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Anyone know if there's an 1st gen Insight speed vs. MPG graph?

I'd be very surprised if someone hasn't done one, but with the gen 2 out, Googling Insight 1 stuff has become more problematic. I couldn't turn one up.

Anyone seen one?


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The problem you might face is that the Insight is very inconsistent: small headwinds, almost imperceptable slopes, even changes in the pavement, and similar things can change mpg by as much as 50%. For instance, the trip in to my lab is about 17 miles, almost all freeway or 4-lane highway, with an elevation change of about 300 ft. On a warm day, I'll usually register 90+ mpg going in, but am lucky to get 65 mpg on the way back. I can see a gain in mpg just by driving with the wheels close to the lane markings, rather than in the center of the lane where wear has made the pavement rougher.

I think most of this is caused by the lean burn. When you're in the right load/temp/rpm/phase of moon range for it to kick in, you get much better mpg.
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Do you have a monitor for lean burn? I know it'll be touchier than on my current VX engine, but if I can pull 65 even in a headwind I'll be happy (especially if the other way is 90 mpg!)
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The problem you might face is that the Insight is very inconsistent
Ah. Well my interest is in seeing baseline figures in as-controlled-as-possible conditions, such as I did with my dad's Corolla: Tested: speed vs MPG - 2006 Toyota Corolla automatic

- runs over a range of increasing speed on as flat a road as possible, in light winds, no traffic

- bi-directional averages

I realize it would only apply to flat road, no wind/traffic conditions, but it would at least give you an idea of what the car is capable of in ideal circumstances.
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Do you have a monitor for lean burn?
The only monitor I have is the instantaneous mpg readout: if I'm driving along and suddenly it jumps from 65-70 to 90-120, I figure it switched into lean burn.
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Good point. I forgot the cluster had instantaneous since I haven't installed mine yet
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