37MPG TOPS

[xnoybis1]

37 MPG max constantly coasting/regening, and feathering throttle. Is this 41-46 advertised mpg even possible?

 

[bwuepwelude2]

It sure is. All depends on how you drive it

 

[supersix4]

37 MPG max constantly coasting/regening, and feathering throttle. Is this 41-46 advertised mpg even possible?

That's still pretty good!

 

[Alfettaman28]

mpg is affected by so many factors: ambient temperature, terrain, speed, vehicle load, tyre pressures, driving style, fuel quality, elevation, etc.

Coasting ('pulse-and-glide') is generally more efficient than regenerative braking.

I'm routinely getting 45 mpg [US] / 55 mpg [UK] and can get 55+ mpg [US] / 66+ mpg [UK] if I focus on hyper-miling. That said, my part of the UK has quite gently undulating terrain and is typically about 25 degC [77 degF] at this time of year - although it's hotter than that right now. Is your location more hilly or colder?

 

[GoZoner3]

https://www.fuelly.com/car/honda/prelude/2026/gozoner/1399139

I’m averaging 44.5 over nearly 4,000 miles. The one dip to ~39 was on a long high speed (-70 mph) trip with lots of two lane road full throttle passing.

(I tracked my CR-Z over 116,000 miles and average 42.4 - that took quite a bit of effort - pulse and glide mostly and being the slow car on Los Angeles freeways. https://www.fuelly.com/car/honda/cr-z/2011/gozoner/91387)

The Prelude is a breeze to get my 44.5 mpg. GT mode, no S+ (except for short periods). Regen paddles to brake, coasting to stops when possible. I live on the side of a mountain so every trip is up and down and down and up.

 

[Alfettaman28]

https://www.fuelly.com/car/honda/prelude/2026/gozoner/1399139

I’m averaging 44.5 over nearly 4,000 miles. The one dip to ~39 was on a long high speed (-70 mph) trip with lots of two lane road full throttle passing.

(I tracked my CR-Z over 116,000 miles and average 42.4 - that took quite a bit of effort - pulse and glide mostly and being the slow car on Los Angeles freeways. https://www.fuelly.com/car/honda/cr-z/2011/gozoner/91387)

The Prelude is a breeze to get my 44.5 mpg. GT mode, no S+ (except for short periods). Regen paddles to brake, coasting to stops when possible. I live on the side of a mountain so every trip is up and down and down and up.

Great to see that you've averaged 44+ mpg[US] . Like you, I used to have a CR-Z. My new Prelude is bigger, heavier, more powerful and faster - yet (somehow) it manages to be more economical too! And it seems to do it all more effortlessly as well...