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What MPG are you getting in your Cross? Comment Below

Please also specify the following:

1. FWD / AWD
2. Your Trim (L, LE, XLE)

3. Your % of City to Highway driving
4. Current Mileage

**Feel free to include other factors you think might possibly be influencing your individual MPG, such as driving up a lot of hills, whether you usually drive alone or with others in your car, whether you’re actively trying to get the best MPG possible (via Eco-mode) or not really, location, etc.

I’ve seen a few discussions about MPG on here but not a central thread where everyone just reported their MPG.

Toyota claims the FWD gets 31/33 and the AWD gets 29/32 (City/Highway)

i will comment after I’ve had my new XLE FWD Cross for a couple weeks.
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What MPG are you getting in your Cross?

Please also specify the following:

1. FWD / AWD
2. Current mileage

3. Your % of city to highway driving


*BONUS: Feel free to include other factors you think might possibly be influencing your individual MPG, such as driving up a lot of hills, whether you usually drive alone or with others in your car, whether you’re actively trying to get the best MPG possible (via Eco-mode) or not really, trim level, location for weather purposes, etc.

I’ve seen a few discussions about MPG on here but not a central thread where everyone just reported their MPG.

Toyota claims the FWD gets 31/33 and the AWD gets 29/32 (City/Highway).

i will comment after I’ve had my new XLE FWD Cross for a couple weeks.
May not make much difference, but I think model level should be up there with the 3 main criteria. Not a huge difference in weight, but every little bit might make a difference.
I agree. Edited.

May not make much difference, but I think model level should be up there with the 3 main criteria. Not a huge difference in weight, but every little bit might make a difference.
I agree. Edited.
Here is my Mileage. About 1,400 miles on the odometer.
1. FWD / AWD
FWD
2. Your Trim (L, LE, XLE)
XLE.
3. Your % of City to Highway driving
90% "City." Actually small town rural driving on 2 lane roads.

10% highway. Only one trip on a highway. 36 MPG.
4. Current Mileage
32-35 MPG. Calculated by me not the vehicle; I keep a record of all MPGs.

Other Factors. I drive mostly alone, sometimes with one passenger. I drive with a light foot trying to stay in ECO mode. Mostly flat roads (Florida). Use A/C about 70% of the time (it's always hot here in summer and fall.) :cool:
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Here is my Mileage. About 1,400 miles on the odometer.
1. FWD / AWD
FWD
2. Your Trim (L, LE, XLE)
XLE.
3. Your % of City to Highway driving
90% "City." Actually small town rural driving on 2 lane roads.

10% highway. Only one trip on a highway. 36 MPG.
4. Current Mileage
32-35 MPG. Calculated by me not the vehicle; I keep a record of all MPGs.

Other Factors. I drive mostly alone, sometimes with one passenger. I drive with a light foot trying to stay in ECO mode. Mostly flat roads (Florida). Use A/C about 70% of the time (it's always hot here in summer and fall.) :cool:
Thanks for the thorough response! I‘d be thrilled if I can achieve the MPG you’re getting. Well done!
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1. FWD
2. LE

3. 32 City/ 42 Highway
4. 7490mi

Myrtle Beach, SC...relatively flat area, only "hills" are overpasses roadways/rivers
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I'm a little puzzled by this, but here's some real-world data. I had to go on a trip out of town this weekend in my new AWD Cross LE. Due to it being during the break-in period, I didn't use cruise control -which means my speed was constantly wavering between 40 and 65mph with RPMs between 1,000 and 3,000. I exited several times and took back roads with speeds varying between 25 to 45 mph. I made stops every 20 to 40 miles. I wasn't at a steady RPM or speed for more than 30 seconds at a time.

I filled up my tank in Weldon Spring, Missouri, then drove as described to Mount Pleasant, Iowa where I filled up again. The distance between fill-ups was 192 miles, and the tank took 4.9 gallons to fill back up at the second stop. That is 39 mpg! While I won't be driving like that moving forward (I'll be doing mostly highway miles at 70mph+), it was very surprising to see that number.
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Joe and i64, thats amazing! Really glad to hear people getting such high MPG, well above Toyota’s own estimate. For those who do their own MPG calculation, how close / accurate would you say that is compared to the Cross’ onboard MPG computer?
What MPG are you getting in your Cross? Comment Below

Please also specify the following:

1. FWD / AWD
2. Your Trim (L, LE, XLE)

3. Your % of City to Highway driving
4. Current Mileage

**Feel free to include other factors you think might possibly be influencing your individual MPG, such as driving up a lot of hills, whether you usually drive alone or with others in your car, whether you’re actively trying to get the best MPG possible (via Eco-mode) or not really, location, etc.

I’ve seen a few discussions about MPG on here but not a central thread where everyone just reported their MPG.

Toyota claims the FWD gets 31/33 and the AWD gets 29/32 (City/Highway)

i will comment after I’ve had my new XLE FWD Cross for a couple weeks.
I’ve had my cross for 2 weeks now and I’m averaging around 30 mpg in the city.
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Joe and i64, thats amazing! Really glad to hear people getting such high MPG, well above Toyota’s own estimate. For those who do their own MPG calculation, how close / accurate would you say that is compared to the Cross’ onboard MPG computer?
the key I have found to getting the best MPG is easy on the throttle, you can drive fast, but don't accelerate hard. hwy at 65-70 with easy throttle control is very consistently 40+ here in MB.

the onboard computer takes a while to get the calculations close, but they are comparable, maybe off a little but you can feel confident I'm the calculations if you always calculate yourself but miss one every once in a while
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I’ve had my cross for 2 weeks now and I’m averaging around 30 mpg in the city.
BranCarr…… Model level, FWD or AWD….etc?
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BranCarr…… Model level, FWD or AWD….etc?
LE FWD
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Here are a couple of constant-speed (cruise control) highway MPGs on a recent trip:

56 miles at 76mph: 33.56 mpg
45 miles at 81mph: 26.08 mpg

6 to 8mph headwind for both.

There were calculated with a tank filling at the beginning, then another fill-up at the end of the interval to determine the amount of fuel used in between. There is a slight margin of error using this method due to the variability of gas pump auto-cutoff mechanisms, but it shouldn't be significant.
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Here are a couple of constant-speed (cruise control) highway MPGs on a recent trip:

56 miles at 76mph: 33.56 mpg
45 miles at 81mph: 26.08 mpg

6 to 8mph headwind for both.

There were calculated with a tank filling at the beginning, then another fill-up at the end of the interval to determine the amount of fuel used in between. There is a slight margin of error using this method due to the variability of gas pump auto-cutoff mechanisms, but it shouldn't be significant.
I assume you're not really trying to maximize efficiency at those speeds? That's the story of America as a whole.
My mother recently bought a 22 Corolla Cross LE AWD 4 months ago. Her current mileage is about 1,700. She drives 60% city and 40% highway. According to he onboard computer she is averaging 22-24mpg. And she is a feather foot.
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