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Car Forum / Honda Cars / June 20062006 Civic Fuel Mileage
Anyone have any real world numbers for their 2006 Civic fuel mileage? The brochure says 8.2L/100km city and 5.7L/100km highway. I'm averaging 9.2 ('06 Civic LX - A/T). I even changed my driving habits to try and conserve fuel. What's everyone else getting? Steve Just made a 7000 mile trip from Los Angeles to Michigan via I-70 and I-80, 2006 Civic EX 5 speed manual transmission and 9000 miles on engine at 70 -75 mph. The gas mileage was between 36 and 40 mpg. In city driving before the trip I got 36 mpg. Wed, 31 May 2006 01:08:34 >Anyone have any real world numbers for their 2006 Civic fuel mileage? > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >Steve 36mpg is 6.5L/100km. Maybe there is something wrong with my car. > Just made a 7000 mile trip from Los Angeles to Michigan via I-70 and > I-80, 2006 Civic EX 5 speed manual transmission and 9000 miles on [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > > >Steve It might also depend on where you live and how you drive. We own 3 cars and the best one, a '97 Toyota Corolla DX 1.8 auto, gets approximately 9.5L/100km city and around 7L/100km highway (at 120-140 km/h). > 36mpg is 6.5L/100km. Maybe there is something wrong with my car. > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >> > >> >Steve Also, there is 1500km on my car. I live on the coast. Have to let it break in first. ;) Steve > It might also depend on where you live and how you drive. We own 3 cars and > the best one, a '97 Toyota Corolla DX 1.8 auto, gets approximately [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > >> > > >> >Steve I have never been so disappointed in a car as I am with my brand new Civic 06 EX. I had owned two Accords prior to this one and took the chance at going a step down to the Civic in order to try and combat the local $3.35 gas prices here in Southern California. Well, the only time I get the stated mileage is when I am in open freeway with no air conditioning on. At that time I get about 40mpg. Turn the air on though and my mileage drops to about 28mpg. Combine that with stop and go traffic and I am lucky to get 26. So, essentially I am averaging about the same as I was with the Accord. With the Accords I have owned I consistently got between 28 and 33 no matter what kind of conditions, air on or not. Whatsmore, the air conditioning on the Civic leaves a lot to be desired and the AM radio sounds like people are talking into a wet rag. I do like the design of the Civic, I do like the slightly smaller build, it IS a rather peppy car for its engine size, and I just love the navigation system, but I have never regretted a car purchase in all my 45 years of driving until this one. I WISH I had my Accord back! > Also, there is 1500km on my car. I live on the coast. Have to let it break > in first. ;) [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] >> >> > >> >> >Steve You have to factor in that CA has mostly changed to year-round E15. This knocks down mileage about 10%. Well that doesn't explain why the Civic really isn't getting any better mileage for me than the Accord did. It does in ONLY one instance...open freeway with no air conditioner on..something's not right! > You have to factor in that CA has mostly changed to year-round E15. > This knocks down mileage about 10%. My '97 Civic got 26 in town (EPA 33 if I remember right) - my '04 Civic Hybrid gets 33 summer 34 winter in town (epa 48), really pathetic huh? >I have never been so disappointed in a car as I am with my brand new Civic >06 EX. I had owned two Accords prior to this one and took the chance at [quoted text clipped - 44 lines] >>> >> > >>> >> >Steve Well, I don't know..it is so unpredictable. Today I filled up and put in 4 gallons after having gone 140 miles with the air on most of the time, so maybe I am seeing an improvement..I sure hope so. > My '97 Civic got 26 in town (EPA 33 if I remember right) - my '04 > Civic Hybrid gets 33 summer 34 winter in town (epa 48), really [quoted text clipped - 55 lines] >>>> >> > >>>> >> >Steve I have about 4700 miles on my '06 Civic EX and I get, consistently, 35 mpg on highway driving about 75 mph. The tach is at about 2500 rpm all the time. When driving 65, the tach is at 2000 rpm. Mixed driving drops it to about 32 mpg. I wish the highway was better, but I guess if I would slow down a bit, I would get better mileage. I just wish the gas tank was at least 15 gal instead of the 13.2. That would add considerable mileage to each tank full. > Well, I don't know..it is so unpredictable. Today I filled up and put in 4 > gallons after having gone 140 miles with the air on most of the