Real World AURA MPG

[Phaeton Driver]

Originally Posted by OZARKJAY

SLOOOOOOOO it down senior man
your like a teenager on STEROIDS

LOL
I only go fast when passing. When I learned to pass I was taught to drop down a gear or two, floor it and then pull out, keep accelerating till your clear, pull back in and slow down. Well this XR will go from 50 to 100 in 4th and it only takes about 10 seconds. That is about how long it takes to pass two cars or an 18 wheeler. That means I get the pass done in less than 1/4 mile which is far safer than doing it at 70 MPH and taking 3/4 mile. I do back off when I hit the ton mark 'cause that's fast enough.

I have enough experience at speeds way over 100 that I fell pretty comfortable doing it. Kids, don't try this at home LOL

[Phaeton Driver]

Summer mileage; Before I left our summer home in the White Mountains of Arizona, my average MPG was 26.8 and 34 MPH. Filled up day before heading to SoCal.
Mileage for first 300 miles was 29.2. Then I hit a traffic blockade. Both lanes were crawling along from 0-5 mph with periods of 0 lasting 3-10 minutes. This went on for over 2 1/2 hours, and about 10-12 miles.
Turned out to be highway repairs where they had pieces of the roadbed cut out and dug out to a depth of 4-5 feet. One lane open. I could not believe that they were doing this repair work on a holiday . Guess the Obama bailout money is sufficient to pay holiday overtime. But at the end of a 3 day holiday?
Point is that this kicked my MPG for that last tank of gas down to 21.1. That hurts, but not as much as turning an 8 hour trip into 10+

Some of you see this type of commute every day/week and the low mileage to go with it is just part of the norm. I can see how a HyBrid with electric motors can be a huge advantage to those that have to drive in stop and go traffic every day. Till now, I thought these electric HyBrids to be a waste of money. Not sure I will have one in the near future, but those of you that have to drive stop and go commute should look at them as a real alternative to a gas only vehicle.

Nice to be home again.

[scotsman]

3 weeks into the Aura and pulling 35 on the open hwy (cruise on @ 60-65 mph) and 23 or so on back roads. Average so far (by the computer) is 29. Almost 500 miles on a tank of gas.

We'll see how things go as the mileage starts to add up.

[Phaeton Driver]

Originally Posted by scotsman

3 weeks into the Aura and pulling 35 on the open hwy (cruise on @ 60-65 mph) and 23 or so on back roads. Average so far (by the computer) is 29. Almost 500 miles on a tank of gas.

We'll see how things go as the mileage starts to add up.

Most of the Saturn reports show a good increase in MPG once you pass about 8000 miles, the normal brake in period. You are seeing 4 banger MPG now. Looks like you got a really good engine.

[L100]

Originally Posted by lococrzy

WOW you guys get great mileage!!!!

i have a 2.4 and get about any where from 19-20.5 on the street. and on the highway i avg around 26 to 30. on a day to day and i have a K&N filter on there to. so not very impressive an my car is a damn 4 banger ya'll get better mileage than me in the 3.6!!!!!!

Maybe there is something wrong with my car?!?!?!?!?!

cause i dont drive that bad lol

Your city mileage is not that great. I have a Jaguar S-type and get better with my 3.0L V6. I get about the same on the highway. My L100 gets the same as the Jag on the freeway, but around town I get between 23-25. My L-series is a manual, something that they should have offered on the Aura imo.


I think the Aura is hampered by its relatively heavy weight. The 4 is working harder to overcome the extra weight of the Aura. The car is likely, although I don't know for sure, geared differently.

The primary advantage of the 4 cylinder is lower maintenance costs. The timing chain engine, coupled with fewer moving parts works to its advantage in that regard. You still made a good buy.

[Emanuel]

New aura 2.4. First full tank 27.5; second tank 29; cum average = 28.3. DIC says 27.7 for same 515 mile interval. Driving is ~ 60% hiway, 40% around town.

Now, we'll be getting 'winter gas', and I expect 'll get lower mileage.

[scotsman]

Closing in on 4K miles and mpg has been a steady average of 29 (according to DIC); seeing 40 on the open road now.
I have to say the 2.4/ 6sp is a pretty impressive package!

[Threxx]

I turned my BMW 335i in last week so I've finally got the Aura full time. I'm a couple more days away from putting my first full tank in that's completely mine... and by that I mean not tainted by my wife's lead foot driving habits.

