place with humidity you milage will be better. Why? in areas with humidity that is high there is more water & oxygen mix compared to a area that is dry that has more oxygen in a same amount of space.

05 XB auto, 1200 miles so far.

Always with AC (Atlanta), Mix City/Hwy 28.5 exactly for the first 4 tanks.


(When does this break in yielding higher mileage, or is that not true?)

I'm averaging about 29 but time before last I filled up at Hess and only got 26 - I think their gas sux............

6,000+ miles, and I average betwen 28-29 mpg. The best tank I got was 31mpg. I roll 18's, and am about a 50/50 split scity/hwy. Most city stuff is 40mph, most hwy speeds are 80mph. a/c always on.

fwiw,
MattB

1,500 miles on the meter on completely stock Xb
Daily driving at 50/50 city/highway (w/AC)
Lowest recorded: 28 mpg
Highest recorded: 34 mpg

I have 5000 miles. I get about 25 mpg in mostly city driving, mostly empty, riding on 18's with the A/C on. The best I ever got was 28.

I just got my xB a week ago, I filled up at 240 miles on the trip O/D and filled it with 8.1 gallons. That comes to 29.6 mpg. That is done mostly on conservative city driving, it is hard to drive faster in traffic. Plus here in minnesota the put ethenol in the gas year round. that makes gas millage suck.

bone stock, about 1500 miles on the ODO, w/ yakima rakc and surfboard about 1/4 of the time. I'm in oregon, so this is a lot of mtn. pass driving to go surfing, etc. I've been getting around 29-32.

been driving conservative, but did make one trip to the coast where I was really on it up hills and stuff (w/ surfboard on rack ) and I think I got like 25-27. we'll see how things break in.
I don't see the reason to be flooring it all the time, the car just isn't performance oriented...

jim

Well ... you can't be that exact. The trip meter and gas pump only read to the decimal (.n) place. The gas pump being analoug you could problably fudge it a bit a get many to the half (0.05) or quarter (0.25) ... but that does not matter because the trip meter only reads to the tenths place. So based on your cowputations you end up with 28.9. When you said 29 was close enough (actualy should have been 29. (to imply to the nearest mpg) - 29.0 would have been wrong)

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29 mpg (really 28.8888899999, but whoneeds to be that exact?)


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i'm now @ 26,000+ miles w/ 18" wheels and my gas went down to about 260-280 a tank. but then again the car got heavier from all the newer upgrades.

I was getting 28mpg combined until I put the 18"s on. Then it dropped to 25mpg. I'm curious why so many off us are getting rotten milage???

Maybe we all need to go in on a class action suit against Toyota!!!

I think I'll give a call to a friend of mine that works at Motely Rice. They are the law firn here that sued the tobbacco companies and won. Also they represent the 9-11 victims. Maybe they'd be interested in representing us too!

http://www.motleyrice.com/

Currently 6300 miles


on my road trip from Virginia to Arizona:

Best

37mpg...all freeway...avg speed 80 mph ...no a/c

worst:

30mpg...all freeway....avg speed 92 mph....a/c

first tankful I got 31.15mpg

my driving is almost all freeway at rushour both directions air on every afternoon and sometimes in the morning as well. usually alone [I am heavy so it would be like having two skinny people in the car] 30 miles each way

currently totally stock.

next week gets the spoiler [ I am SURE that will add 10hp and 5mph :lol: ] Leather interior and the carbon dash [ that adds more horsepower too right :wink: ]

So what things should we look at to up our milage. better spark plugs etc. Lets make a list.

Hey......guys/gals with automatic xBs out there...........what is your gas mileage.

And I don't mean what do you THINK you're getting. I need numbers from people that reset their trip meter at the pump, use the number of gallons they fill the next time they hit the pump, and actually do the math. No estimates please.



Also, to be truely accurate you either need to fill up until you can get no more in or just pump until the first click and then return to the same exact pump next fill-up.

