C'mon guys and gals, we're all dying to hear some real world MPG's!!!!

[kwagar]

2nd fill-up. 234.2 miles and 6.07 gals = 38.6 MPG. 1 MPG better than first tank. Mixed driving and speeds with AC on.

[lakelouie]

1st fill-up 37.5 mpg!! 80% highway miles, mixing between auto and paddle shifters. Mostly snow and ice driving, but she handles great in either condition!

[srroth]

1st fillup: 41.6 mpg in mixed city traffic and highway 70-75mph, some AC, some auto and some manual, about half with passenger...awesome!

[stevenvillatoro]

To those who are sharing high MPG numbers, please also tell your specific driving techniques, and not just city/freeway. Manual or 'D' shifting? Normal or conservative shift points? Tire pressures? Outside temp.? These are all factors... let's isolate the right formula to replicate your successes.

[Suze]

First fill up - 36.36, second fill up 41.00. This is Oregon and we're not allowed to pump it ourselves (I know, lame) so I think the second fill may have been short.

The next tank will tell. I did mostly highway driving (in auto) the first two fills but this week I've been attacking a giant hill 4 times a day (in manual).

Suze

[Westfield 11]

Originally Posted by Westfield 11

1st fillup: 34.229 MPG mixed city and freeway mostly in auto mode with no a/c.

Second tank was about the same, third tank was 29 mpg. I am almost at 1000 miles and have been letting the car rev out to 4500 before shifting. Also it is hard to get a full tank w/o "burping" the car. I find that I have to rock it back & forth a bit then I can get another 3/4 gallon into it. Since this is going to replace my 600SL, that gets only about 11 mpg in town on a good day, I am very happy.

BTW, people laugh when I tell them we are selling the SL in favor of the smart, but it's true. We wanted a convertible for evening drives with a power top, heated seats, a good stereo, and a bit of style. We got all of that with the smart + a great little city car too!

[prm1177]

With approx 1000 miles on the car, it's loosened up a bit. 45.4 mpg. Mostly in auto mode, though I do shift into neutral at lights. My commute is 30 miles each way. 10 miles on suburban roads, 12 miles freeway, and 8 miles of mountain driving. I have another fill-up due tonight, but the car's range looks to be around 320-340 before the reserve light comes on. I'll post tonight's figures here when I get them. Mileage looks to have improved about 5% in the 1st 1000 miles. For reference, I get around 20-21 mpg in my Cayenne on the same route.

[deaconpark]

OK funny story about mileage. Well I thought it was funny after I quit being embarassed. I have been checking my mileage and have been getting between 34 and 37mpg in mixed hwy/city driving in both manual and auto mode. Temperatures here are cold... 5-25 degrees. Tire pressure is good. Car is clean for the most part but hard to keep it clean b/c of the salt and snow... anyway I digress... anyway, while driving the Blue Max this time, the gas gauge wasn't dropping. So I scheduled an appointment for service at my friendly Smart Center. Well the fuel gauge finally moved and I thought I would stop at the gas station to check and see.. Well low and behold, my mpg was nearly 42/gal. So I was pleasantly surprised and saved from further embarassment by not going in for service. I too am please at getting 34 because driving my xterra.. I only get 15/gal. Russ

[race911]

I posted similar on some other thread, but this one looks more active. So here goes. First fill was 34.5MPG. I'm 90% freeway, at speed, and driving the car pretty hard. 25 miles to my shop, and 24.5 are freeway. Yeah, yeah, not the ideal car for it, but I ordered and bought it on a whim.......so why not use if for awhile. (My wife H-A-T-E-S the thing, so maybe it won't be around for long?)

I use auto mode sometimes, use manual mode sometimes, top down when it's at least low-50's (so there's a lot more drag to consider at freeway speed). Tire pressure as on the sticker; was waaaaay too high in front on delivery.

[StevenM1TX]

Last tank was at 39, this one is at 41. My drives are a pretty good mix of highway at up to 75 mph and some street. Almost always using manual mode, with A/C about 20% of the time right now. Premium gas only, no particular brand.