Got my record best 35.5 mpg on a 3 hr road trip. 3 large adults with tons of Xmas stuff and luggage. It's been crazy foggy most mornings so my speed varied from 35-50mph for the first half of the trip then went up to 70-75mph. I have checked miles driven/gallons added in the past many times and my dash readout has always been spot on. 2017 RTS FWD, 38psi stock tires. Just got that high/low pitched ANC feedback above 70mph that comes and goes on this road trip for the first time but the gas mileage was amazing for a truck!
Got 35.5 mpg!!
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According to fuelly.com: Based on data from 203 vehicles, 6,635 fuel-ups and 1,910,443 miles of driving, the 2017 Honda Ridgeline gets a combined Avg MPG of 20.54 with a 0.08 MPG margin of error.
So please allow me to also exaggerate a bit, your numbers are twice the national average mpg for this vehicle. Does it have a hidden flux capacitor?
So please allow me to also exaggerate a bit, your numbers are twice the national average mpg for this vehicle. Does it have a hidden flux capacitor?
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My fuel tanked since late December. With all the cold starts and the $hit gas, letting it sit to warm up for 5mins. Im lucky if I get 12 mpgs on any trip long or short. Just being honest and it could get worse with highs in the - digits, that why in the winter months all fuel estimates for me go out the door in the northern climates. Carry on............G1 ownerrrrrrr.........Im in the garage and its +5, is the computer wo%*i(g. did you get the mess#g*.
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this last tank mixed driving 50/50 city/interstate=29.3 mpg avg
Trip "B" 4,739.7 miles mostly city driving= 23.9 mpg avg
I drive very smooth, have front wheel drive, keep my tire pressure 38psi, that's my recipe for good mpg!
No tricks- sorry haters:act027:
Trip "B" 4,739.7 miles mostly city driving= 23.9 mpg avg
I drive very smooth, have front wheel drive, keep my tire pressure 38psi, that's my recipe for good mpg!
No tricks- sorry haters:act027:
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dash reading are only calculated ( on average...on a period of time/distance..etc.)
You want accurate readings??..you gotta do the manual calculations ! :nerd:
So ALL dash readings are just for humor purposes ! :grin:>
~~~With that said...here's mine ! ( reset at every fill up.) :grin:
http://www.ridgelineownersclub.com/forums/2659858-post27.html
You want accurate readings??..you gotta do the manual calculations ! :nerd:
So ALL dash readings are just for humor purposes ! :grin:>
~~~With that said...here's mine ! ( reset at every fill up.) :grin:
http://www.ridgelineownersclub.com/forums/2659858-post27.html
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My manual calculations match my dash readout. Some people's may be off by 2mpg optimistic but mine has proven very accurate. The city mpg on this truck is better than most trucks but nothing stellar by most cars standards. The highway mpg is fantastic! The VCM may bother some but for me I don't even notice it-just get good mpg.
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So..somehow you have a truck that is getting wayyyy better mileage than the specs given by the manufacturer ??
We're not talking a small number here...we're talking 30% + increased here !
Honda listed 26 MPG HWY and you're getting 35 ?..accurate claimed also by manual calculations ??
You do realized how ridiculous that sounds, right ? :|
Better call Honda or Fox news... and cash in your 15 min. of fame ! :grin:
We're not talking a small number here...we're talking 30% + increased here !
Honda listed 26 MPG HWY and you're getting 35 ?..accurate claimed also by manual calculations ??
You do realized how ridiculous that sounds, right ? :|
Better call Honda or Fox news... and cash in your 15 min. of fame ! :grin:
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He forgot to mention that he was being towed!!
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internet haters........always negative , I have picture proof, I didn't photo shop my dash numbers, it's possible to get better or worse mpg than the manufacturer city/hwy avg, some highway road trips I've gotten 28mpg, some 30mpg, a few times 32mpg, this time was better, one time I got as low as 19mpg city on a tank, it varies, I live in a warm temp flat geographical place and have front wheel drive=all factors giving me better mpg than many others, you probably don't believe aliens are a possibility either
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I think the biggest strike against the accuracy of your mileage claims is that you didn't manually calculate your mileage. You do claim that your computer is 100% accurate but the wisdom of the forum is against you there.
