[CU2] How many KMS per tank ?

[MR_LATE]

for all those CU2 owners out there, how many kms do u get out of a tank of fuel before needing to fill up (when the lights goes on)?

what type of driving e.g. highway / city . revving high?
transmission?
any fuel efficient mods?

Std CU2
847 kms on v-power, 80% highway, but when in city shifted at higher revs,
no mods. k&n panel filter this weekend, so it might change.

[Sensei]

Car: 09 CU2 Lux 6spd (no performance mods, just wheels)
750-800 per tank of 98 - BP Ultimate
Driving - 50/50 highway/city
Shift RPM - 3-4k

[yungquan]

Car: 09 CU2 Lux 6spd (no performance mods, just wheels)
750-800 per tank of 98 - BP Ultimate
Driving - 50/50 highway/city
Shift RPM - 3-4k

+1 but in auto and no mods at the moment :D

here's a recent road trip with the Trip A showing distance done from last fill up (Full tank)
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p229/yqtan1/EURO%20CU2/IMG00733-20100730-1837.jpg

[MR_LATE]

what does bp ultimate feel like compared to v-power? ive only used it once..

[buddah51au]

This subject has been covered before. My low fuel light normally comes on between 850 & 870 kms. Over 30,000km I average 7.1L/100km using Caltex Vortex 95. as the pictures show a range of over 1000kms on a trip is easily achievable.

http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/oo325/buddah51au/SydTrip09.jpg

http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/oo325/buddah51au/SydTrip092.jpg

[MR_LATE]

+1 but in auto and no mods at the moment :D

here's a recent road trip with the Trip A showing distance done from last fill up (Full tank)
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p229/yqtan1/EURO%20CU2/IMG00733-20100730-1837.jpg

how were u driving and where? (highway or city) surely it shud be more?

[MR_LATE]

buddha your awesome :D!!!! do u do alot of highway driving? ur pics make me proud

[antony]

Mine is only 3 months old,with 4000 kilometers,but I am finding it heavy...

Battle to get 550-600 kilometers on a tank of 95...

Mentioned this to my dealer today,as I am very gentle on the accelerator,and do a mix of driving.

They assured me it WILL improve once the engine beds in a bit more.

[MR_LATE]

Mine is only 3 months old,with 4000 kilometers,but I am finding it heavy...

Battle to get 550-600 kilometers on a tank of 95...

Mentioned this to my dealer today,as I am very gentle on the accelerator,and do a mix of driving.

They assured me it WILL improve once the engine beds in a bit more.

congrats on buying a CU2 bro but u shudnt be running it on anything less that 98 ron ( v-power, vortex 98, bp ultimate)

[J-MAN]

Mine is only 3 months old,with 4000 kilometers,but I am finding it heavy...

Battle to get 550-600 kilometers on a tank of 95...

Mentioned this to my dealer today,as I am very gentle on the accelerator,and do a mix of driving.

They assured me it WILL improve once the engine beds in a bit more.

Mine is about 6 months old with 6,500 kms, and similar to you i am finding it hard to get more than 600kms a tank, no matter how gentle i drive. I'm hoping it will improve too!

[buddah51au]

congrats on buying a CU2 bro but u shudnt be running it on anything less that 98 ron ( v-power, vortex 98, bp ultimate)

A CU2 is designed to run on 95RON fuel, there is very little, if any gain running 98. That is my experience after trying both.

As for fuel consumption improving with more KMS, Rubbish. Since my 2nd tank of fuel I have always recorded under 8L/100k & that is over 30,000km & 18 months. I keep a spreadsheet on all fuel used to I have accurate figures from the day the car was purchased.

[buddah51au]

buddha your awesome :D!!!! do u do alot of highway driving? ur pics make me proud

I live in country QLD so i would say 75% of my driving is Rural "B Class" roads with 25% country town. Those pictures were taken on an interstate trip.

If I take that trip out of the equation my low fuel warning light comes on between 850 & 870km every tank without exception.

[Soulful]

same here, bought Jan this year, done around 5k on the clock, mainly city driving tho

from Bankstown to Pyrmont

averaging 10L/100k

around 620 km per tank

CU2 Lux 09 MY 10

how do u do that??? doing 900k per tank ?? i know its prob highway kms but still?!!?!?!

