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Re:General Motors to Lay Off 2,000 Employees in Ohio and Mic... by cema on Thursday November 10, 2016 @12:27PM (#12922320)
On my 2017 Subaru Forester I routinely make about 29 mpg when going to and from work. (Which nicely coincides with my 29-mile commute.) According to the car passport, it should be getting 26 mpg in city, 32 on highway, 28 overall, but I am not sure what kind of traffic is considered "city", "highway" and so on.
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Re:General Motors to Lay Off 2,000 Employees in Ohio and Mic... by JoeAltmaier on Thursday November 10, 2016 @12:30PM (#12922343)
The forester mileage (I drive one) is highly sensitive to driving style. You can only get above 30mph by being very conservative - shifting up at 2000RPM, coasting whenever possible, accelerating like you're pressing on eggshells.

Just put up the instantaneous-mileage screen and you'll see how hard it is to keep it in the higher range.

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Re:General Motors to Lay Off 2,000 Employees in Ohio and Mic... by cema on Thursday November 10, 2016 @12:44PM (#12922498)
That's what I do (drive with the mileage screen on). I coast a lot, and in general am pretty gentle on the gas pedal, except when I need to join the traffic, where I sometimes apply the full pressure: CVT is a bit different from what I am used to but seems ok.
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