06allegro Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 What fuel mileage are other 2011 Edge owners getting? Would like to know if mine is typical or if I have a problem. I have a 2011 Edge Limited, six speed auto, 3.5L engine, FWD. Window sticker says ave highway MPG is 27. I cannot get near that - getting about 23-24 MPG. I don't use the fuel economy display in the message center - this only shows MPG for last 5, 10 or 30 minutes - useless as far as I am concerned. I'm interested in MPG over 50 to 100 miles. I use Trip 1 and 2 to record MPG. I cleared trip 2 when I first got the car and never reset it - this gives me life MPG. I use Trip 1 to monitor MPG on the highway. I reset it when I get up to speed on an Interstate and watch it for as long as I am on the Interstate. I use cruise control religiously. I look at the instantaneous MPG and depending on how level the road is I can get 27 - 28. But the least little grade causes the transmission to downshift and the MPG goes down. Sixth gear must not have very much power because it is constantly shifting (feel it and Tach goes up) - thought I would do better in 6th with a 3.5L. Average speed = 65 - 70 MPH. Dealer said to wait until I have 10K on it because it should improve - it hasn't. Going to be reluctant for them to reflash the transmission or engine settings - have had bad experiences with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moshjeier Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 If you are within 2-3 MPG of the EPA estimates you are probably just about right. Real world scenarios usually can't come any closer than that. EPA estimates are generally best case scenarios and very few vehicles can actually match/exceed them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr.edge Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 What fuel mileage are other 2011 Edge owners getting? Would like to know if mine is typical or if I have a problem. I have a 2011 Edge Limited, six speed auto, 3.5L engine, FWD. Window sticker says ave highway MPG is 27. I cannot get near that - getting about 23-24 MPG. I don't use the fuel economy display in the message center - this only shows MPG for last 5, 10 or 30 minutes - useless as far as I am concerned. I'm interested in MPG over 50 to 100 miles. I use Trip 1 and 2 to record MPG. I cleared trip 2 when I first got the car and never reset it - this gives me life MPG. I use Trip 1 to monitor MPG on the highway. I reset it when I get up to speed on an Interstate and watch it for as long as I am on the Interstate. I use cruise control religiously. I look at the instantaneous MPG and depending on how level the road is I can get 27 - 28. But the least little grade causes the transmission to downshift and the MPG goes down. Sixth gear must not have very much power because it is constantly shifting (feel it and Tach goes up) - thought I would do better in 6th with a 3.5L. Average speed = 65 - 70 MPH. Dealer said to wait until I have 10K on it because it should improve - it hasn't. Going to be reluctant for them to reflash the transmission or engine settings - have had bad experiences with that. Check out Fuelly for real world results. My highway mileage is about the same as yours and as you can see, overall average seems to be settling in around 19.2 MPG with a high ratio of city driving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choff1138 Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 Pure highway at about 60, I got 25mpg with my AWD. But realistically, I get about 20 with mixed driving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilsons66604 Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 I can't drive 60! I've never gotten over 19 on the hi-way in my AWD...but I drive 85! :speedie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i20sailor Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 I get between 19 and 20 on my AWD. This is mixed driving. Didn't expect any different since every Cross-over in this size class I have driven is about the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choff1138 Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 I can't drive 60! I've never gotten over 19 on the hi-way in my AWD...but I drive 85! :speedie: We don't have highways like other states... most are still only one lane each direction - just no stop lights. Some have passing lanes that I can get up to 85, but then my mileage drops. Or there is a 10 mile section with three lanes. So we really use the term highway loosely up here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cal3thousand Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 I get a solid 19.4 in Los Angeles mixed driving. I drive at about 70-87 MPH (Don't hit 88 for fear of the flux capacitor kicking in) You are not going to get the 27MPG unless you are in ideal conditions. (not just great, but IDEAL) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiggins Posted December 23, 2011 Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 With AWD Edge the best I've gotten on long highway/freeway trips is 25, 24 is about normal. Exclusive city driving can be as low as 14-15 mpg. The average combined freeway/highway/city day to day driving seems to be about 20-21 mpg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xargon79 Posted December 23, 2011 Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 (edited) I have had my Edge since July of this year. I travel 80 miles round trip M-F for work and all but 8 of that is State Hwy. Even with the very hot Summer, my average fuel economy comes in at 23.6. I use Cruise control and pretty much keep it at the speed limit and keep the Climate on Auto. So far, considering the size & weight of the Edge, I am pleased with the fuel economy. And I can't drive 85! Edited December 29, 2011 by Xargon79 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ctrl-z Posted December 24, 2011 Report Share Posted December 24, 2011 Must be an online converter somewhere that can convert litres/100 kms to MPG... In any event with my wife driving around town (she of the much more gentle foot compared to me) our MKX (3.7 L engine) gets only about 12.5 L/100 km. It's a bit better in the summer but still well below the government estimates on the window sticker. In fact it never really gets close, city or highway. I don't worry too much about it, it's still a heck of a lot better than the pickup truck I have to drive much of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feral Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 Must be an online converter somewhere that can convert litres/100 kms to MPG... In any event with my wife driving around town (she of the much more gentle foot compared to me) our MKX (3.7 L engine) gets only about 12.5 L/100 km. It's a bit better in the summer but still well below the government estimates on the window sticker. In fact it never really gets close, city or highway. I don't worry too much about it, it's still a heck of a lot better than the pickup truck I have to drive much of the time. This is the very best one...http://motormouth.com.au/myvehicle/consumptioncalculator.aspx I have 2011 Edge Sport Gas/LPG conversion.Either way ,running on gas or LPG I get constantly about 25/27 MPG ,friend of mine who drives my Edge time from time get usually 18/ 20 MPG .So it is clearly individual thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11edgelimited Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 11 edge only had it 2 months, have 3,000 miles on it. I get 19.8 around town and recent trip from NY to KY I got between 22-25 mpg with AWD. I personally think that is great. I was only getting 28 mpg on the highway with my 08 xb and we only get 24mpg with my finance's 06 Mazda 6s with the 3.0 V6... Also only get 22mpg with my moms 04 Ford Escape 3.0 V6 4X4...That is max Escape is usually closer to 18 mpg.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoMdLimited Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 2011 FWD Limited, 20" wheels with 6K, mostly non-highway driving and I'm at 22.1 mpg according to the onboard display. Had a 2006 Chevy Malibu SS, 240 hp, fwd and averaged 21-22 mpg, although I may have "leaned" on that a bit more than the Edge. As others have commented, considering the size and weight of the Edge I am pleased to this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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