EV's Fuel Economy Thread - Final

[Ever Victorious]

Using the 2008 test specification:http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg...r.jsp

6-speed:26 City31 Highway

4-speed auto:24 City32 Highway

CVT:26 City33 Highway

Above we see the newly revised government figures for Versa fuel economy.

As a refresher, here is the data collected during the Nissanversa.org Fuel Economy Survey:

Overall Test ResultsTotal reported mileage: 26037.7Total gallons expended: 896.3Overall fuel economy: 29.05 MPG

Test Results: CVT transmissionTotal reported mileage: 13428.0Total gallons expended: 476.6Overall fuel economy: 28.17 MPG

Test Results: 6-speed Manual transmissionTotal reported mileage: 9707.8Total gallons expended: 313.6Overall fuel economy: 30.96 MPG

Test Results: 4-speed Automatic transmission (Insufficient sample size)Total reported mileage: 2898.9Total gallons expended: 106.1Overall fuel economy: 27.32 MPG

Test Results: By traffic typeType A (0-25 mph): 29.28 mpg (Insufficient sample size)Type B (26-45 mph): 25.13 mpgType C (46+ mph): 30.78 mpg

Test Results: By weightType A (driver only): 29.41 mpgType B (driver +1): 22.29 (Insufficient sample size)Type C (2 or more passengers): 29.51 (Insufficient sample size)

Test Results: By altitudeType A (0-1500): 29.19 mpgType B (1501-3000): 27.38 (Insufficient sample size) Type C (3000+): no data

Test Results: By driving habitsType A (conservative): 29.42 mpgType B (moderate): 28.98 mpgType C (aggressive): 28.31 (Insufficient sample size)

Test Results: By A/C useType A (0-30%): 29.17 mpgType B (31-70%): 29.00 mpgType C (71%+): 28.51 (Insufficient sample size)

None of the results that we see are particularly out of line with the newly revised EPA estimates. I do acknowledge that for those who purchased cars before the new figures were available this is a bit of a headache and a letdown, it has also widely been acknowledged for years that EPA estimates have, for the most part, been high.

I would like to thank everyone who has participated in the survey. For the benefit of future Versa owners, I will leave this thread stickied and locked. If you would like to discuss the final results, feel free to create a new thread.