| Bellorusha |
I'm about to buy Murano SL 2006 and wanna ask owners about Fuel Economy?
I did read some reviews saying that the real numbers is 14/19 and not 19/24.
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| Gonzo |
Hey nice choice..... it so depends on your driving habbits. Its true that if you keep it under 60MPH, do all highway and are light on the gas members have reports 24MPG. But lets face it, those conditions might not be realistic. For me I'm pretty light on the pedal, do about 70% highway at speeds of 70-80MPH. I am averaging about 19.5 MPG.
Also if you do decide to get the Murano, keep in mind that until the engine is full broken in your gas mileage will be less. |
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| njjoe |
Bellorusha-
No matter what car you are looking at, the EPA numbers are always greater than the actual numbers. The EPA numbers do not reflect real-world driving cycles.
-njjoe |
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| Bellorusha |
| That is why i'm asking people what is the actual MPG on this car. The people who have it and drive it. |
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| hfelknor |
there are only a few dozen threads on this here.
Do a search.
I would sell the car if I couldn't get better than 19 at a stead 75 MPH on the interstate.
I have always gotten 24+ at that speed.
The problem come with in town driving.
There is no, including the EPA test, way to standardize in town driving.
It will depend on traffic lights, traffic flow, driving habits, temperature, gas used, etc.
But, in just average driving with NO interstate driving I get about 17.2 MPG in what I would call "suburban" driving.
Everybody starts to get their best mileage starting in and around 10,000 miles.
(I really need to write this up once and cut and paste it it. I must have answered 2 dozen of these because people are too lazy to do a search.)
Homer |
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| Bellorusha |
I did search I read a few topics on gas. Why am i asking is because I read a lot and here is what I found
http://www.edmunds.com/new/2006/nis...s_consumer.html
read the bad review. It is 2006 Sl. so I asked because all the topics I found is for older models and not for 2006 model |
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| Gonzo |
quote:
Originally posted by hfelknor
there are only a few dozen threads on this here.
Do a search.
I would sell the car if I couldn't get better than 19 at a stead 75 MPH on the interstate.
I have always gotten 24+ at that speed.
Homer
Homer I don't doubt you but how do you get that kind of milleage at 75 MPH? |
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| njjoe |
Bellorusha-
I understand your concerns, especially after reading the Edmunds review.
First of all I would like to point out that in the review Edmunds states "The Nissan Murano has the best fuel economy in its class". That is nice to know.
The test model that Edmunds used only racked up 5,000 miles. The VQ engine is not fully broken-in until 10,000 miles. It is not surprising that they were unable to generate better numbers.
I found it hard to believe when I first read it, but it is true, the MO does not yield it's best fuel efficiency until around the 10,000 mile mark.
Lately I have been getting 17 around town and 23 on the highway.
-njjoe |
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| hfelknor |
As stated 24 MPG at 75 MPH. This means interstate driving of course. (I don't drive 75 on secondary roads)
How do I do it?
Well, I fill up at a gas station across from the motel, compute my MPG manually, get on the interstate, set the cruise at 75 and drive until lunchtime.
I pull off the interstate and stop at the Cracker Barrel for lunch. I fill up at the gas station across from the Cracker Barrel, and compute my MPG. I drive that afternoon until about 4 or 5 pm and find a motel near the interstate. We often walk to a nearby restaurant for dinner, but sometimes drive a mile or two. We are not looking for haute cusine.
The next day I do it again.
I use Synthetic oil, Mobil1 5W-30
I ran my Goodyears at 33 pounds.
I drive at +5 MPH w/regard to speed limits where possible.
I do get on it pretty good at on-ramps but that is only twice a day.
I use only Top Tier Premium Gas. (typically Shell. But look at the Top Tier website to see what other brands are recommended by BMW, Toyota and Honda.
And that's it.
I average about 24.3 or 24.4 with the air on, i passenger, and typically 200 pounds of luggage, etc.
