I recently purchased a 2012 Toyota Corolla and was wondering what other Corolla owners get for their MPG? The sticker says 34 MPG highway, but I have read in different places on the net (consumer reports) that some people average close to 40 on the highway. With 90 miles on the car I am averaging 28.7 in mixed city/highway (according to the computer readout) Will the mileage improve as the engine breaks in? Thanks.
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I've had a Prizm. It was a 2002. It got 40 mpg on the highway. It should improve...but you'll want to check those so called MPG computers, they almost always show a higher MPG than reality. But 40 is doable at 65mph in a corolla.
How did you break it in the first fifty miles? - did you load up the rings good to get them to wearin? You only have one chance at it. I would not be too concerned about mileage the first 1000 miles. Does the engine appear to run well otherwise? My New Fit 5speed 1.5L only got 33mpg average at first. I would assume the corolla is a automatic? Winter and the e10 fuel will have you about 3mpg off your warm weather #s. Also check you tire pressure with a decent pencil or diaphram /needle gauge.
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Originally Posted By: Buick92
...With 90 miles on the car I am averaging 28.7 in mixed city/highway..
This is way too soon to make fuel economy assumptions. You need to run through several full tanks of gas to get a feel for what you're going to average given your daily usage.
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...With 90 miles on the car I am averaging 28.7 in mixed city/highway..
This is way too soon to make fuel economy assumptions. You need to run through several full tanks of gas to get a feel for what you're going to average given your daily usage.
Joel
The mileage will improve as you break the car in.
Wow, I had a 2007 Corolla that got 38mpg highway consistently. What the heck happened that the mpg dropped? Did you check tire pressures and/or reset the computer readout when on the highway?
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Did the op hit and run? Maybe he has the 4 gear auto. Toyota usllay has pretty steep OD gear though. Thats wht i liked about the Yaris vs the silly Honda running a 4000 on the highway. Stupid. What are they thinking for an American market car?
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My 1993 Geo prizm 1.8L combined mpg is 33mpg (50/50). In summer HWY, best mpg is 36mpg (65mph). It is not a vvti engine and now on E10 gas. Before E10 on pure gas, I can get close to 40mpg. It requires 10W30 but I am using 5W30 now. It is a very dependable vehicle and easy to maintain. I opened the valve cover once to change the T-belt and inside is shinning like new. Used MobilOne before but now on any dino. It is an easy vehicle to get to 300k and cheap to run. The material use and built quality is better than newer corollas. Too bad GM break up with Toyota to produce one of the most dependable American brand vehicle.
on the highway, i've gotten 38-41mpg if i stay 65mph. I can get between 28-34 doing 80mph.
New corollas still have the 1zz motor right? In that case, I have gotten about 35 with 80% highway/20% city (total time the car is running). If all highway and never over 65, I have no doubts my car can reach 40+. This is on a 01 Celica GT auto, with the slightly more powerful 1zz (140hp).
Actually the new Dual VVT-i have the 2ZR-FE engines. They are capable of some very good numbers...here are mine with 134K+ km or 83K miles on the odo...
Lifetime : 6.121L/100km(38.714mpgUS)
Maximum: 5.082L/100km(46.287mpgUS)
(manually calculated) (original unflashed factory ECM code)
Keep in mind I live in a very windy area so if you have little wind you can beat these numbers...
Lifetime : 6.121L/100km(38.714mpgUS)
Maximum: 5.082L/100km(46.287mpgUS)
(manually calculated) (original unflashed factory ECM code)
Keep in mind I live in a very windy area so if you have little wind you can beat these numbers...
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Check my sig for my data, but I have found that the computer calcuated MPG is on average 2 MPG off in the direction of making the car computed MPG seem better than what I manually calculate. My fill-up procedures are the same for all my tanks. I record my average speed per tank as well. When I get time, I will try to relate average speed to MPG to perhaps find a "sweet" speed where MPG's are maximized. Right now, my maximum speed is 55 MPH, compared to 60. The car computed MPG's are around 41 after about 1/4th of a tank. We'll see. I love the data and trying new things. I've posted before, but I run 40 PSI in all tires. When I picked the car up, it had 20 all around and I believe I got somewhere around 33 MPG. I estimate my driving is 85/15 highway/city in miles and probably 60/40 in highway/city hours.
Does the 2011 and 2012 Corolla have the same base engine ?
