Just bought a 2011 sx4 crossover hatchback and I have about 1500 miles on it so far. I am thrilled with the mileage I am getting. I have been getting about 30 mpg with a combination city and country driving. I expect to get some great mileage on a trip. With all of the complaints of poor gas mileage on this vehicle, I have got to be pleased. I have the cvt automatic tranny.
Doolyp
Install the K&N Air Cleaner and then boost the tire pressure to at least 38# and you'll pick up another 2 to 5 mpg.
The SX4 is capable of some good mileage, but it depends a lot on the driver and how you set up the car.
Good Luck!
Shadow
The SX4 is capable of some good mileage, but it depends a lot on the driver and how you set up the car.
Good Luck!
Shadow
The YEAR is the critical piece of information.
The K&N Engine Air Filter for the 2009 will NOT fit on the 2010 or 2011.
One guy posted the number of one that will just barely fit, but I can't remember now if it was on this forum or the Club SX4 forum.
It was actually NOT a filter for a Suzuki, but for some other make.
It appears that so far, K&N is not making a filter specifically for the 2010-2011 SX4. Sorry!
So far, we don't know what country you're living in. You didn't put that in your control panel.
SX4's are different in different parts of the world, so knowing where you're from can really help anyone wanting to give you either information or advise.
The K&N Engine Air Filter for the 2009 will NOT fit on the 2010 or 2011.
One guy posted the number of one that will just barely fit, but I can't remember now if it was on this forum or the Club SX4 forum.
It was actually NOT a filter for a Suzuki, but for some other make.
It appears that so far, K&N is not making a filter specifically for the 2010-2011 SX4. Sorry!
So far, we don't know what country you're living in. You didn't put that in your control panel.
SX4's are different in different parts of the world, so knowing where you're from can really help anyone wanting to give you either information or advise.
Unfortunately the 2010-2011 has a newer engine J20B vs J20 (US 2.0 liter the only motor avail in the US) so the dimensions of the air filter are different. AFAIK there is only one air filter availible period. A paper one made by WIX. The only place I have found available is RockAUTO.COM about $25 (ouch) or O'Reily's special order for $35!
Go to K&N and request the filter and maybe the will build it!
Go to K&N and request the filter and maybe the will build it!
There is a K&N Air cleaner that will fit on a 2010-2011 with some cramming and stuffing. I've been looking for the thread on three different forums now, where that was discussed, but so far no luck.
It is a filter for a different car, , , not an SX4.
I'll make inquiry of a few forum moderators.
If I get the info on it, I'll certainly come back here and post it.
In the mean time, get the WIX filter. Or just vacuum out your old one.
Later!
It is a filter for a different car, , , not an SX4.
I'll make inquiry of a few forum moderators.
If I get the info on it, I'll certainly come back here and post it.
In the mean time, get the WIX filter. Or just vacuum out your old one.
Later!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
That's the thread I was looking for, but couldn't find.
One last time...... Thank you!
Shadow
That's the thread I was looking for, but couldn't find.
One last time...... Thank you!
Shadow
Thank you Shadow for the help you gave me in the recent past.As this subject is raised again rather than resurect my post from abour six weeks ago I have decided to come in here. I took your advice and put an extra 5 PSI in the tyres and installed the K&N filter as you sugessted.Approaching another fill-up now but can report about 13% improvement in my MPG. Pretty good. As my car tax here in Ireland is due at the end of this month at 447 Euro ( approx 600 dollars per year) I decided to look for a greener more less thirsty car. Got a magor surprise when most dealers would not deal with me as the said they would not be able to shift my SX4. On enquiring why,iI was told that I must be the unluckist motorist in Ireland. Asking why,I was told that I must have bought the last 447 tax per year car from the dealer as the SX4 is now less thirsty and only 156 Euro a year tax. And a Suzuki dealer told me it was on the market at least three months before I bought.
As only Suzuki dealers would give me any sort of deal I have taken a massive hit on ordering a new Swift. Tax only 104 Euro per year and a combined MPG of 56. That and the tyre trick plus a new K&N will do me fine.
My logic being ,if I cannot get rid of the SX4 when she is only a year old what hope have I got in a few years time? So sadly my last post here but looking forward to joining the Swift forum. Goodbye alland thank you. TMULL
As only Suzuki dealers would give me any sort of deal I have taken a massive hit on ordering a new Swift. Tax only 104 Euro per year and a combined MPG of 56. That and the tyre trick plus a new K&N will do me fine.
