Hi All,
I have had this car for about two and a half months. So far, I put 880 miles on it. Both the caluclated and digital display indicate 21.7-21.9 MPG combined. The purported MPG is 30-32 MPG. I understand some people may have 25.5 MPG combined, but my less-than-22 MPG is not anywhere near the 30-32 MPG claim. FYI, I drive in the city 90% of time. The round trip from home and work is about 12-13 miles. I paid $6-7K more, hoping to get better fuel efficiency than RX 350. Is there anything I can do to improve the fuel economy? FYI, I am not heavy on the gas pedal. Who shall I contact in Lexus Corporation for this complaint?
Thanks for any suggestions in advance,
Leatherck (Richard)
Update from 10/23/2010:
I brought the car to dealer for service today. I told them the average MPG is only 21.3. The guy asked me what's the mileage on it? I told him it was about 950. He said it was too early to tell, as we should wait around 5000 miles for the car to "break in", so I cancelled the service today... will break it back in a few months when it reaches 5000k. He said a few years back a guy with 2006 RX??? brought back the car with the same complaint. After 5000k, he was happy about the fuel efficiency. I hope it will make a difference then. I don't expect it will ever achieve average 28-29 MPG as most people mentioned on edmunds.com. If it reaches 26 MPG, I would be very happy, given the fact that I live in San Francisco, with 12 miles round trip to work, and lots of traffic jams.