From Edmunds Subaru MPG thread.
2.5l Turbo
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TOTAL: 103.0 gallons for 2839 miles equals 27.56 mpg. Wouldn't be surprised to see it creep to 28+ by 20k miles.
MPG indicator is about 10-15 % low; it read 25.2 mpg for trip. At first I was pretty disappointed in "mileage" until I realized the trip MPG calculator was off.
Low mileage car, will get better (also shows why people need to do the hard math instead of depending on trip computers for their "data")
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05 LGT Wagon 5MT
30k miles
So far only did a highway trip 75-80mph, 28.x mpg
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My vehicle is EPA rated 19 MPG city/25 MPG highway. I tend to average 25-26.5 MPG with 90% rural/country/highway driving. The remaining 10% of mileage per tank is often stop-and-go traffic in suburban New Jersey and driving in evening rush hour traffic in Manhattan/NYC. If my driving excludes NJ/NYC rush hours and is completely rural driving, I can get 26-27 MPG. On long highway stretches of non-stop driving using cruise control, I can usually get 28-29 MPG, once even 30 MPG, as long as I don't exceed 65 MPH. All of these figures are mathematically calculated. I find the car's computer is usually overly optimistic by 0.8-1.5 MPG
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2004 Impreza Outback Sport 2.5L and 4 speed automatic.
27 MPG for overall average (since around 10 to 15 thousand miles).
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ust turned 15,000 miles in 5 months. Mostly highway driving. Gas mileage has been increasing as I add miles & the weather gets better (based in New England, near Providence, RI) Most recent trip 30.3 on the computer, 28.7 actual. Since I have had the vehicle, the average mpg for all driving has probably been around 26, although I will check all my figures & report back.
Here is a Turbo. See the MPG go down and have to use Premium gas.
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Northern NJ / NYC metro area
Gasoline used: 93 Octane, no-name brand
Winter avg - 21.5 MPG (A/C always off)
Summer avg - 23.0 MPG without A/C, 21.8 MPG with A/C
Worst ever - 19.8 (1st tank from the dealer when bought new)
Best ever - 24.8 (mostly highway with A/C on)
EPA rated at 18/23 city/hwy
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On a roll here, last 5 tanks' average:
28.2mpg (with Bob driving to Valley Forge)
26.6
27.7
24.9
27.6
73k miles and running nicely.
Another Turbo.
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90% Hwy
TP: 32 psi
Odo: 29k miles
Worst: 21.2 (still new, winter)
Best: 27.0 (no AC, rural hwy avging 60 mph)
Lifetime avg: 24.2 mpg
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5 speed with 36,000 miles:
Best: 31.0 (99% highway)
Typical (27.5 70% highway, 30% city).
Worst: (25 mpg--hot with AC on 50% of the time)
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I have the 08 basic 2.5 auto, just returned from a 1,000 mile trip and was pleasantly surprised to get 28.2 overall, with most of the driving at about 72 MPH. The tank that had a long stretch of 60 MPH driving saw a 30.5 average
Here you go! Finally found one really low...
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My 2005 Subaru Outback XT wagon now has 15,600 miles as it fast approaches its second birthday. My gas mileage ranges from 25mpg on pure highway trips going 65-70 mph to a low of 12 mpg on short trips around town. The blended mpg of typical suburban driving is about 16 mpg. I drive very conservatively trying to max out my mileage with 93 octane gas recently well above $3 here on Long Island.
Trust me, If I found something that would have a normal engine with the form factor of a wagon I'd sell the Subaru.
(Looks like I've got a coolant leak as I can smell coolant when it comes home and the tank is going down slightly
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But for a AWD car it is hard to find something that does as well as it does, gets as good of MPG and costs as less as it did.
But, stating that a NA Subaru will only get 18mpg is not actual.
Bill
