2012 4dr 6sp manual tran owner with 10000 miles.

Currently getting 37.5mpg.

Have gotten anywhere from 34 mpg to 42 mpg.

the 34 was with the worst brand of gas in the area, also this was during the winter. with snow tires.

The 42 was with summer gas and stoplight free 17 mile long trips back and forth to work while driving with a feather foot.

The 37.5 I'm getting currently is 30% city 70% highway. Lead foot type driving. Different brand of gas.

Have 1 more brand of gas I want to try. but am very happy with the 37.5 I'm getting with my driving style.

I using my calculated millage as the Gage in the car is a average of 2 mpg off.

Besides different gases for different areas and summer and winter blends,

try different brands of gas. It might be worth the 2 or 3 cents more per gallon.

 

Greg, that's great stuff. I have an '02 Accent with 193,000 miles on it. My driving style/mix and mileage are simliar to yours, and I average 38 mpg, all gauge-calculated. I run a K&N air filter, which took me from 35 mpg to 38 mpg. You're on the right track with gasoline brands. If you can find some ethanol-free gas, try that. I have a local station that sells it, and I see a 2-3 mpg improvement. Good luck.

 

A update on my MPG,

2012 4dr 6sp manual tran No AC.

With a change in brands of gas I am up to 38.5 MPG, for 30% city 70% highway. Lead foot type driving.

But I also just took a 1200 mile trip last week, that I got a 41.4 avg MPG for the three tanks of gas that I bought. I must have averaged about 75mph on the trip. Windows wide open.


This $13,000 car can't be beat in the MPG dept. I see they want another 1500 for the cheapest 2013 model. This is the first brand new car I bought that I feel that I took the dealer for a change.

calculated millage

 

Thanks for the update gregl50. Like you I think the Accent is a great car and gets it's stated MPG numbers under normal driving conditions.

I'm waiting until the end of the month to post my one year MPG numbers. I've rolled up over 40,000 so far so I have a good base of data for my mpg averages.

Bruce

 

Below are my one year of ownership stats. We only missed data on 3 or 4 fillups which is about 1,000 miles. Data can be found at 2012_Hyundai_ Accent-w/auto trans (Hyundai Accent) | Fuelly

Total mileage 41,573.2
Total Gallons purchased 1,058.9
Average MPG 39.26

Average MPG per month
Aug-40.27
Sep-40.54
Oct-38.83
Nov-38.29
Dec-37.58
Jan-36.94
Feb-38.02
Mar-38.32
Apr-41.37
May-41.22
Jun-40.78
Jul-39.14

Average with Winter/snow tires-37.55
Average with summer tires-40.09

Our Accent has been great so far with no trips back to the dealership. Only 5,000 mile oil changes and one air filter to date.

I did a what if, assuming for the last year I drove our old 95 Impreza that had an average MPG of about 28.5 and average cost per gallon of $3.50. We saved about $115 per month in gasoline costs each month driving the 2012 Accent.

 

Excellent numbers. And I also use Fuelly.com Great website.

 

Thats great Bruce,

Mine has 13,000 miles on it and it will be a year next month. The brand I'm using now(think NASCAR) is giving me a 39.7 Avg for the last seven tanks. My savings per mile is even better than yours as my 98 Ford Ranger is lucky to hit 18mpg on a good day(I only use it for the dump now).

I figure the car will have been free after around 125000 miles of driving at todays gas prices.

 

Thanks Nova and for the driving tips earlier in this thread. I'm driving the Accent fairly "normal" just paying attention to coasting to a stop as much as traffic will allow. Plus, trying hard to time traffic lights and not stop at all. I watch my speed on the interstate and drive the posted speed limit or a tad lower.

 

Hey Greg,

That's great to read your getting the same or bit better MPG with your Accent. I don't find it difficult to get this type of fuel mileage but I do have to pay attention.

A free car, yep the math is sound :-) I'm resisting the urge to have a pickup for weekend hauling and really need to purchase a small utility trailer and tow it with the Rogue instead. Why do pickups, full-size or compact, always getting around the 18-20 mpg mark? I like a pickup but can't justify the poor MPG at current gas prices.

 

Just bought a new 2013 Saturday, took it on a "tour" Sunday and put about 120 miles on the odometer. Mostly 55 mph limit county roads with a couple 35 mph jaunts through towns with a few stop signs and traffic lights. According to the trip computer I'm averaging 43.4 mpg.

HUGE difference for me. The '02 Grand Cherokee 4x4 I sold to buy this got about 16 mpg in mixed driving and my lifted 4x4 truck gets about 13 mpg, LOL...