highway k's though right?Quote:
Originally Posted by buddah51au
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highway k's though right?Quote:
Originally Posted by buddah51au
600kms+/50L is achievable if you drive mostly 90% highway
wondering if anything wrong with my FD1... i am getting 10-11 lt/ 100km...
Sounds normal
Its normal if you're driving in lots of stop start traffic. If you always go out in peak hour traffic most of the time ur doing 0km/hr while your car is still consuming fuel...Quote:
Originally Posted by ks_b
I have changed different driving styles in order to find out the most eco drive...but it only works with a manual/tiptronic
1) Accelerate slowly - careful on the gas...the more slowly you step on the pedal reduces the chance of you injecting big globs of fuel into your engine which doesn't get burnt.
2) If you see a red light or people stopping ahead immediately gear down and let your car stop by engine braking (people tell me it wears out the gear box but i dont believe it does unless u crunch your gears). Doing this should tell the ECU to stop sending fuel to the engine to "choke" it so you can brake and wont accelerate while its slowing down. I strategically keep gearing down from 4th-2nd until i come to a stop.
3) Minimize the time you stay stationary and minimise braking...so if someone in front of you that you can see is driving like a moron or too slow overtake early.
4) wind up your windows if you dont have window visors as it affects fuel consumption...about 0.5L/100km at least..
5) where possible do not use heater/AC, saps at least 1L/100km
Unproven theory
6) Try to take the route that favours the left hand turns (slip lanes) because it means chances are you wont have to stop at traffic lights. If for example you are travelling to a destination there are 2 methods to get there (that are roughly equal distance) use the route that favours left hand turns to get there and to get back (you should be going opposite routes).
In my ED3 by driving as such i can achieve an average of around 7.8L/100km in a 1.5L carby which is good considering its a carby...In my mums V5 Volkswagen Bora i lowered the average consumption from about 11-13L/100km to around 9L/100km. The FD1 should be able to achieve 6.9L/100km normal driving conditions, i reckon with my driving style you should be able to get 6.5L/100. The trick is to minimise the amount of stop/starts you do and also ignition starts....both are usually where most fuel is consumed...
Then again it could be because your engine hasnt "warmed up" yet...and if you work "in da shiddy" theres not that much you can do =)
thats one thing i love about my hybrid. engine totally shuts off in stop start driving or when you come to a stop at the light. god bless IMA. lol
its normal...im getting the same.Quote:
wondering if anything wrong with my FD1... i am getting 10-11 lt/ 100km...
Good tips nairda, especially the one about suddenly accelerating.
and you guys getting 10-11 makes me feel better about my 8.4. lol.
what engine is that from anyway?
hey guys, havent been here in awhile due to exams...just remembered...
What fuel are you using? in my past experience i found that shell unleaded 95 normal consumes on average 1L/100km less than Caltex/shell...so i always pump with Shell cause it gives me more mileage...
Caltex average = 9-9.8L/100
Shell unleaded 95 = 8-9L/100
i found shell to be better too.
I am doing the research on fuel consumption on my car (Honda Civic FD1 2009) with different fuel type by tracking all my expenses on fuel:
Temporary:
RON 91: Full tank: 400 to 450 km (Gold Coast - Brisbane 2ways - All city drving in Gold Coast)
From 9- 10L/100 km
BP Ultimate: 450 - 500 (Gold Coast - Brisbane 2ways - City drving in Gold Coast)
From 8 to 9L/100km
At the momnet i assume that the BP ultimate give me better miles per tank. I easily to achive 6 to 7L/100km on M1 with cruise control on
i just put a full tank of v-power and am about to do a long distance drive. im keen to see how many k's i can get out of it.
its funny now that im older i dont care about going fast anymore at all. i get excited about fuel consumption. **** im boring. lol