Cylinder deactivation and a steady right foot helped eke out an 18.3 mpg average over my week with the «Burb, which was
over mixed highway and city conditions.
Not exact matches
Driven similarly
over the same - length
mixed city /
highway route, the diesel had consumed about a quarter of its 13 - gallon fuel supply, while the gasoline version had slurped down nearly half of its same - sized tank.
I had the MKZ Hybrid
over Halloween weekend and achieved an indicated 29 mpg
over 175 miles of
mixed driving, which was disappointing, considering the 41/36 mpg city /
highway EPA ratings and given how anxious the car is to switch to EV mode around town.
I drove a 2016 Kia Optima SXL for several hours around Aspen, Colo.,
over the Continental Divide and through Vail on a
mix of winding mountain roads and interstate
highway stretches.
Of course, claimed fuel numbers rarely match real - life numbers, and our Tacoma measured 15.2 L / 100 km during a two - thirds / one - third
mix of city /
highway driving, while its trip computer recorded a more optimistic 14.1 L / 100 km
over the same time period.
Still, after returning 28 mpg
over more than 300 miles of
mixed city /
highway commuting conditions, it's hard to argue against the hybrid powertrain's execution.
Even our roided - up 4 × 4 GMC Sierra tested here, replete with Z71 off - road suspension and a 7,200 - lb GVWR, is rated at 16 MPG city and 22
highway — we saw closer to 21
over a 300 - mile road trip at 70 mph, with an overall test average of 18.3 MPG
over roughly 800 miles in
mixed conditions.
Despite the EPA readings of 22mpg in the city and 30mpg on the
highway, we recorded an average of 19mpg
over 165 miles of
mixed metro driving, with at least half of that on the
highway.
Over my 236.6 km of
mixed driving (urban plus
highway), the car returned an average of 19.9 km / l, according to the trip computer.
I am averaging 20.8 MPG
over 5500 miles of
mixed city /
highway driving.
Over a 500 - mile
mix of
highway and city driving, my average just about matched the EPA ratings — 41 MPG.
In
mixed city,
highway and suburban driving in the Maxima
over a week we saw 30 mpg.
However during our leadfooted testing, we only managed 13.7 mpg
over a
mixed city and
highway cycle.
In my testing, I averaged around 27.5 mpg during
mixed driving and up to 34 mpg
over a 300 - mile
highway jaunt.
During our testing, we were only barely able to tickle 17 mpg
over an equal
mix of city and
highway miles.
And we got pretty close to the official figure on test with the trip computer showing 9.8 L
over a week of driving in
mixed conditions, indicating that a
highway cruising range potentially better than 700 km is on the cards.
Unfortunately, this did not light up enough during our one - week trial of the car:
over 200 miles of
mixed city and
highway driving, we observed an overall gas mileage of 17.8 mpg — well below the EPA's estimate of a combined city /
highway figure of 29mpg.
Over the course of our testing, which included an equal
mix of city and
highway driving, we attempted to keep the Insight's speedometer glowing green with thrifty driving techniques, but we must admit to taking a few hasty trips in Sport mode.
Driving impressions:
Over 10,000 miles I have driven a
mix of suburban commute and
highway, including a 4,500 mile trip from the East coast to Colorado, where we travelled for 100 + miles on unpaved Forest Service roads.
Under my command, the IS was able to coax that average back up to a more reasonable 18 mpg returned
over my standard
mix of
highway, commuter, and sporty driving.
Fusion Hybrid: **** We averaged 38.5 MPG
over a week of
mixed highway and city driving in the Fusion Hybrid.
Denham notes that Ventura came as a surprise, with three large projects in the works, including the 430 - acre,
mixed - use Sakioka Farms Business Park, which will be built out
over the next 10 to 20 years on the south side of
Highway 101, east of Rice Avenue.