Mpg For Rx300

[Anuj]

hello, i was just wondering what sort of mpg people are getting out of their Rx300. the current shape, 04 onwards or thereabouts

also ideally i want to know the mpg when the car is used fully in town

thanks

Anuj

[ihpj]

Hi Anuj,

In town, it really depends on your driving style. I can get around 23MPG with an easy driving style (ie: no hard accelerations or braking), SWMBO gets 18 ;)

Moderate your style, udnerstand the RX isn't a car, and you will do fine IMHO.

70MPH yields 30MPG on motorway using 'regular' fuel. Any more and you will seriously hamper your economy.

[Anuj]

the car would be driven for 7miles at a time = maybe 28 a day. in lots of 7 the speed doesnt exceed 45mph and it will be driven smoothly. u think low - mid 20`s?

[ihpj]

I would have thought that that would be a realistic figure.

[Normski]

I've had mine for a couple of days now and the computer is reckoning 30mpg - this is driving 98% on the motorway at about 65mph. Will find out the actual MPG on Thursday when I fill up. Will report back.

[ihpj]

I'll stick my neck out and say that you should get close to what the car is indicating; circa 280 miles before you need to fill with around 45 - 50 liters of fuel.

No point on doing 65MPH, 60 would be better or even 70.

[Normski]

Well I just filled up (at 90.9 - Tesco Leicester btw) and i've calculated my real-life MPG to be about 28mpg. So as you say - very close to what the computer is saying. I'm more than happy with that. The car needed about 50litres and was reporting 80miles left on the tank...

[jaroph]

23MPG as is good as it gets around town

[Jongas]

Solid rush hour 6miles a day in city centre = 12-14mpg in my 2005 RX

Thats over the last 6-9months

[Damer]

the car would be driven for 7miles at a time = maybe 28 a day. in lots of 7 the speed doesnt exceed 45mph and it will be driven smoothly. u think low - mid 20`s?

I do a 5 mile commute each way every day in my 04 RX300. Stop/start traffic rarely getting over 30 mph and at least half a dozen sets of lights and having to pull away sharply to avoid the to$$er in a corsa cutting me up 'cos he is in the wrong lane. Average according to the screen is as low as 17 MPG. Average with some motorway driving is 26/27MPG, total motorway get it over the30's.

[newlexusowner]

I just went 337 miles on 3/4 of an tank of regular unleaded the OBC said total MPG was 26.2 which was great for me and much better than I hoped for as lets face it an c-max doing the same journey would be around 29 mpg haha

So the quest would be drive the same distance in a C-max or an RX300?

IF YOU THINK, C-max your on the wrong forum guys.

Bunter

[ihpj]

I just went 337 miles on 3/4 of an tank of regular unleaded the OBC said total MPG was 26.2 which was great for me and much better than I hoped for...

Sorry, but the only way to be sure is to conduct a brim-to-brim test. Also, it has also been known for new owners to mis-read their fuel gauge at 3/4 empty - which is actually 'empty' - as the mark below that is 'reserve'. Untill you do a proper brim-to-brim test you will never know for sure what MPG you are getting.

[Keaberts RX]

I average about 13mpg with my RX300 :-( I'm not a grandma, but I don't lay on the accelerator either. I'm lucky to get 280 miles out of a tank. My RX300 is a 2000 which I believe has a 17.5 gallon tank and in 2001 they changed to a 21 gallon or so.