On our first two fill ups we have gotten 30.8 and 28.7 mpg. Overall has been 29.8mpg so far. Can update this as we go, but the weather is such we are always on the motorcycle.

This driving is about 95% on two lane up country mountain roads, but taking it pretty easy due to raod and traffic conditions. Did go to Sacramento and drive on the freeway for about 10 miles total.

We maintain a log of all the gas we put in the car and as I said, can report more as we go.

A side note our accumulated MPG AVG on the cars display is showing 29.3, which I was very surprised at, considering the way they car computes MPG.

 

2.5i CVT

Been getting mid to high twenties in Boston area city driving, mid-thirties on the highway. The car is capable of near 40 mpg in ideal highway conditions. I consider this mileage superb for this type of vehicle.

 

3.6R, 5AT -- 150miles into the car and so far I have about 19mpg.

 

I get exact fueleconomy.gov numbers. After 30000 miles on my 3.6R 5AT. Summer i average 21 mpg : 25mpg highway, 19mpg city/acceleration kicks. Winter i average 19 mpg : 22mpg highway, 18 mpg city/snow fun.

 

2.5 Ltd CVT

About 1,800 miles now and averaging about 28 in DC traffic and highway.

 

Dealer can reprogram to solve the problem....

 

2.5 Prem CVT

Only had one fill-up so far, but it was right at 28 MPG - about 60/40 city/highway. Can report back with more later. Oh and the electronic gauge is displaying a little less - 26.5~.

 

Filled up three times so far (2.5L CVT) and all have been in the 29.x range.

 

3.6R Limited
First fill-up this morning, average MPG was 25.2...
Very much mix of highway and local roads.

 

Tripp from NY to Florida got 28.

 

2 full fill-ups on my 2.5; the first I tried my best version of hypermiling with 60/40 highway city and got 31.4, the ave. mileage readout said 31.8. The second fill-up I drove like a jerk with the mileage readout turned off and I got 28.5 mpg, the readout indicated 28.9.

 

In about 2500 miles of highway driving I have gotten between 29-31 MPG, even during the break in period.

 

High Altitude

Is anyone driving at 7000 Ft. or close to? I have an '09 Outback and am getting about 23 in the Summer with city driving.
I would like to know what people are getting at altitude with the 2010.

 

The 29-31 I got was on a road trip to Glacier National Park, so parts of the trip were at altitude.

 

Mix of city and highway driving, I get 28 mpg.

 

I must drive too aggressive. I got a little over 23mpg with mostly city (some highway) driving. I got about 28mpg with mostly highway.

 

Getting 29-31 on the Hwy with 3 people, AC on and loaded with road trip stuff.

 

2.5 w/CVT. 2 adults, 1 teen, 1 toddler, 1 small dog, took a 3 hour-each-way trip with two lane highway, 4 lane highway, and about 75 miles of city driving. 26.5 cumulative. Broke the 1000 mile barrier on this trip. I won't worry too much about mileage until spring.

 

2.5i CVT - up to about 3,000 miles so far, generally get 29.x mpg in mixed city/country driving. Road trip on interstate resulted in 32.x at 70 mph.

 

30 mpg

150 miles in. So far so good.

David

 

3.6 city/suburban driving

1000 miles on car now with strictly city/suburban driving I have been avg between 22-23 mpg with the 3.6. I'm impressed. Heading out on 1300 mile round trip next week so I will get a highway mileage report.

 

I've been getting an avg of 22-23 mpg, as my commute involves about 15 miles of hwy and then 3 miles of bumper-to-bumper traffic. That 3 miles just kills the average. I'm expecting upper 20's for the interstate. Also, after 3 fill-ups, the readout is consistently 1 mpg higher than I calculate. I have a mostly-interstate road trip next weekend, so we'll see how that goes.

 

Bham Subie--Which transmission do you have on your new Outback?

Is it a MT 4 cylinder or a CVT 4 cylinder?

How can we compare or evaluate your gas mileage if we don't know the details on your Outback's powertrain?

 

2010 2.5/CVT, 1800 miles - I have been getting 25.2 over the last few hundred miles with a light foot and mostly country driving and some interstate. Not as good as others, but about what I was expecting given the hills we climb every day within 10 miles of my house.

 

Bham Subie--Which transmission do you have on your new Outback?

Is it a MT 4 cylinder or a CVT 4 cylinder?

How can we compare or evaluate your gas mileage if we don't know the details on your Outback's powertrain?

Bham has a CVT, I searched his previous posts

 

3.6R Limited

Approaching my first 1,000 miles (tonight going home), had 3 fill-ups...

Gas Cubby on the iPhone is showing an average of 21.9 mpg..
The Subaru's trip "computer" is showing 23.5 mpg..

For each fill-up I have noticed the Subaru's computer has calculated the mpg higher, normally about .5 to .7 mpg higher then I do by "hand"... Anyone else notice a difference?

 

Right Myllari - CVT. I'll have to add it to my profile.

Heyandy - mine reads a bit higher as well than what I calculate by hand. I put +1 mpg in my post above, but its actually varied from +.6 to +1 mpg.

Note - my mpg seems to have improved a bit since upping the tire pressure to 35psi from the 30psi that the dealer had them at.

 

Just hit 1000 miles today on 2.5 with CVT... average is 27 with probably 60/40 hwy/ city. I wish it gave average speed... My Saturn Sky redline with 300HP/340TQ is average of 30MPG but average speed is 52 at the moment (totally different car tho) !!