just drove down to melbourne and back via the Newell Hwy some sections between towns i was getting 5.50/100 in my civic, average 6.00/l not bad with 2 adults and a full load of clothes etc.
just drove down to melbourne and back via the Newell Hwy some sections between towns i was getting 5.50/100 in my civic, average 6.00/l not bad with 2 adults and a full load of clothes etc.
How do you know between towns? did the 7th gen not cheap out on a real trip computer???
The 8th generation Civic fitted with the R18A engine can give fantastic fuel economy if it is driven in an economical manner. The bottom line is your right foot controls fuel usage, full stop. As for the fuel gauge, i continually get 355 to 370kms from 1/2 tank, and when all bars disappear u have 6 liters remaining. As for economy i find it pointless just checking 1 tank, it is far better to average it out over several tanks to get an accurate reading. It is important to refill at the same pump every time as the angle of the car can make a difference of a few liters. Using air conditioning will increase fuel consumption by an average of 6%. It is a total waste of money using anything other than standard 91RON unleaded. My personal fuel consumption to date is
36,739kms - 2,502.72 liters - Average Fuel Consumption = 6.85 L/100km. Best recorded is 5.8 - worst recorded is 7.6.
By the way....if anyone wants to see my spreadsheet on fuel ecconomy just pm me with your email add and i will send it, or if u prefer to chat ym id is same as my id here.
best ive gotten is 5.2L/100km (calculated this over 420km)................i was amazed when i got this number as my friend was telling me thats close to hybrid consumption
this is on 08 FD1 Manual with RON98 highway travel @ 90km/hr ........... hahaha
you must've driven a lot in urban areas (or combined with peak times hwy) with 10-10.5lt for 1.8 engine.
my aurion v6 sportivo 3.5 engine done:
- 12-13lt for combined city and peak times freeway
- 10lt for combined city and off peak times freeway which is exactly what toyota claimed: 9.9lt/100km combined.
when i had my FD1 Auto I averaged 6.78L/100km over 60,000km with a best recorded of 5.8L/100km.
I now have a CU2 Euro & have averaged 7.18L/100km over 20,000km.
It all comes down to how you drive the car. Here is my Trip computer on the CU2.
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