182 MPG mid 20s

[polarbert]

I went down to London last week, and then to Shropshire, and then back home.


400 miles 10 gallon tank. 40mpg. Boom.

 

[andyhunt]

On a long motorway run mine will go well into the 40's but other wise about 30ish.

 

[Rossy197]

My 197 is rolling on Optimax and im getting 21.6mpg... London driving ftl

 

[Timmay]

32-40 - depending on road

city driving FTL

 

[MAROK]

i get between 26-28 mpg but i never hang about and once warm it gets a sufficient thrashing, guess i'm paying the price for a good time but its sooo worth in imo. 35-40 on a long run though!

 

[Mark One]

to the OP
my thread on lambda sensors

 

[EdV6220]

I managed 31.9 last year from Taunton to Brighton. I was driving like an OAP though.

 

[casper8381]

Ph1 172 i get bout 30 normal driving, and 50 on a long run! And thats an 8 year old car!

Sorry but there's no way your getting 50 mpg that's diesel territory lol

 

[Wick]

I'd only ever see 40+ if I reset the computer on the motorway in a 50 restriction... Over each tank I average 32-37 with no effort to be economical. That's brilliant value for money

 

[172boost]

Strong bump!
29mpg means you're driving it properly. 50mpg means you have a faulty trip computer.

 

[Arctic_182]

my 182 did 39mpg at the weekend on a long run

 

[one in a million]

i got 28.3 mpg lately

 

[stuart1989]

I shiver to think how I would have to drive to get 30 MPG out of my 172.

I travel 40 mies a day (30 of which is on motorway), plus some weekend town driving, and I average 45 MPG :approve:

Are you sure its a 172????

 

[The Boosh!]

Are you sure its a 172????

It will be. I do a similar commute and see 45mpg pretty easily tbh.

 

[kev182cup]

Yeah I saw 50mpg once driving like a granny on the motorway in a 182. I've also seen 9mpg though. My 172cup never used to go that low.

 

[Matthew]

I get 25mpg round town, 43 max on the Motorway @ 70mph

Had two 182's and both are the same...

 

[montana]

mine has never seen 29 mpg , 35+ normally, this week (after putting the first ever tank of 95 ron weirdly) its sitting at 40 mpg (mixed driving)

 

[kev182cup]

I get 25mpg round town, 43 max on the Motorway @ 70mph

Had two 182's and both are the same...

Try 60mph on the motorway and see what ya get. It's a good fuel saver if funds are tight.

 

[CageyJ0nnY]

I went to wales at the weekend, I got 45 ish MPG for the whole trip. Think thats pretty good. Yeh ive never had it in the 20's, some people must go metal...

 

[Goodj]

mid-30's on every tank.

including london commuting and some long-haul motorway/DC work

Not much redlining these days though, sigh

 

[mini_nick]

I managed 46 mpg on a run of 70 miles on a roads doing between 45 / 60. That was through very careful throttle usage! (bored in traffic so thought I would see how high I could get the mpg's)

PS In a 182

 

[skiddusmarkus]

Sorry but there's no way your getting 50 mpg that's diesel territory lol

I managed 50mpg on long runs in my old 172, its about how you drive it.But then I can also get 38mpg out of my GTiR on the motorway.

 

[Hugo-]

Try 60mph on the motorway and see what ya get. It's a good fuel saver if funds are tight.

Great advice. I have started to sit at 60 rather than 70 and have noticed a massive difference in mpg. And you don't arrive that much later.

 

[slinky2000]

yea 60mph I get above 40mpg, 70mph I get 35mpg

 

[black_sunrise]

does seem a bit low i think

im getting dead on 30mpg but thats nailing it down a few bypasses and country roads on my 15 mile commute. no starting or stopping either.

 

[172Ben]

We don't need anymore MPG threads!!

 

[The Boosh!]

We don't need anymore MPG threads!!

Nazi x