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I currently drive 2016 Camry SE. have few months left before i turn it in (lease)
2018 Camry Hybrid (LE but will consider SE and XLE also) really caught my attention mainly because of the MPG it gets.
Does anyone have drive those? whats the real MPG? will it get at least 40MPG average?
My average in 2016 SE non hybrid is about 19-20MPG
I've read at about 41-44 mpg for the XLE model winch gets sighly worse fuel economy than LE so I would figure 44-46 for the LE model.
The Mpg numbers for these cars are usually less than the EPA numbers, but far better than the SE non hybrid. I've rented a few 16 camrys SE's, and that was my biggest gripe with them was the abysmal Mpg numbers. I think toyota wouldve been better off with a CVT, but I think the new 8-speed makes up for the terrible mpg on the old camry.
They're nice cars. Quick for a hybrid, and really deliver 40+ real world if you're not a terrible driver. The Accord hybrid is another great choice if you want to try sitting in one.
Are you dead set on leasing a new vehicle though? Gas would be pretty low on my list in terms of potential money saved, when you're trying to walk off a lot with a 2018 vehicle lease. Dealers love leasing because it's a lot more profitable than straight up selling those $35,000 cars, and they know they'll see you again, empty-handed despite the money you've given them every month, in a year or two.
Depends mostly on how you drive. If you're getting 19-20 with a 2016 4 cylinder, you're not going to get 40 with a 2018 hybrid. You're just not an efficient driver. If you're getting 19-20 with a 6 cylinder, you might get 40 with a 2018 hybrid (fuelly average is 44, which is about EPA if it's mostly not the LE models which it probably isn't). Again, you're still not efficient but closer. If all you do is heavily congested urban driving and that's why you get 19-20, that's a different story. Hybrids do very well in stop and go urban congestion. If it's just because you drive like a jack rabbit, well, it'll help a bit you won't see 40. You have to drive smoothly to get that, which means not using the friction brakes and coasting/regen to stops. That doesn't mean you need to drive slow, but you do need to recapture and not just slam on the brakes and do need to avoid constantly wasting gas when you don't need to accelerate. The Camry hybrid is reasonable. It's about as quick as the 4 cylinder, but if you're used to the V6 it doesn't have that kind of power. It's not like driving a Prius, just more like driving a 4 cylinder with a less refined engine although the off the line torque from the hybrid is different.
Run the numbers yourself. It will cost more to lease the hybrid. I have my doubts you'd save enough in gas to have it make sense on a lease.
My son just went to driving school and they used a hybrid Camry. I asked him about MPG and he said 39MPG! That is driving with people LEARNING. That means you should be able to get at least that.
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