I have the R/T.... I filled up the gas tank which cost me about $35 ($3.00) and got about 215 miles and was barely above quarter tank I was trying to run it low so that I could find out how many miles I could get on a tank of gas but my husband took my car and doesnt like to let any car run under a half tank so he put gas in it and messed me up.... So I filled it up again today and i'll try this again .... This is also driving local 25 mph roads and 55mph on my way to work but mostly around town with alot of stopping and going with ac on full blast ...... Dont know if this helps any ....I'll let you know how it does on a road trip from Virginia to PA... hopefully this weekend... If not then to Michigan (home) over labor day from Virginia

 

it will be interesting to see what you get. It's really weird how much different the gas mileage is for the Calibers on here. Mabey some are just worse on gas. Mabey it's due to the fact the this is the first year and they haven't perfected all of the parts yet. Who knows?

 

I've been getting about 330-335 miles to a tank, mostly short distance and and alot of accelerating freeway driving. To have the autostick you need the CVT2, the CVT doesn't have autostick.

 

Hi All...
Mileage figures obtained by the Environmental Protection Agency should be considered as estimates, they really are to be used only for comparison purposes. The actual mileage you can expect depends on the individual driving habits of the person using the vehicle, the conditions under which it is driven, and the vehicle's mechanical condition.

You can check out estimated fuel usage on various engine/transmission combinations on the EPA web site at: www.fueleconomy.gov.

Hope this helps...

Kelly S

 

True.......but everyone getting vastly different mileage is a bit odd.

 

SXT with CVT:

4243 total miles with an average of 25.148 mpg

 

2.0 SXT with autostick

my average after 3700km is 21mpg

 

I was just looking at the jeep site which has specs on the compass now, after looking at that it definatly seems that the CVT is the culperate for the poor fuel economy, now adays normal auto's have fuel economy's about the same as manual, usualy 1mpg worse or better.

just for example first, here's a few different vehicles, 4-8 cyl, trucks and cars with both auto and manual fuel economys.

Jeep Liberty 3.7L
18/22 6 speed manual
17/23 4 speed auto

Dodge Dakota 4.7L
15/20 6 speed manual
15/20 5 speed auto

Scion tc 2.4L
22/29 5 speed manual
23/30 4 speed auto

Honda Civic 1.8L
30/38 6 speed manual
30/40 5 speed auto

Ford Focus 2.0L
26/34 5 speed manual
26/32 4 speed auto

So basicaly auto's are just as good, and in some cases a little better than the manual in the same car and in some cases a little worse, but then there's the CVT (which is suposed to give better economy that a normal auto) vs 5 speed manual in the compass.

Jeep Compass 2.4L
25/29 5 speed manual
23/26 CVT

Personaly that tells me they need to drop the CVT and go with a normal 4/5 speed auto, it would get better economy and performance.

 

R/T with CVT2, I average 18.2mpg. I do a lot of stop and go driving, and while in the "go" part, I do anywhere from 40-60 MPH. Sure would be nice to get above 20mpg average. I traded in a 10 year old minivan, as I was average 14-15 mpg in it, expecting to get an 8mpg bump in fuel economy, not 3. I'll be taking my car in tomorrow for it's first oil change, and to look at a few warrenty issues, hopefully after this oil change the milage will go up a bit.

Interestingly, right after I got this car, I had to make a 200 mile drive round trip, all highway driving, and I got 29mpg. But now, whever I do any highway driving I get 25-26mpg. Hmm...

 

I just traded in my 04 Dodge Ram for the Caliber and I have to say I Love it! Im getting about 25-30 mpg with the 1.8 manual. Thats a big jump from 12 mpg w the Ram... Although I have to say I do miss the room and the power, but I dont miss the 70 bucks I had to put into it once sometimes twice a week.