| Kris |
| Drove from Atlanta to Virginia yesterday. There was unusually high number of police cars on the interstate – I85 so all traffic was a little bit slower than usual. I was driving mostly somewhere between 60 – 75 mph. After 340 miles the computer showed 66 mph (including stops, traffic lights etc. and 25.2 mpg! It is 03 Murano, FWD, 70k on the clock. For those complaining about Murano fuel economy – please stop whining! |
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| Gonzo |
Is it pretty flat in that area?
Great mileage! |
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| njjoe |
Kris-
I am sure you can thank the police for those great mpg numbers. I have a feeling you'd be running 5 - 10 mph faster if it weren't for the men in blue. :4:
Twenty-five mpg is damn good for a vehicle of that size with 245 hp under the hood. A steady foot is all it takes.
-njjoe |
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| Kris |
Gonzo,
The terrains is sort of rolling hills. You always drive slightly up or downhill…
Joe,
You are right the amount of men in blue definitely slowed the traffic down. I usually drive 5 – 8 mph above the speed limit. Always on cruise control…it relaxes me…
Now I forgot to mention the temps were ranging from low 50’s to high 60’s. No AC on. Tires – GDY Eagle LS, 10k “old”. Pressure – F35psi, R33psi. Almost no wind except final 50 miles. Oh, and unusually I put normal gas at QT at the start of the trip. I almost exclusively run premium.
You are right Joe, for such a large car, just look at cross section area! this is more than decent result. If somebody is complaining about Murano fuel economy he better get a Prius! You cannot get size, performance, comfort and great fuel economy. Everything is relative….. |
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| NELSON |
I'll keep whining til the day I trade it in..
What's your city mileage btw? Not everyone needs to travel on highways as often as you do. |
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| NELSON |
I just did a trip from North Jersey to Atantic City (South Jersey).. got 22 MPG. yippee!
Anyhow, if that was my normal commute, I would be happy.
BUT it's not. |
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| Kris |
quote:
Originally posted by NELSON
I'll keep whining til the day I trade it in..
What's your city mileage btw? Not everyone needs to travel on highways as often as you do.
Not really city, mostly suburbia, but traffic here in North Atlanta metro get get really bad. Anyway I am getting here 18-20mpg.... |
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| 3.5 Lover |
| I took my 20" chrome FX45 wheels and tires off. I was averaging 18.5 mixed city/highway. Now with the factory wheels on I am averaging 23MPG mixed. Really strange. The wheel diameter is equal between the two so the speedometer is on for both wheel/tire packages. I cannot figure this one out. |
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| 3.5 Lover |
| Another tank of gas and I dropped down to 19.7 this tank. My driving habits and routes taken are the same. I have given up on watching my mileage because this thing is not good on gas period. They need to pull the EPA estimated mileage sticker off because its not even close to real world driving conditions. They need to do this test out doors and in Northern Virginia or Washington DC. |
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| njjoe |
quote:
Originally posted by 3.5 Lover
They need to pull the EPA estimated mileage sticker off because its not even close to real world driving conditions.
3.5-
The MO's EPA estimates are no less accurate than any other car you could buy.
The AWD MO is listed at 19/24 by the EPA. I usually get anywhere from 16 - 18 around town (never 19) and can easily get 24 on the highway. Coming from a Jeep GC with a V-8 I have no complaints.
-njjoe |
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| 3.5 Lover |
| You are right about the sticker and how all of them are off. I guess it is a physcological thing when you think in the back of your mind about what the sticker says and what you actually get. I know for a fact that all vehicles burn more gas in the winter probably because of the mixture of additives to the fuel in the winter months and the cold weather. |
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| 06murano |
| after a year of driving mine, i can tell you that the mpg readout on the mo (in my car) is never that accurate. in fact, i don't get excited anymore when the computer says that i'm getting 25mpg ave, but at the end of the tank, my calculations always comes out a 1-2 mpg deduction from what the computer gives. |
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| 3.5 Lover |
| With the stock wheels I get 19.5 Mixed city, highway. and 23 highway at 75MPH average. With my 20" Chrome FX 45 Wheels which weigh 74 Pounds each on my scale with tires, I get 18 mixed and 19.5 highway at 75MPH average (300 Mile trip). This is really strange with the highway difference. |
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| 3.5 Lover |
When I look at the difference of how my Murano looks stock verses the infiniti wheels I am forgetting about the mileage difference.
Before
After
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| gnotti211 |
Wow...your MO looks amazing with those rims
It is a tough choice though...which to sacrifice:
MPG or Good Looks...hmm |
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| njjoe |
3.5-
The FX45 wheels look damn good on your MO.
