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I have just under 900 miles on mine. Using California junk premium (you know, with the ethanol mixed in for the politically sensitive), about 70% highway and 30% suburban, and the fact that I am driving "gently" (within 5 to 10 mph of the speed limit, no jack rabbits, and no huge interest in passing except gravel spewing trucks) I got 27.3 on my last tank (calculated). The trip computer said 27.2.

mattvds

I now have 1800 miles on my ES350. I drove the 350 miles from san jose to LA this weekend. Avg speed of 77 mph and i got 30.6 mpg! This included lots of passing and some hills I'm thrilled.

Ingram4868

Our combined overall is staying right around 24 MPG using the 87 octane fuels.

CrazyMPG

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Will the ES get better milage than an RX400h? Just wondering cuz that would be awesome....6-7 more MPG than a hybrid...lol

CyclopStan

I took a ‘test’ drive last night to the top of 10,000 ft. mount Haleakala to see how the 350 did going up & down the hill compared to all my previous cars ( 3 Honda’s, a 87 SI & 97 & 06 Accord ex’s & a 03 Mazda 6.) Of course there was no comparison except for MPG. I started the trip w/ a full tank with 30 miles of mostly flat and for Maui, ‘highway’ before starting the ascent. I was at 27.9 at the base and was amazingly at 19.9 at the summit. The drive was a pleasure and the handling superior than any of the afore mentioned. I guess that the stability & traction controls make all the difference, as I was handling the hairpins with relative ease both up and down and the transmission didn’t seem to kick up to high to fast on the way down, saving the wear n tear on the brakes. By the end it was 4 hours of drive time, 140 miles and my final MPG was at 26.9, as the drive down never balances out what you needed to get up. And the biggest difference was I didn’t feel like I drove 4 hours and was relatively refreshed. (Added 2 pic’s of the car from the drive... http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/...6984&members=1

tnfan

Great pictures and beautiful car! The only time I drove up to Haleakala it was snowing when we got to the top! One trip I will never forget!

xfirechief

Love the pics & the Ruby color.
We are getting the ES in a few months when our lease expires. I let the wife pick the color to stay on her good side. Hope she likes the ruby too but whatever she picks I will "LOVE IT DEAR."

BobBass

Ahhh..."fond" memories of Haleakala - back in the "pre-fuel injection" days, we rented a car on Maui.

Well, we made the drive up the volcano and near the top there is a little "strip" connecting one "lookout" area with another. As I recall, it was a very narrow roadway barely wide enough for two cars to pass - NO GUIDE RAILS - and if you managed to drive off either side, you'd be history. While we were traversing this strip, the engine stalled.

It would not re-start no matter what I did. A FEMALE park ranger saw my plight, drove up and said, "Oh, this happens all the time. It's because of the thin air up here."

So, I opened the hood, SHE proceeds the remove the air filter and POURS GASOLINE from a thermoslike container down the throat of the carburetor as I crank the engine. It finally kicked over.

She suggested that when we get to the other side, if we decided to stop and get out to do some sightseeing, to NOT turn the engine off - just leave it running and we should be OK.

Just what you want to do with a rental car in a tourist area, right? We did the sightseeing bit, but I couldn't wait to get the heck outathere and back down the mountain.

ALHOA, Stan. My wife and I will be in Honolulu from 6/15-7/1. If we were planning a side trip to Maui. I'd probably look you up to drool over your GORGEOUS Ruby Red ES.

CyclopStan

Bob I had the same problem 1 time but all we had to do was point back downhill and start rolling and 'kick' start it. I've probably been up there at least 50 times since 1st living here in '79, but b4 & inbetween I also lived in Pa., Wayne outside'a Philly near Villanova. Used to own a pizza place on Lancaster Ave. called Pie In The Sky, its still there. Have a gr8 trip, the weather is perfect...aloha