MPG Gage
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10-03-2007, 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by max2k1
^+1 -- its reporting instantaneous mpg (not average mpg) -- so it is supposed to vary wildly depending on what you are doing.
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10-03-2007, 11:16 PM
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Originally Posted by barrister89
Instantaneous MPG? You guys are taking me way too seriously. I was kidding, because it appears to me that whatever number the gauge is showing is directly related to the throttle position and not a particularly useful indicator of fuel economy. Not that it bothers me -- I usually keep it set on outside temp.
Seems to me to be a pefectly valid indicator of fuel economy.
#18
10-03-2007, 11:18 PM
Originally Posted by st1sj
after experimenting with all the different options, i now use the outside temp. i find the bar graph and the avg mpg chart made me too conscious of fuel economy, which is contrary to why i brought the car.
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10-04-2007, 11:11 AM
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10-04-2007, 11:25 AM
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Originally Posted by MikeyC
Well . . . isn't the car's fuel consumption directly related to the position of the throttle? Is fuel consumption over distance not what MPG is a measure of?
Seems to me to be a pefectly valid indicator of fuel economy.
Seems to me to be a pefectly valid indicator of fuel economy.
#21
10-04-2007, 01:09 PM
Originally Posted by turboale
My avg mpg meter tends to be on the high 20s ie 20.9, but I have a pretty heavy foot no matter where I am...
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10-04-2007, 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by TheIvoryG
I still just don't get how people are getting over 20 MPG on this car. I didn't buy it for MPG either, so I could care less. But under my normal driving which is a combo of highway and city, I get about 16-17 MPG tops! And although I enjoy my car for sure, by no means am I speed racer. Even on a long freeway trip I think I only averaged 22 MPG.
Otherwise, In the city, my best mileage has been 19.9 and that's with me grandmothering the throttle. My worst is 12.1, and most of my tanks are between 16-18. This is with my daily 11.5mile each way commute which consists of about 9 miles local driving 2.5 miles highway (urban highway).
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10-04-2007, 02:55 PM
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Originally Posted by barrister89
Yeah, but any given MPG reading from the gauge cannot be a measurement of fuel consumed over distance, because it's instant. It is a prediction based on on an algorithm. Particularly in stop and go city driving, the number ranges vary so widely from moment to moment that the gauge does not provide much guidance to the driver as to his actual fuel economy. Obviously, if you religiously observe the gauge and try to tailor your driving habits to keep the readings as high as possible, you're going to save gas. But not much more than just staying off the throttle, keeping speed down, and coasting as much as possible, which we all know increases MPG. To get a number that approaches real-world fuel use per distance traveled, you have to use averages.
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