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    What's your L/100 kms on a full tank of gas in a 5 speed? (Highway driving)

    Hey everyone!

    I haven't taken my Micra on a all highway trip yet. I'm hoping to at some point but it made me wonder. What do some of you get doing straight highway on a tank of gas? I did partial highway last year and got 6.5L/100 kms.

    What are your stats on all highway mileage?



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    Your highway number is pretty darn close to the average that other manual Micra drivers are getting year round:


    • 6.6 L/100 km (manuals only)


    From: Micra Fuel Economy Log

    Seems pretty good considering the 2017 and up Micra is rated at 6.8 highway / 8.7 city.

    The biggest impact on highway fuel economy is speed. 120 km/h uses ~20% more fuel than 100 kph: Tested: Speed vs. MPG/fuel economy, 2015 Micra SR automatic & Micra S 5-spd manual

    Carrying anything at all on the roof will kill economy too: Roof rack test: quantifying the aero penalty

    And air conditioner use costs another 5-10%, depending on speed: AC vs. MPG: impact of air conditioning on fuel economy tested


    Food for thought!

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        click to view fuel log View my fuel log 2015 Micra S manual: 5.0 L/100 km ... 56.5 mpg (Imp) ... 20.0 km/L ... 47.0 mpg (US) ...


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    I've been monitoring my mileage a lot lately as it has been quite high over the winter and now that my car is fully broken in (muahahaha).

    When I was breaking it in, I got about 6.5L/100Km city. Now that it's broken in (and I drive it hard), I get between 6.8-7.8L/100Km city depending on how hard I'm thrashing it.

    I rarely take it on the highway but have been on a few small road trips and average about 6.2L/100Kms. I plan on taking it camping this year a fair bit and will monitor it's highway consumption when I do.

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    I had as bad as 450km on 40litres. And as good as 750km on 41litres....

    Its not what you drive, its how you drive it.

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    something must be up with mine then, I can barely squeeze 350 out of my automatic
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    5.89L/100km on 26 Litters, 444km trip on an Automatic going 110 at times Sudbury to Ottawa on 7

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    mine claims to get around 6.1 l/100kms, when i fill up it says i can go a little over 600kms
    2015 Micra S (manual)
    no A/C /no power options/ block heater/4x 2 Ohm speakers...all factory stock in 2015
    Feb 2015 build
    9,999 purchase price + tax..no additional 1600$ because it was a 2015 purchased in 2016
    so receipt says $8,399....+1600 .... so they look good i guess...for a brand new car!

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    Quote Originally Posted by jgoedhard View Post
    5.89L/100km on 26 Litters, 444km trip on an Automatic going 110 at times Sudbury to Ottawa on 7
    Impressive detail! I think you might be autistic LOL.

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    Quote Originally Posted by spacewolf View Post
    Impressive detail! I think you might be autistic LOL.
    LOL. That was funny.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ABMicra17 View Post
    Hey everyone!

    I haven't taken my Micra on a all highway trip yet. I'm hoping to at some point but it made me wonder. What do some of you get doing straight highway on a tank of gas? I did partial highway last year and got 6.5L/100 kms.

    What are your stats on all highway mileage?
    I drive 60km one way to work, 55km of which is highway, so around 600km a week. I don't use the car otherwise. I've kept a decent eye on it week to week, and I've found I use 5.5 L/100km on average in the summer, and 5.8L/100km in the winter. I fill up with the cheapest gas at an Esso on Highway 6 (ON).

    It confuses me, because it's a good deal better than the posted 6.6L/100km on the website.

    I don't drive particularly slowly, usually between 110-120 (as indicated). I have an S though, manual tranny so no A/C for me...



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