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[EdP]

Hello I just got a G70 and I'm getting about 10mpg! Definitely a disappointing surprise.

Giving a number means little. Where and how are you driving? I have a different car but I'll give some examples. I lived in CT and the temperature could get very low. I'd get in the car, start it up and drive two miles to the store. I'd get 8 mpg. On the way back though, it was warmed up a bit and would get 11 mpg. If I took a 10 mile ride it would jump to 18. If I got on the highway for some distance, 25 was normal.

I don't know if you are in cold climate, short trips, lots of traffic and heavy foot or if you are the proverbial little ole day driving under the speed limit.

Take a nice easy ride on the back roads or highway and see what you get. If still 10 mpg you have a problem.

 

[Angela054]

Giving a number means little. Where and how are you driving? I have a different car but I'll give some examples. I lived in CT and the temperature could get very low. I'd get in the car, start it up and drive two miles to the store. I'd get 8 mpg. On the way back though, it was warmed up a bit and would get 11 mpg. If I took a 10 mile ride it would jump to 18. If I got on the highway for some distance, 25 was normal.

I don't know if you are in cold climate, short trips, lots of traffic and heavy foot or if you are the proverbial little ole day driving under the speed limit.

Take a nice easy ride on the back roads or highway and see what you get. If still 10 mpg you have a problem.

Thanks, I live in FL... haven't had to blast my AC yet as it's still "spring." I'm up to 12 mpg- I've mostly driven it in a decent amount of traffic and really bad stop and go traffic. I would say I'm the old lady but not really under the speed limit, just a bit over. My husband did test out the motor a couple of times so maybe that factored in??

 

[Husky]

Ahh, yeah, I'm sure that didn't help.
Again, you need to be specific. How many miles was this averaged over? Obviously heavy stop and go traffic will be pretty bad if that's all you did.

 

[Michmac]

I'm currently in the deciding phase on whether or not to buy a G70. I've put down my deposit, and have been talking for a few days with DJ here in Edmonton. I know that there are a couple of owners that have had their cars for a short while now, and I'm curious how the cars have been. Does everything work as advertised? Any issues? Or conversely, is it even better now that you're finding any nice little surprises with the car?

Hi

I've had my 2022 G70 3.3T Sport since May 2021. I loved the car. At first.

Like everyone is telling you the gas milage is horrible. There are some other features that are also lackluster.... the sound system is average at best. The front grill is cheap plastic. The chrome trim around the windows is already oxidized to a haze. The fabric-cardboard like undercover on the car is sagging under the front bumper and in the wheel wells.

I'm currently waiting for Genesis Canada Customer Care to return my 2nd call regarding the issues I'm having with the clear coat peeling off on all 4 rims.
I initially had the dealership look at it, amd send in a warranty claim. They contacted me and told me only $200 per wheel would be covered. When I contacted Genesis directly to complain about this not being 100% warrantied under the "paint" 60k/3 year plan, they were surprised the dealership told me it's wasn't covered. So, I'm nit sire at this point if the dealership is trying to make money off me or if the "amazing warranty" Genesis claims they have us a load of BS.

I didn't spend 59k on a car for the rims to peel less than 1 year in.

Would I ever buy another Genesis? Likely not.

 

[Angela054]

Ahh, yeah, I'm sure that didn't help.
Again, you need to be specific. How many miles was this averaged over? Obviously heavy stop and go traffic will be pretty bad if that's all you did.

I think the number was so low because it only had around 200 miles on it last week. I'm up to 13.5 mpg at least, in moderate traffic traveling about 40 miles a day. It still seems low compared to my previous car, which was a Lexus ES 350.

 

[Husky]

It is low. Is that the average for a tank full?

 

[jjsC6]

Is that an average over a tankful of gas, or are you looking at the instantaneous readout?

 

[gatorG70]

Are you driving in sport 100% of the time? That will do it…

I’m happy to say I have just under 18K miles on my 2021 G70 3.3T and since buying new my average mpg is 25.2. I’ve done several trips of about 200 miles and average over 30 mpg regularly. I drive ~ 20 miles to work and back each day, light traffic in the am mix of city and highway, I get over 30 mpg. Return trip with heavier traffic around 27-28.

