57mph on motorway

[medici999]

Did this for like 40miles on cruise control and only getting 41mpg, seems rather low?

 

[DrR]

Sounds about right to me, mine would never do that though tbh

 

[medici999]

Fair enough. Cheers

 

[Hugo-]

You basing that on the trip?

I haven't worked mine out properly but my trip says I always average over 40 with mixed driving over my whole tank.

 

[Brett]

Seems way low to me. I could get 44mpg out of my 172 if I stuck to 70 on the motorway.

 

[LiquidRich]

I got 45mpg out of our 182 the other month doin 65mph on the motorway, so it seems a little low

 

[Don]

All depends on how it was BEFORE you started doing that! If it was high 20's, low 30's before you decided to do that, then the AVERAGE for the journey (from when the clock was reset) would not be accurate. If you'd reset it at the the beginning of THAT trip, or as you put the car into Cruise Control, the figure would be more likely to be higher.

I managed 45MPG going from Manchester to NEC @ Birmingham doing 50mph all the way after resetting the trip computer before the 90 odd mile trip.

 

[MonkeyKnifeFight]

yea sounds quite low but ive had my trip computer showing 99mpg so i dont think you can definitively trust it.

 

[clio_luke]

also if you got up to speed then reset the trip, it would read out a lot higher. best to just go on the average mpg over a whole tank of fuel, not one journey. mine averages around 40mpg over a whole tank of fuel, mixed driving and speeds.

 

[scotty10]

i see some people are saying after a whole tank of fuel surely that added weight of a full tank will use more fuel

 

[Jamie]

What mods do you have?

 

[barker22]

when i went from preston to leeds to buy a steering wheel from a member off here i reset the trip before i set off and averaged 48.1mpg there and back. didnt really go over 60 though.

 

[Martin!]

I got 41mpg sitting a steady 70-80mph, albeit over a 200 mile journey opposed to a 40 mile journey, but it still seems low to me.

 

[Greeny.]

I got 42mpg according to the onboard computer doing 65/70 for 45 minutes.

 

[kev182cup]

If ya stuck to 70 in my 182 around the northeast (it's quite hilly) and reset before the trip I'd get about 48mpg with abit of driving anticipation. Cruise control isn't the best for getting best mpg.
Buuuut how borings that. Get ya toe down. Lol

 

[DrR]

You must all drive like miss daisy

 

[Brasseye]

52mpg while cruising at 58 mph 2 up with a full tank of 98

 

[Brian172]

I wouldn't drive any slower to get better MPG.
If you want economy buy a diesel.

 

[Dunn]

You must all drive like miss daisy

lol +1

35 is the highest i get

 

[widdo]

Always get around 35mpg wherever I go. Not arsed whether it is good or not tbh. I use my van for fuel consumption not the Clio.

 

[Chris_786]

I wouldn't drive any slower to get better MPG.
If you want economy buy a diesel.

This, i get about 36mpg on average over the last 1195 miles

 

[DrR]

Highest average i've had over a tank was 37

Norma is about 32-33mpg

BTW i work this out properly everytime i fill the tank.

 

[Snails]

Over the last 1500 miles or so my trip computer is showing 31.7mpg.

 

[SlowLow&Sideways]

I get 38 from a 1.2 stop complaining its a hot hatch just drive the thing.

 

[Greeny.]

Over the last 1500 miles or so my trip computer is showing 31.7mpg.

Wtf! That seems well low

 

[Dave..]

Lol at people using cruise control for fuel economy. It opens and closes the throttle depending on speed, to keep you at a constant, not saving fuel.

For fuel economy you want to be using your foot, and no more than 10mm of travel on the accelerator pedal. You'll go slow up the hills, and speed up down hills, but retain good mpg figures.

....and medici please do not send me any PMs about fuel economy.

 

[jenic]

Lol at people using cruise control for fuel economy. It opens and closes the throttle depending on speed, to keep you at a constant, not saving fuel.

For fuel economy you want to be using your foot, and no more than 10mm of travel on the accelerator pedal. You'll go slow up the hills, and speed up down hills, but retain good mpg figures.

....and medici please do not send me any PMs about fuel economy.

I use CC, my foot is too tempted to fall to the floor

At around 70 the other day I used CC and got around 41mpg, general driving I get about 35 so its not bad at all.

 

[Dave..]

Oh... if we're quoting figures then! I'll quite happily get low 50s if I'm driving really pedanticly

 

[UncleGrumpy]

I wouldn't drive any slower to get better MPG.
If you want economy buy a diesel.

This TBH, I never get more than 27/28mpg, I tried driving like a homo for a whole day once and managed 35.9, but you'd think I'd od'd on roids by the time I got home, was almost biting lumps out of the steering wheel.

 

[jenic]

This TBH, I never get more than 27/28mpg, I tried driving like a homo for a whole day once and managed 35.9, but you'd think I'd od'd on roids by the time I got home, was almost biting lumps out of the steering wheel.

You must rape it everywhere lol, never seen the dark side of 30 on the road. Lowest I got it on track was 17ish I think.

But yer, i agree, i didn't buy it to be cheap on fuel, just handy to know it is when i have to do a boring motorway journey

 

[richard1]

Dave88 is spot on.... Cruise control is no good for an 'eco run'.

Watch the old top gear when Clarkie ran the V8 diesel Audi A8 from London to Edinburgh and back - what he says is true

 

[Jimbo-Clio]

This, i get about 36mpg on average over the last 1195 miles

i get about 22mpg from the alfa and thts diesel lol

 

[J.B.]

For people that say 'You want economy get a diesel', if I'm not in a hurry I do 70 on the motorway (seems to be the most eco speed for my car) to save fuel, so I can have more fun when I get on to some better driving roads.

 

[fUbAr]

My old 182 NEVER saw over 30mpg around town. I went on a long trip a few times with surfboards on the roof and the car full of camping gear, sticking to every speed limit. Averaged 36, which is the most I ever saw out of it.

I'm rocking round town at 50mpg now, with over 60mpg combined

 

[Sir_Dave]

My average is 38mpg over the past 4k/2 months. Thats using cruise on the mway at just under 4k revs in 5th for 85 miles a day. Then 'enthusiastic' driving at the weekends.

I dont want any pms either.

 

[Waitey]

When i brought the PH1 from wales it did 44.3 over 300 odd miles.

M3 was heroic yesterday doing 31.9mpg over 200 miles at 'out side lane motorway speeds'

 

[fUbAr]

My Ph1 172 did 10mpg more than the 182, easily!

 

[SaraJ]

Wow i'm goinng to be quids in when i purchase a 172! I currently get 20/22 from my mx-5

 

[Waitey]

Wow i'm goinng to be quids in when i purchase a 172! I currently get 20/22 from my mx-5

What the hell are you doing to it. My old Turbo MX-5 would return 28mpg.

 

[Naith]

i reset mine once on a trip to leeds. i got 34.6 at 64mph in the meg... but that was due to me not going on boost all the way. the second i picked up speed it halved.

worst ive had is 6.8

my average is 21.3