MPG of 172

[205_1.9]

Hi,

Currently thinking of changing my GTI-6 to something thats bit better on fuel. Was looking at 106 gtis however looking through the clio 172s found claims that they can reach around 35 knocking about and 40 on a run. Are these claims correct? Clio much better value for money compared to the 106s for sale.

 

[clvs2222]

i get 37 mpg in my 182 on a run, can get around 33 mpg around town driving tidy

 

[AndyT23]

I get 35mpg round town, that's driving fairly carefully most of the time but still having the odd blast about. It's easy enough to get 40+mpg on a run too.

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

You have to remember that when a manufacturer makes a claim of a certain MPG, they put the car on an airstrip with no wind,zero humidity ,nothing in the boot,no passengers, windows up, air-con off and does a steady 56mph (optimum fuel consumption at this speed)

Then print this in there glossy magazines, im not saying its not accurate i just think realistically your talking an average of 33-34, its to tempting not to hammer it lol

 

[Fletcher]

your looking at around the 34-35 mpg mark.

 

[MRBILLYUK]

I average around 28mpg mixed driving in my 182 , i did in my 172 also . Heavy right foot

 

[MRBILLYUK]

You have to remember that when a manufacturer makes a claim of a certain MPG, they put the car on an airstrip with no wind,zero humidity ,nothing in the boot,no passengers, windows up, air-con off and does a steady 56mph (optimum fuel consumption at this speed)

Then print this in there glossy magazines, im not saying its not accurate i just think realistically your talking an average of 33-34, its to tempting not to hammer it lol

I always thought they were tested on a rolling road :approve:

 

[Josie172cup]

i dont know wether or not to lissen to the trip computer but iv just checked and over 2940 miles iv averaged 30.4mpg but i tend to get a bit excited at times :rasp: my m8's cup is averaging about 36

 

[Martin_172]

trip computer runs off ecu so is about as acurate as you'll get.

i average 30ish in mine having blasts and driving sensible, ive had 38mpg on the motorway though!

 

[FlameR]

I average about 30 MPG over a week, but mainly booting it down A roads and country lanes. Get about 40+ cruising on the M'way though

 

[deaddog]

I normally average 36 to 38 mpg with a mix of driving ( don't do much town driving tho' ). Motorways trips always over 40mpg.

 

[Neil G]

Consistently getting over 30mpg at the moment and 40/45mpg acheivable on the motorway cruising steadily.

 

[Turner]

Consistently getting over 30mpg at the moment and 40/45mpg acheivable on the motorway cruising steadily.

+1

 

[*Badger*]

Round town, 33-34mpg average all day long. On a run 40mpg is acheivable easily. Heavy right boot can alter this though.

 

[Dash]

Search this forum "gallon"

 

[Ian_182]

Consistently getting over 30mpg at the moment and 40/45mpg acheivable on the motorway cruising steadily.

Thats exactly what i used to get

 

[cg172]

You have to remember that when a manufacturer makes a claim of a certain MPG, they put the car on an airstrip with no wind,zero humidity ,nothing in the boot,no passengers, windows up, air-con off and does a steady 56mph (optimum fuel consumption at this speed)

Then print this in there glossy magazines, im not saying its not accurate i just think realistically your talking an average of 33-34, its to tempting not to hammer it lol

It's actually done on a rolling road type apparatus, and it's a mixture of simulated town / county road / motorway driving. But because there's no wind resistance, etc, etc it's pretty much boll**ks. Apparently the testers tend to drive proper carefully as well (surprise surprise...), to get the figures even better. It's the same for every car though, so it's more a means of comparing one car to another rather than saying "this car can do XXmpg".

The 172 is f**king good for the performance. Not sure I can think of any other car that can do over 40mpg quite easily that is sooooooo much fun to drive...

 

[Neil G]

As above, quite a versatile & cheap performance car to run

 

[edde]

You have to remember that when a manufacturer makes a claim of a certain MPG, they put the car on an airstrip with no wind,zero humidity ,nothing in the boot,no passengers, windows up, air-con off and does a steady 56mph (optimum fuel consumption at this speed)

Then print this in there glossy magazines, im not saying its not accurate i just think realistically your talking an average of 33-34, its to tempting not to hammer it lol

It's actually done on a rolling road type apparatus, and it's a mixture of simulated town / county road / motorway driving. But because there's no wind resistance, etc, etc it's pretty much boll**ks. Apparently the testers tend to drive proper carefully as well (surprise surprise...), to get the figures even better. It's the same for every car though, so it's more a means of comparing one car to another rather than saying "this car can do XXmpg".

Most manurfacturers get computers to control the accelerator etc since testers arn't consistant enough.

 

[Simon_172]

my mpg seems to have dropped alot from 36 to about 30 - 32 i am only doing small trips tho to and from work like. 10 miles a day... >_>

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

Can anyone honestly say that they have had more than 350-390 miles to a tank of fuel from there 172? All this piish that you can get 40mpg, yeah its possible but hardly from a sustained run!

Its no f**king TDI!

 

[davo172]

Mine averages 28-30 in town 40-44 on motoway never seen 35 + in town !!:S

 

[RobTQ]

No more than 25 MPG around town and 35 MPG on the motorway. Don't believe what the trip counter says because mine always over states the MPG by at least 3-5 MPG. Bit suspect of people who claim nearly 40MPG for the 172 as I think they are getting the figures from the trip computer.

 

[T110MAS]

mid to late 20's in the 182! Very heavy foot!!

 

[24Seven]

30.4 mpg im getting out of mine at the mo, but i do have a heavy right foot and like to make progress everywhere i go lol

 

[suckmykiss]

ye i seem to be getting 22-24 at the mo!! not sure y

 

[Batman]

i average around 29.6 most i've ever had was 54.6

lowest is around 12!

 

[cg172]

my mpg seems to have dropped alot from 36 to about 30 - 32 i am only doing small trips tho to and from work like. 10 miles a day... >_>

Is the engine even warm when you get there? Short trips will f**k your consumption somthing rotten... Better off cycling it mate!

 

[Mish]

Average about 28-30mpg, town/traffic driving and a few A roads.

Motorway, more up towards the high 30's. Either way, I'm happy tbh!

 

[Fletcher]

Like i said in a previous post, mines normally on 34-35 mpg, but it does a lot of motorway miles.

If i only drove it weekends and evenings-B road blasts i reckon i'd be in the early 20's.

 

[koi]

Averaging ~36mpg but mostly motorway miles

 

[andrebailliesearle]

Only picked my cup172 up 2 weeks ago and im getting 38.6 mpg average over 1000 miles calculated from full tank to full tank so measurements are accurate, obc reading much the same. Same old story every driver is different on my golf gttdi i can beat the manufacture figures but on my company astra sri cdti 150 i can get near vauxhalls figures.

 

[Tim172]

34-35mpg everyday driving, regularly see mid-50s at a 70-80 motorway run