I am in eco for these trips, see my first point

 

[V1s1on1]

Are you driving in sport 100% of the time? That will do it…

I’m happy to say I have just under 18K miles on my 2021 G70 3.3T and since buying new my average mpg is 25.2. I’ve done several trips of about 200 miles and average over 30 mpg regularly. I drive ~ 20 miles to work and back each day, light traffic in the am mix of city and highway, I get over 30 mpg. Return trip with heavier traffic around 27-28.

I am in eco for these trips, see my first point

Your righ

Giving a number means little. Where and how are you driving? I have a different car but I'll give some examples. I lived in CT and the temperature could get very low. I'd get in the car, start it up and drive two miles to the store. I'd get 8 mpg. On the way back though, it was warmed up a bit and would get 11 mpg. If I took a 10 mile ride it would jump to 18. If I got on the highway for some distance, 25 was normal.

I don't know if you are in cold climate, short trips, lots of traffic and heavy foot or if you are the proverbial little ole day driving under the speed limit.

Take a nice easy ride on the back roads or highway and see what you get. If still 10 mpg you have a

Agreed with EDP entirely many of these prior gas post on the g70 don’t even make sense. There are YouTube videos where people show the car do 28 -30 mpg highway. This one the guy shows step by step it’s 28 mpg. People are describing the gas mpg of a hummer. If you’re talking stop and go city driving it’s going to be lower don’t drive a V6 they have answers in the civic and Elantra world.

 

[V1s1on1]

Here is another separate video on a 2022 3.3t 30 mpg highway. People in this thread are just rambling. Get a 4 cylinder 150hp stop complaining about nonsense.

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[V1s1on1]

These people are mad at a v6 engine they generally do 17 mpg city that’s the car. Gas Mileage Difference between a V6 and 4-Cylinder

 

[Slip_Angle]

Yeah, I don't get it. We are driving a twin turbo 3.3 Liter V6. I can't understand who would buy the car thinking it would get great mileage.

 

[Husky]

In general I agree, although an average of low teens seems out of whack unless you're always driving uphill or something.
On the other hand, I don't know how you 30mpg guys are doing it - in three years and 21k miles, I've NEVER gotten over 27.5 mpg average (actual calculated, not the +10% mpg the car's computer is telling you), at any time of the year, on any road, with AS tires inflated a bit high (38-39 psi), and even a nice coat of wax, haha.

 

[Angela054]

Your righ

Agreed with EDP entirely many of these prior gas post on the g70 don’t even make sense. There are YouTube videos where people show the car do 28 -30 mpg highway. This one the guy shows step by step it’s 28 mpg. People are describing the gas mpg of a hummer. If you’re talking stop and go city driving it’s going to be lower don’t drive a V6 they have answers in the civic and Elantra world.

Since you quoted my post, I'll give an update. I finally have about 600 miles on it and thankfully the mpg is up to about 18.9. I do drive in stop and go traffic most of the time, but every now and then finally get to drive a bit on the highway. I think the reason it was "hummer-esque" as you put it, was that I hadn't driven it much and did test out the sport mode. On the other hand, there's no reason to get offended by me asking if this is normal. You actually sound pretty mad on behalf of V6 engines. That makes me chuckle, imagining someone decreeing that anyone who asks if their MPG is normal must be BANISHED to v4 engines. Elantras specifically LOL. I can see you're a fanboy, so calm down. I still like "your" v6 engine, but I do have the right to ask if the mileage is normal. My previous car was also a V6 and I drove it in the same hellish traffic, but got way higher mileage. 18.9 is acceptable to me though. Either way, no going back now, even if you have declared that I need to own an Elantra. Too late!

 

[Chad86tsi]

I think the gripe is how poor the mileage is for the power it produces and the size of the engine compared to others.

My old 2015 5.0 genesis routinely returned 24-27 MPG on the highway (actual, not dash-calculated), in a 5.0 V8 and 420 HP.

My new daily is a 6.6 liter twin turbo V-12 at 600 HP, and still manages 21-23 MPG highway. Where is all that gas going in the 3.3 if it's not making HP?