What is good looks worth to you? If you knew ahead of time that those wheels would cost you X miles per gallon, what would be the maximum value of X that you would accept? Is one MPG an acceptable penalty? Two? Three?
Personally I could handle one, maybe one and a half mpg. More than that and it would start to bug me. But as soon as I had any doubts I would look at the "before" :( and "after":D pictures and try to justify it some other way. :4:
-njjoe |
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| 3.5 Lover |
Thanks for the positive comments gnotti211 and njjoe; With gas quickly heading towards $3 per gallon for premium I have to make a decision when the warm whether kicks in.
I didn't have this problem with my 06 Maxima. I got 31 MPG driving 75 -80 MPH. Different vechicles I know but I heard others on the Maxima forum complaining their cars burned an aweful amount of fuel and I couldn't understand it because mine did well. Same applies here. |
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| 3.5 Lover |
| Well, I finally ran a distance run with my factory wheels on this weekend. I went from Woodbridge, Virginia to Solomon's Island, Maryland and back (180 miles). I averaged 24.2 MPG at 70MPH. There are stop lights along the way so it wasn't all highway. This is my best yet. Maybe I will stop complaining now that I see it was my FX wheels causing my Murano to burn a lot of gas. It still doesn't make much since that they would cause me to lose 5 MPG on the highway. That is significant, over a 100 miles per tank due to wheel/tire package. |
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| Kris |
Hard to believe how much difference tires can make...
Good info..thanks. |
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| 3.5 Lover |
| Kris; the Infiniti wheels are heavier (20" chrome) verses (18" not sure if aluminuim alloy or steel) Murano wheels. I think the CVT must be the culprit here but who knows. The master tech at Nissan told me I may have problems if I go with a bigger wheel than what was designed for the Murano due to the CVT and I thought he was blowing smoke but it may be true. I didn't have this problem with my Maxima or my Altima. So far I have gotten 245 miles on a my first half tank of gas. |
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| gnotti211 |
| Also, although it doesn't make a big difference in the fuel economy....bigger wheels = less aerodynamic = less mpg |
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| Tarzan_MO |
quote:
Originally posted by Kris
Drove from Atlanta to Virginia yesterday. There was unusually high number of police cars on the interstate – I85 so all traffic was a little bit slower than usual. I was driving mostly somewhere between 60 – 75 mph. After 340 miles the computer showed 66 mph (including stops, traffic lights etc. and 25.2 mpg! It is 03 Murano, FWD, 70k on the clock. For those complaining about Murano fuel economy – please stop whining!
For my first full tank EVAH!
I got 18.8 mpg, according to the thingamajig on the LCD.
I estimate that was around 65% city and 35% highway.
Is that fairly decent?
Cheers :D |
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| njjoe |
Tarzan-
18.8 mpg on a brand-new, yet-to-be-broken-in, tight engine is pretty damn good. It will only get better as the engine hits it stride around 7 - 10K.
-njjoe |
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| Interceptor |
| Just got done driving from Colorado Springs to Denver and back (approx 160 miles). Before I left I filled up with 91 octane and reset the trip meter. Most of the trip is downhill on the way to Denver and uphill coming back. Average speed on I-25 was 75-80 mph. After my trip I pulled in the garage and hit the fuel economy button and the computer said I averaged 26.1 mpg. I did use the cruise most of the trip so that probably helped but I did see the tach hit 4 grand a couple of times. Needless to say the Murano gets excellent mileage for the size of vehicle. If you are considering getting a SUV with decent gas mileage take the MO for a ride. You won't be disappointed! |
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| Kris |
quote:
Originally posted by Interceptor
Just got done driving from Colorado Springs to Denver and back (approx 160 miles). Before I left I filled up with 91 octane and reset the trip meter. Most of the trip is downhill on the way to Denver and uphill coming back. Average speed on I-25 was 75-80 mph. After my trip I pulled in the garage and hit the fuel economy button and the computer said I averaged 26.1 mpg. I did use the cruise most of the trip so that probably helped but I did see the tach hit 4 grand a couple of times. Needless to say the Murano gets excellent mileage for the size of vehicle. If you are considering getting a SUV with decent gas mileage take the MO for a ride. You won't be disappointed!
