civic gas mileage

[Speed_69]

how many km's should i be expecting to run with a full tank?
i bought my civic not too long ago and i'm only running like 350 a tank? i find that pretty low for a civic so i know something's wrong. it might just be the way i drive :dunno:

*edit*=completely stock civic and regular city driving

[90Tegra]

it depends where u drive in mostly and the mods done to ur engine

if highway driven without that much traffic i'd say it should go 430 kms
other wise 380 sounds pretty good

[Alexs]

How many Liters is your Tank?
How many liters does it take you to travel 100 Kms in the city?

PS. I was getting ~400 kms in the city when I owned a 96 Neon.

[grocko]

I have a 96 Si and am getting close to 600km on a tank (mainly highway driving and never really gunning it). I'm pretty sure all Civics have a 45L gas tank..but 350 seems super low IMO...maybe 425-50, but not that low...

Maybe check the fuel injectors?? :dunno: :dunno:

[A_3]

My DX, if driven very conservatively from absolutely full to pretty much bone dry in the summer can do 700km to a tank driving pure highway. I'm finding I do about 500km's in the winter but I don't let it run down as much as in the summer. If i'm driving it in the city I find I get about 600-650km's. I'm loving every second of it being as I used to drive a Cadillac that would get 350km's to a $45 tank :thumbsdow . I'll ask a couple pals with SI's what they get because I think you should be getting around 450-500.

[RickDaTuner]

my old Vx (92) in its lrime would get about 700kms on a 30L tank but when it was an ass and drove it like it was hot i would only see about 300kms, big differnec, i would say that if you are light on the gas and shifting a 3k rpms if manual then you have some sort of Fuel problem more than likely a bad 02 sensor, or cloged cat, possibly even bad MAF? not sure if curent year Civcs still run Ecu Maps?

[Weapon_R]

You should get approximately 440/tank.

Civics should do 10L/100km. Therefore, on a 44L tank, it should do 440-450.

Anything less on a stock car should be looked at. My bet is that it's the o2. When my integra o2 crapped out on me, I was doing 400km/tank highway driving!

[Seanith]

I have a 1996 Si, and during normal fairly conservative driving i get usually between 500-550km a tank. I shift at 4000k and don't hit VTEC that often. During the summer when I do some highway driving I get above 600km a tank. 350km/tank is BRUTAL unless your hitting VTEC every shift or something :nut:

[3G]

Is it just me or does a cars fuel economy detoriate with the weather?

[paulsaddress5]

hahaha i get like 400 km to a 110 litre tank in my 360 dodge. hearing that kind of gas mileage makes me want to get a 4 banger.

[Seanith]

Originally posted by paulsaddress5
hahaha i get like 400 km to a 110 litre tank in my 360 dodge. hearing that kind of gas mileage makes me want to get a 4 banger.

Thats horrible :rofl:
Like said above Civics have 45L tanks.. The most I have even put into my tank when filling it was about 41L.. so I have room for more mileage but driving with the gas light on is sketchy ;)

[pixil9]

Originally posted by paulsaddress5
hahaha i get like 400 km to a 110 litre tank in my 360 dodge. hearing that kind of gas mileage makes me want to get a 4 banger.

but don't you love just gunning it in 4WD when its -20 and you cover the entire rice rocket behind you in a cloud of exhaust and you're ahead by about 30 car lengths within seconds???

[^SkylinE^]

I have a civic and its turbo'd and i get 400-500km a tank and i drive it pretty hard.:thumbsup:

[Kona9]

Im finding my 96 Si is not getting good mileage either. I only have an Injen Intake. Other than that its stock. I am only getting 350-380 per tank as well. Starting to piss me off!!

[Weapon_R]

It's winter. Idling for long periods of time and the increased compensation that the ECU has to make to keep temperatures reasonable for the first few minutes of startup do take a toll.

[Speed_69]

nope, i never hit vtech and normally the max i'll let it rev up to is like 4500rpm. just planning on changing the spark plugs and wires for now and taking a look at the fuel injectors and o2 sensors

when the gas light appears..about how much litres are left in the tank?

[FiveFreshFish]

Originally posted by Speed_69
when the gas light appears..about how much litres are left in the tank?

I'd guess about 10 L.

[sexualbanana]

Originally posted by 3G
Is it just me or does a cars fuel economy detoriate with the weather?

Everyone just starts their cars and lets it run for a long time.

[QuasarCav]

Why am I getting better gas mileage than civics?

B18 with a 50L tank gets me 500-550. Shifting at under 4K.

[Dirty_SOHC]

Originally posted by ^SkylinE^
I have a civic and its turbo'd and i get 400-500km a tank and i drive it pretty hard.:thumbsup:

Wow not shabby! I get about 360-440 km average per tank city driving. But I did hit 650 a tank only once when I was driving in BC

[awd]

Wow, I need to trade the WRX in for a civic -- I am lucky if I get 350kms on a tank with city driving.

[sexualbanana]

In the summer I get about 500+. I could go a little higher, but I don't really want to push it. Plus, I'm already paying for gas, so why should I pay a little more?

[Aleks]

I get about 10L/100km in my turbo'd integra. So about 350 km per 35 L every time I fill up (94 octane). When I was stock I would get about 550 km per 40 liters (87 octane) so if you guys in stock civics are getting such poor mileage I suspect you would need somewhat of a tuneup.

Edit: per tank means nothing. fill up reset counter, drive, fill up again see how many km you drove and how many liters you put in :thumbsup:

[djfob]

I get about 450 a tank with 92 but for some reason I get worse mileage with 94. Must be because I tuned the car with 92.

[Aleks]

Originally posted by djfob
I get about 450 a tank with 92 but for some reason I get worse mileage with 94. Must be because I tuned the car with 92.

hm, I had mine tuned with 94 octane, I wonder what would happen if I used 92 octane, once in a while (lot better availability) Would it start detonating?

[Dirty_SOHC]

it all depends on the AF. But if your tune was right on the hairline for power and 94, and you drop to 92 you will detonation

[Seanith]

Originally posted by pixil9


but don't you love just gunning it in 4WD when its -20 and you cover the entire rice rocket behind you in a cloud of exhaust and you're ahead by about 30 car lengths within seconds???

STFU don't clutter this thread with your bullshit.


Originally posted by QuasarCav
Why am I getting better gas mileage than civics?

B18 with a 50L tank gets me 500-550. Shifting at under 4K.

1. You have a larger tank
2. I get the same or better than that :D

[Mr.Buffy]

Last time I filled up my ITR I got 462 km with 38 L.
Combination of highway and city driving in winter.

[Xtrema]

Have a 96 EX sedan and only mod is intake.

My lead foot gives me about 330km with 30L (9L/100km)in summer, slightly less than 300 in winter.

But my sister who owns it now can squeeze almost 400km with 31-32L (~8L/100km)

But you're right, Civic doesn't really live up to the gas saver name. For comparsion, I also drive a 1.8L Corolla like a bat out of hell from time to time and it still only does 8L/100km on average.

And my 3.5L Altima is only averaging 10.5L/100km in summer. An engine more than twice the displacment/HP/Torque of Civic and only use about 16% more fuel.

Also remember, for Si when VTEC kicks in, it burns even MORE fuel.