Rx400H Cross Country Fuel Economy

[Rasti Man]

Morning everyone

Can some of the 400h owners who live in rural areas please give me an idea of typical MPG from mainly using smaller country roads?

I will add I like to "press on" when the conditions allow, and do not have the lightest of right feet.

Thanks chaps.

[Romasato]

I have neither - and I would say ~26 in winter and ~29 in summer. I am driving in London, but I don't get stuck in traffic too often as I work outside the city - so I would imagine it is similar to country roads.

[JBPRX400h]

I once drove from Norwich to Milton Keynes cross country in our 400h using mainly B and unclassified roads and achieved an indicated 44.5 MPG. Mind you that was driving as economically as possible and certainly not pressing on. It also took rather a long time!

30 to 35 MPG is probably reasonably achievable if your journeys are not too short.

JBP

[lexom]

I live "in the sticks" and I like to "press on". The trip computer is typically showing 29mpg on A and B roads all year (I never switch the air-con off).

[Rasti Man]

Many thanks everyone, the figures which are coming back are pretty impressive!

[Paddy Dzell]

I live in the country and commute 20 miles each way across winding roads and a bit of dual carriageway, followed by a crawl into town for the last 3 miles or so. Average 33mpg (2008 RX400h)

Paddy

[DanD]

I live "in the sticks" and I like to "press on". The trip computer is typically showing 29mpg on A and B roads all year (I never switch the air-con off).

Same. 29mpg, enjoying the performance and with aircon switched on all the time. A little less in winter as it takes longer for the car to warm up and you rely on the gadgets, but providing your drive is long enough, it averages out.

[energyman]

31- 33 in the summer and 27-29 in the winter. I'm thinking that changing all my tyres recently has seriously affected mpg. Possible drag effect because of deeper grooving on the treads? Don't know.

[Crowtree]

I live "in the sticks" and I like to "press on". The trip computer is typically showing 29mpg on A and B roads all year (I never switch the air-con off).

Just a quirky thought, dont the aircon run off the hybrid Battery system so it should not effect the mpg as it normally would in a " normal car " ?

[Gliderpilot]

Thats true, but what you take out of the traction Battery you've got to put back in!