Homer |
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| hfelknor |
There has never been any demonstrable difference in gas mileage, etc between 2003, 2004, 2005, and now 2006 models, except many 2006s have yet to get 10K miles.
Homer |
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| Nomad33fw |
| Wife is averaging 22.3 MPG mixed city/HWY. |
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| twelsh |
| I commute every day to work on part highway and part city streets and my fuel economy hovers just under 20 mpg on mostly 89 octane fuel. I also run my tires at 36 psi all around and don't give a damn where I get my gas at. :) |
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| Eric L. |
I average 15-16mpg for my around town driving (short trips, about 5 miles each) and 21-22mpg at 75mph on the highway. 93 octane always.
I can get the EPA 24mpg if I set the cruise on 65mph, but then I'd imagine driving at that speed is so boring that it is what it must feel like to be dead. I have no idea how Nissan came up with 20mpg for the city EPA number, because that is impossible to obtain unless all you do is coast downhills while suffocating inside a hot car with no AC or windows open. |
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| Enforcer |
| I'm actually getting .8mpg better on the 06 than the 03 with a little over 5000 miles on it. At an average speed of 39mph I get 22.5mpg. |
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| Frumunda Cheese |
| According to the MPG average on the computer I get about 23.1 MPG. Rarely any highway. Of course it is a computer measurement and isn't totally accurate but I did the math a couple times and it was within 1 or 2 mpg. I was dissapointed when I traveled interstates to Florida as the gas mileage was about the same. I guess the RPMs stay the same throughout the driving so that prevents it from going any higher. All in all I am happy because you can't find any other SUV with the same power with as good gas mileage. It's a great car as well in other factors. LOTS AND LOTS of legroom. I sat in the passenger side the other day with my legs straight out and I'm 6'1". |
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| RayH |
| After slightly over 3k on a new 2006 SL I'm getting 22.5mpg on the highway at about 70mph. One thing that makes a huge difference is the amount of hills in your area. You can never make up the difference used going uphill even if you coast on the downside. |
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| MrGrin |
| I've got about 2.5K miles on my '06 Murano. My tire pressure is at 35 pounds. I dont accelerate very fast and break gently. I use cruise control as much as possible and I put regular gas. My mileage in the city is on average 17mpg and on the interstate it is about 22-23 mpg although once I gotten as high as 25.8 mpg. I find it difficult to get an accurate estimate on the exact mpg because (as most other posts have pointed out) the driving conditions vary between each refills. I take comfort in teh fact that it offers the best mileage in its class AND it is a classy car. |
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| njjoe |
quote:
Originally posted by MrGrin
I've got about 2.5K miles on my '06 Murano.
MrGrin-
Your MO is still "brand new" and the engine is far from being broken-in. Your MPG should continue to improve and will peak at around 10K miles.
-njjoe |
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| KGBhoy |
quote:
Originally posted by njjoe
MrGrin-
Your MO is still "brand new" and the engine is far from being broken-in. Your MPG should continue to improve and will peak at around 10K miles.
-njjoe
I have 23k miles and I get the exact same mileage as MrGrin. I do tend to accelerate pretty hard from traffic lights though. Can't help it - it's so much fun! :D |
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| Sharlin |
| Do 06's require Premium as Consumer Reports indicate? I was wondering as I could not see any difference between the engine output of the various years. |
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| Stoker |
quote:
Originally posted by Sharlin
Do 06's require Premium as Consumer Reports indicate? I was wondering as I could not see any difference between the engine output of the various years.
I use Midrange( Shell Silver) except when I tow my tent trailer. On midrange I find no differance in fuel economy city or hwy driving. I belive the owners manual recommends premium but does not mandate it. |
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| MrGrin |
So are there any advantages with using Premium gas over regular gas:
1. Does it improve engine longevity?
2. Does it provide a better (i.e., smoother) ride?
3. Does it provide better gas mileage? |
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| njjoe |
quote:
Originally posted by MrGrin
So are there any advantages with using Premium gas over regular gas:
1. Does it improve engine longevity?
2. Does it provide a better (i.e., smoother) ride?
3. Does it provide better gas mileage?
In my opinion....