With her driving 100% in the city in our 09 2.4L/6-speed Aura XR the DIC was indicating 24.5-25 mpg.

At 2200 miles still on the factory fill oil with me driving so far it's been right about 28.5 to 29 mpg city indicated by the DIC. I have still yet to put it through a road trip, or compare the DIC to the actual mileage calculated at the pump. Still, I'm very happy if I'm actually getting 28 or 29 in the city. That's about as much as I was hoping for. If I get 38-40 highway then there's really nothing more I could ask for. And it could still get better with more miles.

[Phaeton Driver]

Originally Posted by Threxx

I turned my BMW 335i in last week so I've finally got the Aura full time. ....

Still, I'm very happy if I'm actually getting 28 or 29 in the city. That's about as much as I was hoping for. If I get 38-40 highway then there's really nothing more I could ask for. And it could still get better with more miles.

Finally, LOL
If you keep the driving at 50 mph in 6th on flat and level roadway and no traffic or stops, you might get 38-40. ANyone claiming 38-40 MPG commute traffic or cruising the highway at 80 is using one of Al Gores Fuzzy Math calculators.

Whatever you get, I hope you are enjoying the car. It's not a Beemer, but it only cost half as much.

[Threxx]

Originally Posted by Phaeton Driver

Finally, LOL
If you keep the driving at 50 mph in 6th on flat and level roadway and no traffic or stops, you might get 38-40. ANyone claiming 38-40 MPG commute traffic or cruising the highway at 80 is using one of Al Gores Fuzzy Math calculators.

I will see and report back both indicated and actual. At 50 in 6th it claims well over 40... I forget exactly how much over though. My guess is that at 65 with no A/C on 40 is very likely. 80 and with the A/C on I think I'd be lucky to see 36... but I'll see.

Whatever you get, I hope you are enjoying the car. It's not a Beemer, but it only cost half as much.

Actually to be exact with the ridiculous deal I got on the Aura it cost about 2/5ths as much! Earlier this week was my first full month in 4 years without a car loan or lease payment coming out of my checking account. That's a nice feeling that the BMW never gave me.

[Threxx]

Finally I managed to get my first full tank of gas driven about 90-95% myself. My wife has a lead foot so I've been waiting to see what I could manage if I drove the majority of the tank myself. I'm still only at 2500 miles and I changed to synthetic oil about halfway through this oil change. I also aired up the tires to 33 psi cold which has definitely somewhat negatively affected the ride but I'm thinking the mpg increase might be worth it.

End result with 90% my driving, 10% my lead-footed wife, 95% city, 5% highway, was 27.8 mpg indicated by the driver info center and 28.1 mpg using the real world miles driven divided by gallons to fill up method.

I'm pretty impressed! I've owned a car that was a good bit more powerful and got about 10% better economy on the same city route, but it was also a manual transmission and required premium. It was also a tad bit smaller I think (06 Audi A4).

Maybe as the miles/wear-in continues and I manage to get a tank of gas 100% my own, plus I learn the car's mannerisms a little better (for example this car coasts much more efficiently than my last car so I can let off way earlier when approaching a red light), I might be able to hit 30mpg in the city.

[Phaeton Driver]

Originally Posted by Threxx

Finally I managed to get my first full tank of gas driven about 90-95% myself. My wife has a lead foot so I've been waiting to see what I could manage if I drove the majority of the tank myself. I'm still only at 2500 miles and I changed to synthetic oil about halfway through this oil change. I also aired up the tires to 33 psi cold which has definitely somewhat negatively affected the ride but I'm thinking the mpg increase might be worth it.

End result with 90% my driving, 10% my lead-footed wife, 95% city, 5% highway, was 27.8 mpg indicated by the driver info center and 28.1 mpg using the real world miles driven divided by gallons to fill up method.

The higher the tire pressure the more you ride on the center of the tires, the lower the rolling resistance, the more noise and harsher the ride, but the better the MPG.
Good job as to the 28 MPG.
I have just started working every day and have to drive about 14 miles on city streets, red lights, traffic, etc. I am getting just a hair over 20 MPG driving carefully and not trying to out run every Bimmer and Lexus in the stop light grand prix. I haven't run a full tank yet and am going bu the DIC average (2007's don't have instant MPG readouts) So your 28 is looking like a substantial improvement. I'll check mine when I can get a whole tank of comuting from start to finish. I hope it will stay over 20.