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Check my sig for my data, but I have found that the computer calcuated MPG is on average 2 MPG off in the direction of making the car computed MPG seem better than what I manually calculate. My fill-up procedures are the same for all my tanks. I record my average speed per tank as well. When I get time, I will try to relate average speed to MPG to perhaps find a "sweet" speed where MPG's are maximized. Right now, my maximum speed is 55 MPH, compared to 60. The car computed MPG's are around 41 after about 1/4th of a tank. We'll see. I love the data and trying new things. I've posted before, but I run 40 PSI in all tires. When I picked the car up, it had 20 all around and I believe I got somewhere around 33 MPG. I estimate my driving is 85/15 highway/city in miles and probably 60/40 in highway/city hours.
I just got my best mileage, 39.0 MPG, it seems that my Corolla likes 55 MPH. I guess anything above 55, a cam locks in and produces more power, but also burns more gas.
Check my sig for my data, but I have found that the computer calcuated MPG is on average 2 MPG off in the direction of making the car computed MPG seem better than what I manually calculate. My fill-up procedures are the same for all my tanks. I record my average speed per tank as well. When I get time, I will try to relate average speed to MPG to perhaps find a "sweet" speed where MPG's are maximized. Right now, my maximum speed is 55 MPH, compared to 60. The car computed MPG's are around 41 after about 1/4th of a tank. We'll see. I love the data and trying new things. I've posted before, but I run 40 PSI in all tires. When I picked the car up, it had 20 all around and I believe I got somewhere around 33 MPG. I estimate my driving is 85/15 highway/city in miles and probably 60/40 in highway/city hours.
I just got my best mileage, 39.0 MPG, it seems that my Corolla likes 55 MPH. I guess anything above 55, a cam locks in and produces more power, but also burns more gas.
Our 2007 Corolla may not be representative of the newer models, and it is a 5 speed manual but.....
We just finished our 2500 mile round trip ski vacation (Telluride and Crested Butte), the lowest mileage recorded was 38.5 mpg. One tank was 41, the rest were almost exactly 40.
We fill almost the same every time, 400 miles, and it usually takes 9.8 to 10.2 gallons to fill. The Nebraska speed limit is 75 mph, and we were always at or above it.
The following may help: No Ethanol used at all, we crossed Nebraska (Ethanol Heaven) without needing to fill. Mobil 1 0W20 oil used of course. And, the manual transmission.
Note that the EPA highway test cycle is not highway like at all, more like urban driving at moderate speeds, with many full stops. Then, the ridiculous high mileage obtained is corrected by a large correction factor to give a hopeful number. Vehicles with manual transmissions are not shifted for best economy, but instead based on what they believe a typical (lazy) driver may do. A manual transmission car with the same EPA highway mileage as the automatic versions may in fact give much better mileage in highway use. The parasitic loss of the automatic is ALWAYS higher, regardless of epa test cycles
We just finished our 2500 mile round trip ski vacation (Telluride and Crested Butte), the lowest mileage recorded was 38.5 mpg. One tank was 41, the rest were almost exactly 40.
We fill almost the same every time, 400 miles, and it usually takes 9.8 to 10.2 gallons to fill. The Nebraska speed limit is 75 mph, and we were always at or above it.
The following may help: No Ethanol used at all, we crossed Nebraska (Ethanol Heaven) without needing to fill. Mobil 1 0W20 oil used of course. And, the manual transmission.
Note that the EPA highway test cycle is not highway like at all, more like urban driving at moderate speeds, with many full stops. Then, the ridiculous high mileage obtained is corrected by a large correction factor to give a hopeful number. Vehicles with manual transmissions are not shifted for best economy, but instead based on what they believe a typical (lazy) driver may do. A manual transmission car with the same EPA highway mileage as the automatic versions may in fact give much better mileage in highway use. The parasitic loss of the automatic is ALWAYS higher, regardless of epa test cycles
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I rent them all the time. I get 28MPG in mixed driving. Yes, I know I could get much more, but the traffic around here is never slower than 70 and generally much more. I can't be the one holding everyone up.
Same goes for city driving. I simply can't be a slowpoke. I'm not faster than anybody else. But not slower either.
28 is it.
Same goes for city driving. I simply can't be a slowpoke. I'm not faster than anybody else. But not slower either.
28 is it.
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