114 days
I have a question...I get no where near the mileage you are getting. I know I drive more hills and much less on the highway (but even on the highway I have only gotten 29 - and that was all highway, as in, I got gas...got on the highway drove 80 miles and then parked as soon as I got off). I know you have said you use Mobil Premium...we don't have any Mobil or Ethenol free gas stations around me. It seems like we either have Hess, Kwik Fill, Sunoco or Valero. There are some other no name stations using a local distributor as well. Do you think the Sunoco 93 or the other premium fuels would be similar?
2013 Suzuki Kizashi SLS AWD - Premium Silver
Priors:
2007 Mazda 3S GTS
2004 VW Passat
1997 Nissan Pathfinder
2013 Honda Pilot (wife's vehicle)
Priors:
2007 Mazda 3S GTS
2004 VW Passat
1997 Nissan Pathfinder
2013 Honda Pilot (wife's vehicle)
I still test Sunoco 93, but my car doesn't do as well.
I would test Hess, but we have none locally.
I say (and I do as I say) "test then know". So I do.
You might try each (suggest at least three full tanks to give a better average). I suggest the miles/gallons method for determining actual efficiency.
My S AWD is kept in the AWD mode all the time. My S has 215/60 R16 tires (dedicated snows currently mounted).
Last tank 357.6 miles, 13.646 gallons of Mobil premium.
I would test Hess, but we have none locally.
I say (and I do as I say) "test then know". So I do.
You might try each (suggest at least three full tanks to give a better average). I suggest the miles/gallons method for determining actual efficiency.
My S AWD is kept in the AWD mode all the time. My S has 215/60 R16 tires (dedicated snows currently mounted).
Last tank 357.6 miles, 13.646 gallons of Mobil premium.
Does the car's computer show you that it is 410 miles? Or is it a figure that you can achieve as confirmed by the trip computer.WESHOOT2 wrote:I normally go between 410--440 miles (660--710km).
Sometimes I drive very fast; sometimes I don't.
I do a lot of city driving and only 20% of my trip is on highway/freeway, so my mileage is only 470km at most.
2011 Mineral Grey Kizashi Prestige
I use the 'trip computer' functions as an amusement only; all calculations are done by mileage and actual gallons.
I 'actually' drive an average of 410--440 miles per tank. I'm currently (based on my driving style) averaging between 26.2--27.9 MPG for most tanks. I can push it to 23-5--24.5 MPG with extended ludicrous speeds, and regulary exceed 30 MPG per tank when driving in a more legal fashion. I was very careful with break-in for my car, having learned through experience that MY car (or motorcycle), properly broken in, would out-perform like models owned by others both in performance and economy.
With the miles I drive, and the way I drive them, gas mileage and performance matter.
I 'actually' drive an average of 410--440 miles per tank. I'm currently (based on my driving style) averaging between 26.2--27.9 MPG for most tanks. I can push it to 23-5--24.5 MPG with extended ludicrous speeds, and regulary exceed 30 MPG per tank when driving in a more legal fashion. I was very careful with break-in for my car, having learned through experience that MY car (or motorcycle), properly broken in, would out-perform like models owned by others both in performance and economy.
With the miles I drive, and the way I drive them, gas mileage and performance matter.
822 days 79,871 miles (but I ain't been out yet for my lunch-time drive!)
When new (off the truck new) I kept the revs low --under 3K-- for the first 500 miles solid.
Then I increased revs as miles accrued, ever-so-gently increasing the motor's pace. And more. With more urgency.
By the time I'm at 5,000 miles I'm flooring it.
Last tank 26.2 MPG, about where I'm averaging with a few higher-speed runs part of my regular schedule.
Okay, I gotta say something about the brakes: un-F-ing believable, that I, the way I drive in my hilly/mountainous environment, have NOT had to replace any brake components yet.
I just cannot believe it.
I do try to baby them, but I still come down mountains all hot-n-hard
Paint and filth still attached.
When new (off the truck new) I kept the revs low --under 3K-- for the first 500 miles solid.
Then I increased revs as miles accrued, ever-so-gently increasing the motor's pace. And more. With more urgency.
By the time I'm at 5,000 miles I'm flooring it.
Last tank 26.2 MPG, about where I'm averaging with a few higher-speed runs part of my regular schedule.
Okay, I gotta say something about the brakes: un-F-ing believable, that I, the way I drive in my hilly/mountainous environment, have NOT had to replace any brake components yet.
I just cannot believe it.
I do try to baby them, but I still come down mountains all hot-n-hard
Paint and filth still attached.
According to the Kizashi brochure I have, the Kizashi has the biggest brakes in its class (as of MY2012) combined with the fact that they are Akebono brand. I installed aftermarket Akebono front brake pads in my Mazda3 when the fronts wore out. They were very nice and cost about $75 for the front pair, which were as much as Hawk HPS pads I once had on my old Impreza. Overall, I liked the Akebonos better than the Hawks. The Hawks chewed into the rotor much more and caused a lot of brake dust. The Akebonos did not sacrifice braking power too much and were semi-ceramic so they created much less brake dust and noise.WESHOOT2 wrote:822 days 79,871 miles (but I ain't been out yet for my lunch-time drive!)
Okay, I gotta say something about the brakes: un-F-ing believable, that I, the way I drive in my hilly/mountainous environment, have NOT had to replace any brake components yet.
I just cannot believe it.
Suzuki also likes to boast that Akebono brakes are what are used in the Japanese bullet trains.
From your experience, sounds like Suzuki did put on a great set of brakes on the Kizashi.
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2011 Suzuki Kizashi Sport GTS 6MT (Sold)
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The manual told me to vary rpms during the break-in period and an amg test driver who I once had a conversation with told me to just drive it hard but always shift 500 revs below the redline for the first 1000kms after which I had the oil and the filter replaced and I seem to have got good results so far I am now 6000kms down and I get a mileage that other kizashi owners seem to be dazzled by and the engine runs perfectly smoothly and responsively I drive the manual one so I am not sure if it is different for the cvt