What are good ways to get good gas mileage?

I have a 2001 Ford Escape and I heard it was supposed to have better gas mileage the my old car which was a 1994 Ford Taurus. It doesn't and it has the same. What are ways that I can do to fix this or will I have to live with it being the same?|||The most important factors are:


- driving style - review carefully your long-established driving habits and adopt the new ones as appropriate;


- wheels %26amp; tires- keep your tires always slightly overinflated and your front and properly alligned;


- maintenance - have your care serviced at regular intervals, especially: spark plug, engine oil and air filter replacement;


- use of a/c - limit the use of a/c to the hot season;


- load - get rid of all the unnecessary load in trunk and cab.


Finally, you should be aware of the following:


- the real-life fuel economy is up to 20 percent lower than that from the specs due to the conditions under which the tests are conducted and


- comparing with a car from another era is inconclusive at best since the engines, pollution equipment, kerb weigths and other factors differ considerably.|||Roll up windows, or keep the ac off, cruise control is good, and also making sure gas lines are clean and un punctured helps.|||Check your tire pressure.|||Check your air filter and make sure it has had a tune up. If you have more than 100k miles and factory plugs and wires do a tune up. I gained a few extra highway miles when I switched my wife's factory air filter with a K%26amp;N air filter. Making sure all your vehicles maintenance schedules are met helps with fuel economy and vehicle longevity.|||You can talk to a mechanic about lowering the air to fuel ratio going into the intake manifold, but doing this yourself if you don't know what your doing can cause very poor engine preformace, doing this also reduces your trucks ability to get up and go. because less power is being exerted on the power stroke because less of an explosion is happening in the combustion chamber|||Proper tire pressure, clean air filter, scheduled tune-ups up to date, don't buy low quality/dicount fuel, use manufacturer's recomended motor oil viscosity. You could also purchase a "Tornado". It's a small device you install inside the air intake. I installed one on my 1997 Ford Windstar and went from 19.8 mpg highway to 22 mpg highway.They cost around $50-$70.


Hope this helps...