Very True.
I by no means am implying we have enough data to write this in stone.
It was mainly to give us some idea of what/When to expect to witness a change (improvement?) in MPGs...



Not at all. And, I never took it that way neither.

By the way, it's not just engine break-in that's the issue here, it's the weird CVT that's more of a topic of interest.

The engine has been around long enough but that transmission... I think most of the energy is lost through that "belt drive" system than anything else.

Some of the members who op-ed for the manual trans. are seeing great MPGs right off the dealer lot!
(Same exact engine but just a different transmission... So that should tell you something.)

 

So here's the deal. I called the dealership and they said that my MPG's will come with time. I just rolled over 1700 and filled up. I'd say around 30% highway and 70% city I got a combined mpg of 27!!!! The weird thing was my dash actually said 26.7 (it actually wasn't that far off from calculating it at the pump). So I guess all outlanders vary of their break in period. All I can say is keep on truckin.

 

Thanks for the update.

Yeah it's strange like that... but, as you can see first hand, the break-in "range**" does vary & seems to take it's own sweet time, BUT it does improve (eventually)...

As the CVT loosens up the MPG should get better.
Keep us posted.




** Happens a LOT Later than standard 500 mile standard.

 

Ps Keep it under 60mph!!!!

 

Funny..
I was about to say keep it under 75MPH.

I was able to get 31MPG (just recently - Memorial Day weekend..) going between 65-70 steady on the highway.

Can't achieve that on local streets, sadly.