PooPooSandwich, your thread has been merged with this existing one.
Peter
So my 2011 Ford Explorer XLT NOT flex fuel or anything, says it gets up to 24 mpg (I know I will not get that) but right now I'm pushing now at 20.5 (had it at 21.1 about 3 months ago). I will really hoping to get to about 22 mpg. I do a lot of highway so I wondering what you guys do to get better gas mileage, if you do get good gas mileage...
I just turned over 1700 miles. It gets better as you go. I'm up to about 16.7 now for combined.I only have a little over 700 miles on my 2014 XLT and the highest MPG I have seen on the reading to the left of the dashboard is 12.4. The 1st tank of gas it was 11.5, the 2nd tank 11.9.
This is all city driving with no highways as the speed limit here is max 50 on long stretches of road out of town. Town limits are 25-30.
It looks like the mileage is improving with each tank of gas and as the engine gets broken in. Doubtful that I will make it to the 17mpg city that is advertised on the window sticker!
find an 18 wheeler truck and draft it. get about 5 feet from the back of it and stay there.
or buy a Focus.
Sardine cans can draft just like our Ex's.....lol
Really get some mpg's with a focus drafting!
I only have a little over 700 miles on my 2014 XLT with the 3.5L Flex Fuel engine. We only have access to straight 89 or 93 octane gasoline and no ethanol or mixed. The highest MPG I have seen on the reading to the left of the dashboard is 12.4. The 1st tank of gas it was 11.5, the 2nd tank 11.9.
This is all city driving with no highways as the speed limit here is max 50 on long stretches of road out of town. Town limits are 25-30.
It looks like the mileage is improving with each tank of gas and as the engine gets broken in. Doubtful that I will make it to the 17mpg city that is advertised on the window sticker!
We purchased the XLT for extra room and good power, plus a verify smooth and comfortable ride. Knew it would not get great gas mileage. Very satisfied with the XLT. As far as we are concerned the styling is as good as any comparable SUV on the market.
crrobbins
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That is about what my driving is like except I only do about 300 miles a month. Only the odd round trip of an hour or less. Getting around 21.5 mpg or 17 mpg after conversion to U.S. numbers.** UPDATE **
After 2400 miles I am now up to 14.8 MPG running 89 octane.
I realize I only get to drive it a little over 500 miles per month and all on very low speed 30-50 mph and 2-5 mile hops. Not much road here!
I have owned 5 brand new cars in the past 8 years. I have never came close to the window sticker. Usually 5-7 mpg belowAgreed but this.......
It looks like the mileage is improving with each tank of gas and as the engine gets broken in. Doubtful that I will make it to the 17mpg city that is advertised on the window sticker!
2175 miles. I believe the industry has introduced new testing methods for MPG. They are supposed to take into account more realistic driving. I would expect to see the advertised figures to go down as a result.Thanks all.
I guess the window sticker results are actually lab results from steady footed robots done on a rolling road dyno with no hills and perfect tortoise takeoffs every time. Unfortunately that is not real life!
It is good news that the MPG keeps improving after each tankful and it's great to know that it looks like I may come very close to 'window sticker' numbers in the end.
Peterk9, how many miles are on your vehicle that is getting 17 MPG?
My 2 cents...
I get better mpg by quickly getting up to speed vs slowly getting up to speed. My theory is that by slowly getting up speed the trans shifts sooner (too soon) and you lose the mechanical advantage of the lower gears to get the vehicle moving.
The brake pedal is the mpg killer. Using the brake kills the energy you have moving the vehicle forward and you have to use more fuel to get it moving again. Proper timing on your route to avoid hitting the brakes and coasting more will help a lot.
Cruise control sucks at getting the best mpg. The CC is a dutiful little guy, it will try hard to keep your very near the selected speed. It will slow you down and speed you up all very close to the set speed. If you manually control the vehicle you can let speed the vary to a larger degree. For example instead of using the CC to keep you at 65 +/- 1 mph, you can use downhill sections to gain a little speed and that will allow you coast for a distance. The same can be said for uphill, you ease you way up inclines while dropping a few mph when the CC would kick in and add throttle and the once over the crest the CC will slow the vehicle down again where you would be coasting.