I average the same driving in LA on fwy but my speeds range 65-80, i refuse to go slower.
I feel fwy speeds in SD are usually pretty fast - what speed do you travel at and perhaps lower it

 

I drive around 65-75. I get passed up a lot haha. I’ve tried staying in the 65mph range for a day to see if the MPG would get better and it didn’t.

 

I’ve owned my Corolla for close to 2 months now. Other than the soft paint, my only other gripe is the gas mileage.
I’m averaging 30-31 MPG. It’s mostly highway. With 1-2 miles being city. I live right off the freeway and both of my jobs are also right off the freeway. I live in San Diego, and we’re coming close to summer.

So, it’s been around 65-80 degrees. My tire pressure is optimal. I drive in eco mode as much as possible, except for when I’m on an on ramp and I have to speed up, and catch up with traffic.

Is anyone else having issues with getting poor gas mileage? It’s not that bad, I mean, I owned a ‘97 Crown Vic prior. That thing was getting maybe 20MPG. I drive about 45 Miles a day.

Would driving in “M” mode save me more gas?

I really expected to be getting 35-38 MPG at the very least.

Excuse for being all over the place with my post.

What mileage is it at, and has it had its first oil change yet?

Try premium 91 octane gasoline, ethanol-free if possible.

Ethanol-free gas stations in the U.S. and Canada (pure-gas.org)

 

No, it hasn’t had its first oil change. I think I’m at 2100. Maybe a few miles less. I haven’t seen any stations with ethanol free 91 here. Also, I’ve never tried looking. I usually just go to Chervron or Arco. I’ll look into that though.

 

I have a 2020 Corolla SE, 6-sp manual. I do mostly rural driving. I rarely speed. Our autoroute speed limits around here are 100 km/h (62 mph) and I usually set my cruise for 105 true (65 mph, verified by GPS) as that's the speed trucks must be governed to, by law. At that speed, I'm never passed by trucks going just a few km/h faster than me, and I'm not going anywhere near fast enough to get a ticket (cops tolerate 120 km/h, 75 mph). With the high gas prices, over $2/L, there's just no incentive to go fast just to save a couple of minutes on a 100 km drive, the distance from here to the "big city".

My last couple of tanks have averaged 5.7 L/100 km. That's exactly 50 miles per imperial gallon, or 42 miles per US gallon.

In my experience, 90% of poor fuel economy is a "code 18" fault: the cause is 18" behind the steering wheel. The rest is related to driving mix (proportion of city to hwy). Not trying to be facetious, but just saying that one's fuel economy will always be a direct result of one's driving style. FWIW the result I'm getting is way better than the official Canadian government figures. I also beat official figures on our other car, a VW Golf Sportwagen AWD 6-sp manual; on that one, I average around 6.8 L/100 km. I learned the techniques when having a huge commute on which I wanted to reduce costs and time wasted refuelling.

The techniques are pretty simple: don't speed, anticipate stops by coasting rather than braking, and one few people realize, don't tailgate especially in heavy traffic. That causes excessive braking which essentially converts fuel into heat rather than forward motion. With a large gap in front, you can minimize braking. If someone fills the gap, just create a new one. You'll still end up doing the same average speed as the pack. The key word is to be s-m-o-o-t-h.

 

Thanks!

I’m not a kid. I’m 32. I don’t tailgate. I hate most drivers. People are always passing me up.

 

I've switched to 87 instead of 85 and my mileage has gone from 34 to 38 mpg, and I have a 30 ride to and from work. So I use cruise a lot and set it at 55 unless I'm on the freeway then I set it at the speed limit and get passed constantly. And mine is a 22 hatchback 6 speed manual.

 

I found on my 30 mile treck to work that even if I were to speed I don't get there faster. I actually end up going 2 under the speed limit with the cruise on. I do this and stay in the right lane and I dont have to worry about speeding up/slowing down due to traffic. I get there basically at the same time. on a longer road trip you'd probably make more time by speeding but something as short as that doesn't make sense to speed.

 

I’ve owned my Corolla for close to 2 months now. Other than the soft paint, my only other gripe is the gas mileage.
I’m averaging 30-31 MPG. It’s mostly highway. With 1-2 miles being city. I live right off the freeway and both of my jobs are also right off the freeway. I live in San Diego, and we’re coming close to summer.

So, it’s been around 65-80 degrees. My tire pressure is optimal. I drive in eco mode as much as possible, except for when I’m on an on ramp and I have to speed up, and catch up with traffic.

Is anyone else having issues with getting poor gas mileage? It’s not that bad, I mean, I owned a ‘97 Crown Vic prior. That thing was getting maybe 20MPG. I drive about 45 Miles a day.

