I'm interested in knowing what mpg people are getting with their broken-in 3.5L RAV4's. You could list if so inclined climate and type of driving (like say half highway/city) and anything else like if you are picky about a specific gasoline or motor oil.
There are three places I know of where you could get some real-world fuel economy reports:
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now lists both the EPA ratings and has a section for data supplied by real-world users.
Edmunds.com user reviews occasionally include information on fuel economy ("Hey, this is great!" or "Hey, this sucks!").
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is an effort to collect reliability and fuel economy statistics for a range of vehicles. I recommend you register to participate because that way you can see more data. I don't think it caused any junkmail.
Not picky about gas (I take the cheapest regular) and do combined city/highway. If it's more city, I get 21-22. More highway, 23-24. I try not to have a heavy foot, even though it is FUN...
snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com wrote in news:1177007999.568684.300490 @n76g2000hsh.googlegroups.com:
I contacted Toyota regarding the fuel requirements for that engine as I was looking at the Camry which also uses it. My concern was it has a very high compression ratio for the specified regular fuel. Toyota replied: "Premium fuel is required to achieve the rated performance".
IMO being a high vehicle I wouldn't expect much for highway driving at
Good catch. I see now that the 2.4L engine has a (lower) 9.8:1 compression ratio and would take regular fuel while the 3.5L has a higher compression ratio. If it only gets a little better mpg than the 3.5L though the 2.4L might be overworked and thus underachieves in mpg. Consumer Reports touts the 3.5L as getting only 1mpg less. I look at it the other way and say the 2.4L gets (if the numbers are real) only 1mpg more.
snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com wrote in news:1177007999.568684.300490 @n76g2000hsh.googlegroups.com:
I get 23.7 in city driving around 28 on hwy. Mine is FWD only, no AWD, and I have a heavy foot. I'm impressed with the mileage for the size of the vehicle and it's power.
hardly germaine to your query but wife's 3.5 Avalon gets at least 28 on highway - her co-workers tell her don't drive faster than angels can fly.......
Bill Tuthill wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@news.meer.net:
We always use regular unleaded (87 octane here), and the manual makes no mention of having to use premium, but at least 87 octane. As stated earlier we consistently get 23 in town and about 28 hwy, and have never gotten less then 20 mpg even in the winter. We were advised by a friend who has one that they used 85 octane while on a trip out west and developed some engine problem, can't recall what. Which the dealer claimed was due to the lower octane fuel and wouldn't cover repairs. Don't know how they ended up.
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