The EPA rating for your 2012 2.5 with automatic is 23 city, 32 highway, 26 combined. That 23 city is a 7.5 mile loop, 22 minutes, with an average of 20 mph, with 20 starts from a stop, 2 minutes at 55mph, mostly 0-30 mph starts and stops, driving at speed for around 45-60 seconds each.
Maybe you could get better by anticipating traffic better, slower accelerations from a start, making sure that the cars maintenance is all up to date (spark plugs, air filter, tire pressure).
I really have to drive 100% different than I usually do to even come close to getting the EPA rating around town in my car. Normally I average 16.1 (but I have the 3.5 V6, AWD, and drive like a maniac) when the EPA rating for around town in my car is 17 mpg, but I have a 2 mile stretch with 2 stop lights and 55 mph speeds, so that really boosts my average, but still pretty close to the EPA loop.
Maybe you could get better by anticipating traffic better, slower accelerations from a start, making sure that the cars maintenance is all up to date (spark plugs, air filter, tire pressure).
I really have to drive 100% different than I usually do to even come close to getting the EPA rating around town in my car. Normally I average 16.1 (but I have the 3.5 V6, AWD, and drive like a maniac) when the EPA rating for around town in my car is 17 mpg, but I have a 2 mile stretch with 2 stop lights and 55 mph speeds, so that really boosts my average, but still pretty close to the EPA loop.
