Does anyone know of anyone that has ever gotten the EPA rating of 48 city and 55 hwy with a '92-'95 Civic VX? I have always gotten around 37+/-

Trying to get the most from my car.

 

i think your hopes are a little hich with that one, thats insight mileage.

 

EPA Mileage numbers are next to impossible to attain in real life. I remember reading an article on how they get those numbers. They have no accesorries on and don't drive more then like 45 or 50 mph.
If you want to improve your MPG you have to be reall good about checking your Tire pressure. I would say put in 2 or 3 psi more then what is on the tag in the door jamb. Also if you can reduce the weight of the car ( unsprung weight works the best) it will help with your MPG. Just some hints for you(you might have thought of these already)

 

That's not true at all...I used to always exceed the EPA numbers in my Accord and many others do too. It all depends on how you drive it.

 

Seems hard to believe that we've allways had fuel efficient cars available, just that no one bought the VX. Mileage as good as the Insight according to EPA. The car is designed to get that with the Vtec-E. Look at the specs at MSN Auto for the VX hatch @...

http://autos.msn.com/research/vip/Sp...IP&tab=2&sub=0

I have also read how the EPA does the testing, but you should be able to get close to that. The car has allways had a little jerk or flat acceleration thing is does at certain RPM. I've never been able to figure it out. I'm kinda hoping that the new motor will have all the sensors in good shape to take care of that and be the MPG problem.

I do drive easy on the gas. Especially as gas has gone up.

 

i have gotten 40+ milages per gallon in my CX and sometimes it seems as if i get horrible gas mileage...its all in how i drive it or how much i beat on it...

 

A former coworker of mine got over 60 mpg out of his VX. Said he never went over 55 mph.

 

i used to get 45 hwy mpg in my EX all the time.... :dunno: i can only imagine with a VX that would be downright easy to do.

 

haha, yeah, my EX gets around 36-38 when I drive specifically for that purpose. Otherwise, its gone as low as 23-24...

 

Agreed. EPA numbers should be pretty easy to hit. I think the 05 Civic EX is rated to get about 34 mpg on the highway, which sounds low to me (I think that's the number I remember reading on the dealer window sticker). My 96 EX has been averaging between high 34's to about mid 37's on a mix of in-town and highway driving almost 400 miles a week. Can't wait to take on a road trip to see what it does on pure highway.

I don't drive like a bat out of hell, but I don't drive like gramma either...