Gas mileage on 14 Elantra GT

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8 years ago

Wed, Jun 17, 2015 3:54 PM

Just went on my first trip with my 14 GT, and I was quite happy with the average fuel mileage of 36.3. NY to VA, about 350 miles. Trip was mostly highway, but I did sit in a lot of traffic, and I also did use the a/c some (101 in DC as I drove through). Total trip was about 1K miles, local driving was mostly rural, not too many lights I guess. My 07 Elantra GT never came close to the stated mileage and I was never happy with the gas mileage even though I liked the car a lot. A full highway trip would barely break 30MPG if I was lucky. So I am happy!

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8 years ago

Wed, Jun 17, 2015 5:16 PM

On Wed, 17 Jun 2015 10:54:24 -0500, jtees4 wrote in

That's about what I get.

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8 years ago

Mon, Jun 22, 2015 1:00 PM

Nice! Is that with an automatic transmission? I have an 03 Elantra with a standard 5-speed and get >30mpg during exclusive freeway driving, but about 27mpg with a typical city/highway mix. I wonder if it's the

6-speed transmission that makes for the better mgp, and if the standard does a little better than the automatic?

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8 years ago

Mon, Jun 22, 2015 9:53 PM

Automatic, I was happily surprised. My 14 GT has the 2.0L engine too which I wanted. They had gone to or were going back to the 1.8 or something or other and I didn't want that. I'm really surprised that's all you get with the 03 especially with a manual...my 03 would get probably 35 or more, the 07 used to get apprx. 37/38 on a highway trip....both automatics. BUT the 03 was a more solid feeling car than the 07 even though they were virtually the same.