Would driving in “M” mode save me more gas?

I really expected to be getting 35-38 MPG at the very least.

Excuse for being all over the place with my post.

I have a 35 mile commute with a 50/50 city/highway split and I'm averaging 30mpg on 87 octane. I have a heavy foot though. Driving in M mode will definitely NOT save you more gas.

 

Get to cruising speed as quickly as possible, then back down on the gas pedal. That isn't particularly wasting gas. When you drive faster, you get there quicker and turn the engine off so it's not using any gas. Do not crawl up the onramp, then try to find a slow hole into traffic- it ain't there and you'll have to brake and dodge faster traffic and that's wasteful. Don't start the engine until you're finished searching your purse and phone, like I always see people do in parking lots. Use good gas- 87 or better octane. New engines are tight until broken in. An engine I built from a bare block and all new parts was so stiff the first time I stared it, it would barely idle, but after 15 minutes of idling it smoothed out and you could barely feel it running. After 500 miles it was performing like it should. Your 2100 miles should have your engine ready to perform the way it should. Just because you use cruise control doesn't mean the car doesn't use gas- it gasses up on hills and coasts downhill for an average of mpg for the trip. When you take it in for the first service mention all the things you think aren't right to keep the service record accurate and complete. If your complaints are later discovered to be justified as real and needing repair, even after the warranty ends, they owe you repair by warranty because you told them so while it WAS in effect. Enjoy your new car.

 

I’ve owned my Corolla for close to 2 months now. Other than the soft paint, my only other gripe is the gas mileage.
I’m averaging 30-31 MPG. It’s mostly highway. With 1-2 miles being city. I live right off the freeway and both of my jobs are also right off the freeway. I live in San Diego, and we’re coming close to summer.

So, it’s been around 65-80 degrees. My tire pressure is optimal. I drive in eco mode as much as possible, except for when I’m on an on ramp and I have to speed up, and catch up with traffic.

Would driving in “M” mode save me more gas?

I really expected to be getting 35-38 MPG at the very least.

Speed is the problem. And living in San Diego, it's hard to keep it below 90

My '16 Corolla averaged 32 here in LA. Out on a road trip, if I kept it down to 65-70 I could get into the 40s, but maintaining 75 I could generally get 36-38 out of it.
When I got into Texas and the limit goes to 80, it was only getting 28-30 cruising at 85.
My '21 Avalon hybrid is similar... last two trips to Texas we got anywhere from 36 to 50 depending on speed.

"M" won't help... the car is programmed to be most efficient in the normal modes. On the "Eco" vs normal, I've found that in any Toyota we've had, I tend to get worse mileage in Eco because I'm heavier on the gas, overcompensating for the lack of throttle response in Eco. Straight line cruising on the highway, Eco makes no difference. It only alters shift points and softens throttle response.

 

I’ve owned my Corolla for close to 2 months now. Other than the soft paint, my only other gripe is the gas mileage.
I’m averaging 30-31 MPG. It’s mostly highway. With 1-2 miles being city. I live right off the freeway and both of my jobs are also right off the freeway. I live in San Diego, and we’re coming close to summer.

So, it’s been around 65-80 degrees. My tire pressure is optimal. I drive in eco mode as much as possible, except for when I’m on an on ramp and I have to speed up, and catch up with traffic.

Is anyone else having issues with getting poor gas mileage? It’s not that bad, I mean, I owned a ‘97 Crown Vic prior. That thing was getting maybe 20MPG. I drive about 45 Miles a day.

Would driving in “M” mode save me more gas?

I really expected to be getting 35-38 MPG at the very least.

Excuse for being all over the place with my post.

On my 2010 Corolla LE I do 41 mpg. Surely, you can do better.

Do you go regularly 60 on the freeway. If so, put her on cruise control for a week, and see the benefit. If it shows much better mpg, your driving habits need changing.

 

I drive around 65-75. I get passed up a lot haha. I’ve tried staying in the 65mph range for a day to see if the MPG would get better and it didn’t.

The problem here is gasoline quality rather than speed... Try 91 pump octane gas, ethanol-free if at all possible.

 

I’ve owned my Corolla for close to 2 months now. Other than the soft paint, my only other gripe is the gas mileage.
I’m averaging 30-31 MPG. It’s mostly highway. With 1-2 miles being city. I live right off the freeway and both of my jobs are also right off the freeway. I live in San Diego, and we’re coming close to summer.

So, it’s been around 65-80 degrees. My tire pressure is optimal. I drive in eco mode as much as possible, except for when I’m on an on ramp and I have to speed up, and catch up with traffic.

