Not bad. That's 8.33L/100km!Quote:
Originally Posted by as001
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Not bad. That's 8.33L/100km!Quote:
Originally Posted by as001
6.64L/100km [~172km per day, (approx 40km city, 132km H'way) on Optimax Extreme (100oct)]
Shifting at or below 3000rpm, and staying in 6th @60km/h (approx 1500rpm), and only using partial throttle wherever possible.
Let's set some workable standard here. I have found the only practical way to judge fuel consumption is to fill to the first "click" write it down and the litres taken, ensuring you have 4 digits, delete the decimal point and divide by the number of kms travelled, e.g on 11/3/2006 I took 47.86 litres after driving 603 kms that gives me 7.94 litres per 100 kms.THEN take an average of, say 4 fill ups. That figure I used as an example is about average and is mostly at an actual (GPS configured) 115kmh (indicated on speedo 120kmh) for 75% of the time. I am not complaining :)
For those who want to explain all this to your grandparent in MPG then use the following formula. KMs divided by litres multiplied by 2.825 = MPG. I hope all this will generate some more realistic figures for this thread -- fascinating!!
Adagio
Model: 5AT
Mods that could impact consumption: Rear spoiler
Kms: 1800
Highway kms: 5%
Average Consumption over life of car: 10.8l/100km*
* According to the whizz bang second trip computer but according to fuel receipts more like 12l/100km - will monitor this.
Also, comment from other Auto Euro owners on city fuel consumption. Obviously the Auto is going to be worse, particularly in stop-go traffic but I have had figures for a tankful of up to 15l/100km. Since the first service this appears to have improved, and I know the car is still running in so things may improve slightly but OMG in traffic this car is a joke, may as well have a big aussie six! On the highway it is excellent. Drove 500km round trip when I first got the car and averaged 7l/100km which was fantastic. It's just like owning a car that has multi personality disorder I tell you.
I can appreciate the need for an auto in city driving so I am glad that I still have two legs and an open road down here. 15 L per 100 is not good so I sympathise with your plight. As you say on the open road it is a very different car. I suggest you wait for at least 14,000kms as I have found my manual Euro became much more flexible at this distance. The engine has become more, umm, creamy and very flexible. I often mooch along in 6th at 2,000 on undulating roads, which is about 80kmh or so.
Adagio
When in the city, don't use 1/2-full throttle for take off. Use instead 1/4 throttle. You might accelerate only slightly slower (in my case, slower than a camry 2.2L auto) but you will save fuel and get 11.5-12L/100km. In the end, you'll be stopping at the next traffic light anyway.
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Model: 2004 Standard 6spd MT
Mods that could impact consumption: None.
Kms: 35,613 kms
Highway kms estimate %: 0% (100% city driving - incl. peak hour Melb CBD)
about 40% freeway and 60% suburban streets
Average Consumption over life of car: 9.46L/100kms
Fuel used: Alternate between 95 & 98 octane
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Best Economy: 8.63L/100Kms
Worst Economy: 9.91L/100Kms
To Cornflakes: Your fuel economy should improve after about 6 months and then again after 12 months. After that it should settle.
2003 Std 6MT
Mods: N/A
Kms: ~40,000
100% city driving (peak hour everywhere - stop and go)
Shell Optimax fuel used every week
Avg. Fuel economy: 10.4L/100km
Best fuel economy: 10.1L/100km
Manual Standard, No Mods 2005 model.
Bets on a trip: 8.2L per hundred Probably sitting on 110km or so on duel hwy. Some air con on.
Worst in town: 10.9 per hundred, driving with enthusiam. :p
Its a very economical car, just depends on the driver.
Im 100% its capable of 7L per hundred km if taking it very easy and no air con.
haha yeh, you notice how fuel economy improves, and drops below 10L/100kms when u don't have air con and drive like a normal person...
weather was much hotter in syd a few weeks ago...so i had the a/c on alot of the time....
i also got booked about 2 weeks ago doing 91 in a 60 zone....fcuking undercover cops.... :o
so yeh, after that, i wasn't speeding much, didn't have the air con on alot of the time...and my fuel economy dropped to around 9.5L/100kms...
it's slowly rising for the last few days to 9.8L/100km because i haven't been driving it (catching the train)...so it's just a short 1km drive, and we all know how much petrol short drives uses..
also, i noticed that when we first start up our engines in the euro, our engines rev at around 1500rpm, and slowly drops to around 800....i'm guessing that's a normal feature yah? coz if it aint :eek:
i think thats normal when you first start up the engine as it has happened to many of the cars i have driven which dont just include hondas
was wondering does the fan in the euro affect fuel consumption?
i have been using it alot opposed to air con because it feels just as cold as the ac
a few friends and relatives have commented they like the fan as it feels as cold as ac!