I'm going to start calculating my MPG. I have an auto Box

i posted a while ago on this topic (ie MPG XB topic title) and have consistently been getting 25-28 MPG, My 92 civic, with 200,000 miles on the motor, 30+++ MPG.....on our box however we currently have almost 6000 miles, should be well broken in, the car is daily driven by wife to / from work approx 15 miles each way, all highway (work and house right off xpressway)...my question tho is how many of u top off your tank?....cant remember who, but someone posted to not do that , as it floods the charcoal filter....but then there is the narrow filler neck issue on the boxes, so the question is , how much SHOULD you top it off to with out flooding the filter in the tank?...also how important is it to use GOOD gas (ie texaco, shell, etc..NOT gate, racetrak *ewww) i personally use Sam's gas, not sure who the vendor is, but acheived the above stated MPG on my old arse civic witht hat very same gas...dont see why it would matter on the Xb....just my .02 8)

i posted a while ago on this topic (ie MPG XB topic title) and have consistently been getting 25-28 MPG,

That's $hitty for the highway. I don't recall seeing anyone posting more than 31 on the highway :?

My 92 civic, with 200,000 miles on the motor, 30+++ MPG.....on our box however we currently have almost 6000 miles, should be well broken in, the car is daily driven by wife to / from work approx 15 miles each way, all highway (work and house right off xpressway)...my question tho is how many of u top off your tank?

I have been filling my tank up as high as possible (probably 5 fill-ups at this point).

....cant remember who, but someone posted to not do that , as it floods the charcoal filter....but then there is the narrow filler neck issue on the boxes, so the question is , how much SHOULD you top it off to with out flooding the filter in the tank?...

I would also like to know this. I'm going to check the next time how much gas I get in (to the max) after the initial clicking / stopping of the pump. Then divide the number in half and just fill to that point each fill-up, if that is true about the canister.

also how important is it to use GOOD gas (ie texaco, shell, etc..NOT gate, racetrak *ewww) i personally use Sam's gas, not sure who the vendor is, but acheived the above stated MPG on my old arse civic witht hat very same gas...dont see why it would matter on the Xb....just my .02 8)

My buddy told me about this a couple years ago. He said Wal-Mart, Enmark and some of these off brands gas are junk! I do remember him saying Shell and Amaco had high ratings. I used Shell 93 in my GSR powered Civic and now Shell 87 in my Box.

Also, let's not forget that the xB's odometer inaccurately records only 95.5% of the mileage you drive.

http://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=18976&highlight=

I believe the brand of gas does make a difference:

I own a manual xB, however, gas brand does make a difference in my mileage. I drive a total 80 miles a day to and from work, and keep a calculator in the car to compute my MPG on the spot:

Chevron: Gave me the best gas milage overall using regular (32-35 mpg). Using Supreme, I consistently get 20 extra miles to the tank full...Mid Grade has given me little or no noticeable difference (0- .5 mpg).

Arco: Comes in a close second, about 1.2 MPG less than Chevron.

Mobile: 3.5 mpg less than Chevron

Shell: Same as Mobil

76: About the same a Mobil, however I also noticed some pinging when accelerating up a long hill in hot weather, which was not present with the other Brands of gas.

Costco: 4.7 less than Chevron, no difference using regular or super.

tcm xB, but i SAVE sooo much money by going to sams...1.73 a gallon to 1.90 somethin a gallon at other places!..hehe, but i can def belive that wally world / sams gas is cr@p, why else would it be so cheap right?.....let us know how that fill up scenario works as far as dividing it by 2, heck u never know that may help too 8)

i have around 2500 on the odo now and mileage hasnt changed, i drive 90 miles each way to work and im still at 31.44444444444 all interstate running 70.
no air running and im filling it up so that the gas sits at the neck so its consistant.

im gonna switch to synthetic valvoline i think. un sure yet, oil changes come up fast lol and thats expensive.

i was getting 36.5 mpg from my civic ex 5speed. i had no problem getting 360 miles out of a tank and its the same size as the xb, 11.9 gallons. i can squeeze 325 miles out of the xb.

Little better than 32 mpg on my last trip to Boston.

First fill up. 27 mpg. All local driving and delivering newspapers every a.m.

Auto xB, 2650 miles on it.

Fill tank between 250 and 270 miles. (rarely under 1/4 tank).

1 time lowest was 28.38 mpg. 1 time highest was 35.6 mpg (all hwy at 65 mph - flat). All other fills 29.7 -29.9.

Very consistent numbers for very consistant driving - I suppose. I drive 16 miles r/t foir work - six of those miles are on freeway - five times a week. One day a week I drive 80 miles r/t for a dog training class (canine agility - a story for Off-Topic Cafe). Fill the tank every 8 or 9 days.

