MATRIX XR mileage per tank...come share..

[jacky_tsui]

how much milage do u guys have with a full tank of gas?

[Byrde]

Ours is only new (2006) and we have had it since the end of August. So far, we have had it up to 45.5mpg so that's pretty sweet really considering they are only rated for 48.

[ksbrace]

My longest tank is 477 miles on my 11 mile back-road commute at 35-45 MPH, 39.5 MPG, took it down 10-15 miles below E. It was April 2004, no A/C.
My best fuel economy for a tank is 43.7 MPG on a 300 mile round-trip on state highways mostly at 50-60 MPH. It was 90 F with the A/C on low both ways. I repeated this same trip a few weeks later, and the weather and A/C were the same (maybe it was 93 F), and I got 43.6 MPG for that trip.

I've found that the tank takes much more or less fuel depending on season and fill rate. At a slow pump (or if I don't pull the trigger as far) in the summer I can go 130 miles before the gauge gets back down to F. At a fast pump it is usually 55-75 miles down to F. That's more than a 2 gallon difference! If you follow a good fill with a bad fill, your fuel economy will look GREAT, and vice versa it will look TERRIBLE. So, to get more accurate fuel economy calculations, besides writing down the mileage when I fill up, I also have a column for the mileage when the gauge gets down to point exactly at F, and THAT'S the number I type in for my mileage calculations.
Another way you can get better numbers is to average over 2 or 3 tanks.
Here is an almost blank excel spreadsheet template I use for my mileage calculations:
http://home.comcast.net/~ksbrace/Ref...e_template.xls
You fill in your fuel purchases and it graphs 1, 2, and 3-tank average fuel economy for you. You are welcome to download it and use it.

[coquelicot]

I don't like to run on fumes, so I don't know the max number of miles my tank will go. Once I did get over 380. I think I may have still had 2 gallons of gas left in my tank.

[jacky_tsui]

i can do like 410 km for a tank.

[Seby00]

I have a 04 Matrix XR and i can do 520 KM with a tank. All city km to!!!!

[racerui]

I've got a 06 Matrix 5spd. Mostly highway driving, I'm geting 6.2L/100km

[Leprukhan]

I purchased my certified pre-owned Auto 2005 XR, maybe 3 months ago. The lowest mileage I've gotten was 31.6 mpg, and the best has been 34.6. The farthest I've gotten on a tank was 420 miles, and I still had another gallon to go. Usually, I run without A/C. Overall, I've been very happy with my matrix.

[yartrix]

I get 7 to 7.5 l per 100 km. This is mixed driving, easy in the city not so easy on the highway. 2003 matrix Xr auto.