Just had my FIRST 40+ MPG tank....

[DougC]

Originally Posted by Diesel_Dave

Training yourself is the key-especially when you drive the same route over and over. Before you know it, you'll get better mileage on a "bad day" that you used to get on "good days".

Have you been keeping a daily log? I found that enormously helpful.


And as far as the 6-speed tranny. I have one, and I wish I had a 7th gear

Tell me about it! My current "bad" days are soooooo much better than what "good" ones used to be!

No, I do not keep a daily log. What are you keeping track of on yours?

[DougC]

Originally Posted by Miller88

7th would be too much for us. From what I understand, our engine isn't supposed to be operated below 1250RPM

My '12 is the same. Under 1250 is a no-no.

[mcrews]

congrats!

I'm jealous.....

[Diesel_Dave]

Originally Posted by DougC

No, I do not keep a daily log. What are you keeping track of on yours?

I keep track of the following:

1) Trip mileage
2) Distace travelled
3) Time of day
4) Weather info (from Weather Forecast & Reports - Long Range & Local | Wunderground | Weather Underground)
a) Temperature
b) Wind speed & direction
c) Humidity
d) Barometric pressure
5) Comments (route, traffic, mods -- driving & vehicle, stops, etc.)

[Xist]

I rented a six-gear Focus in Germany.

That driving log sounds boring! I just wish that I could remember at which speed I need to drive each section to hit a green light. Sometimes it seems ten miles an hour over the speed limit. Sometimes it seems ten under.

Sometimes I simply seem doomed.

[DougC]

Originally Posted by Diesel_Dave

I keep track of the following:

1) Trip mileage
2) Distace travelled
3) Time of day
4) Weather info (from Weather Forecast & Reports - Long Range & Local | Wunderground | Weather Underground)
a) Temperature
b) Wind speed & direction
c) Humidity
d) Barometric pressure
5) Comments (route, traffic, mods -- driving & vehicle, stops, etc.)

Thank you!

[Gasninja79]

I have a 2012 SE (Auto) and the best tank I have been able to get is 33.5 MPG. I am new to this forum but think that I can implement some of the hypermiling techniques and the number will increase.

So I am curious about the 2500 RPM. Is that the target for the highway and while in the city to get the most MPG?

[night9]

Gasninja79 are you keeping your car under 65 on the highway? I know that a lot of our roads here in Texas have gotten their speed limits raised to 70-75mph and I know with my car anything over 65 starts to eat away at my mpg. Learning to hypermile even a modest amount will help your numbers. The 30% increase in fuel economy that is claimed with the techniques you will learn from this forum are very realistic. Before I adjusted my driving habits I was getting 22mpg in my elantra.

[Hubert Farnsworth]

Originally Posted by DougC

I'm doing 2-3 mpg over the speed limit on surface streets. My highway speed varies between 58-63. I do 58 in the 55 section of my drive and around 63 in the 65 section. I turn just a bit over 2500 RPM on the higway.

Sorry but at 70 mph you're not going to be doing anywhere near 2500 rpm. The gear ratios on the MTX-75 put you right at or over 3000 rpm with the 16" wheels and tires.

The Dual clutch automated manual with its 6th gear that's actually sufficiently taller than the 5 MT is turning over 2600 rpm at 70 and 2400 rpm at 65 MPH.

I replaced my old 1994 Geo Prizm with a 2012 Ford Focus SEL hatch with the DCT because of the better gear ratios as well as the fact that I needed a new/newer car as my old car was rusting away.

[DougC]

Originally Posted by Hubert Farnsworth

Sorry but at 70 mph you're not going to be doing anywhere near 2500 rpm. The gear ratios on the MTX-75 put you right at or over 3000 rpm with the 16" wheels and tires.

The Dual clutch automated manual with its 6th gear that's actually sufficiently taller than the 5 MT is turning over 2600 rpm at 70 and 2400 rpm at 65 MPH.

I replaced my old 1994 Geo Prizm with a 2012 Ford Focus SEL hatch with the DCT because of the better gear ratios as well as the fact that I needed a new/newer car as my old car was rusting away.

Yes, you are correct. On those very rare times that I drive at 70 mph my car is turning roughly 3000 rpm. However; when I am driving my normal 60-63 mph it is turning 2500 to just slightly above 2500 rpm.