[buddah51au]

I can do 900km per tank each & every time. no problems at all

[MikesVtec]

Doing 9.9 - 10.4 L/100km on BP Ultimate. Fill up, divide by trip computer kms method. Sydney suburbs 50 and 80 zones about half half split. Yet to extend the tank to its fullest (ie fill up @ 450kms cos its cheap fuel day) , but 600km+/tank easy I'd say.

[Type R Positive]

I'm doing ~750kms here in Darwin with crap BP98 (not the freshest up here...), the missus can easily get over 800kms.
It's all about how you drive. I stick to driving with the cruise control on, the missus doesn't. I also accelerate a lot faster than she does.
Try driving like a grandma for a week and see how you go. Start - stop driving is the killer on fuel economy.

[buddah51au]

I'm doing ~750kms here in Darwin with crap BP98 (not the freshest up here...), the missus can easily get over 800kms.
It's all about how you drive. I stick to driving with the cruise control on, the missus doesn't. I also accelerate a lot faster than she does.
Try driving like a grandma for a week and see how you go. Start - stop driving is the killer on fuel economy.

Matt, I often wonder how much difference the taller gearing of the auto makes when most of your driving is in top gear

[Type R Positive]

Me too, but mine seems to sit on 2 bars past 5 when cruising at 110 - 120. Aircon off, and it goes down a bar.

[antony]

congrats on buying a CU2 bro but u shudnt be running it on anything less that 98 ron ( v-power, vortex 98, bp ultimate)

I only used 98 on my previous Jetta,as that was what VW reccomended.

I now use 98,as that is what Honda reccomends.
I have used 98 a few times,and there was no diffirence at all.

Am using over 10 litres per 100 kilometers........

[buddah51au]

I only used 98 on my previous Jetta,as that was what VW reccomended.

I now use 98,as that is what Honda reccomends.
I have used 98 a few times,and there was no diffirence at all.

Am using over 10 litres per 100 kilometers........

Firstly,Honda recommends 95RON for the Euro, not 98. I have tried 2 tanks of 98 & found no difference at all. Where people misinterpret the claimed economy is by thinking they should be able to achieve the combined average of 8.9L/100 as advertised by Honda, but if you search the specifications on their web site you will find the following. For city driving they claim 12.1 for the manual & 12.3 for the auto, for highway they claim 7.1 for the manual & 6.9 for the auto. I cant comment on the accuracy for the city cycle, but their claim for highway driving is easily achievable. On a trip to Sydney several months ago I averaged 6.23L/100 over 3000kms & that included some driving through Sydney & the suburbs of Newcastle. So their claim for highway driving is over conservative.

[Type R Positive]

yeah, 7.1 for the manual, easily done. Even for me LOL!

[MR_LATE]

Firstly,Honda recommends 95RON for the Euro, not 98. I have tried 2 tanks of 98 & found no difference at all. Where people misinterpret the claimed economy is by thinking they should be able to achieve the combined average of 8.9L/100 as advertised by Honda, but if you search the specifications on their web site you will find the following. For city driving they claim 12.1 for the manual & 12.3 for the auto, for highway they claim 7.1 for the manual & 6.9 for the auto. I cant comment on the accuracy for the city cycle, but their claim for highway driving is easily achievable. On a trip to Sydney several months ago I averaged 6.23L/100 over 3000kms & that included some driving through Sydney & the suburbs of Newcastle. So their claim for highway driving is over conservative.

. i always thought that 98 fuel was cleaner? what do u think buddah?

[buddah51au]

Fuel is only as clean as the tank it comes from, I have never seen any evidence of 1 fuel being cleaner than another other than hearsay. My recommendation to anyone is to use the specified RON of your particular vehicle. I recently did a trip to Sydney, Approx 1500km each way, going down I used vortex 95 & on the return trip used V Power, so I regard that as a fair comparison. I noticed zero difference in performance or economy.

Go back a couple of years when I had an FD1 Auto I experimented with 91,95 & 98 RON fuels and came to the same conclusion on that Vehicle.

My only advice to people is to steer clear of Ethanol Fuel. As a general rule of thumb if you use Ethanol fuel you will drop around 10% of power (barely noticeable under normal driving conditions) & increase your fuel consumption by around the same margin. Add to that, Ethanol attracts moisture & reduces the life of rubber seals.

Why pay more for fuel than you need to?