Is it possible to get 600 miles on a tank of gas?
07-18-2008, 07:52 AM
#81
400+ is just coasting on the highway, everyday normal around town with a short commute on the highway, getting 250-300 miles before fill up is normal, thats my normal fuel use but at half a tank, the range in this car is smart it calculates the distance until empty by using your most previous driving style, so if all you do is short commutes then you obviously burn more gas with a short range or if you change to long highway drives you suddenly increase the range
07-18-2008, 10:51 AM
#82
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If you leave an '07-'08 in "D", you can NOT coast downhills on the hwy nor while approaching red lights as one would with a conventional AT. In "D", the CVT will provide immediate engine braking coasting to red lights, slowing the car down too fast ultimately wasting gas. Downhills on the hwy/blvd in "D", the CVT will kick the RPM's upto around 3,000 rpm slowing the car down. Best way to get around this on the hwy is to cruise in manual 6M (RPM's will not kick up like in the "D" mode) when going down a steep grade. Or, shift into Neutral and coast down the hill. If I lived in a hilly area, the CVT would be an absolute horror to live with. As previously stated, I would NEVER buy another CVT equiped car from Nissan EVER again. Although the drivetrain is amazingly smooth/refined, it just takes too much effort to work around the "flaws".
Last edited by reb; 07-18-2008 at 10:56 AM.
07-18-2008, 03:56 PM
#84
If you leave an '07-'08 in "D", you can NOT coast downhills on the hwy nor while approaching red lights as one would with a conventional AT. In "D", the CVT will provide immediate engine braking coasting to red lights, slowing the car down too fast ultimately wasting gas. Downhills on the hwy/blvd in "D", the CVT will kick the RPM's upto around 3,000 rpm slowing the car down. Best way to get around this on the hwy is to cruise in manual 6M (RPM's will not kick up like in the "D" mode) when going down a steep grade. Or, shift into Neutral and coast down the hill. If I lived in a hilly area, the CVT would be an absolute horror to live with. As previously stated, I would NEVER buy another CVT equiped car from Nissan EVER again. Although the drivetrain is amazingly smooth/refined, it just takes too much effort to work around the "flaws".
Makes me want to punch nissan in the box for that one.
Kamski
07-18-2008, 05:55 PM
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Reb, your numbers are right on for the 07-08 CVT. I think a conventional A/T provides better mpg than the 07-08 CVT when driving above 65 mph due to higher RPMs in the CVT. I think Nissan fixed that in the 09 CVT.
My 07 Max has 9,500 miles on the odo. Here are some of my mpg's at different speeds. Each of these are averages over at least 5 different observations. Each observation is obtained from the computer by running the car on cruise for at least 20 miles.
MPG @ 50 mph = 31.0
MPG @ 55 mph (2000 rpm) = 29.5
MPG @ 60 mph (2100 rpm) = 28.3
MPG @ 65 mph (2250 rpm) = 27.0
MPG @ 70 mph (2375 rpm) = 26.0
MPG @ 75 mph (2445 rpm) = 24.8
Xoomer, How do you fit over 21 gals of gas in a 20 gal tank?
My 07 Max has 9,500 miles on the odo. Here are some of my mpg's at different speeds. Each of these are averages over at least 5 different observations. Each observation is obtained from the computer by running the car on cruise for at least 20 miles.
MPG @ 50 mph = 31.0
MPG @ 55 mph (2000 rpm) = 29.5
MPG @ 60 mph (2100 rpm) = 28.3
MPG @ 65 mph (2250 rpm) = 27.0
MPG @ 70 mph (2375 rpm) = 26.0
MPG @ 75 mph (2445 rpm) = 24.8
Xoomer, How do you fit over 21 gals of gas in a 20 gal tank?
Anyone thinking of buying an '09 should make damn sure that the CVT does not have this flaw. ie -Higher than necessary RPM's at hwy speeds above 60 MPH.
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