[Euro] Fuel Consumption

Model: Euro Lux manual
Mods that could impact consumption: nil
Kms: 15,500kms
Highway kms steady 120kph 30% 90kph+ 40%
Average Consumption over life of car: 7.95 litres per 100km :) .
The car is totally stock standard and the average consumption shown is based on 34 fill ups from 11/6/05 to 31/3/06. GPS corrected speed from an indicated 120kph comes in at 114 -115kph. As I live in the Southern Highlands NSW, the car has a very easy life. I hit 5,000 - 6,000 rpm perhaps 4 times a week. The rest of time I am cruising at fairly low revs between 2,000 and 3,000. On the highway it is an indicated 2,900rpm for up to an hour in 6th with no gear changes. Lowest consumption figure was in January with 6.42 l/100km when my wife drove it for a few days on the highway.
Adagio

That's excellent fuel economy. I wish I got a manual now (oh and wish I could drive a manual as well)

Bet you bought the auto so your wife could drive it ;) The French had the right idea they figured unless you had only one leg why drive an auto. OK, OK before I get run out of town that French quote was made in the 1950's when traffic congestion was unherad of.
Adagio

The Euro's Manual 'box is so slick, heck even a monkey could drive it :D

Ive done ~2000km and I'm still stuck at around 9.8L/km even when in 6th on the highway (according to the trip comp).
Guess the engine is still wearing-in.

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Originally Posted by Adagio

Bet you bought the auto so your wife could drive it ;) The French had the right idea they figured unless you had only one leg why drive an auto. OK, OK before I get run out of town that French quote was made in the 1950's when traffic congestion was unherad of.
Adagio

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LOL, well yes and no. She too only drives an auto but when I got my license back when I was 17 I got an auto only license cause I was really lazy and didn't have the interest in cars that I do now. Regret it now though and just don't have the time to learn manual. I'll I know about manual is you have to put the clutch in to change gears ;)

hehe I managed to get 6.7L/km today driving in Oil-Crisis mode. On a full tank, it showed 740km->Refuel on the trip computer.

Basically I used 6th gear everywhere in 50km-90km zones (5th when going uphill), and only used 1st and/or 2nd gear to accelerate from lights.

Downhill start: 2nd->6th
Flat start: 1st->2nd->6th
Uphill start: 1st->2nd->5th

freakin sweet... :honda:

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Originally Posted by EuroDude

Basically I used 6th gear everywhere in 50km-90km zones (5th when going uphill)

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I wouldn't use 6th at 50kph even if it is flat. You are putting a huge stress load on the engine at those low revs. I don't use 6th unless it is 80kph+. On the Euro you will not hear the engine lug like many other cars (it will just accelerate slowly). Don't be deceived into thinking that this means the engine is not under stress.

Your manual says the suggested gear change speeds - don't go lower than those IMO.

It seems alright to me. I didnt accelerate in 6th at low speed, it was just coasting so its all good :thumbsup: Obvioulsy if I needed to accelerate or start hill climbing, I would bump it down in gear.

I mean I'm not going to do it all the time, I just wanted to see what the lowest possible consumption was. ;)

Just leave it in the normal gear - the Euro shuts off the injectors when you are not on the pedal anyway (so I am told - leading to that jerk some people dislike so much) - so whether you are in 6th or 4th it shouldn't make a difference.

Bit confused...

Does Coasting mean keeping the throttle steady to maintain the same speed? Or does coasting mean letting the car engine-brake with no throttle?

Yea I notice the jerk when I lift off the throttle (injectors cutting off), but keeping it steady seems normal, as does accelerating despite the slight delay.



So coasting at a steady speed does use fuel, otherwise the car would slow down if the fuel was cut off, therefore coasting in 6th uses less fuel than in 4th due to lower rpm.

I didn't know that it cuts off the fuel injectors, that's quite interesting. I think I might coast up to lights/stop signs more often. I always wondering what the "jerk" was. I feel like I've learnt something today.

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Originally Posted by EuroDude

Bit confused...

Does Coasting mean keeping the throttle steady to maintain the same speed? Or does coasting mean letting the car engine-brake with no throttle?

Yea I notice the jerk when I lift off the throttle (injectors cutting off), but keeping it steady seems normal, as does accelerating despite the slight delay.

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Coasting usually means you are in neutral or the clutch is pressed. I wasn't meaning to refer to coasting - I was more trying to say that when you are off the throttle don't worry about whether you are in 6th or 4th. Sorry for the confusion - forget i said coasting - I will delete that word in that post.

And Billzor - it will definately help fuel consumption if you can roll to a stop as far away as possible without touching the pedal. The more you are off that accelerator the better - I think that goes without saying!