Hi all,
Let me explain my question. I know the Insight is rated at 40 mpg city 43 highway (US mpg), and the Civic hybrid at 40/45 respectively, but I'm wondering if anyone has real world mpg figures for tons of start and stop and never above 15-20 mph regarding the Insight. New Yorkers care to chime in?
i.e. (My current cars mpg with my commute) My city commute is always below 20 mph and includes lots of start stop.
11' Civic EX (1.8 auto) rated at 25/37 mpg but I only get 21.
09' Range Rover Sport Supercharged (rated at 12 mpg city
) ...7 mpg average.
03' Camry XLE (2.4 auto) rated at 24 mpg city, I get 17.
04' Hilux Surf (4.7 auto), rated at 15 mpg city, I get 11.
So, knowing that the hybrid can pick up a lot of inefficiencies of city driving, I'm curious to know what kind of mileage I'm going to get if I swap my daily driver from the Civic to the Insight/Civic Hybrid. Also, is it any smoother? My Civic is really jerky from the 2 to 1 change down so I leave it in 2nd the whole time.
***One note to add***
I am NOT interested in the Civic Hybrid / Insight only because of the mpg per se, rather, I am interested in learning about the car itself. I'm a mechanic with my own small "practice", and want to add hybrids to the lineup of vehicles I can service so I can get more business, simply put. Mpg is a curiosity more than a necessity.
Thanks to all that reply in advance, all info is greatly appreciated.
-Honda100
P.S. I just bought a Prius (3 days ago), and the info screen says 38.3 mpg (rated at 48), but the drivetrain is very different obviously and also, I'm not sure I like the Prius at all. I'm sorry but, I think it's really ugly and people have made fun of me already for being a hippie. I just wanted a smoother city commuter that I could learn to fix hybrids on.