bonzman17 Report post Posted March 27, 2014 I've been reading a lot here trying to become a hybrid driver (really really hard for me as I have a led foot and a great radar detector). Any way it seems if you can avg 38 mpg in colder weather teens to mid 30's F you are doing well. My question is when we start getting warmer weather what can I expect to see with .75 hwy and .25 city? Is it like the normal loss of 2-3 mpg for winter mix gas and I could expect 40-41 mpg with summer gas? I am also still in the break in period. Thanks for the info. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hermans Report post Posted March 27, 2014 I reset my mileage in the Summer and Winter. This Winter I'm at 40.6 MPG as it's been a really hard winter. Last Summer I averaged 45.7. Most here do not reset their mileage, but I do, as I want to gauge the real difference. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aaronj1159 Report post Posted March 31, 2014 I'm pretty close to your 75% highway estimate, though the highway I'm usually on is at 65 MPH, so it may not be exactly the same... However in the winter, I averaged just around 42-43 MPG. In the summer, 47-48. I'd say your estimate is fairly close but you might also learn some little tricks or habits along the way that'll improve your results as well. 2 hybridbear and GrySql reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Waldo Report post Posted March 31, 2014 Don't get caught up in the MPG "number", it's really a MPG "percentage" difference between summer and winter. If you improve by the same percentage in the summer as a normal car, you would expect a 4-5mpg increase and not a 2-3mpg increase. 1 hybridbear reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonzman17 Report post Posted March 31, 2014 Thks to all for the info Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