It must be the altitude! Last year driving around Santa Fe in NM, and north to Colorado I was averaging 28 mphh |
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| Interceptor |
| I forgot to add that my MO is a SE AWD. I have a trip coming up to Wisconsin. It's about 1100 miles from home so I should get a good idea how it does at a lower altitude. I will post the MPG when I get done with the trip. |
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| Lightninrod |
My DW and I just got back from a 1200 mile trip to Southwest Florida and back to middle GA. We drove our still new(700 miles when we left), 2007 Mo SL(FWD) on interstates mostly with about 10% of the driving in and around a small Florida town.
The Trip computer showed an average of 20 mpg. On the interstates, I drove it between 70 and 95 mph with most of it at 80+ mph. On the way back, we were battling a headwind as a northerner blew threw with gusts to 30 mph with a heavy rainstorm added too. It truly was a joy to drive and it kept us safe and comfortable.
Btw, I kept gas receipts and will calculate the 'true' mpg soon as I don't completely trust the computer.;)
EDIT: Forgot to add that I bought only 93 octane(Amoco, Chevron, Shell, and Citgo).
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| Lightninrod |
Just did the math and we got a stunning 21.8 mpg!
I have to issue a caveat in that I only kept records on the first 407.6 miles(used 18.661 gals.), not the entire trip. I didn't fill the tank to the brim on the last fill-up on the return trip.
Due to the cross-winds when returning, it probably dropped to 20(plus or minus?) mpg which is what the computer indicated.
I was pleased to note that the Average mpg continued to go up as we drove the entire trip. When we started, it indicated 18.2 Average and went on up to the 20 mpg Average on the return trip.
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| Lightninrod |
OK, I filled it up to the brim this evening so this trip includes some 'around town' driving after getting home Sun.
Total gallons: 47.885
Total miles: 969.3
Average mpg: 20.2+
I'm extremely pleased with those results.
Dan |
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| DavidH |
UK Spec Murano - 9000 miles. Over last 200 miles run on Exxon Supreme 97 Octane, with driving speeds anywhere between 0 and 100 mph (town and motorway driving), I have just returned 29.7 mpg
Believe UK gallon is slightly different than US, but don't know conversion rate.
Anyhow - V. impressed :D
David
ps standard factory car. |
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| Gonzo |
| 29MPG.... at 100 MPH.... ahhhhh "something just aint right with that." |
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| njjoe |
DavidH-
1 UK gallon = 1.2 US gallons
Your posted mpg translates to 24.75 miles/gallon (US).
Not bad, not bad at all.
-njjoe |
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| Gonzo |
| OK I'm gonna be the bad guy but there is something wrong here. How can one get almost 25 MPH in mixed city and highway.... not to mention hitting 100 MPH? |
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| njjoe |
quote:
Originally posted by Gonzo
OK I'm gonna be the bad guy but there is something wrong here. How can one get almost 25 MPH in mixed city and highway.... not to mention hitting 100 MPH?
A very good tailwind?
-njjoe |
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| DavidH |
quote:
Originally posted by Gonzo
OK I'm gonna be the bad guy but there is something wrong here. How can one get almost 25 MPH in mixed city and highway.... not to mention hitting 100 MPH?
I "think" that the UK version is tuned slightly different to the US version.
The UK version is 234bhp in standard form, don't know what the US version is.
Nissan UK do not fit front foglamps because and I quote "extra cooling is required because the UK version has a quicker top speed than the US version. Donot fit lamps to the spaces in the front bumper"
The official fuel consumption/performance figures from
http://www.nissan.co.uk/NMGB/en_GB/...specs/specs.pdf
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Urban cycle mpg (l./km) 16.4 (17.2)
Extra-urban mpg (l./km) 29.7 (9.5)
Combined mpg (l./km) 23.0 (12.3)
CO2 Mass emissions g/km 295
Max speed mph (km/h) 124 (200)
Acceleration 0-62 mph sec 8.9
Don't know how this compares to your models.
The UK model also does not have a fuel consumption computer (wonder why :D) so the fuel consumption figure stated was worked out full tank to full tank. 201 miles / 30.74 litres multiply by 4.546 = 29.7 miles per gallon
4.546 being the official conversion rate for litres to UK Gallons.
I would be interested to see how the above figures compare to the US model.
thanks
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| njjoe |
quote:
Originally posted by DavidH
Nissan UK do not fit front foglamps because and I quote "extra cooling is required because the UK version has a quicker top speed than the US version. Donot fit lamps to the spaces in the front bumper"
David-
That is interesting. Out of curiosity, in the space where the US-spec fog lamps are located, does your MO have ducts directing air somewhere, open vents, or are they just blocked off? Also, what were you quoting?
