Hey guys, I'm a happy new owner of a 2013 hatch but I'm running into a problem. My first gas tank got around 20 mpg ( total miles divide by how many gallons I filled up). That's fine but I filled up last night and drove only 45 miles all day and the tank shows less than 3/4 tank now. I drove conservative (shifting btwn 2500-3000) and the dashboard says I'm averaging about 22.3 mpg. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. I'm taking the same route to work I did all week. Any ideas of what can be causing this?
I find each time I drive my car be it 5 miles or 30 miles the tank is 1/4 down the next time I get in the car. At times I swear I can see the needle drop lol. My '11 V8 5.0L Ford F-150 actually seems like it gets better fuel economy lol. Doesn't bother me though, I bought this car as a fun grocery getter fuel for it falls under "Entertainment Expense" in my household budget.
Oh and I just hit 1400 miles on my '13, had it for five months this month and my lifetime MPG's which I use the "B" section for is at 18.9 since 2 miles on the clock. I drove this car like a granny for the first 900 miles then more spirited from 900-1000, and now it's been like just shy of a race car driver from 1000-1400.
I would be happy with those numbers. I got a '12 hatch and my dash says 18.4 mpg. Car manufacturers are always generous with the window sticker mpg claim.
If the OP drives an STI then his MPG seems spot on as an average. Even in a wrx it only seems slightly lower than average. I think the rating from the dealer is 20/25 or something like that. Maybe it was 19/24, I can't remember..I usually get an avaerage of 22mpg on every tank with my car so....yeah..
I average 26-27 Hiway, 18-20 in the city, 21-24 combined. Honestly If I was worried about gas mileage I would have bought a new Impreza. I wanted a monster out of the box and that's what I got. A car that I could be happy with when I'm driving not one that leaves me bored on long trips and gives me that smug I'm saving the planet and a dollar feeling. Besides when a guy talks about his car you don't want gas mileage to be your only claim to fame.
I don't understand why people get a wrx/sti and then worry about MGP. It all about SMILE per gallon, not MILES per gallon. Pay attention to tach instead of the MGP calculator.
On that note, I have a 2013, and i noticed an increase and more stable MGP after break in. I am at about 3,000 miles now.