[Euro] Fuel Consumption

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Originally Posted by tony1234

Does anyone here know if any brand of the 98 fuels available is better than the others?

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Caltex 98RON and BP Ultimate are by far the best, pretty much equal :thumbsup:

The others give worse efficiency :thumbdwn:

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Originally Posted by EuroDude

Caltex 98RON and BP Ultimate are by far the best, pretty much equal :thumbsup:

The others give worse efficiency :thumbdwn:

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Thanks Eurodude,i thought as much.i mainly use Caltex 98.;)

Just wanted to say I found out Victoria finally has some Vortex 98 Ron at some specific stations.

Will be trying that out soon :)

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Originally Posted by EuroDude

Caltex 98RON and BP Ultimate are by far the best, pretty much equal :thumbsup:

The others give worse efficiency :thumbdwn:

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I have only used Vortex 98 and averaged 9.0 L/100 in the first 13000kms. I tend to do average shifts of 4500 rpm with 3/4 throttle and push 7000 rpm at least once per every 100kms (thats 5 times per tank refill @ 500 kms). ;)

PS.. I reckon I do about 60% stop start driving and rest is cruisy 70-80km/h

I've also found that short shifting a MT gives you great fuel economy.

Actually ive recently found that Ampol Gold is even better than BP and Vortex, the efficiency is avg 9.4L compared to avg 9.6L+, and thats with spirited driving. Its only the first tank so need to fill up a couple more times to be sure.

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Originally Posted by EuroDude

Actually ive recently found that Ampol Gold is even better than BP and Vortex, the efficiency is avg 9.4L compared to avg 9.6L+, and thats with spirited driving. Its only the first tank so need to fill up a couple more times to be sure.

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Have a feeling Ampol is getting their fuels from Mobil? :confused:

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Originally Posted by Eurotony

Last tank on Shell Optimax 698km's x 51 litres = 7.30 litres per 100km's
MY04 auto luxury no mods other than Mobil 1 10w - 30 fully synthetic oil:thumbsup:

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I have done Shell optimax 680km x 55 lt, 400km on highway avg 110km/hr , 100km mountain drive with frequent high rev, and the rest in city drive, so it quite efficient.....:thumbsup:

Just did an economy check using BP Ultimate over 271 kms at mostly 117kmh from BP Marulan/Canberra/BP Marulan.We achieved 6.86 litres per 100kms. Never got past 5,000rpm and mostly held rpm at 3,000 using cruise control. Overall my Euro is happiest on BP Ultimate.
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Im struggling with mine, the most I get is 450 km's to a tank running optimax. Auto trans, 19" wheels. Possibly the weight of the wheels contributing to the shocking fuel economy????

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Originally Posted by ZYL11A

Im struggling with mine, the most I get is 450 km's to a tank running optimax. Auto trans, 19" wheels. Possibly the weight of the wheels contributing to the shocking fuel economy????

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Have you measured the weight of your 19" rim+tyre?

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Originally Posted by ZYL11A

Im struggling with mine, the most I get is 450 km's to a tank running optimax. Auto trans, 19" wheels. Possibly the weight of the wheels contributing to the shocking fuel economy????

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i think your rims too heavy...plus it will slow down your the car as well.
17 inchs good enough, espeacially using light weight rims....:thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by ZYL11A

Im struggling with mine, the most I get is 450 km's to a tank running optimax. Auto trans, 19" wheels. Possibly the weight of the wheels contributing to the shocking fuel economy????

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450km to the low fuel light or to empty? I find this thread a bit confusing sometimes as some people calculate the fuel consumption properly - others just look at the fuel guage at low light.