The 3RX Gas Mileage Thread
#136
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I attended my dealer's new owner's event last night (pretty much a waste of time) and they were adamant that our cars required premium gas. They even pointed out that it states premium on the fuel-filler door.
I mentioned that the 12's had been detuned to take regular and that my fuel door only warns against E-85,
There was quite an uproar from the other new owners.
I mentioned that the 12's had been detuned to take regular and that my fuel door only warns against E-85,
There was quite an uproar from the other new owners.
Trust the engineers.
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Trust the manuals that came with your new car..they may be written in different languages but they are saying the same thing.
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He claimed that he had been service manager for five years and that the premium gas requirement had come from his most recent training sessions with Lexus.
I accused him of being in the pocket of "big premium."
I accused him of being in the pocket of "big premium."
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My 2010 is approaching 20k and the mileage is improving. I've noticed after a fill-up that the mileage since refueling is getting better with me seeing 23-25 numbers. The average mileage since day one is up to 22.4 which I think is good. You have to work at getting the good mileage, such as not floorboarding it from the stop lights and coasting as much as possible.
#139
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If you've a 2012 RX350 and live in a city, what city/hwy mileage are you getting and what grade of fuel are you using? While I know there are a number of variables that can affect the numbers, I'd just like to get a sense of the ranges people are experiencing..
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There have been a few good threads with a lot of discussion of 350 gas mileage. I think you can find them with a search. But to answer your question, there has been a range of reported gas mileage. Some urban drivers have reported averaging in the 14 - 16 MPG range as the lowest people are seeing; while many others have reported being able to achieve the EPA combined number as described above. Most people will fall into the 16 - 21 range; with many around 19 or so. The EPA estimates for city/highway are achievable with careful driving.
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I'm doing well on my rx450h, im getting 30-31 on my normal driving (75% highway / 25% local). On my rx400, I get around 23-24.
I drive in the greenwich ct area and on i95 to sono
I drive in the greenwich ct area and on i95 to sono
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NYC, 85/15 city/highway, prem gas
I haven't calculated it myself but on the car it says average 12.4mpg. I hope I'm getting this low mileage because the car hasn't broken in yet. It has very low mileage(455) as it's used as a secondary car.
The stop and go is brutal on gas..need to move some place else haha
I haven't calculated it myself but on the car it says average 12.4mpg. I hope I'm getting this low mileage because the car hasn't broken in yet. It has very low mileage(455) as it's used as a secondary car.
The stop and go is brutal on gas..need to move some place else haha