My logic being ,if I cannot get rid of the SX4 when she is only a year old what hope have I got in a few years time? So sadly my last post here but looking forward to joining the Swift forum. Goodbye alland thank you. TMULL
Don't go away. Stick around!
I can't believe those taxes on cars over there. My annual license plate renewal is about $56. We don't have a tax on our cars, as such. Of course the license plate is a form of tax, if you want to look at it that way.
Now that you know how 5# extra in the tires will increase your gas mileage, try 40 # for a few days, like one tank of gas. I've been at 44# per tire, now for several months and I see no downside, only very positive results in handling and gas mileage. Maybe a little more road noise, but who gives a dang.???
It may be different for cars with different tires, in different countries, but here in Florida, with the OEM Bridgestone Turanza tires, it's working great for me.
Our gas prices are slowly dropping here. Today I filled up for just $3.549 per gallon. That's the lowest I've paid in several weeks.
I just plugged all the numbers into my Excel Spreadsheet that calculates my mileage and for the past three days, I've gotten an average of 41 mpg.
Like the old saying goes, "Numbers don't lie". Granted, I'm a little surprised.
But I've said this before, "My SX4 is re-teaching me how to drive, for economy". I'm re-writing my own book on "How to drive for the best economy". Long book name,,, right?:lol::lol:
For the best gasoline mileage, don't do this!
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It's good hearing from you again,
Shadow
I can't believe those taxes on cars over there. My annual license plate renewal is about $56. We don't have a tax on our cars, as such. Of course the license plate is a form of tax, if you want to look at it that way.
Now that you know how 5# extra in the tires will increase your gas mileage, try 40 # for a few days, like one tank of gas. I've been at 44# per tire, now for several months and I see no downside, only very positive results in handling and gas mileage. Maybe a little more road noise, but who gives a dang.???
It may be different for cars with different tires, in different countries, but here in Florida, with the OEM Bridgestone Turanza tires, it's working great for me.
Our gas prices are slowly dropping here. Today I filled up for just $3.549 per gallon. That's the lowest I've paid in several weeks.
I just plugged all the numbers into my Excel Spreadsheet that calculates my mileage and for the past three days, I've gotten an average of 41 mpg.
Like the old saying goes, "Numbers don't lie". Granted, I'm a little surprised.
But I've said this before, "My SX4 is re-teaching me how to drive, for economy". I'm re-writing my own book on "How to drive for the best economy". Long book name,,, right?
:lol::lol:For the best gasoline mileage, don't do this!
It's good hearing from you again,
Shadow
Thanks Shadow. Yes I will stay on if not owning an SX 4 does not exclude me.Your tips on improvements and good driving will also help me with my new Swift which I hope to have later today.Our imperial gallons are bigger than your USA gallons so your milage is really impressive on smaller gallons and a bigger engine.You say just over three dollars a gallon? Lucky you. Here in Ireland it is just over 9 dollars a gallon and even more expensive in the UK. As a pensioner living on a state pension and a small occopational pension I just cannot keep up. My next task is to see if I can modify my detatchable SX4 towbar to fit the Swift. The rear fender removal on both cars seen the same to remove.By any chance have you done this or any suggestions as to how? This is a nice friendly forum and I am delighted to be a member. Yes I will keep in touch.TMULL
I remember, in 1964 when I was stationed in Germany, gasoline on the 'German Economy' as we called it, was really expensive compared to what we were used to in the US. We were able to buy Esso gasoline coupons through the Army at a greatly reduced price and we could also buy cheap gas at the Quartermaster Gas Station.
So even that far back, I was painfully aware that gasoline in Europe was much more expensive than it was in the USA. I've never understood that.
I'm amazed, at just how few people here are driving for economy. They drive around on squishy tires (under inflated) and they blast off from every stop light like it was the start of a drag race and they roar down the interstate highway at 80+ miles per hour. That's just the average..... some drive even faster.
Fuel economy is just not on their minds at all.
I'm certainly not a fuel economy EXPERT, yet, but I'm still learning. The SX4 is a good teacher.
Cheers Mate!
Shadow
So even that far back, I was painfully aware that gasoline in Europe was much more expensive than it was in the USA. I've never understood that.
I'm amazed, at just how few people here are driving for economy. They drive around on squishy tires (under inflated) and they blast off from every stop light like it was the start of a drag race and they roar down the interstate highway at 80+ miles per hour. That's just the average..... some drive even faster.
Fuel economy is just not on their minds at all.
