Lawsuit waiting to happen? Subaru Outback: Have you actually gotten 33MPG Hwy, 26 city?
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Anonymous
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We bought a '22 Subaru Outback. We're getting 21 MPG highway and 18 in the city at 1,000 miles. Even Consumer Reports does not give Subaru the same MPG Subaru claims on its window sticker.
Anyone? I asked someone at my local dealer what I should do if my Subaru does not reach their 29 average MPG and this rep just gaped at me. |
Anonymous
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That's not how the advertised average mpg works. Nobody gets that. It's based on highly controlled lab tests and you can't replicate those out in the real world. And it's so incredibly variable based on your driving habits.
Do you speed? Do you idle for long periods, including in stop and go traffic? Do you accelerate aggressively? Do you run the AC a lot? Do you ride your brakes? Do you slow down and speed up a lot? I have a subaru and will say that using the adaptive cruise control helps gas mileage. |
Anonymous
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OP here. I will try adaptive cruise control, thanks for the tip.
I try to hypermile whenever possible, so I do get some 99 mpg bursts, and the car shuts off in traffic so it really does not idle. Apparently I’ve saved over a gallon of gas by using that feature. I do not speed, do not accelerate aggressively. Yes, it’s DC, I do run the a/c. Do not ride breaks (see hypermiling). Slow down and speed up - yes, driving in the DMV. |
Anonymous
| How long are you on the highway for? 5 hours straight? You’re not going to reach it with 15 min city highway stretches. |
Anonymous
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The MPG numbers are based on established EPA testing protocols and are not what you are going to see in the real world. Sorry.
https://www.epa.gov/fueleconomy Even the EPA, literally, says your mileage may vary: https://www.epa.gov/greenvehicles/your-mileage-may-vary |
Anonymous
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The fact you think this is lawsuit worthy is everything wrong with our society.
Coffee is hot, OP. |
Anonymous
| Drive out 270/70 like to Cumberland, and use cruise control. You should get pretty close to that, assuming not much traffic. It's the slowing and speeidng up that can reallly affect it. |
Anonymous
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Subarus have always been known to have terrible gas mileage. I rented one once and went through half a tank driving from downtown DC to Rockville. Really turned me off on the brand.
Are your tires at the proper air pressure? That can make a difference. |
Anonymous
| Op, it's not supposed to. Did you really think you would match the sticker MPG? Yes, I know. A footlong subway sub is only 11". |
Anonymous
| OP was this your first car? Now you know. Those numbers are all inflated. |
Anonymous
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According to the car, I’m averaging 22mpg city driving my forester. Sticker says 26. Or “up to” 26.
I don’t think they have “terrible” gas mileage. It’s a big, heavy car. A land yacht. For what it is I think the mileage is fine. |
Anonymous
We are moving to Switzerland with our Outback and I'm not looking forward to paying $8 per gallon...  
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Anonymous
We average about 24-25 mpg in DC driving with our Outback. It's a 2019 4-cylinder. Do you have the turbocharger on your's? If so, that will knock off 1-2 mpg. |
Anonymous
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Hmmm. I have a 2020 Subaru Legacy (basically the same car as the Outback) and got almost 38 mpg driving from DC to Philly. I get around 28 mpg around town.
I don't know what the problem is. |
Anonymous
Subaru Legacy is about 200 pounds lighter than the Outback. Still, that weight difference is not enough to account for getting 38 mpg on the highway. In my Outback, I've may gotten 32-33 mpg max on the highway in cruise control going 70. I guess if I slowed down to 60, maybe I'd inch up to 35 mpg (if I was lucky). TBH, the Outback has cruddy aerodynamics. |