Best MPG/total mileage on a full tank

[Ever Victorious]

Are you kidding me 55mpg!!!!! wow, i get less then 1/2 that!

Yes, well if you'd stop driving like you're protecting the gas pedal from Hurricane Andrew with your foot...

[Demonspawn]

i have to fight the temptation of getting into it now with the CAI on it

[ace rothstein 81]

That's insane. Since my MPG has gotten increasingly higher with the last few fill-ups, I'm hoping to be pushing 40 from here on out.

[BobaHoTep]

First tank, 26.7mpg, which is pretty lame, was about half highway, half city. As others have noticed, the top half of the fuel gauge is ridiculously overweighted...i went over half my total distance (220km out of 440km) before I used 1/4 of the gauge...the last half of the trip was on the other 3/4 of a tank.

-Boba

[srellim234]

Just filled up for the first time and averaged exactly 30.0 mpg. I know I can get better out of it with practice on this CVT transmission, but I don't know if it will get what our 1994 Honda Civic got in real life (33.6 mpg over 150,000 miles).

[marleyfan]

My last tank was 540km. Best I had ever gotten before that was 480km. Not sure if i've started to see the results of both break-in and synth oil or what's going on. However I DID recently get my windows tinted......hmmmmm.....

[Ever Victorious]

Just filled up for the first time and averaged exactly 30.0 mpg. I know I can get better out of it with practice on this CVT transmission, but I don't know if it will get what our 1994 Honda Civic got in real life (33.6 mpg over 150,000 miles).

Again, it's not terribly realistic to expect a new Versa to get the same fuel mileage as that old of a Civic.

The Civic had a smaller, less powerful engine... AND weighed significiantly less. Both of which will help mileage.

Given these factors, the V does get really good mileage.

[PB]

Yes, this topic will forever be won by XterraVersa.

His magic Versa must have its tank lined with pixie dust, and his insane attention to detail in driving nets him far more fuel economy than anyone else.

Of course, I happen to know that if he tried driving like that in my city, he would have been flattened by something 8 times his size long ago because face it, bad city drivers don't care as long as they get there.

Well I have a special blend LOL, I mix it my self ,I am getting better than XterraVersa ,56mpg.I am going for an other
Modified by PB at 2:55 PM 7/15/2007

[srellim234]

Again, it's not terribly realistic to expect a new Versa to get the same fuel mileage as that old of a Civic.

The Civic had a smaller, less powerful engine... AND weighed significiantly less. Both of which will help mileage.

Given these factors, the V does get really good mileage.

I didn't mean it to sound as if I'd be disappointed. The Versa is a much more comfortable car than that older Honda and the emissions are much lower. My expectatons with this Versa are to average over 30 mpg. Over the years I've always managed to maintain a light enough driving style to be right at or better than EPA estimates on the cars I've driven.

[differentdave]

Filled up three times 26.8 mpg, 23 mpg and 26.1 mpg. I live on LOng isalnd (30 miles east of NYC) HIghway traffic is often stop and go and citiy driving is not much better. Had the car for around a month, put a 1000 miles on it. My old maxima got 21 and I traded ti this thinking I would see a difference.

[biggie]

I've only filled up twice that I've calc'd so far. That was 30.5 and 29.8. I'm half city and half highway. Really do wish it wasn't at 3,600 rpms at 78mph.

[coxcj]

The best tank I've had so far had me at 32.7 mpg. That's the one week that I drove it without using the air conditioning and my wife didn't drive it. The reason I say that is because I found out how she drives the car when I let her drive this weekend. Every time she started from a complete stop she had the RPM over 4k. I just about had a heart attack because I've now figured out why my last 2 tanks of gas have averaged 28 mpg.

Maybe getting the CAI would not be a good thing. I'll never get her out of the car.

[CopyChief]

My Versa (CVT) got great mileage through Colorado on a recent trip. We spent over a week in Breckenridge and for the trip our average was around 32, best MPG was over 34. I was surprised at the improvement in mileage since a good bit of this driving was up hill (although coasting downhill may have made up for it - what goes up, must come down).

I wonder if it has anything to do with the gas formulation available there? I put in 85 octane there but here at home can only get 87.

-Rich

[kc5f]

They do seem to like hilly driving and warm weather. (And not using the air conditioning very much.) Mine is very consistent from tank to tank, and as of this morning's fill-up, the last 1500 miles have averaged just over 34mpg. (And I've taught my wife and kids how to treat the CVT, too!)

[ausman]

Just this last weekend. Trip from Albany, NY to Cape Cod, MA and back: 34.2 mpg.

FYI: I found that once I passed the 11,000 mile mark, the mileage opened up significantly. (May have also been affected by warmer weather and summer fuel formulation.) Up 'til then, it had been in the 27.5 - 29 range, with an occasional 30 or 31 on an all highway trip. Since then, my "around town" mileage (50/50 mix of highway/local streets) has been 29.5-31.5 mpg. All highway has been 32.0-34.2 depending on length of trip and terrain. Taking a big trip from Albany to Columbus, OH and back at end of the month and will report back.

I've owned the car exactly one year and its an SL with CVT.

[KimberKenobi]

My best was 44 in the old camel. I was coming home from Louisville.

[OKVersa]

My best was 44 also. The tank in front of it was 32 and the tank after it was 29, so even if the 44 was off a bit, I'm still very pleased. They were almost all highway miles with the a/c on driving 65 to 70.

After reading everyone's comments, and thinking about my own experiences I've come to the conclusion this car is far better on the highway in the summer.

Most of my miles are highway miles, but when I have had stop and go city driving ithe Versa just drinks like crazy. My winter highway miles with the heater on were significantly lower than in the summer, driving the same roads with the a/c on. One thing I do, however, is shut off the a/c for the few minutes it takes to go up a long hill or at the long traffic light.

[mking8288]

Versa S with 4A just over 1,300 miles, passing the break-in mark and over the weekend, got a 33.5 MPG Highway miles on a 250 miles round trip from NYC up Rt. 95 North to Connecticut and back - doing 70 MPH average, passing speed well above that (75 to 85+) in open & flat stretch - driver plus 1 passenger plus about 75 lbs. of gear in hatch. A/C on at all times.

Real happy with performance & agility, easy to pass & cabin quiet enough for me, unless the fan is on 3 (4 only at startup to rapid cool) - and the money I'm saving at the gas pump is definitely enough to cover my extra Geico insurance on the V as a 2nd car.

I'm very confident that steady driving under 70 MPH will give me highway mileage in the high 30's on long trip with few traffic bottleneck.

Rest of the time, in mixed city/'highway rush hour commute mode around the Big Apple, I'm getting around 24 MPGH, which is quite good and will likely be a bit higher. My poor 2004 Honda CRV EX is now in semi-retirement mode in the driveway.

[srellim234]

Just filled up for the second time. This time it was 100% city driving with the a/c on. Car's not broken in yet. Averaged 25.0 mpg. Given the driving conditions around that tank, I hope that's the worst mileage I'll ever get.

[FoxMarketingVersa]

Now my Versa is turbo and has 2,200 miles on it. I get around 298 miles on 10.8 Gallons of gas high way and city combined. Not to bad, pretty happy with the gas milage, that's for sure.

[srellim234]

With the CVT what is the most efficient rpm level to keep it at to maximize mpg? Does that level include keeping it there while you accelerate?

I've been trying to keep it under 2000; it doesn't bog down but I'm wondering how to improve the 25.0 mpg with the a/c on around town.