I'm certainly not a fuel economy EXPERT, yet, but I'm still learning. The SX4 is a good teacher.
Cheers Mate!
Shadow
In my limited search for a less thirsty car I asked all my friends and also approached complete strangers if they were driving a model that seemed interesting. My main question was " Do you have any idea what MPG your car is doing" Not one of my friends or any one of the people I asked had any idea as to the performance of their cars. As a person that records every distance run between fill-ups plus amount spent and liters bought and enters same in a little notebook that I keep in the car I was truly admazed that people just accept the situtation and just pay up. That attatude has ruined our econemy in all its aspects.TMULL
Yup, most folks just Fill & Go. But, ever since I bought my SX4, I've become aware of my MPG like never before. I think it was the little MPG meter on my dash panel that tweaked my interest in my own MPG.
So after doing some searching on the internet, I found an Excel Spreadsheet that will calculate my MPG and cost per mile and keep the records for me.
When I fill up my car at a gas pump, I save my receipt, printed by the pump, or failing to get one, I write down the gallons and price. Then I write my Odometer Reading on the receipt. When I get home, I put all that info into my Excel Spreadsheet. So the MPG readings I get are the average for a full tank of gas.
Years ago, when I was driving a Chevy Sprint Turbo (made by Suzuki) I took a trip from Florida to Iowa to take in a big Steam Engine show. I took a friend along and we decided to run the little Turbo Car for the best mileage, keeping the Turbo light off as much as possible.
On one part of the trip from Iowa to Illinois, we maintained the speed limit on the two lane highways, as much as possible and just generally drove for economy. When I filled up the tank in Illinois and checked the MPG for the trip, I was surprised and pleased that it came out to 57 miles per gallon.
The average MPG for that little car was in the low to mid 40's.
That car, if you're not familiar with it, had a 1000cc engine, with only three cylinders and a four speed manual transmission. It also came stock with a Turbo. Here's that car:
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I wish I had that little car today. I'm sure that with some of the things I've learned from the SX4, that I could get 60 mpg on the Sprint. That's the car that Suzuki should be making today.
Cheers Mates!
So after doing some searching on the internet, I found an Excel Spreadsheet that will calculate my MPG and cost per mile and keep the records for me.
When I fill up my car at a gas pump, I save my receipt, printed by the pump, or failing to get one, I write down the gallons and price. Then I write my Odometer Reading on the receipt. When I get home, I put all that info into my Excel Spreadsheet. So the MPG readings I get are the average for a full tank of gas.
Years ago, when I was driving a Chevy Sprint Turbo (made by Suzuki) I took a trip from Florida to Iowa to take in a big Steam Engine show. I took a friend along and we decided to run the little Turbo Car for the best mileage, keeping the Turbo light off as much as possible.
On one part of the trip from Iowa to Illinois, we maintained the speed limit on the two lane highways, as much as possible and just generally drove for economy. When I filled up the tank in Illinois and checked the MPG for the trip, I was surprised and pleased that it came out to 57 miles per gallon.
The average MPG for that little car was in the low to mid 40's.
That car, if you're not familiar with it, had a 1000cc engine, with only three cylinders and a four speed manual transmission. It also came stock with a Turbo. Here's that car:
I wish I had that little car today. I'm sure that with some of the things I've learned from the SX4, that I could get 60 mpg on the Sprint. That's the car that Suzuki should be making today.
Cheers Mates!
Shadow, You are a mine of information. That car is not too far off looking like the new swift.Sooner or later the American people will realise that gas is on the wane world wide and switch to lower consuming models. I believe the worlds motor builders are using all their old gas gusling engines on models then sent to the USA market. The Europeans turned their backs on them a while ago. Until American motorists have to pay European prices for gas I dont believe the less thirsty models will be made available to ye. A sad fact is the preception that most of the world has is that the USA is using a dispropation amount of the world resorces especially its oil.