Is anyone else having issues with getting poor gas mileage? It’s not that bad, I mean, I owned a ‘97 Crown Vic prior. That thing was getting maybe 20MPG. I drive about 45 Miles a day.

Would driving in “M” mode save me more gas?

I really expected to be getting 35-38 MPG at the very least.

Excuse for being all over the place with my post.

I've been getting 36 mpg steadily for the past 3-4 fill ups. At what speed are you driving on hwys? I find that if I am doing hwy at over 70 mph then the mileage will drop to low 30s. Anything below 70 is in the sweet, aka higher mpg, zone...

 

Southern California freeways, at 70, you're going to become someone's hood ornament.
75-80 is average and you're still getting passed. CHP really doesn't even give you a 2nd look unless you're above 80 as long as you aren't changing lanes to maintain.

 

I do 90% highway and avg 34-36 mpg @ 75mph. Are you driving up an incline? That will drop your mpg. Big time. 87 oct.

 

You might be on to something. That thought didn’t really register. Yeah, there’s definitely 2-long inclines back and forth. I have to hit the gas when I get to the inclines, obviously I start to slow down dramatically. That’s what I miss about my crown Vic. I would hardly slow down driving up hills.

 

I drive 44 miles each way to work (all freeway) driving 70-80 MPH and average between 36-39 MPG on Costco 87 octane. I have mine to measure by the tank, not the trip. I don't think it's ever been below 35 MPG.

 

My throttle only has 2 positions off & full.. and i get a steady 30 mpg - 20kms one way drive to work split 50/50 city/backroads.

 

I drive a 2021 HB XSE, U.S. spec, with the 6-speed manual. From my personal experience, I consistently averaged between 30-32 mpg (with the exception of longer highway treks where I observed higher mpg numbers) until about the first 15k miles. It wasn’t until after 15k miles that I consistently observed, and continue to observe, between 34-36 mpg.

My driving habits have not changed, but I imagine that part of the reason has to do with the move away from winter grade fuel. I also believe (and some may disagree with me), that part of the reason has to do with the 2.0 engine not fully breaking in until about 15k miles. Anyone else with the 2.0 observe this?

 

Hills, head winds, and cold ambient temperatures have a negative effect on fuel efficiency... With my cruise set at 65 mph, I average 43 miles per US gallon (52 miles per Imperial gallon) on Esso 91 and 0W-20 engine oil.

I do have a custom bottleneck-free exhaust with Flowmaster Super 44 muffler, Injen intake, and Red Line MT-LV in my manual transmission.

Red Line Synthetic Oil. MT-LV 70W/75W GL-4 Gear Oil (redlineoil.com)

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Injen 2019+ Toyota Corolla 2.0L Black Cold Air Intake (2j-racing.com)

Super 44 Series
The Super 44 delivers a powerful rich tone and is the most aggressive, deepest sounding, highest performing 2-chamber street muffler we’ve ever built! Available in 409SS Stainless Steel with a lifetime warranty, these mufflers feature our advanced Delta Flow Technology design and are fully MIG-welded for maximum durability.

Flowmaster Super 44 Series Muffler (holley.com)

 

Hills, head winds, and cold ambient temperatures have a negative effect on fuel efficiency... With my cruise set at 65 mph, I average 43 miles per US gallon (52 miles per Imperial gallon) on Esso 91 and 0W-20 engine oil.

I do have a custom bottleneck-free exhaust with Flowmaster Super 44 muffler, Injen intake, and Red Line MT-LV in my manual transmission.

+1 for esso 91 / 0w20 / custom exh. & injen

 

@invader is esso 91 ethanol free up there? We don't have the option over here - only shell 91 & Canadian tire 91 i believe.

 

It used to be... Now we're not sure. It seemed to be worse than usual lately, even considering winter blend, but I'm still over 50 miles per Imperial gallon at 65 mph in favorable conditions.

I already asked our Esso East-Indian owner about it, and he was supposed to look into it... There are fewer Ethanol-Free Esso stations listed compared to Shell in Ontario.

Ethanol-free gas stations in the U.S. and Canada (pure-gas.org)

 

Where I live in Québec near the US border I last paid $2.059/L which is $7.80 per US gallon. Border stations have less tax in order to prevent people going to the US to refuel. Away from the border, it's about $2.16/L which is $8.18 per US gallon.

That bites. I'm glad we don't own an SUV or F250...

 

Yeah, same prices here in Southern Ontario, just above CAD $2/liter. It works out to same USD $6.15/gal

My neighbor just traded in his GMC Yukon for a Honda Ridgeline. He said a trip to grocery store with his Yukon was $15, and it's a 10 km round trip...

