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Old 08-22-2013, 09:30 PM   #107 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by rmay635703 View Post
Too bad my insight can't seem to exceed 84mpg except under "extraordinary" circumstances.

Around here it hasn't been hot enough, enough of the time to stay much above 70's (aka my mileage drops like a rock if it isn't 85degrees all the time)
Can you explain more about "extraordinary" circumstances? What temperature? At what avg speed do you drive, what is the % city-highway, what driving technique do you use, do you have mods?

From what I've experienced in my Insight when driving in city, if I P&G with the engine on, I cannot get over ~85 mpg. If I P&G with the engine off, or P&EOC, I can get as high as 130+ mpg (highest I've got is 132 mpg).

On the highway its a totally different story, Driving with load in Lean Burn all the way at 75-85 km/h (42-52 MPH). Target is 125-145 mpg on the Inst. fuel consumption bar graph.

I get a big hit too when temps are lower. Struggling to get 90+ mpg. lowest temp recorded was 12°C so I haven't drived the car in very cold conditions yet, i.e below 0°C. Hope it stays in the 70+ mpg area .
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2000 Honda Insight MT Silverstone Metallic #95 (CAN) 131K mi. 81.7 Lmpg
Best Tank : 100.06 MPG (US) | 120.2 MPG (Imp) | 2.35 L/100Km | 42.54 Km/L
Best commute : 130.8 MPG (US) | 157.1 MPG (Imp) | 1.8 L/100Km | 54.84 Km/L
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