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| DavidH |
There are vents fitted (three very thin horizointal fins)
The quote was from Nissan Tech Support (NETIS). I work for a UK Nissan dealer who has been Datsun then Nissan since 1974.
best regards
David |
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| njjoe |
quote:
Originally posted by DavidH
Urban cycle mpg (l./km) 16.4 (17.2)
Extra-urban mpg (l./km) 29.7 (9.5)
Combined mpg (l./km) 23.0 (12.3)
CO2 Mass emissions g/km 295
Max speed mph (km/h) 124 (200)
Acceleration 0-62 mph sec 8.9
Don't know how this compares to your models.
For comparison:
City: 20 mpg(US) or 11.76 l./km
Highway: 25 mpg(US) or 9.41 l./km
240 horsepower @ 5,800 rpm
244 lb-ft of torque @ 4,400 rpm
I think the top speed is somewhere near 123 mph. I haven't been there...yet.
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| gnotti211 |
| The speed limiter kicks in at 118 exactly..i hit it the other day coming home on 95 in no traffic |
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| Gonzo |
quote:
Originally posted by gnotti211
The speed limiter kicks in at 118 exactly..i hit it the other day coming home on 95 in no traffic
I must have a special version.... as mine kicked in at 120MPH. |
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| Kris |
quote:
Originally posted by Gonzo
I must have a special version.... as mine kicked in at 120MPH.
Hm, maybe my is special version too. The limiter kicked in at 230................kph...:2: |
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| DavidH |
quote:
Originally posted by njjoe
For comparison:
240 horsepower @ 5,800 rpm
244 lb-ft of torque @ 4,400 rpm
-njjoe
UK Model
Max. engine power (kW) PS (172) 234 @ 6000 rpm
Max. torque lbft (Nm) 235 (318) @ 3600 rpm
It looks pretty much like we are just about on the same fuel consumption figures - the difference being the conversion from US to UK +/- a few mpg :)
(thats before we start talking about different tyres / pressures etc ;) )
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| njjoe |
David-
I am very curious about the power specs. Do you think the differences are due to the pollution controls that are required for each country? Your MO has less power but the torque peak is in a more usable area of the curve.
-njjoe |
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| I-285MURANO |
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Kris
[B]Drove from Atlanta to Virginia yesterday. There was unusually high number of police cars on the interstate – I85 so all traffic was a little bit slower than usual. I was driving mostly somewhere between 60 – 75 mph. After 340 miles the computer showed 66 mph
I notice if I have to do about 60 mph (especially on I85 in South Carolina not to far past the Georgia line, Police big time!!) my MPG are excellent. 22 - 25 ish. |
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| Kris |
| Whatever we say about the Murano we have to agree - the fuel economy is not bad. Not bad indeed......;) |
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| Snowride |
| Personally I have never been impressed with the MO's fuel consumption. Always seems just OK in my book. Just last week I was on a business trip in the States where I racked up 414 miles on a Monte Carlo. Driving just like I would in my Mo. Highway miles are always on cruise control at 7 mph over the limit so this put me at 72 in most cases. I think what surprised me was the 14.8 gallons I put in when I brought her back to the rental counter. So much so, i did the math and had managed 33.7 mpg. I checked the epa ratings for the car and it shows 31 highway. 414 miles was my only fuel fill and I still had 1/8+ tank showing on the gauge. Unless I try to the point of frustration with the Mo I cannot even get epa highway mileage out of her. That's darn good milage on the Monte Carlo with noy even trying. Would never buy one though. :2: |
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| Kris |
Snowride
this comparison is not fair. MonteCarlo is a sedan and as such has much smaller cross-section. Just to put your MC in perspective - I recently drove a station wagon (yes! they still exists!) at speeds of 100 mph (no, not in USA) and was getting fuel economy 6 - 8 l/100ks.....how your MC compares to it? ;) |
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| Snowride |
| Of course it's not a fair comparison. Point was, I drove it like I drive the Murano with no attempt at all to get good fuel milage. Yet I managed higher milage than epa states for this car on highway miles although I would estimate about 20% of that drive was city. Even if I tried everything, short of back drafting a big rig on the autoroute, I could never mangage to get epa figures (never mind exceeding them) out of the Murano. In reality, if the epa figures for the Monte Carlo were up in the 35 mpg range, I would not have posted this. Get my point? Kinda like the Prius which is supposed to get 60 but nobody seems to be able to do more than 55 in full out attempts at getting it. |
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| erik5032 |
| This July i am taking a 2000 mile trip back up north and I will let you know what my Murano gets...It is all highway so i should be able to get ok mileage. Ill keep you posted. |
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