 

[V1s1on1]

Since you quoted my post, I'll give an update. I finally have about 600 miles on it and thankfully the mpg is up to about 18.9. I do drive in stop and go traffic most of the time, but every now and then finally get to drive a bit on the highway. I think the reason it was "hummer-esque" as you put it, was that I hadn't driven it much and did test out the sport mode. On the other hand, there's no reason to get offended by me asking if this is normal. You actually sound pretty mad on behalf of V6 engines. That makes me chuckle, imagining someone decreeing that anyone who asks if their MPG is normal must be BANISHED to v4 engines. Elantras specifically LOL. I can see you're a fanboy, so calm down. I still like "your" v6 engine, but I do have the right to ask if the mileage is normal. My previous car was also a V6 and I drove it in the same hellish traffic, but got way higher mileage. 18.9 is acceptable to me though. Either way, no going back now, even if you have declared that I need to own an Elantra. Too late!

No thank you for admitting your first post made no sense and wasn’t about the G70. That’s all that matters. Your driving is what you posted about the car performs normally. Just say my first post didn’t fit this thread.

 

[V1s1on1]

One of the other things is this car is being compared to mild hybrids and their MPG that more than offset fuel gains with often 25 percent higher prices. BMW M340 is one here’s another. The Mercedes does 25 combined while G70 is 21. But I will say they told us it was 21 combined at on the sticker at purchase. Then sold it to us much cheaper.

I also think electric cars have people looking at gas ️ prices different. But electric cars cost time if you don’t plug at home and electricity. In addition no one is looking at the increase cost of brakes, batteries, and tires from have 100percent torqu all the time. And the weight of a Tesla. They eat premium tires up.

 

[V1s1on1]

I think the gripe is how poor the mileage is for the power it produces and the size of the engine compared to others.

My old 2015 5.0 genesis routinely returned 24-27 MPG on the highway (actual, not dash-calculated), in a 5.0 V8 and 420 HP.

My new daily is a 6.6 liter twin turbo V-12 at 600 HP, and still manages 21-23 MPG highway. Where is all that gas going in the 3.3 if it's not making HP?

I can respect this I do think it may be 10 percent high maybe someone can explain. I also know we’re running much more tech in these cars IE lane assist to other features. I know AC eats gas could it be the tech level?

 

[Husky]

I'm not sure how/why, but the BMWs (and possibly other German cars) seem to have an edge over the competition in terms of mpg (for similar size/weight/power vehicle), even before they started adding the mild hybrid feature. (The 335i/340i EPA ratings were about 5mpg higher than the 3.3T G70.)
I will say that the exhaust on my G70 is significantly more restrictive (smaller diameter, with flattened sections over the rear axles) than the exhaust on my previous 3 series sedans. Maybe this is a factor (which would also drive up their cost a bit).

 

[Chad86tsi]

I can respect this I do think it may be 10 percent high maybe someone can explain. I also know we’re running much more tech in these cars IE lane assist to other features. I know AC eats gas could it be the tech level?

what is 10% high? My 5.0 was officially rated for 23 highway. I got 24 to 25 on my daily commute which was 99% highway speed. I' started to see 26's and even 27 when covid hit and there was no traffic so I never got below 50 in 8th gear on that route.

28 years ago my work truck was a 2.3L 4 cylinder 1994 ford ranger. It also got low fuel mileage, usually right around 20 MPG. Why? It had to work hard to do the job that was asked of it. My current daily driver engine is almost 3 times the size and 6 times the power output with nearly the same fuel consumption. Why? The engine isn't ever working very hard, it will cruise at highway speed at 1300 RPM. The tech improves efficiency a lot, but the most efficient small engine will still produce low mileage when pushed hard or carrying around a lot of weight, unless the engine is large enough to absorb that load.

The 2018 G80 came with the 3.3TT and the 5.0, the 3.3 gets one more MPG : 4% better, but produces 14% less HP. They have a lot of the same tech besides the obvious turbo aspect. A smaller motor has to work harder to do the same work, which reduces it's efficiency. The G80 a heavy car, so it's always working that 3.3.

Same weight factors apply to the GV70 and GV80 that produce a lot of fuel consumption complaints. Those are heavy SUV's with engines that are not very large, expect poor mileage.

Back to the 2.3l ford motor, that same motor was in the Mustang, it got 10% fuel mileage in the mustang, and the Mustang was 10% (300#'s) lighter. Regardless of tech or engine tune, weight is a big factor. The AWD G70 is 900 pounds heavier than the 1993 2.3L Mustang. Cars are heavy these days.