[meowcat]

So, I bought my '17 EX-L V6 on Feb. 12th. I've got just over 2,500 miles on it, now. So far, I'm pretty impressed with the fuel mileage. I've been averaging about 33 to 34 mpg on my daily commute to and from work. It's roughly 90% highway but with mid to heavy traffic in the remaining 10% city driving.
I thought I'd try and see what I could get if I really tried.
I filled up on Apr. 14th and added 16.8 gallons. I filled up again this morning and I had gone 592 miles on the tank. The IMID shows a remaining range of 49 miles. It also shows trip A at 36.1 mpg. For the first 500 miles I was averaging 37.2 mpg but 2 nights last week, I got stuck in stop and go bumper to bumper traffic for an hour.

Although I didn't incorporate any hypermiling strategies, I did consciously drive as economically as I could, which is to say, I drove like an idiot for 600 miles. I did the best I could to not impede traffic in any way. My hwy speeds were between 65 and 70 mph. No jackrabbit starts, no flooring it, just slow and steady cruise. Windows rolled up, a/c off (most of the time). no cruise control (yes, I can out-economize the cruise control) Eco button on, S mode, never.

I don't know, I'm thinking I can probably get over 40 out on the open road, which is almost unthinkable in a V6 with this much power. I mean, that's Honda Fit territory.

Just so we're clear, this is not what V6's normally get, it's only what their "capable" of getting. Huge difference.

 

[Baldeagle]

How many gallons did it take to fill the tank?

 

[Mark890]

Yeah...I got 2016 EXL V6 and same average like urs on highway and city, I hve posted same pics on other posts


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[meowcat]

How many gallons did it take to fill the tank?

Last fill-up was 16.8 but this time it was considerably more, at 17.3. I know, the tank only holds 17.2 but I was able to do it with 2 or 3 gallons left in the tank. (49 mile range + reserve) I have a tendency to over-fill. Maybe my gas station is ripping me off? Anyway, I felt manual calculation wouldn't net a reliable figure.

 

[ethan2014]

That's very impressive for the V6. In comparison, I have a 2016 sport 6MT with 8,400 miles and lifetime average so for is at 22.0 mpg with a conservative driving style. I drive about 95% city and 5% highway. I can't really complain since advertised city mpg is 23 for the 2017 sport 6MT and 24 for the 2016s. I always assumed the I4 would always get better mpg than the V6. I know many factors affect mpg such as driving style, city/highway, heavy loads, steep hills, wind, wheel size, and transmission.

Another impessive thing is with all the highway driving you do, your oil change intervals will probably be at 7,000 to 8,000 miles. My MM was at 5% at 4,200 miles for my first oil change and I'm currently at 5% at 8,400 miles and due for my second oil change. My car is a year old, don't drive it much, mostly short trips and l have learned from other members that the MM will learn and adjust to your personal driving conditions.

 

[ejsixfive86]

Very nice. I'm experimenting with my current tank how good of mileage I can get with my 15 sport cvt. I have noticed that on highway driving, it's better to turn off econ, but turn on econ in around the town driving.

 

[sandevino]

I drove from McKinney to Dallas today mostly highway and 60 miles round trip. I averaged 28.2mpg in my 2017 6-6 coupe.

 

[JakeJR]

Wow.. impressive .. great to know it is possible to get excellent MPG with V6.

Trade off the smiles ... for some MPG!

 

[Das Chicken]

Just so we're clear, this is not what V6's normally get, it's only what their "capable" of getting. Huge difference.

And I normally get even more than that with my 7th gen 6-6 sedan. :smile I normally get about 40-44 mpg on my usual highway commute.

My best ever trip is up to 47.1 mpg over about 45 miles, best tank is at 38.4. This is with extensive hypermiling techniques though, and several gas mileage mods.

Here is my fuelly for those of you who only trust full tank numbers. 6-6 Sedan (Honda Accord) | Fuelly

 

[Inspire02]

Here was my best run with the "obsolete" V6. Road trip to Las Vegas and back in December. It was cold, below freezing for much of the drive home getting into the low 20s.

Honda wants to get rid of the V6 for a Turbo? :frown

 

[Knxwledge]

I'm getting around 26 average with 60hwy/40city with VCM disabled.

Around 20-23 when I have a heavy foot.

 

[UnknownJinX]

I get about 17~20 MPG with mostly city driving and a heavy foot.

V6 doesn't do that well in city driving.

Honestly, I have reached that point where I just stopped caring about gas mileage. If I want to have good gas mileage, I would just sell the V6 Accord, get a Prius, and done. When I was buying the Accord, I also test drove a Prius(it's a Prius C, but still), and I still went with the Accord, knowing fully well that gas mileage will never be as good as a Prius. I am very willing to sacrifice fuel mileage for performance. Maybe I will do a hypermile run if I want to make a point, but I would never do it consistently. Just makes no sense to me, especially with mostly city driving and hilly highways.

I don't even have to try to get 30+ MPG on my Corolla. I can floor it at times and it still gets good gas mileage, but it will not give me the same satisfaction the V6 Accord gives me.

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[14v6]

That's pretty impressive. The V6 is a pig in the city though but if you keep it on the highway or even 40mph driving, it's pretty easy to keep it running on 3 cylinders only adding to the versatility of this engine. I do think aero has a lot to do with it too because 4 banger accords blow away 4 banger CRV's in the mpg department.

 

[Das Chicken]

If I want to have good gas mileage, I would just sell the V6 Accord, get a Prius, and done.

Challenge accepted X2.

:grin
@carguy1234 challenged me the same thing, except he actually listed an mpg target: 50 MPG. I'm so effing close! Just a few more mods and i'll be there.

 

[UnknownJinX]

That's pretty impressive. The V6 is a pig in the city though but if you keep it on the highway or even 40mph driving, it's pretty easy to keep it running on 3 cylinders only adding to the versatility of this engine. I do think aero has a lot to do with it too because 4 banger accords blow away 4 banger CRV's in the mpg department.

CR-V is also a bit heavier, and the higher trim ones are AWD, so these also hurt MPG.

Challenge accepted X2.

:grin

@carguy1234 challenged me the same thing, except he actually listed an mpg target: 50 MPG. I'm so effing close! Just a few more mods and i'll be there.

Hey, if it's something you want to do, I'd love to see that.

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[yanks1]

Use the Sport mode once in a while & have fun; MPG would still be good for V6; enjoy the Car AND drive it

 

[seldomseen]

That's good....I'm averaging about 20 mpg, mainly city driving.

 

[JakeJR]

It was a good experiment.

My '17 V6 is just a couple days old.
Yesterday wife and I got in car and took a Drive....mostly highway.
Got nearly 33 MPG according to the computer screen.

Not bad considering I wasn't even trying ..

Still breaking her in...

 

[TMVB]

OP - great write up. And nice to see someone post V6 MPG results with the explanation of what's possible under ideal circumstances and what's realistic from a daily drive perspective. As opposed to the all-too-frequent "get a V6 and you can get 40 MPG!" misleading threads.

I really like how Honda has engineered their V6 - power when you want it (at a fuel economy price of course), impressive MPG on the highway.

I've posted this before, but no regrets on buying my 2015 6MT Sport. But if I were buying a '16 or '17, it would be a Touring.

 

[PeterLegend]

Yes, my 2013 V6 gets excellent MPG on the highway but the city has be as low as 15-16 mpg since I live in SoCal.