I am curious what others are getting for average MPG?
I average about 31 mpg so far with a pretty even mix of city and highway.
5th gear could have had a better ratio for improved fuel economy.
It's only a 500 rpm drop from 4th to 5th, so I'm thinking Toyota had some interns engineer that one.
the reason that 5th's gear ratio is set where it is is because the engine doesn't have to work so hard at the average RPM that your at when on the interstate. Just because your reving higher doesn't mean your consuming more gas. How hard the engine is working has more to do with the amount of gas being used then the actual RPM your at.
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I have had cars that typically averaged better mpg at higher speeds, usually because these cars had a sweet spot where the motor was operating more efficiently and the car is traveling further every minute than compared to driving at slower speeds, ya-da ya-da. Anyways, the bottom line is that I expected this car to be closer to the posted estimates. My sister had an 02 Honda Civic that routinely averaged the 38 mpg rating for highway, and my toyota isn't doing that after 12k miles. I am curious if anyone gets close to the posted 37 mpg highway, whether they drive 55 or 70 mph.
I picked up an xA about a month back. The first few fill-ups were done when the tank was half empty; the mpg were 35.x for two of them and 40.x for another. This was also during the break-in period, when I accelerated gently and rarely exceeded 60mph. The car recently passed 1000 miles. An oil change and a trip home for Christmas later, the mpg is around 31.5. This is averaging 70 on the freeway, using cruise control most of the time.
It seems like the combination of increased aerodynamic drag + high RPMs is causing this deccrease. I've thought about researching for tranny parts with a lower final gear ratio, or possibly getting larger tires (though this will screw up the speedo) to lower the RPMs.
However, it's not that big of a deal, and the change will probably cost more than the cost difference for gas.
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06 Scion xA
I bought the automatic version (800.00 option) and have about 9K on it currently. I have been getting 27 mpg since I purchased the vehicle. I have been in contact with Scion and have had several discussions with them about this. Basically the MPG listed on the vehicle is established by a government agency not by Scion. Therefore Scion will not do anything about the large difference in MPG. The only "help" that I got was a small set of white papers on how to properly maintain my car to get better gas mileage. Had I known about this, I wouldn't have looked twice at buying this car. I liked the car when I thought I was going to get 40 MPG, I don't like the car at 27. I could have gotten a lot bigger car and gotten similar numbers. The ironic part about this purchase was that I traded in my '03 Honda Civic that got 38 MPG on this thing! I am going to try and run synthetic oil through it and see if that helps. I am also looking into engine heaters as well. I have noticed that the XA takes quite a bit of time for the engine to warm up. During this warming period, the car will not shift into OD. I am wondering if my MPG would increase if this was disabled. I am very happy to see that I am not the only person having these issues. I also have a co-worker who is getting the same MPG as I am with their XA. Personally the biggest selling point about this car is the MPG. I appreciate the Toyota quality that it has, but I won't need to worry about this soon because it will be in a used car lot before anything breaks on it!
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