1. NO
2. NO
3. YES, at highway speeds.
-njjoe |
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| Eric L. |
quote:
Originally posted by MrGrin
So are there any advantages with using Premium gas over regular gas:
1. Does it improve engine longevity?
2. Does it provide a better (i.e., smoother) ride?
3. Does it provide better gas mileage?
I agree with joe.
1. NO
2. NO
3. YES, but only slightly (I think both city and highway). |
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| MrGrin |
| Thanks, Eric. I wonder why the heck Nissan recommends Premium for the Murano. |
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| Eric L. |
quote:
Originally posted by MrGrin
Thanks, Eric. I wonder why the heck Nissan recommends Premium for the Murano.
Do a search on this forum for the difference between premium and regular. In short, high octane gas allows the engine to achieve maximum compression, and the higher the compression, the more power you get (assuming everything else is identical). So it boils down to whether you are willing to take horsepower loss by using regular (the engine computer dials back the ignition timing to adapt to regular low octane). How much horsepower? Literature from Nissan have claimed somewhere between 5 and 10hp for similar cases in the Nissan Quest and Pathfinder, so I figure its about the same for the Murano. |
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| njjoe |
Actually, the compression remains constant @ 10.3 - 1, regardless of the grade of gasoline. The ignition timing is what changes.
-njjoe |
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| Eric L. |
quote:
Originally posted by njjoe
Actually, the compression remains constant @ 10.3 - 1, regardless of the grade of gasoline. The ignition timing is what changes.
-njjoe
I'm actually not sure about that. The 10.3:1 compression ratio assumes 91+ octane. The old rule was that 10:1 and above requires high octane, because as compression rises, so does temperature (anyone remember the ideal gas law?) and its temperature that causes detonation. By altering the ignition timing, the ECU fires the spark plug before the temperature due to compression rises high enough to lead to detonation (and therefore ping/knocking). So I might be wrong, but my guess is that using low octane, the engine actually achieves slightly lower compression.
If anyone has more on this, I'd be very curious to know. |
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| Eric L. |
Update:
I read a little more about this and it is technically correct that the motion of the engine's pistons within the cylinder keeps a more or less constant compression ratio. The difference in an electronically controlled engine with a knock sensor is that with low octane, the spark plug fires earlier, igniting part of the gasoline/air mixture earlier in order to prevent the possibility that the fuel is compressed so much that it ignites on its own due to heat of compression (detonation).
So the "effective compression" is in fact reduced since less fuel reaches maximum compression before its ignited. But this is only the case with low octane gasoline, or when the engine/ambient temperature is very very high.
BTW, Professor Wiki came to my rescue for this one.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engine_knocking |
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| njjoe |
The compression ratio of your typical piston engine can not be mechanically altered while it is running. Changing the compression ratio is accomplished by changing the piston stroke or milling the heads during an engine-rebuild.
-njjoe |
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| billy bronco |
I got rid of my 2004 Murano a few weeks ago and bought a 2006, major improvement with fuel economy.
2004 - had to run 93 octain else it pinged like crazy
- around town 19 MPG
- best highway ever on a long trip 23 MPG
- mixed average 21 MPG
2006 - Running 87 octain very slight ping when starting out and not all the time, I can live with this.
Around town 22-23 MPG
Reset before 35 mile ride home last week, kept it a 65 MPH, windows up no AC. By the time I got of the highway it said I was getting 28 MPG
Average around town & hiway mixed 22-24 MPG
Do notice it sucks the gas on the hills, so I bet in Texas (flat) you could squeeze 30 MPG out of this car.
