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I don't drive on the highway usually and I get 19 mpg in the USA. I accelerate to the 6k (sometimes 7.4k) mark in 1st gear typically, then shift to 2nd and eventually to 5th. The area I live in is very hilly, and stop signs are every 1/2 mile on average, so it's really fun. I don't mind my mpg, with the 91 octane gas I have.
My parents' Highlander gets 15 when it's supposed to get 20. In my area, mpg, no matter how you drive a car, will only have a max variance of about 10%. I used to floor the Highlander, and the mpg only changed by 0.5 miles/gallon over the course of several tanks.
When I used to shift at ~3k and drive the BRZ as a typical automatic would, I only achieved 20 mpg. Driving 10/10ths, I still achieve 19 mpg; this difference might even be exaggerated because of the winter gas mix.
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