time, so [quoted text clipped - 65 lines] >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> >Steve Yup, that's about the mileage I seem to be seeing lately, about 35 highway, 32 mixed. I can get closer to 40 on the highway if I pay attention to my speed and baby the accelerator, but only with no traffic at all and no air conditioner on. I was thinking the same thing this morning about the fuel tank. I wish it was about 15 gallons. >I have about 4700 miles on my '06 Civic EX and I get, consistently, 35 mpg >on highway driving about 75 mph. The tach is at about 2500 rpm all the [quoted text clipped - 80 lines] >>>>>> >> > >>>>>> >> >Steve Just as an information: My 1996 Civic gives me 32~35mpg in city during this Summer. Last winter (Waterloo, Canada) it was 25~28mpg. > Yup, that's about the mileage I seem to be seeing lately, about 35 highway, > 32 mixed. I can get closer to 40 on the highway if I pay attention to my [quoted text clipped - 88 lines] > >>>>>> >> > > >>>>>> >> >Steve So far, 1874kms on the LX's odometer, three tanks of gas, here's the numbers: 9.4L/100km = 25 USMPG 9.0L/100km = 26.1 USMPG 9.7L/100km = 24.4 USMPG Steve >> So far, 1874kms on the LX's odometer, three tanks of gas, here's the >> numbers: [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >the road wondering why the air is so chilly even though the A/C >indicator is not on. Yes, as a matter of fact I do drive with the A/C on. I do realize that the A/C comes on with the defrost, however, previous vehicles I have owned did not have such an impact on the fuel economy and I didn't expect this one to be any different. I have slightly changed my habit and now crack the window rather than having the A/C on. Let's see what happens. Steve Just bought a New Civic Ex here in Canada Made the long trip across two provinces with air on one way and in a driving rain the other plus about a 100 kms in the city. Car is Brand new 285 kms when we left got 47.6 mpg Canadian. rated at 50 can't complain both me and my wife drove and both drove at 105-112 kms per hour. >>> So far, 1874kms on the LX's odometer, three tanks of gas, here's the >>> numbers: [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > Steve > Just bought a New Civic Ex here in Canada > > Made the long trip across two provinces with air on one way and in a driving > rain the other plus about a 100 kms in the city. Car is Brand new 285 kms > when we left got 47.6 mpg Canadian. rated at 50 can't complain both me and WTF is that. Use a number people use, like L/100km or USMPG. > my wife drove and both drove at 105-112 kms per hour. > >>> So far, 1874kms on the LX's odometer, three tanks of gas, here's the [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > > > Steve > > when we left got 47.6 mpg Canadian. rated at 50 can't complain both me and > WTF is that. Use a number people use, like L/100km or USMPG. I guess "47.6 mpg Canadian" is what USMPG is. MPG can not be different in Canada than in the US. >> > when we left got 47.6 mpg Canadian. rated at 50 can't complain both me >> > and [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > I guess "47.6 mpg Canadian" is what USMPG is. MPG can not be different > in Canada than in the US. It can be different as the OP is probably talking Imperial gallon as opposed to US gallon. >>> when we left got 47.6 mpg Canadian. rated at 50 can't complain both me and > >> WTF is that. Use a number people use, like L/100km or USMPG. > > I guess "47.6 mpg Canadian" is what USMPG is. MPG can not be different > in Canada than in the US. Actually, it is. It's Imperial gallons. Multiply by 0.8 to get U.S. gallons, which in this case would be about 38.8 mpg(U.S.). > >>> when we left got 47.6 mpg Canadian. rated at 50 can't complain both me and > > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Actually, it is. It's Imperial gallons. Multiply by 0.8 to get U.S. > gallons, which in this case would be about 38.8 mpg(U.S.). Er, you sorta got that backwards... 1 U.S. fluid ounce = 29.573 529 562 5 mililitres = 1.041 Imperial fluid ounces 1 Imperial fluid ounce = 28.413 062 5 mililitres = 0.961 U.S. fluid ounce 1 liquid U.S. gallon = 3.785 411 784 litres = 0.833 Imperial gallon JT >> Actually, it is. It's Imperial gallons. Multiply by 0.8 to get U.S. >> gallons, which in this case would be about 38.8 mpg(U.S.). [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > 1 Imperial fluid ounce = 28.413 062 5 mililitres = 0.961 U.S. fluid ounce > 1 liquid U.S. gallon = 3.785 411 784 litres = 0.833 Imperial gallon You are correct. What I should have said was... "Multiply by 0.8 to get *MILES PER* U.S. gallon" (from miles per Imperial gallon). |
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