fuel consumption on new civic 1.8L and 2L?

[joey_kev]

hi,

considering to buy the new civic vti-l 1.8L or the sport 2L. whats the fuel consumption like between the two?

I mainly drive in the city and I know that consume more fuel.

the dealer says 7.3L/100km on the 1.8L and about 8L/100km on the 2L, but I think that just what the spec says, i don't think it would be near that in the real life

and if I was to buy the vti-l, I would prob go with the auto. is there a big difference in fuel consumption between auto and man?

Thanks

[clayton4115]

well i have a 7th Gen and travel to work in peak hour traffic over a 21 km trip in stop start traffic and i get approx 7.7/100 with instantaneous fuel consumption using scangauge so i would say around this figure would be right,

in highway driving the best i have got so far was 6.10/100 which involved 15% urban driving.

[EuroDude]

If you drive conservatively then yes you can reach the specified consumption.

Although it depends on your driving route, if you are always in heavy traffic, it will be higher (close to 9L). But if you drive on the freeway a lot and use high gear+low RPM, then it may reach 6.xL


There isnt much difference between auto and manual consumption. You can expect about a 0.2L difference

[gerard]

I have the sport auto and its been a consistant 9.5l/100

[andyhui01]

I'm still on my first tank of fuel... with lots of city driving but very light on the throttle.. at halfway, I've done about 200km's... so I'm expecting around 8.

[EuroDude]

I'm still on my first tank of fuel... with lots of city driving but very light on the throttle.. at halfway, I've done about 200km's... so I'm expecting around 8.

Expect around 12L+ since its a new engine.

All engines need around 5000km to wear in properly. When an engine is new, there is a lot of friction in the cylinders and other parts, which cause high fuel consumption.

My Euro was eating over 15L when it was new, now it eats 9L

[IAMVTEC]

I go about 500k on a full tank which is about 10L/100k

But this is summer with air cond on mostly always. Im sure will be better if I had aircond off.

[clayton4115]

i can get about 520kms on a 45L tank

[fab4272]

My VTi has done 7000km's and get around 650km highway driving, but only about 400 city. To me, that sounds about 11-12 around town which is excessive compared to the spec the dealer is pushing.

The low fuel light turns on at about 375km's around town.

Without looking at the user manual cause I'm lazy, how many litres are left in the tank when it turns on? If there is about 7 ltrs left, I could go another 40-50 km's, which would get the consumption around town down to 10ltrs per 100kms.

[denot]

I have the sport auto and its been a consistant 9.5l/100

about the same with mine... 9.5-10/100km

[Aco3n]

mine 19000kms now.. hell yea.. best 1ltr for 14kms.. but normal around 11 to 12kms...
And that's on 18" wheels..

[xenfacta]

i get bout 8.5 with mostly city and a bit of a heavy foot at times.. 1.8L

[chylld]

my sport has 14k kms on the clock and averages around 10.5-11.0L/100km. and i drive like a granny and check my tyre pressure ever week

[Nugget02]

about the same with mine... 9.5-10/100km

yup same same,, with combined driving behaviour,, but mostly grannystylez

[Diesmile]

VTI auto, about 8.2L/100km purely on city driving, no high way, daily 4km*2 trip

10 months old, done 4000km in total

[andyhui01]

Expect around 12L+ since its a new engine.

All engines need around 5000km to wear in properly. When an engine is new, there is a lot of friction in the cylinders and other parts, which cause high fuel consumption.

My Euro was eating over 15L when it was new, now it eats 9L

I actually bought a 10 month old 2006 VTi-L with 15k on the clock... I do alot of city driving, about 90% of my distance is city as I live in the inner suburbs. I'm on my second tank and I've lost 2 bars and I've only done 10km's (all city driving, max travelled was Brunswick for the Melbournians).... I'm using Caltex Vortex (not the 98, just normal one)... at this rate I'll be doing 200km with a tank of fuel, is there something wrong or is the civic like that? Its an Auto btw and I am very very light footed, when I accelerate, I don't go past 2.5k rpm

[Diesmile]

lol when i accelerate, i don't go pass 2k rpm, if i feel like dragging (ie when i was the first one at the light, i will go loss and do semi WOT and hit 4-5k, but it happens so rare, like 3 times a week, haha)

anyway, there is no point using vortex, since civic is not adjusted to it, you might as well use 91ron and save a bit. since ur car is a second hand, i might bring it in for a minor service, get them changed the oil and filter etc, and make sure there are no problems.

just run one or two tanks then get an average fuel usage. don't trust the display meter, although mine is pretty on the spot. also when the yellow light on, u still got 7L left.

