Comments on: 2012 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid

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By: Paul S Cohen

Paul S Cohen — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 02:54:48 +0000

Joe, I drive the MKZ hybrid in Brooklyn, and my local mileage is just like yours. It is the constant stopping and starting that holds the mileage down. On the highways I average about 40 mpg, and my overall average right now is 36 mpg. During highway driving, the electric motor often kicks in at steady speeds as high as 35 to 40 mph, but accelerating from stop will almost always use the gas engine, so stop and go driving gives you lower mileage. I have had the car about 9 months now, and am enjoying it very much.

By: jedorgeorge

jedorgeorge — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 20:01:14 +0000

Just bought a MKZ hybrid last Friday. A very real 40+ mpg, great handling and ride. This is replacing a ’09 Highlander Hybrid and is very far advanced, just hard to believe the Highlander Hybrid three years old with 38,000 miles was worth more than the MKZ Hybrid with the “ultimate” package @ $33,600……but really happy with it so far.

By: Kent Ormondroyd

Kent Ormondroyd — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 11:53:18 +0000

Joe:
One more thing occurred to me. There is a reset button on the left side of the steering wheel that will reset your posted MPG. What happened when I bought my MKZ was that all of the people that test driven the car before me and had "punched" the car with no regard for mileage had run the average down to, lo and behold, 28 MPG. I reset that button every time that I fill up the car with fuel. That way it tells me what I am getting for fuel economy for this tankful instead of what the car is getting for its entire lifespan. Another thing you might have noticed is that the car will give you a summary of what it has gotten for fuel economy every time that you shut it down from the time it was started and also for its lifespan at the bottom. You just need to linger a moment and read it on the dash after you take the key out. Perhaps you are doing better than you realize. I find that if I reset the economy button it gives me a little more of an incentive to get better mileage because it is easier to change the mileage upward when you have only gone a few miles. After I reset it, if I am going down hill on country roads for a few miles I can see mileage numbers above 60 MPG!....What a charge...lol
Good Luck!
Kent

By: Kent Ormondroyd

Kent Ormondroyd — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 11:40:01 +0000

Hi Joe:
I also have a 2012 MKZ and I am kind of surprised to hear that you are not doing better than 28 MPG. I am getting 38 MPG on the average all around with a mix of country roads and highway, which is pretty much "as advertised". The only tips I can offer is to set the dashboard energy monitor to "empower" and then just keep an eye on it. This mode will tell you how you are doing every minute of the last 10 minutes with a graph to the right of the main dashboard instead of the leaves. It will "teach" you how to be more efficient while you drive. The area that you do most of your driving has a huge impact on fuel economy. If you are doing 100% highway driving your fuel economy will be lower (about 33-36 MPG) and you will need to avoid fast starts and stops, while imagining an egg between your foot and the accelerator pedal. I try to never drive above 60 MPH on the highway. The ideal area to drive the car is on 2 lane roads where the speed is about 45 MPH without a lot of stop and go.
I was a Prius owner before I bought the MKZ and I have studied the energy monitor in that car too and I can tell you that everything affects mileage: outside temperature, precipitation, wind, driving terrain, speed, acceleration, fast stops, etc. You need to concentrate on smoothness in starting and stopping.
If you like to stick your foot into the accelerator (we all do sometimes) your mileage will plummet immediately. If you really want to get the best mileage you can never stick your foot into the accelerator (fear of breaking the egg) with any real authority. You will need to drive like a little old lady on her way to church with plenty of time to spare. If you are in a hurry to get somewhere then watch how fast your good economy driving gets sucked up and your average plummets by keeping an eye on the energy monitor. I wish you the best of luck going forward. Happy motoring!

By: M. Hunter

M. Hunter — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 22:46:19 +0000

The rear seat on the Hybrid MKZ does NOT fold down. That is where the battery is stored.

By: M. Hunter

M. Hunter — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 22:37:30 +0000

We purchased a 2012 MKZ Hybrid a month ago and average 37.4 mpg so far. We love the car and it compels us to drive more efficiently. Our driving is mostly highway but we are thrilled with the mileage and the luxury the MKZ offers.

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 20:09:43 +0000

I just bought the 2012 and have filled up twice. My average mpg is only 28.5 mpg. I feel like I drive it as well as I can to get the most mpg and my driving is by far mostly city. Is it common for anyone else for the electric motor to kick off at 20 miles per hour consistently? I just feel as if the electric motor on my car isn’t pulling its weight to get the mpg that everyone else is? Has anyone seen another forum that talks about this? Very frustrated because I love the styling, comfort, technology and everything else for that matter. I just want to get lower to what others are getting. Thanks.