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#1 (**permalink**) 30 Nov 2006, 05:55 pm

I have been driving this car for about a month but I notice I am only
getting 15mpg as opposed to the 20 that was listed. How does Honda
define "city driving"? Little or no traffic?

Thanks,

Joel

#2 (**permalink**) 30 Nov 2006, 06:31 pm

frokenstein@gmail.com wrote in news:1164927333.015627.178300@
80g2000cwy.googlegroups.com:

> I have been driving this car for about a month but I notice I am only
> getting 15mpg as opposed to the 20 that was listed. How does Honda
> define "city driving"? Little or no traffic?
>

How many miles on the car? You're not going to get maximum mileage right
out of the box.

--
Tegger

The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
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#3 (**permalink**) 02 Dec 2006, 06:15 pm

It takes a few thousand miles for the engine to get fully broken in. My
06 Civic coupe went from ~23MPG to above ~33MPG over the first 6 months.

-- Nicholas

frokenstein@gmail.com wrote:
> I have been driving this car for about a month but I notice I am only
> getting 15mpg as opposed to the 20 that was listed. How does Honda
> define "city driving"? Little or no traffic?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Joel
>

#4 (**permalink**) 02 Dec 2006, 09:06 pm

15 mpg for that type of car is not bad at all, particularly if you drive it
like it deserves to be. 20 mpg city is for the base TL, the Type S is lower.

<frokenstein@gmail.com> wrote in message
1164927333.015627.178300@80g2000cwy.googlegroups.c om...
>I have been driving this car for about a month but I notice I am only
> getting 15mpg as opposed to the 20 that was listed. How does Honda
> define "city driving"? Little or no traffic?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Joel
>

#5 (**permalink**) 10 Jan 2007, 08:19 pm

Ghislain wrote:
> 15 mpg for that type of car is not bad at all, particularly if you drive it
> like it deserves to be. 20 mpg city is for the base TL, the Type S is lower.

No, the 2007 Type-S is listed as 20/29.

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