Is the RenaultSport Clio more efficient Fuel wise at higher revs?

[Linus27]

I am finding my 172 Mk 2 doing a couple of mines to work and back and the odd longer town type journey and I am getting around 29 - 31mpg. I did do one long motorway journey and I got close to 50mpg so quite happy overall.

 

[SuperJ]

on long motorway trips i generally sit at about 60mph and can easily get 48-50mpg.

 

[Cunney]

Re: Is the ClioSport more efficient Fuel wise at higher revs?

Mine seems to be stuck between 33.2 and 33.4... The latter being when I change gears a bit earlier.

I think that's because you've not reset it.

Mine generally sits around 33 with a bit of hammering, can see 45 on the motorway at around 65/70, some of you could do with a good service lol

 

[Pedro]

Abit of a hammering i see 26ish..With normal driving i see 28ish (changing gears around 3000-4000rpm). At the moment im on 31 though.

 

[EngineerD]

Re: Is the ClioSport more efficient Fuel wise at higher revs?

Don't think its true, try driving on a long 30-40mph run in fifth - mentally good mpg figures!

 

[DrR]

on long motorway trips i generally sit at about 60mph and can easily get 48-50mpg.

Do you reset it when driving along?

 

[bill]

Re: Is the ClioSport more efficient Fuel wise at higher revs?

WTF, do you drive everywhere on a Track?!

Dont think i've ever seen that in a MK2!

I SHOULD HOPE NOT!

 

[SuperJ]

Do you reset it when driving along?

no. when i leave my house, which is only a mile down a dual carriageway to the motorway.

 

[poopipe]

I win. Mine got down to 5.5 mpg over a tank during winter. The traffic was that bad my average speed over the tank was in single figures despite 80% of my commute being done at over 60.

it'll see mid 20s normally on that run with an enthusiastic foot and will average over 40 on motorways at 70 odd so I don't think its broken.

 

[big_yin]

Re: Is the ClioSport more efficient Fuel wise at higher revs?

I get 40mpg all day long at 70/80mph on A roads changing below 4k.

Thats the same for me too, mine defo isn't more economical if you drive it hard.

 

[Stu_350z]

I got 50.1 mpg the other day doing a 40 odd mile trip on the motorway...sat at around 55-60ish

has now come down to approx 43 mpg

i think the economy of the Clio Sports is really good tbh

 

[Brett]

On a side note I really miss the mpg of my 172. The bloody mx5 is doing around 30mpg mixed driving, although little town, over like 800 miles. To be fair its taken me 2 months to do those 800 miles so mpg isnt really an issue.

My 172 was good for 44mpg on the motorway no problem. Got 45.4 at a cruise of about 80 with the odd sustained 90-100 spells and a 30 min traffic jam over 250 miles when I first got it. Epic mpg for the performance.

 

[Martin_172]

i think the OP has possibly used the wrong term, driven hard and possibly means fast flowing driving? my ph1 is awesome on fuel on a nice summers day just driving down a nice twisty road at 60/70/80mph hardly braking hardly acclerating just flowing in and out the bends.

 

[black_sunrise]

daily driving to work and back, town and back etc... mixed driving with some steady driving and sometimes giving it the beans ill get 30.5mpg

on the motorway i get 42mpg

trackday driving i get 17mpg

 

[mwn11]

Im getting 35 over the last 2k miles with mixed driving motorway and country road.