[Amandyke]

So far I'm averaging about 20-22 MPG with 75% freeway driving. 750 miles so far on the car, and I've filled up 3 times. I'm not overly thrilled.

 

[Xxsrt4xX]

Re: Gas Mileage

Gas mileage won't be great until the rings and everything seat in the engine. Once you get a few more miles under you belt, you should see an improvement.

 

[Silverfox]

Re: Gas Mileage

It will pick up. It always does. I've got almost 3K on mine and I never get below 26.

 

[Giddyupeh]

Re: Gas Mileage

Wow, that's low!
Is it an RT? My dealer said they wouldn't be as good on gas with the AWD. But, then again, it isn't broke in yet, so maybe it will get better.

 

[ghoticov]

Re: Gas Mileage

Well, I just filled up my second tank of gas. So, my first tank got 26.97 MPG (basically you can say 27). I went 318.30 and put 11.8 gallons in the tank.

I can't wait to see what kind of MPG I get after it's broke in! This was just normal everyday driving, some highway...some city driving and I have an SXT 2.0 engine.

 

[Harley]

Re: Gas Mileage

I'm getting about 23MPG with 2 top-offs done and a total of about 425 on the odometer. That is with almost exclusively stop-and-go tourist-heavy traffic, with some open road tasks. I'm sure it will improve yet with more open-road driving and after it's break-in.

It's still a tremendous improvement over the vehilce this Caliber replaced, a Dodge conversion van with a 35gal tank and that only averaged 8-10MPG:

 

[OUWxGuesser]

Re: Gas Mileage

For the full tanks I've had 70% Highway/30%City I'm averaging 26-28... The tank right now is almost all city... give me a week or two (at half tank) and we'll see how it is.

 

[jmettee]

Re: Gas Mileage

For the full tanks I've had 70% Highway/30%City I'm averaging 26-28... The tank right now is almost all city... give me a week or two (at half tank) and we'll see how it is.

Which model & transmission do you have?

J

 

[OUWxGuesser]

Re: Gas Mileage

2.0L, CVT2 Btw: ended up doing lots of highway driving today, so no word on a city tank yet.

Aaron

 

[holeydonut]

Re: Gas Mileage

Don't forget to close your doors and lower the rear-gate... that'll help your MPG situation

 

[JDK]

Re: Gas Mileage

Through a 1/2 tank I've gotten 170.5 miles. (My old '96 Neon only got about 200 miles for a whole tank!) Since the Caliber tank is 13.6 gallons, I can figure that I have gone through roughly 6.8 gallons of gas. The mileage I have so far is approx. 25 mpg, through mostly city/residential streets and a few larger thoroughfares. I probably have only logged 15-20 highway miles, so I'm pretty pleased with this performance.

 

[Xtreme Thunder]

Re: Gas Mileage

Through a 1/2 tank I've gotten 170.5 miles. (My old '96 Neon only got about 200 miles for a whole tank!) Since the Caliber tank is 13.6 gallons, I can figure that I have gone through roughly 6.8 gallons of gas. The mileage I have so far is approx. 25 mpg, through mostly city/residential streets and a few larger thoroughfares. I probably have only logged 15-20 highway miles, so I'm pretty pleased with this performance.

Awesome, and in theory it should get better with engine break-in!!!

 

[caliber4whoosh]

Re: Gas Mileage

Yeah, it should get a noticable boost in performance and mileage if you break it in right.

 

[Harley]

Re: Gas Mileage

I've found that I can increase my fuel efficiency by 2-3 MPG...

... if I keep the stereo off and don't use my fog lights...

 

[OUWxGuesser]

Re: Gas Mileage

hrough a 1/2 tank I've gotten 170.5 miles.

Be weary, the fuel-o-meter is suspect... it appears to consume gas much slower for the the first half of the tank, while much less for the latter part. So in reality, half tank I estimate is halfway between 3/4th tank and 1/2 tank.

 

[Harley]

Re: Gas Mileage

Be weary, the fuel-o-meter is suspect... it appears to consume gas much slower for the the first half of the tank, while much less for the latter part. So in reality, half tank I estimate is halfway between 3/4th tank and 1/2 tank.

Every Chrysler product I've ever owned or otherwise operated was the same way...

 

[ghoticov]

Re: Gas Mileage

I just put my fourth tank of gas in it and on my last tank I got 28.96 mpg, I am stoked! I have the 2.0L FWD. I have about 1100 miles now and I can't wait to see what kind of mpg I get when it's broke in.

 

[Xtreme Thunder]

Re: Gas Mileage

I just put my fourth tank of gas in it and on my last tank I got 28.96 mpg, I am stoked! I have the 2.0L FWD. I have about 1100 miles now and I can't wait to see what kind of mpg I get when it's broke in.

What estimate 50/50, 60/40 so on split for city/highway are you driving to get those numbers?? Those are awesome numbers for only 1,100 miles!!

 

[ghoticov]

Re: Gas Mileage

What estimate 50/50, 60/40 so on split for city/highway are you driving to get those numbers?? Those are awesome numbers for only 1,100 miles!!

I would say I am just about 50/50....maybe 60 highway / 40 city. But I really have to say it is a mix.

 

[Xtreme Thunder]

Re: Gas Mileage

Thanks, now I want one even more. Seems like it will do really well on the highway!