I like this 2006 much more than the 2004 |
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| 3.5 Lover |
| This is my first Murano. I bought it two weeks ago and put 1200 miles on it already. I took it out to North Carolina from Northern VA, about 300 miles each way. Keep in mind its being broken in and I averaged 80 MPH the whole trip down and up and got 22MPG. That is outstanding for a new unbroken in engine. I just traded my Maxima and Pathfinder for the Murano and so far I am very happy. I just got some mods done (exhaust and cosmetics) and I am looking for a short ram intake if anyone knows where I can get one I'd appreciate some comments. |
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| NELSON |
I have an 06, use premium gas, and have 6700 miles. I do mostly city driving and get between 13 and 14 mpg. My wife says I'm heavy on the gas and brake. :D
The on board computer calculates mpg based on the last 50 miles.. if i remember correctly from another thread. Because of this my reading is always higher than it actually is - due to the occasional highway trips. The computer states i'm getting about 18 mpg. It's a cool gadget, but it gives me false hope. heheh |
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| Eric L. |
| The MPG computer (at least on my 03) calculates mileage based on the last time I reset the meter. |
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| NELSON |
| Really?? I thought i read otherwise on this forum. I'll reset the meter the next time I fill up and see how it compares to the cell phone calculator. |
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| njjoe |
32.2 MPG :eek: Yes, you read that right.
Last night I decided to attempt another high-MPG run. I am running Mobile-1, the air was cool (45F), weather clear, the GSP had no traffic at midnight, the road is relatively flat and averages 20 feet above sea-level, no passengers, no cargo, 35 PSI all around. Except for HESS Regular in the tank, conditions were ideal.
I drove 60 miles at a cruise-controlled 50 MPH, which for me is painfully slow in the free-revving MO on a traffic-free stretch of 4-lane road. The tach hovered just shy of 1,500 RPM.
I was hoping to get 30 MPG but was pleasantly surprised to see the far side of 32. Those are exceptional numbers for a car of MO's size and performance. My hat's off to the guys at Jatco who designed and developed such an efficient tranny, and to Nissan for marrying the award-winning VQ to Jatco's masterpiece.
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| hfelknor |
The issue of course, is that you could only put in (or rather have the Attendant put in) less than 2 gallons.
He could have overfilled the first time and underfilled the second time and you wouldn't know it.
IMO you have to run at least a half tank (250-300 miles) to know what mileage you can get. (And I wouldn't reco running 50MPH on the interstate!).
Homer |
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| Kris |
Joe,
I admire your patience! Hats off!
The number is really impressive. And I believe you. I ran 28.5 sometimes ago. If I am not mistaken the speed was around 55 - 60 mph. However, Murano fuel economy suffers badly with speed. But it is expected given the frontal area.
Thanks for sharing the numbers. |
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| 3.5 Lover |
| A lot of hills on a highway and heavy aftermarket wheels (added weight) will also make your mileage go down. Mine has dropped from 22 mixed to 19 mixed with 20" chrome wheels (Infiniti wheels). I also agree with the person who said the Murano loses mileage per gallon with speeds above 65. My Max got 31 HWY with speeds at 70 - 75 MPH but this is a heavier vehicle with a weird shape so I know it will suffer at higher speeds. |
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| chris |
| my first full tank i got 350 miles in the city, going to work every day...not to bad for a v6... |
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| gene34@gmail.co |
quote:
Originally posted by Bellorusha
I'm about to buy Murano SL 2006 and wanna ask owners about Fuel Economy?
I did read some reviews saying that the real numbers is 14/19 and not 19/24.
thanks
I took my first road trip with our new 2006MO two weeks ago with just 400 miles on the car. We did 300 miles on Interstates 60-70 mph and got 25.1 miles per car's computer. Have been getting 15-17 around the city. I have been using reg gas |
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| 3.5 Lover |
The 07 shows a slight increase
AWD FWD
Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) (city/hwy) 20/24 20/25
Not sure what they did to get one more mile per gallon on the AWD model. The highway figures are close but the city is way off. |
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