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Old 11-29-07, 10:48 PM
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Hey guys I was just wondering how many miles do you usually get per a full tank of gas and also how many miles per a gallon. Well i get about 13 miles per a gallon and i know that's not good but o well.
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When our 04 RX330 FWD was all stock and we lived about 25 miles from work, we would normally get about 22 MPG with about 70% Highway driving. Typically we would fill up about 15 gallons at about 330 miles to the tank and with about 30-50 miles left on the range meter. After a fill up the range meter would read about 385-395 miles.

After I added 20" rims, my MPG went down to about 20 MPG.

When our state mandated the use of E10, my MPG went down to about 18 MPG with the 20" rims.


When we moved about 2.5 miles away from work, with the same 20" rims and E10 gas, driving in about 85% City, the gas milage went down to about 15-16 MPG. It's amazing how much city driving eats up gas.
Old 11-30-07, 07:17 AM
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we get around 20 with an AWD 330, but when we were in yellowstone (45 MPH speed-limit everywhere) we got up to 26.5 with 4 bikes, 3 kayaks and a rocket box.
Old 11-30-07, 09:09 AM
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100% city driving I get 17 MPG on my RX350 AWD. On long highway trips, I get as much as 25 MPG.
Old 11-30-07, 10:22 AM
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With my '06 330 AWD, I get ~20 a gallon with bay area freeway/local driving. I usually fill the car up when it hits 330 total miles, and the gas warning light still haven't turned on.
Old 11-30-07, 10:41 AM
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yeah mixed driving 50/50 city/hwy gets us between 19-20 mpg on average. if we do strictly hwy it's 23-24mpg.
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At about a 70% highway 30% backroads split and an average highway speed of 70 MPH and backroad speed of 45 MPH, I see just over 21 MPG. On an AWD SUV, I am very pleased with these results.

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On long trips we have seen as high as 26+ with our 05 (AWD), normally expect around 24 on the road, and about 18 in town. Did one really long trip, two weeks and 4,600+ miles, we had an average of 23.6 for the entire trip. A lot of that driving was in the Rocky Mountains, and at fairly high altitudes. Was not unusual to be cruising at 85+ MPH in the more remote sections. With the cold weather here and the re-formulated 'winter grade' fuel, we have dropped to about 16/17 around town and 23 on a recent trip over the Cascade mountains.
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in city max is 17mpg. highway is about 19mpg. 20mpg sometimes if im really lucky.
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I just drove 1,700 mile south from MN to FL and my mileage increased as the temperature climbed:

23.1
23.3
23.9
23.7
25.2
25.6

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Aloha everyone,

Each time I take my new RX350 out, I see a different value for the average MPG, which I take is the average MPG for that particular drive. I've only had my RX since Monday, but with about 50/50 driving, I'm a bit over 19 MPG now. I expect that to increase a bit, as my average was just under 21 MPG in my 2002 RX300 and I've only had my current RX350 for what is now the 4th day

I'm really stoked about it - this is light years better than my former RX, and I thought it was the best! I'm having fun getting used to the Nav system and included Bluetooth. I'll post more updates on gas mileage later.
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Originally Posted by lbc99
I just drove 1,700 mile south from MN to FL and my mileage increased as the temperature climbed:

23.1
23.3
23.9
23.7
25.2
25.6

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Or, increased as you were going downhill and into the flatlands.

Like to hear what you get on the way back north.

In April I drove from FL to Pittsburgh, to Philly and then back to FL. The further north I got into the hills and had to use E10 fuel the gas mileage on my '04 RX330 steadily dropped. On the way home it was just the opposite. The brand of gas was always the same -- BP.
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Yes, some ethanol in the fuel would make a difference. I didn't keep track of that, but should on my return trip.
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Winter gas formulation will also affect fuel mileage (as does temperature). We are the 'lucky' recipients of the current winter grade fuel and I've noticed a distinct drop in fuel mileage, from about 18 in town to 16.
Old 12-07-07, 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by cheap_deal
in city max is 17mpg. highway is about 19mpg. 20mpg sometimes if im really lucky.
Is that from the computer read out?

I thought UAE uses Imperial gallons (slightly more than US gallon).

Salim


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