Hi everyone! I am new here. Looking forward to benefiting from your Toyota ownership experience. The subject I am most interested in is fuel economy (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) .

From what my husband tells me, Toyotas are fabulous with regards to fuel economy when compared to other cars.

Canada model 2006 Yaris can take 500-550kms / tank at summer time with air condition "on". for Winter, it can be go around 480-500kms / tank. It is pretty good as the tank is not really big (only 42 litres). Believe that if u always go highway, it will get more kms / tank.

Thanks for the response! I have been getting about 40-42 mpg(imp). When you have achieved good fuel economy numbers, please share them here.

Toyota says it gets about 34 in the city and 39 (and upwards) on the highway. Not nearly what I would expect for a car this size!

Of course with gas prices inching their way back down (FINALLY now that the summer travel season is over) then maybe gas milage won't be as much of an issue!

Also, you can improve the milage of your car by driving the speed limit, not accelerating fast, keeping the air filter clean, keeping the tires inflated, and servicing the car regularly. You'd be suprised how much these things can add to your milage!

Good points!

Thanks. I'm all about getting that extra mile from my car. Another good one is not to let your car idle for long periods. If it's gong to take more than a couple of minutes, turn off the car.

Hi, I'm pretty new myself. We have a new '07 Camry and were impressed with the gas mileage we got on a recent trip. 34mph. This plus lots of comfort! I'm sure there are smaller Toyota models that get better mileage but we were impressed with the smooth ride and the quiet of the Camry.

Yes, that's relevant too! Thanks!

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/460.gif) I recent got 4 a trip with uneven rd,not HWY,included up mountian, Average speed is more than 70 miles,but I still able to get 650 Km/out of a full tank,my car also fit will set of wider rims than 205 width in profile, compare to 175 in OEM ,that suppose to drink more petrol,but remember my alloywheel r made of Forge alloys ,not those heavy alloy,they r 3 times stronger than alloy but 1/2 the weight of norm alloys.end of the day ,U still got U money back from Fuel saving with this aloy,also they take of faster,so U will arrive sooner as well,save time & petrol as well.go YARIS GO Iwill do a constant speed at 65 mile/hr for 10 hr HWY trip non stop,hopefully I will break the record to more than 750 km with a tank ,check it out later (IMG:style_emoticons/default/grouphug.gif)

Makes sense. Lighter rims mean less unsprung weight and hence better fuel economy. Thanks!

I find that if I'm driving highway miles then I actually get better gas milage at 65mph - especially if I'm able to sit at that speed continuously.

Hi folks,
My little Yaris gave me a ride for my first 320km. The fuel economy is great for the car in B category.
First ride 107 km = 5.0L/100km , Second ride 105km with snow,rain at night= 4.5L/100km. Well i dont really make the engine crazy, but I do not drive like a snail.
Can anyone explain to me what is a RDS function TP and TA good for and what is a difference between them.
When i push a TA button to set TA icon on display, it mutes a radio sound at all. And this rule is not for TP icon.
thanx.
mio

Thanks for sharing your experience!
My guess is if you go slower, the engine will not be able to operate at optimum efficiency and if you go faster, too much fuel will be used to fight wind resistance.

That was one of the ideas behind the "Drive 55" campaign. I don't agree exactly with that. I think some of the higher performance cars, those whose engines are designed to go at faster speeds, tend to do better at those faster speeds. The metro we had would go 65, but you felt like you needed to be praying for those poor hamsters in the engine! ;)

Hope this helps for you goats ! ROFL ! This is interesting regarding fuel economy:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_economy#Measurement_cycles

I agree fully. Different cars have different designs and their optimum speed or ranges of speed for fuel efficiency can vary a lot.


Thanks for the link. I think I have learned something. This one is made in Canada:
http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/transportation/pers...-initiative.cfm

Well, my experience with the Rav4 was amazing. A full tank was lasting around 350 to 380 miles and I think that was pretty good. Now that I´m in Germany, I´m looking to get into a new car that is very economic at the pump. Although going around on the bike has been a great thing to improve my exercise level, in winter is terrible! But I´ve found that Toyotas in general are very good value with gas. The Yaris I rented once here in Europe was very good! I only stopped to get gas after 750 kms in the Autobahn!!
I´m now in Spain and envying my sister that puts only 44 euros of gas a month, and works 10 miles from home... But her car is not a toyota and it runs on diesel.