08 mpg

[irishmoe]

I've had my 2008 2.0 SX 2WD for 2 weeks now and live in Taipei City. Haven't really been very far yet as my wife is pregnant and can't sit for too long without taking a pee but my driving so far has been 70% city 30% mountain roads and highway. I'm getting 8.5Km / Litre which if I have done my math right is about 20mpg??
Am I right here? I've only done about 500km so far and I'm guessing this is pretty good fuel consumption.

[Deano]

Have a 08 lx 4 wheel drive with only 3500 miles and get 25-26 mpg almost all highway driving. Wifes 07 Toyota Rav 4 gets the same. both 4 wheel drive

[catsailr]

I bought my 08 about 2.5 months ago and now have 4,300 miles. Just made a 275 mile trip today, mostly interstate at 70 mph and averaged 28.2 mpg. I have averaged 23.5 over the 4,300 miles. Some of that mileage includes pulling my trailer with 2 4-wheelers on it. I get about 16-17 mpg pulling the trailer.

[aslguy]

On long trips that are all interstate I drive the speed limit (65 or 70 mph) and I consistently average over 30 on the highway. City I get around 23 - 25 mpg.

[tnt118]

I just got back from a longer trip and I though I'd add my numbers in...

This was my CR'V's 2nd full tank of gas, it was about 25 minutes of slow city driving and then about 4 hours of highway (~70mph). It got 27.5mpg. The highway driving was mostly flat. The in-dash reported mpg was slightly *under*estimated at 27.3mpg.

The 4th full tank was all highway driving (~75-80mph) but was very hilly and included climbing (then descending) two mountains. Much to my surprise the actual mpg was exactly 28mpg (the reported mpg was slightly higher, 28.2).

I found the cruise control could do a better job that I could when climbing because it could maintain speed without giving it too much gas. However I could almost match the cruise control efficiency because when descending I would let it build up a little extra speed on the downslopes, whereas the cruise would hold back. Ultimately cruise did about .3 mpg better than I could. The dream combination would be a variable cruise that allowed the car to go up to 3-4mph faster than the set speed.

I was surprised (and this is compared to my old car) how much the CR-V holds back while descending slightly. Normally I would expect on a slight decent for a car to mostly be able to coast, but the CR-V still took a bit of gas (and a hit to the mpg) to accelerate even slightly on a downgrade.

[08ColoCRV]

Thanks for the detailed post, tnt118.

I think it's important for everyone to consider and include (as you did in your post) whether we're talking about what the fuel computer is displaying and/or what you actually calculate based on dividing total miles by total gallons added at fillup.

Over the course of 4400 miles on my 08 EX-L, I've noticed that my fuel computer is approximately .5 mpg optimistic.

While much of my driving is on an interstate, I can't really call it highway driving because there's significant traffic and construction zones along at least half my route. This being said, I'm still averaging about 25mpg.

I'm betting that if I could get on an undisturbed portion of interstate and leave the cruise control set at 79mph, my CR-V would get about 28-29mpg.

I'm pretty happy with the fuel economy considering the size of the vehicle and the fact that we're losing a little efficiency due to the 4WD systems.

Best regards,

Rod

[Buckeye4]

Purchased 3/17/08. Have driven 1833.5 miles on 77.331 gals = 23.710 mpg (actual, not Honda computer). I am retired and love Excel spread sheets.

[catsailr]

I use excel to keep up with my mileage too.

[ga cr-v lady]

Hey everyone. I'm a proud new cr-v owner of 11 days and I'm really enjoying reading and posting to this forum. I've had 5 cars prior to the cr-v and this is the FIRST time I've ever joined such a forum. I'm so in love with my new baby that I'm thinking about getting us a set of wedding bands For now, I guess the occasional good night peck in the garage is over the top enough. (I promise I'm really not a nut case)

I've driven about 500 miles and the computer display has gone from 17.0 mpg to 17.9mpg. This is pitiful compared to my Camry that I traded. I was getting 25+mpg in that without even monitoring how I drove. I'm definitely monitoring what I do in the V. I've assured myself that this low mpg is due to the "engine break in" period, but it still makes me queesy when I think about that $4 gas. Did those of you now getting 22+ mpg start off in the 17mpg range when your cr-v was fresh off the lot? Will I see a big change after the 1st oil change? I'd settle for 23mpg...

[Black Pearl]

Your mileage sucks! The break in on a CR-V will not make that much difference. Are you driving in constant traffic jams or heavy city traffic? Lead foot?

Typical suburban mileage especially in flat areas should be in the 22 MPG range, depending on how heavy the traffic is. Interstate highway at less than 70 MPH should attain 28 to 30. You may see a slight improvement after breakin, but for the most part the engines are already broke in. Its the chassis, brakes, transmission that get broke in.

Try changing brands of gasoline. Gasoline heavy with ethanol gets lousier mileage.

BTW welcome to the club, and congratulations on your new V. We are going to have work on that mileage though.

Where abouts in Georgia are you from? I do business trips to Augusta every now and again, and if you drive like they do I can understand why you are getting lousy mileage. Its a little crazy there.