I made an account here just to ask about my car rental experience. I needed a car for a day and was given an Outlander Sport SE with a full tank of course. For the time I had it I did a couple of short highway bursts about 10-12 miles each, some city stop and go, and a longer trip on back roads around 40-55 mph plus additional stop and go through small towns.

My total mileage was 107, and when I went to fill up I was astounded. Just about 1.75 gallons until the pump clicked. Gave it a bit more to be sure and second click was 1.9.

Is it really possible that I did 107 miles on under 2 gallons of fuel? I had read some YouTube comments from owners saying that 44 to 45 mpg is pretty doable, but on the forums people generally report mid 30s and reviewers report even less.

I drive with a fairly light foot, but I'm not a hyper miler by any means. I put my foot to the floor a few times too just to get up to speed on on ramps.

At 40 plus mpg I would seriously consider owning one of these things and I actually enjoyed it quite a bit. It is slow but somehow it feels peppy and the overpowered steering rack is something I actually like. Only main con is the engine noise under load.

But seriously, is this kind of fuel economy normal?

 

Totally possible, go test drive the New Outlander Sport it's beautiful.