Real world mpg for various vehicle types...

[ZugyNA]

Info from the 2004 edition of Consumer Reports Buying Guide...2003 and earlier models

......mpg is actual tested mixed city/highway.....*est avg* not actually calculated...categories are theirs...some left out

small sedan = 25 mpg

fuel efficient = 39 mpg

family sedan = 22 mpg

minivans = 18 mpg

wagons/hatchbacks = 21 mpg

small SUV = 19 mpg

SUV = 16 mpg

compact PU V6 4x4 = 15 mpg

large PU V8 4x4 = 14 mpg

Probably the kind of mileage people are actually getting day to day...pretty poor IMO.

[1993CivicVX]

sounds about wrong.

[bowtieguy]

sounds right to me. my "family sedan" was getting 20-22 before mods. now with mods, including "the nut behind the wheel," yielding much improvement over EPA.

[GasSavers_Minger]

Hmm...whats the difference between fuel effecient and small sedan? I have a 4 door civic, am seeing fuel-effecient numbers with P&G...but still wouldn't call it specifically fuel effecient.

[ZugyNA]

Fuel efficient is the hybrids and so forth...range from 32 to 51 mpg....VWs...Hondas...Toyotas.

These figures are for normal drivers...or from the perspective of many on this forum...subnormal drivers?

I currently manage 23 mixed with a compact 4x4 truck and 32-33 mixed with a compact 4x4 station wagon. I'm a subnormal driver.

[slurp812]

I was getting 25 mpg average per tank in my Accord. So it apears to be a "average" small sedan. Technically mines a coupe, but you know...

[baddog671]

My car is rated at 40mpg combo and I was able to get nearly 80mpg with a practically unmodded vehicle. Its ALL about foot control and brains...