[andyhui01]

my car has just passed the 15k mark, should I bring it into Honda for a 5k service? or wait till 20k?

I know that the civic uses 91RON, but would I get better fuel economy if I use Vortex or equivalent? My friend claims he could get better fuel economy when he switched over to V-power on his Astra.

[EuroDude]

my car has just passed the 15k mark, should I bring it into Honda for a 5k service? or wait till 20k?

I know that the civic uses 91RON, but would I get better fuel economy if I use Vortex or equivalent? My friend claims he could get better fuel economy when he switched over to V-power on his Astra.

Buy some Honda FEO from a honda dealer and change the oil yourself :)
You dont have to change the oil every 5000km, but since its still a newish engine, an oil change wont hurt.

As long as you get the car serviced at a honda dealer at the regular intervals, and use the recommended oil thickness, your warranty should be fine.

Try BP 95RON. You may find that it will give better fuel economy and cost you about the same per tank anyway. Plus 95RON is a cleaner fuel and will extend the life of the engine. 98RON has fuel additives that clean the engine, so its good to use 98RON once in a while to clean the injectors etc..

[andyhui01]

Buy some Honda FEO from a honda dealer and change the oil yourself :)
You dont have to change the oil every 5000km, but since its still a newish engine, an oil change wont hurt.

As long as you get the car serviced at a honda dealer at the regular intervals, and use the recommended oil thickness, your warranty should be fine.

Try BP 95RON. You may find that it will give better fuel economy and cost you about the same per tank anyway. Plus 95RON is a cleaner fuel and will extend the life of the engine. 98RON has fuel additives that clean the engine, so its good to use 98RON once in a while to clean the injectors etc..

Thanks for the tip... but I was reading the Honda service manual the other day and it said that you have to service it every 5000k's? or was it recommended and the required ones are every 10000k?

I think I'll just have to try BP, Shell over the next few weeks to see which is better, but has anyone tried Vpower and got better fuel economy or is it just better performance?

[EuroDude]

Its every 10,000km. Although some dealers try to score an extra oil change at 5000km intervals but you dont really need to. The Honda oil should last 10,000km unless you drive harshly or dont drive the car much (oil degrades over time).

Since your engine is tuned for 91RON, you wont benefit from using 98RON except for its cleaning properties. 95RON should be more efficient but I doubt you will notice any power improvement, even with VPower

[dannybubu]

i've used the vortex power (caltex) and the fuel consumption is the same as 91RON fuel whereas when i use V-power (shell) 98RON i get an extra 20km on a tank...not much...but at least it cleans the engine...

[lo200]

My auto VTI is a 5 weeks old and just over 5000km now.
I do half free way driving and half Canberra city driving, which isn't very city driving.
Mine uses about 7.8l/100km

[Diesmile]

wooo, 5000km in 5 weeks, that would take me about 1 year to finish the distance.

[JaCe]

I'm always in city (Sydney) and under normal conditions, I get between 320 and 350 per tank with some bits of hard acceleration. If I drive extremely conservatively, minimal air cond, etc... I can get a shade under 400. My engine has gone way past 10k so I'd say it's run-in; although I wonder if my regular hard-driving when it was newer may have led to this crappy fuel consumption figure.

If you're interesed, there's a guy on one of the singapore forums who sends out a spreadsheet every month with detailed statistics on his fuel consumption... but it takes alot of effort to interpret what it says because even I don't get it!

Note: I'm on the 1.8L model; K&N filter, mugen visors (which allow me to have windows down a bit without increasing the drag- and thus no air cond required), mugen grille (maybe it allows more air into the engine bay but may add to the drag thus negating the visors?), .... but everything else is stock.

[JaCe]

Just thought I'd add something- I realised today that as long as I don't do hard acceleration too often, I can probably get 400+km... I'm already on about 380ish and there's still 5 of those "bars" on my fuel gauge.

Sidenote: I use regular 91 octane.

[dyljoy]

My civic is 1.8L vti mt, and i always using 98 octane, but it seems just can run aound 400-450km per tank untill the fuel light on. And my car just done 3k by time then i sold it due to get another car. But i think its fuel consumption will different by personal driving style, and i think it will improve a bit when the car run in after done few k.