I do have no doubt that a 2wd Ridge driven in a warm climate on flat ground could well beat the advertised highway mileage. Are you using ethanol free gas as well?
Why not post again with actual calculated MPG and let us know?
My E has 1200 miles and has had four trips to gas station. Each time I wrote down actual miles and manually calculate mpg. Each time I got exactly same mpg that was on display. I then did reset until next refueling.
The best mpg I got was 28mpg on a 150 miles highway trip.
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I have hand calculated my actual mileage so many times I lost count. Each time it matches my dash display. I've stated this several times. (miles driven divided by gallons added equals real mpg) It's not rocket science. Choose to believe what you will. I was just sharing my pleasant surprise with great mpg on this one particular road trip.
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I believe you. My AWD Pilot had 31 mpg drives after break-in. I expect my Ridge E gets better mpg after break-in.
From your profile photo, it looks like you drove your RTS on a beach. How's the FWD handle the sand situation?
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These are not haters, they are fellow owners. We all like it for what it is, the RL needs no hype.
And we all know (from experience) that your numbers are exaggerated beyond the point of belief.
Label those results as 'brief peaks' and they'd be believable; just not when presented as averages.
Todays fuelly.com: Based on data from 203 vehicles, 6,668 fuel-ups and 1,919,252 miles of driving, the 2017 Honda Ridgeline gets a combined Avg MPG of 20.53 with a 0.08 MPG margin of error. That's another 35 tank fulls averaged in (over just the past two days).
And we all know (from experience) that your numbers are exaggerated beyond the point of belief.
Label those results as 'brief peaks' and they'd be believable; just not when presented as averages.
Todays fuelly.com: Based on data from 203 vehicles, 6,668 fuel-ups and 1,919,252 miles of driving, the 2017 Honda Ridgeline gets a combined Avg MPG of 20.53 with a 0.08 MPG margin of error. That's another 35 tank fulls averaged in (over just the past two days).
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Real world numbers
My 2006 got 18.6 mpg avg over 53,000 miles hand calculated.
My 2008 got 16.1 mpg over 88,000 miles hand calculated. Had Michelin A/Ts on it for 30,000 of those miles which reduced mpg by 1-2 mpg.
My 2017 E with 12,000 is getting 22.8 avg based on 3 3,000 mile computer calculations so most likely very close to the fuelly numbers Wrascal just quoted.
Quieter, faster, additional safety features and way better mileage.......winner!
My 2006 got 18.6 mpg avg over 53,000 miles hand calculated.
My 2008 got 16.1 mpg over 88,000 miles hand calculated. Had Michelin A/Ts on it for 30,000 of those miles which reduced mpg by 1-2 mpg.
My 2017 E with 12,000 is getting 22.8 avg based on 3 3,000 mile computer calculations so most likely very close to the fuelly numbers Wrascal just quoted.
Quieter, faster, additional safety features and way better mileage.......winner!
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My point is that the dash mpg estimate in my truck is usually very accurate within 1mpg consistently. Anytime I've hand calculated it when refueling it's usually dead on. I never claimed 35mpg all the time over the entire life of all of my miles combined, only one time on a highway road trip. Here are my hand calculations on my shorter 60.3 mile trip today in mixed 50/50 city/hwy driving-dash estimated 26.7mpg- 2.165 gals added until the pump shut off full tank. Hand calculated at 27.8mpg= accurate within 1mpg. dash readout was 1mpg conservative.
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In this specific example it was off by 1.1mpg, so as has been previously stated, it's not accurate, nothing personal @hygieneboy but you just proved everyone's point. If it was 0.1mpg, sure I would call it acceptable, but still not accurate. If you are happy with your vehicle then that's all that really matters.
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off by only 1mpg and that's "not accurate" ------tough crowd
I think your mileage claims are more plausible than those from a few Ford F150 owners who are saying they can get 30mpg at 70mph, with the 10 speed auto and 2.7L Ecoboost V6 engine
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