Honda Is Entrusting CleanMPG With the 6-speed CR-Z For A Week :D

Really too bad about the lousy gearing, I would have gone for one. I can easily get 55-58 mpg in the 5 speed Fit, and 62-65 mpg in the 2010 Prius and 70-72 in the Insight 1 . All being tank averages in normal driving in the summer in New England. Maybe Honda will wake up and produce an HF model again. I will give them 1.5 years to do so , that's when my Prius lease runs out, if not I keep the Prius.

 

I'm utterly blown away by the numbers Wayne was able to pull out of the Z. I've had mine for about two months now. So I'm still feeling the car out. I'm also an A/C and radio addict. Those excuses/disclaimers out of the way, I've only managed 48.2mpg as a full tank average. That is with taking advantage of everything I've been able to find out about hypermiling. Clearly I'm doing something very very wrong.

 

But compared to your "normal driving" numbers I'm 50% off of what could be. Not to mention I'm lightyears behind your P&G numbers. I don't expect to match a master hypermiler right out of the gate, and without some serious training. But still, It seems like I must be leaving a lot on the table.

 

Don't be too hard on yourself -- it takes years to get to the top level of hypermiling prowess. Perhaps at some point you could arrange a clinic with one of our members?

 

Are there any clinics upcoming in the New England area in the near future? I would definitely be in. I seem to be hitting a plateau at about 150% EPA. This is pretty good considering the traffic situation I schlep through every day, but of course I want more!

 

CRT1, I recommend trying to hook up with Chris (MaxxMPG) -- he is in your area.

 

Almost none of us can even come close to what Wayne does. It's great that he shows us what's possible, but if you're not going to be happy until you approach his numbers, you're probably setting yourself up for disappointment.

 

Yup. Few people have the hypermiling skills and especially the COMMITMENT that Wayne has. When you are willing/able to do the same things he does, you will get the same results.
Until then................ yer doin' okay !

 

I am to addicted to A/C and my stereo to get the really insane number.

 

Let's put it this way. Compared to me... Chris is in the Boston Area.

 

We have a few CR-Z's around this area - I would love to play with one. Tempted to 'shop around' and 'test drive' one from a dealer sometime

 

Don't worry about the stereo. AC has a pretty significant impact on fuel economy, but stereo is practically nil unless it's cranked up and sucking 200W from your car's electrical system.

There are a few purists here who eschew their radio (probably more to limit distraction than to reduce energy consumption), but the savings are absolutely miniscule unless it takes you mind off the task. Enjoy your tunes.

 

Yup , it's the distraction. But I would sometimes welcome music on long highway trips , something we don't do much of these days. But then , even at 55 mph, road noise in the Civic (and a weak factory stereo) takes a lot of joy out of it.
I get most of my music fix from the home theater system. Quiet,comfortable,no distractions.

 

Sprintex are also offering a twin-screw supercharger, which is a bolt-on and doesn't require tuning (it has an ECU bypass chip). It's cheaper than the HPD and has the advantage that it'll work in the CVT models, but less max HP. Also not CARB compliant yet, as far as I know.

http://www.crzforum.com/forum/vendo...ex-supercharger-kits-pre-orders-now-open.html