Anyone else getting 20 mpg in a 2013 2.5 ?

[there4igraham]

75 is a little fast for the Outback especially if you have any add ons that create drag. I've found that the sweet spot is between 60 and 65 for 30+ figures unless you like tailgating. Running the AC at full blast hurts my mileage as well.

[JAvendan]

it will get better after the first oil change and more mileage.

for now check your tire pressure, too.

when the winter blend gas goes away we will all be happier

joel

[jnovember]

Only have 400 miles on mine. Averaging 20.7mpg in 50/50 mix of highway and rural roads. Sure hope it gets better!

[Cobalt]

Just over 4000 miles and my worst tank was 27.1 my best was 31.4

Every car board I have ever been on I always read the mileage, power, ect ect gets better and I have never found that to be the case, any increases I got was a result of learning what the vehicle likes and dislikes, not some magical mileage on the odometer.

[SE95]

Originally Posted by djz

2013, just over 5K miles and I get below 24. In fact, the only time I got over 24 was on a drive from Los Angeles to Sacramento. I had the cruise control set at 75MPH and got just under 25MPG on the last leg of the trip after I had gotten through the stop and go traffic in SoCal and after I had gone over The Grapevine.

I do not wind this thing out at all and I can't even hit the low end of the mileage scale.

Cruise control set at 75 will net you about 25mpg out of a 2.5. At least that's what mine gets. If you want 30mpg, try doing 55-60 and not using the cruise control.

[djz]

Originally Posted by there4igraham

75 is a little fast for the Outback especially if you have any add ons that create drag. I've found that the sweet spot is between 60 and 65 for 30+ figures unless you like tailgating. Running the AC at full blast hurts my mileage as well.

The speed limit is 70MPH on the freeway I was on and I do not have any add ons on the vehicle, I even took my bike rack off for the trip and folded the cross bars back in to the rack. I usually try to stick to within 5MPH of the speed limit.

Around town, I get about 22, commuting (50% highway) I get just under 24.

I don't expect to ever see 30MPH, and I don't care if I never see that. I just can't justify any reason that I can't hit the city driving MPG on a mixed use tank, unless the figures were fudged or there is a problem with the car.

My previous vehicle was a 4door Jeep Wrangler, I was somewhere between the city/highway mileage estimates from day one.

[djz]

Originally Posted by SE95

Cruise control set at 75 will net you about 25mpg out of a 2.5. At least that's what mine gets. If you want 30mpg, try doing 55-60 and not using the cruise control.

I don't want or care about 30, I just expect to be within the city/highway estimates unless I am lead footing it around town. If I ever feel the need to do that, the outback is not the car I am picking from the garage.

[bmobuell]

I agree with most of you. I see no reason I shouldn't get at least the city number!

[SE95]

You take fuel estimates with a grain of salt. My Outback should get 19 in the city (most of my driving is city). Realistically I see about 16-17mpg this time of year. Highway it is supposed to get 25, I've seen 27 on an all highway trip.

Now my old '95 Grand Prix was supposed to get 18 city. In the winter, I'd see more like 14. But on the highway I would see 30mpg though it was rated at 26.

Always keep in mind though, this time of year you have a LOT of things negatively affecting your fuel economy:

1. Winter blend fuel does not burn as efficiently and nets you less mpg.
2. You are letting your car run longer so it can warm up
3. Ambient temperatures are cooler and by nature your car will run a more rich fuel to air ratio than when warmed up.
4. Snow tires increase rolling resistance significantly
5. You are running the defroster, which runs the A/C compressor, which increases drag, and causes a loss of power and economy.

[mcbrew]

Originally Posted by bmobuell

I agree with most of you. I see no reason I shouldn't get at least the city number!

Depends a lot of your commute. I used to live 30 miles from work, and I got 28 MPG most of the time. I recently moved to a house that's 2 miles from work, and I get 20 MPG. The engine is not fully warmed up by the time I get to work (often just reaching 190-195 degrees), and I basically leave my community, zoom up to 50 MPH, and then hit a series of traffic lights... Make a U turn, zoom back up to 50 MPH, and then turn into the parking lot at work.

I spend a LOT less on gas now, but my mileage is terrible.

Before, I was averaging 75 miles per day at 28 MPG, which cost me about $9.37 a day. Now I drive about 8 miles a day and get 20 MPG, which costs me $1.40 a day.