MPG

[Alev97]

Hi, first post here forgive any missteps.
I recently purchased a 2015 3.8 RWD. I have a 16mile trip to work, my range displayed 130miles. I arrived at work to see a 99mile range. Wanting to see if this is normal, thanks.

 

[EdP]

Hi, first post here forgive any missteps.
I recently purchased a 2015 3.8 RWD. I have a 16mile trip to work, my range displayed 130miles. I arrived at work to see a 99mile range. Wanting to see if this is normal, thanks.

Could be. It uses some of the latest info to determine the distance.
If, for instance you were driving at a nice 50 mph on a road with no stops you would be showing probably 26 mpg. Next moring, it is cold and you go to the grocery store two miles away. It will be showing you get 10 mpg. On the way home though, car warmed up it will go to 14 mpg. That factors into the miles remaining.

I did not pull those numbers out of the air, they are actual numbers I saw on my 3.8 for real. The miles left is a rough guide though reasonably accurate on a very long highway trip of a few hundred miles. On long trips I'd fill and see 425 miles, but a long stretch around town, short trips, at fill up it would under 300.

 

[Alev97]

Could be. It uses some of the latest info to determine the distance.
If, for instance you were driving at a nice 50 mph on a road with no stops you would be showing probably 26 mpg. Next moring, it is cold and you go to the grocery store two miles away. It will be showing you get 10 mpg. On the way home though, car warmed up it will go to 14 mpg. That factors into the miles remaining.

I did not pull those numbers out of the air, they are actual numbers I saw on my 3.8 for real. The miles left is a rough guide though reasonably accurate on a very long highway trip of a few hundred miles. On long trips I'd fill and see 425 miles, but a long stretch around town, short trips, at fill up it would under 300.

Very interesting. I was fearing electrical problems. Thanks for the information!