I am a retired Master Mariner and worked most of my working career as a Tugmaster in my own homeport of Cork.Working a system of one week on one week off and a day on and a day off on the working week I had plenty of time to do other things on my days off. Helping a friend of mine who had a small dredging company I got friendly with one of his regular employees who happened to live about 25 miles from the job. In 1974 when the middle east turned off the worlds oil we all struggled to get to work. One evening as he turned up he stated to me that if he could buy petrol that he would be willing to pay about six times over the odds for it.I expressed my disbelief at this but he explained."Petrol is now not available at the pumps so I have no choice. But if it was available at six times the price I would have a choice. I could buy it or leave it" I learn a valuable lesson that evening. We moan about the price but we still buy. If we cannot get petrol we all have very expensive heaps of junk in our drives.TMULL
I am a retired Master Mariner and worked most of my working career as a Tugmaster in my own homeport of Cork.Working a system of one week on one week off and a day on and a day off on the working week I had plenty of time to do other things on my days off. Helping a friend of mine who had a small dredging company I got friendly with one of his regular employees who happened to live about 25 miles from the job. In 1974 when the middle east turned off the worlds oil we all struggled to get to work. One evening as he turned up he stated to me that if he could buy petrol that he would be willing to pay about six times over the odds for it.I expressed my disbelief at this but he explained."Petrol is now not available at the pumps so I have no choice. But if it was available at six times the price I would have a choice. I could buy it or leave it" I learn a valuable lesson that evening. We moan about the price but we still buy. If we cannot get petrol we all have very expensive heaps of junk in our drives.TMULL
The big gas shortage of the 70's, was all contrived by the oil companies to force up the gas price at the pump. During that crisis, the oil barges stacked up in N.Y. harbor because all the on-shore tanks were full and they had to place to unload.
It was the same in the Gulf, where crude oil comes in to the refineries. Full oil barges were lined up for miles along the Gulf Coast, because there was no place to unload. Oil crisis, my Butt!
Right now, with gas prices at record highs, the oil companies are recording record profits. Just a bunch of thieves.
Cheers Mate!
It was the same in the Gulf, where crude oil comes in to the refineries. Full oil barges were lined up for miles along the Gulf Coast, because there was no place to unload. Oil crisis, my Butt!
Right now, with gas prices at record highs, the oil companies are recording record profits. Just a bunch of thieves.
Cheers Mate!
oil price
Yes, the oil companies are making obscene profits but they have a partner in crime. Here in Canada, about 1/3 of our pump price goes to various government taxes. I have driven often in the UK (and I imagine it's about the same in Eire) and their price is double ours!! It's an easy way for governments to grab funds and when people complain to their representatives, it's like asking the mafia to investigate itself!! With the US debt load being so high, it's only a matter of time till they resort to this source of funds too!
Yes, the oil companies are making obscene profits but they have a partner in crime. Here in Canada, about 1/3 of our pump price goes to various government taxes. I have driven often in the UK (and I imagine it's about the same in Eire) and their price is double ours!! It's an easy way for governments to grab funds and when people complain to their representatives, it's like asking the mafia to investigate itself!! With the US debt load being so high, it's only a matter of time till they resort to this source of funds too!
Of course, I can't personally verify it, but I've been told many times by many sources, that all our legislators are up to their hairline in oil stock. So when the oil companies post huge dividends, our overpaid legislators just get richer.
I can only assume that's why they won't go after the oil companies for price gouging. Just recently, they put on a big dog and pony show with all the oil company CEO's in a very public congressional investigation. But as far as I can see, nothing positive came of it. Our Govt' controlled media hardly even mentioned it. What a farce!
Our gas prices are sagging just a little, but certainly not Dropping.
And given any slight provocation at all, they will go right back up again.
I last filled up my car with $3.55 per gallon gasoline, containing up to 10% ethanol.
If I have to pay that much for fuel, I'd rather it be 100% gasoline and not watered down with Ethanol. which really hurts gas mileage and demands that I burn even more fuel to get to my destination.
So by decreasing our gas mileage, the oil companies are selling even more fuel, and reaping even more profits. It's a vicious circle!
So I guess, if you have any money to invest, buy oil company stocks.
Or buy gold. Both are a very good investment.
Disgruntled in Florida,
Shadow
I can only assume that's why they won't go after the oil companies for price gouging. Just recently, they put on a big dog and pony show with all the oil company CEO's in a very public congressional investigation. But as far as I can see, nothing positive came of it. Our Govt' controlled media hardly even mentioned it. What a farce!
Our gas prices are sagging just a little, but certainly not Dropping.
And given any slight provocation at all, they will go right back up again.
I last filled up my car with $3.55 per gallon gasoline, containing up to 10% ethanol.
If I have to pay that much for fuel, I'd rather it be 100% gasoline and not watered down with Ethanol. which really hurts gas mileage and demands that I burn even more fuel to get to my destination.
So by decreasing our gas mileage, the oil companies are selling even more fuel, and reaping even more profits. It's a vicious circle!
So I guess, if you have any money to invest, buy oil company stocks.
Or buy gold. Both are a very good investment.
Disgruntled in Florida,
Shadow
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