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Ok so you guys are saying you don't believe me.
If only I could take a photo to show you.
I will point out that the trip was along the M1 at 100-110km/hr then 80km/hr for the last few kms and that I did no overtaking and had an average speed of 96km/hr. There are few if any hills on this route and with four lanes the whole way there is pretty much no need to brake or overtake.
I didn't say I don't believe you. Did you achieve that figure over the whole tank or just Gold Coast to Brisbane? It really isn't a long way though is it? I remember that drive being well under 100kms.Quote:
Originally Posted by YouRow
Try and get under 6 over a full tank - that would be impressive.
Not over the whole tank, just GC to Brisbane. The trip I did involved about 100kms and the ambient temperature was about 30 degrees which was also interesting.
Previously I've done Brisbane to Hervey Bay return and got 6.8l/100km with the air-conditioning on the whole way. That trip also included some fun winding bends and hills between Kingaroy and Maryborough at 80-100km/hr. I refilled the tank at 730kms.
What I'm saying is that the conditions you drive in play a massive part in consumption. I have read comments on this forum of people who claim the difference just in air-con on or off is up to 1l/100km. Now the trip I did from GC to Brisbane is basically ideal conditions so by my calculations its entirely plausible to repeat this kind of consumption.
When I get the chance I will hopefully be able to repeat the test and will let you know how I go.
I believe him. I got 6.5L/100km with the aircon on all the way when I drove from Melb to Sydney. And that was including a few redline runs to keep the engine happy. Mine being a manual would have shorter gear ratios than his auto too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Adagio
Although I believe your numbers, don't rely on the fuel consumption meter alone as it is pretty optimistic. Instead, calculate by filling up to a full tank and dividing the number of litres put in by the hundreds on kms driven.Quote:
Originally Posted by YouRow
Too true re manually working it out. The figures I quoted for the other trips like hervey bay were all worked out by refilling at the end and doing the math. I will check when I next fill up how it compares to the reading (wont be able to fill at the same servo pump though).
The other thing I was going to mention is the day I picked up the car new I drove from the dealership to Toowoomba and back the next day. The car averaged 7.2l/100km (with a mid trip low of 6.9) with the air-con on. Now with 10000km on the clock I would expect the consumption to have improved.
Didn't quite expect it to be this good but who's complaining?
It is that good. :)
But, you ran your engine in on the highway!?
Adagio you are correct in saying diesels can be very economical and are in general much better than a petrol Euro. The world record is held by a Peugeot 307 that got something like 3.5l/100km!!! Driving around Australia.Quote:
Originally Posted by Adagio
I'm hardly challenging any records here. As I said my consumption was achieved driving in a straight line on a flat smooth road at a constant speed.
Vehicles like the 307 are able to do it in a variety of conditions, mainly thanks to the torque at low revs they have. They deal with hills a lot better than the Euro when crusing at 100km/hr.
Either way, I'm tempted to plan a run of my own (not quite round Australia) perhaps Brisbane to Sydney or something.
I'll be doing a Sydney to Melb run next week. This time, I won't fang the car and just cruise at 110km/h all the way. Will update with my consumption numbers.Quote:
Originally Posted by YouRow
Some more NZ testing of the Euro here:
http://www.aa.co.nz/Section?Action=View&Section_id=612
I really like this excel spreadsheet as it compares the car to others in that "rally". The test is broken up into legs and the totall distance is about 1600km.
http://www.aa.co.nz/ewr/EWRResults2004.xls
Yeah I did partly. I varied the load and the speed and the revs. In the country there is no-one around to annoy. The first 60kms was city driving at lower speeds the day before (I took it back to the dealership to get the rear spoiler put on as it wasnt ready the Friday afternoon I picked the car up).Quote:
Originally Posted by aaronng
The rest of the first 1000kms were probably 90% city driving. I don't believe in the running in process being some sort of science. Fair enough you alternate the speed, gears, throttle use and generally encourage the engine to rev up and down reasonably. But for me the main thing is to not thrash the car and be gentle on the brakes etc while theyre wearing in.
At the end of the day I can't see what the difference is providing you dont thrash the car.
Awesome, look forward to seeing how you go.Quote:
Originally Posted by aaronng
Good luck :thumbsup:
As long as you varied the revs when on the highway, then all is good. :)
You Row, it seems you are applying all the right techniques for getting accurate fuel consumption. I base my average consumption figures on at least 4 fill ups as pumps definitely vary. I keep a record of every fill up my 32,000km Euro has had and the average, last check, was 7.9L/100km. Most of my driving is on country roads. I drove 150 + km from home to Berowra recently and got 7.53. For over an hour I changed gear only once and cruised at GPS indicated 116kmh.
There are some people who are just adept at getting good consumption figures, you seem to be one of that lucky bred, my wife is another. She gets just under 6L/100km in her 14 year old 405SRDT Peugeot 1.9L diesel with 282,000kms on the clock, remember hers is a mechanical injector system.