 

Oh yeah I forgot to convert from Canadian Pesos to USD...

 

Ola!

 

I'm sorry and to each their own but the offset of finance and reset of duration of loan... I'm struggling to see how this is "cost saving" I mean unless they ar3 buying your truck back for way more than was owed or you bought it for and what you are buying has a much lower sticker..


My examples... buys truck back for what it was paid (sticker ram1500) but they didn't buy back the money spent on interest taxes etc.

Then he wants to look at around the same price car let's say 30k plus taxes finance etc.

Thats a loss of several thousands. .. will the mpg really offset that cost considering the truck is 2 years to pay off vs another 5 on the new car ..🤔

 

Big bucks to flip and refinance cars like that. I gave up on that game long ago. We paid cash for our 2020 Corolla SE which we bought used with 35k km on it. Zero payments. Easy on fuel especially if you're gentle with it, and (I hope) cheap on repairs. Paid off house, paid off cars. It surprised me how little it costs to live that way.

The big hurdle is to overcome ego in one's car buying decisions. Once you realize that a Corolla can do exactly the same job as an entry-level BMW or Audi at half the cost, then the battle is nearly won.

 

Yes and no. In today's car environment used cars sell for more than they ever did, and trade-in value is much higher. Using my neighbor as an example: his 2019 Yukon was 60-70K new, used ones start at 60K in our area. He practically drove it for free for three years, one can argue he made $$ in this transaction considering the inflation is higher than interest rates...

 

I think your mpg should be higher. I'd check with the dealer.

On a regular drive with 2 miles city and 22 miles highway I get:

50-55 MPH (a little heavy traffic but no breaking) I get 46-48 mpg
65-70 MPH (no heavy traffic) I get 38-42 mpg
75+ MPH drops to low 30s

2019 Corolla Hatchback SE with the DS-CVT

 

I’ve owned my Corolla for close to 2 months now. Other than the soft paint, my only other gripe is the gas mileage. I’m averaging 30-31 MPG. It’s mostly highway. With 1-2 miles being city. I live right off the freeway and both of my jobs are also right off the freeway. I live in San Diego, and we’re coming close to summer. So, it’s been around 65-80 degrees. My tire pressure is optimal. I drive in eco mode as much as possible, except for when I’m on an on ramp and I have to speed up, and catch up with traffic. Is anyone else having issues with getting poor gas mileage? It’s not that bad, I mean, I owned a ‘97 Crown Vic prior. That thing was getting maybe 20MPG. I drive about 45 Miles a day. Would driving in “M” mode save me more gas? I really expected to be getting 35-38 MPG at the very least. Excuse for being all over the place with my post.

I have a 22 SE CVT and I average 36-38 mpg using 87 octane. My commute is 25 miles mostly secondary roads with stoplights and 7 miles of highway.

 

I've noticed that the MID is pretty accurate on a per tank basis. Last couple of tanks it registered 5.7 L/100 km and I hand-calculated 5.8. It's better than on my Golf which is 7% optimistic.

 

The "computer" in my month old 2022 Corolla says I am getting 64.8 MPG. Oh, wait...it is a hybrid! Actually it is getting better mileage than the 2016 Prius I traded in for the Corolla.
And just for those that will ask if I have done "accurate" mileage calculations, I do not care. I have driven nothing but Toyota cars for 30 years now and am well acquainted with all their foibles.

 

The "computer" in my month old 2022 Corolla says I am getting 64.8 MPG. Oh, wait...it is a hybrid! Actually it is getting better mileage than the 2016 Prius I traded in for the Corolla.
And just for those that will ask if I have done "accurate" mileage calculations, I do not care. I have driven nothing but Toyota cars for 30 years now and am well acquainted with all their foibles.

Hehe, good for you! Corolla HV is a gas-sipper...

Prius you traded in weighs over 200 lbs more while using same powertrain as your Rolla HV, hence the better gas mileage on your Rolla And of course 5 year newer HV tech and efficiency improvements on the same PWT...

 

I just got my 2020 SE CVT with about 13K miles. 2 trips from NY to TN all highway and got 44 MPG s each time. about 3500 miles. I live in a rural town and can keep it at 40 MPGs. With mileage this good on 87 fuel I don t pay much attention to my driving habits . 70-75 is average highway speed for me, AC on if needed.
I d say give it a few more miles to loosen up. Gas mileage is hard to figure out with so many variables . I would say there is nothing wrong with your car. Results may vary.

BTW. I did check the mileage on one stop by hand calculations and it was accurate to the computers #s.

 

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