2012 Real World MPG? - Honda Pilot

T-Hawk · 11-02-2011, 01:02 PM

I looked but couldn't find a thread for this yet.

I am mainly interested in AWD 70MPH flat highway numbers, but any will be helpful.

Real World MPG = Fill up at pump until pump auto shuts off, reset trip counter, drive certain distance (200+ miles to get a good average), fill up again until pump auto shuts off, divide miles on trip counter by gas pumped at 2nd fill up.

Note driving conditions...highway, city, flat, hilly, tailwind, etc....

compdrag · 11-03-2011, 06:24 PM

Well I can help you out with this. I just bought an 2012 EX-L w/ RES and I had to drive 140 miles from the dealership to place I was staying with no cruise control, and got almost 23 mpg ended up at about 22.6 at 70-75 mph. Then 3 days later I drove 800+ miles from montana to washington so 4 passes and I used 87 octane gas, and again I had to wait till 600 miles to use cruise control so up until then I got about 21 mpg at a speed of 75-80 mph once I got to use cruise control I was up into the 22 mpg easily. When I finally got home I was at 22.7 mpg. Also for combined driving I'm at 21 mpg.

N_Jay · 11-03-2011, 06:40 PM

Single tank, single fill readings are notoriously bad. Try a running average of three fill ups.

FiremanMike · 11-06-2011, 04:33 PM

EX 4WD, I'm sitting on 20 overall for the first 1000 miles. I gave up staring at the MPG ticker

ddn3f · 11-06-2011, 09:44 PM

2012 Honda Pilot EX-L
2300 miles

Mostly highway. Combined total on trip computer is 22 MPG. I once got a reading of 27 MPG on a trip, but I was going 60 MPH and being really conscious of the trip computer and saving gas.

11-02-2011, 01:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
T-Hawk Registered User Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 7 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	2012 Real World MPG? I looked but couldn't find a thread for this yet. I am mainly interested in AWD 70MPH flat highway numbers, but any will be helpful. Real World MPG = Fill up at pump until pump auto shuts off, reset trip counter, drive certain distance (200+ miles to get a good average), fill up again until pump auto shuts off, divide miles on trip counter by gas pumped at 2nd fill up. Note driving conditions...highway, city, flat, hilly, tailwind, etc....

11-03-2011, 06:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
N_Jay Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Chicago, NW Burbs Posts: 13,556 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Single tank, single fill readings are notoriously bad. Try a running average of three fill ups. __________________ However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results. Sir Winston Churchill

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11-03-2011, 06:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
compdrag Registered User Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: washington Posts: 5 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Well I can help you out with this. I just bought an 2012 EX-L w/ RES and I had to drive 140 miles from the dealership to place I was staying with no cruise control, and got almost 23 mpg ended up at about 22.6 at 70-75 mph. Then 3 days later I drove 800+ miles from montana to washington so 4 passes and I used 87 octane gas, and again I had to wait till 600 miles to use cruise control so up until then I got about 21 mpg at a speed of 75-80 mph once I got to use cruise control I was up into the 22 mpg easily. When I finally got home I was at 22.7 mpg. Also for combined driving I'm at 21 mpg.

11-06-2011, 04:33 PM	#4 (permalink)
FiremanMike Registered User Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 18 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	EX 4WD, I'm sitting on 20 overall for the first 1000 miles. I gave up staring at the MPG ticker

11-06-2011, 09:44 PM	#5 (permalink)
ddn3f Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Washington DC Posts: 3 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	2012 Honda Pilot EX-L 2300 miles Mostly highway. Combined total on trip computer is 22 MPG. I once got a reading of 27 MPG on a trip, but I was going 60 MPH and being really conscious of the trip computer and saving gas.

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