Would love to know how long you had your XA and what it been getting on the MPG!

Did a search, and SEARCH is nuts!

 

What I have found to be the biggest factor on my fuel economy was/is the ambient air temperature. When the air was 35*, my fuel economy dropped to 28-29mpg. Because I'm here in Denver, we have such things as 60-65* weeks in January. During that time, I notice my efficiency would jump to 32-33mpg. I've been keeping an eye on my instantaneous fuel consumption with my Scangauge. This is a great tool for fuel economy - keeping it on the "trip" mode allows me to see how my driving habits can be monitored and optimized to decrease my fuel consumption. For example, lugging up a hill in 5th gear with the throttle floored seems to be worse than downshifting to 4th and allowing the motor to operate in a better RPM zone. Of course, downshifting to 3rd and accelerating shows how quickly your average MPG numbers drop.

 

I've had my xA for 9 months now and I average 32-34 mpg. I'd like to get more, but my current driving style seems to peak at around 34 mpg. It's an AT btw. I'm trying to change my driving habits so I can get more mileage out of it, but keeping it at 65 mph is harder than you think.

I'm used to keeping up with traffic, not getting passed by everyone.

 

i get 32 city and 36 highway

one time i got 37 city thats cause i drove slower then molasses

 

my old Xa use to get 30 all around, thinging about another one, but have a BuG turbo that gets around 28, so not sure its worth it will miss the pick up and the heavyness of the bug.

 

had my xA for a month and a half now, i'm averaging 33. i drive highway 90% of the time but 60% of the time it is in traffic =(

around 2500 - 3000 rpm seem to be the range for fuel efficiency for me at 4th gear.

i'm hoping that getting an aftermarket intake will help increase the milage.