Noflash, sorry about the lack of carriage returns but I slammed that post out in about 4 minutes this morning before leaving for work.

Kenny, The explanation might have been a bit more complicated than it needed to be, but the method is very simple to execute without even looking at the dash. Once you get use to getting up to speed with a reasonable acceleration rate and then letting off the gas pedal fully to let the CVT transmission move to an overdrive gear ratio with the engine below 1500rpms, you will get 60+ mpg as long as you are not in a high load situation. The mpg meter is really an output and not an input. You can do all of that simply by feeling the car without any need to look at the dash. I only verify the rpms are all the way down, as initially I would re-apply pressure too early and not get fully down below 1500. I you like to run your car in cruise control then more power to you, but you are leaving a bunch of gas mileage on the table. I consistently get 5-8 mpg better than the computer can.