Yikes! 65.2 MPG
03-24-2014, 08:45 AM
#1
Drifting
Thread Starter
Yikes! 65.2 MPG
My wife took our 2014 Cruze Turbo Diesel to Memphis over the weekend and with side trips drove 325 miles. When she got back last night, I asked her what kind of fuel mileage she got and she said it wasn't very good. She really doesn't know what's good and what's bad and doesn't care about fuel mileage. She's going to Nashville today and so I filled it up for her last night. When I looked at the average 25 mile best, I couldn't believe my eyes: 65.2. I think I'll just let her drive from now on.
If you didn't know, the Cruze has a fuel mileage calculator that gives your average MPG for the last 25, 50 and 500 miles. Currently, the best for the 50 mile range is 57.5 and 47.8 for the 500 mile increment. For what it's worth, when I calculate MPG manually, I have always gotten better MPG than the on-board calculator shows. Diesel engines get considerably less MPG in cold temperatures. The CruzeTalk forum guys use the 25 mile range as their comparative measure of goodness or badness...lol.
If you're looking for a daily driver and you can use a compact car, you could hardly do better than the Chevy Cruze...solid, great handling, good looking fuel saving car.
If you didn't know, the Cruze has a fuel mileage calculator that gives your average MPG for the last 25, 50 and 500 miles. Currently, the best for the 50 mile range is 57.5 and 47.8 for the 500 mile increment. For what it's worth, when I calculate MPG manually, I have always gotten better MPG than the on-board calculator shows. Diesel engines get considerably less MPG in cold temperatures. The CruzeTalk forum guys use the 25 mile range as their comparative measure of goodness or badness...lol.
If you're looking for a daily driver and you can use a compact car, you could hardly do better than the Chevy Cruze...solid, great handling, good looking fuel saving car.
03-25-2014, 06:09 AM
#2
Le Mans Master
My wife took our 2014 Cruze Turbo Diesel to Memphis over the weekend and with side trips drove 325 miles. When she got back last night, I asked her what kind of fuel mileage she got and she said it wasn't very good. She really doesn't know what's good and what's bad and doesn't care about fuel mileage. She's going to Nashville today and so I filled it up for her last night. When I looked at the average 25 mile best, I couldn't believe my eyes: 65.2. I think I'll just let her drive from now on.
If you didn't know, the Cruze has a fuel mileage calculator that gives your average MPG for the last 25, 50 and 500 miles. Currently, the best for the 50 mile range is 57.5 and 47.8 for the 500 mile increment. For what it's worth, when I calculate MPG manually, I have always gotten better MPG than the on-board calculator shows. Diesel engines get considerably less MPG in cold temperatures. The CruzeTalk forum guys use the 25 mile range as their comparative measure of goodness or badness...lol.
If you're looking for a daily driver and you can use a compact car, you could hardly do better than the Chevy Cruze...solid, great handling, good looking fuel saving car.
If you didn't know, the Cruze has a fuel mileage calculator that gives your average MPG for the last 25, 50 and 500 miles. Currently, the best for the 50 mile range is 57.5 and 47.8 for the 500 mile increment. For what it's worth, when I calculate MPG manually, I have always gotten better MPG than the on-board calculator shows. Diesel engines get considerably less MPG in cold temperatures. The CruzeTalk forum guys use the 25 mile range as their comparative measure of goodness or badness...lol.
If you're looking for a daily driver and you can use a compact car, you could hardly do better than the Chevy Cruze...solid, great handling, good looking fuel saving car.
04-05-2014, 09:32 PM
#3
Burning Brakes
Very nice. I have a 2012 cruze eco 6 spd. It avgs 40.9 mpg in the 500 mile range and 25 mile range 50.0 mpg. I like it but the heat is sort of a on off switch no fine tuning. The AC is blah or too cold. lol