From what I'm hearing. I'm having typical mpg for an auto xB.

I average about 32 mpg with about 50/50 city/hwy miles on a daily driving basis, with the A/C on all the time. I check my mpg at every fill up, and I've got about 4500 miles on it now. I don't drive with a lead foot, but I'm not like Old Mother Hubbard, either.

remember when you change to larger diameter tires/wheels you are changing your gear ratio and your milage will go down

well i went to tj from la puente and back with just a full tank of gas(a lil under the last line).... and did a lil crusing in TJ also.... how good or bad is that...
the light came on when i reached the 60 fwy off the 57 on the way back.

30 MPG on average with "spirited" driving.
Seems to get better with 6000 miles on the Odo.

"remember when you change to larger diameter tires/wheels you are changing your gear ratio and your milage will go down"

Larger diameter tires = less RPMs at speed = better MPG, right?

Filled up and headed to Boston Exposed on Sunday (200+mi r/t). 70 - 75 mph up & back. Then a round trip to work yesterday(50+mi). Filled up when I got home with over 1/4 showing on the gage. 33.8 mpg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

Well, I have 3000 Miles now

I have tracked every tank

Stock I got 25 MPG

Then I put in a tornado and got 25 MPG
Then I put in a fuel Ionizer and got 25 MPG
I put on my roof rack and got 25 MPG
Then I went to the GT Track and ran it really hard for 10 laps and got 25 MPG
Then I put on my bug shield and got 25 MPG

Then I put in a hyper grouding system and Optima battery.....and got



25 MPG

Screw it, I'm not even gonna track it anymore.

Had my xB for over a year and have put 10,500+ miles on it. I maintained a record of the MPG for every tankfull for the first year. In mixed driving over twelve months I averaged 28.2 MPG. Worse in city only driving at +-24 MPG, and the best on a trip to San Diego and back at 31.4 MPG.
Frankly it sure beats my old S10 Blazer, V-6 auto, by ..... well you figure it out.

Well, I have 3000 Miles now

I have tracked every tank

Stock I got 25 MPG

Then I put in a tornado and got 25 MPG
Then I put in a fuel Ionizer and got 25 MPG
I put on my roof rack and got 25 MPG
Then I went to the GT Track and ran it really hard for 10 laps and got 25 MPG
Then I put on my bug shield and got 25 MPG

Then I put in a hyper grouding system and Optima battery.....and got



25 MPG

Screw it, I'm not even gonna track it anymore.

The Fuel Ionizer and Grounding Kit won't improve your gas millage. Neither will the
Tornado... http://autorepair.about.com/cs/productreviews/fr/aafpr052002.htm


:idea:

Try a free-flow air-filter like the TRD Performance Air Filter
http://www.brandsport.com/trd-00602-17801-011.html

Or a Cold Air induction system
http://www.brandsport.com/toy-pts26-52040.html

And try switching to Synthetic Oil
http://www.allsyntheticsgroup.com/fuel-economy.html

And read these articles on "How to improve your gas mileage"
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/drive.shtml
http://www1.excite.com/home/info/learn2/tutorials_qa_overview/0,14899,auto_817_0,00.html

:D

First tank. mostly city. a/c used 25% of the time.

29.2 MPG

Finally got a reading for my Box:

255.7 miles on 7.795 gallons which equals 32.8mpg

This is filling up until one click on the pump and then returning to the same exact pump for one click again.

80-85% highway driving between 63-67mph, a/c on 100% of time, and taking it over 3k if needed (which I believe was one time this fill-up to merge into traffic).

I'm going to try it again soon and see if I can get 35+ and also just switched to Mobil 1 synthetic oil :lol:

Date ------- Miles --- Gals ---- MPG

9/15/04 -- 273.2 -- 10.20 -- 26.7
9/19/04 -- 256.9 --- 9.80 -- 26.2
9/20/04 -- 237 ----- 7.73 -- 30.6
9/23/04 -- 292.2 --- 9.50 -- 30.7


This is 90% local including daily a.m. newspaper delivery. 400 stops and 400 go's.

I average about 26-30mpg with 50/50 highway and road driving. I usually put the pedal to the medal when starting up from traffic lights and stuff. I like to get to the speed limit as fast as possible. I would probably get much better mileage if I accelerated at a normal pace.