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Post by OziRiS on Aug 1, 2013 21:36:39 GMT
You're saying you do 950 km on a 66 liter fill-up of regular gasoline? It works out as roughly 34/41 miles per gallon depending on if you use US or UK units. Which isn't all that impressive an accomplishment for a "super fuel efficient engine" by today's standards and the reason for me trying to confirm if that is indeed what c64 meant. I drive a 2005 Skoda Fabia 1.9 TDi station wagon that averages about 47 MPG (US), translating into me being able to go roughly 900 kilometers on a full 45 liter tank of diesel. Before that I had a 2001 Skoda Fabia 1.9 SDi hatchback that averaged about 58 MPG, allowing me to go about 1100 kilometers with a full tank of diesel the same size. |
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Post by Cybermortis on Aug 1, 2013 21:47:21 GMT
Keep in mind that the fuel consumption figures given for cars are for ideal conditions and at set speeds - the best figures are usually found at around 55 mph. Real world driving usually shows figures a lot lower than the official mpg - especially in cities or at high speeds where the mpg can be increased by 1/3rd or more.
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Post by OziRiS on Aug 1, 2013 23:18:35 GMT
I am keeping that in mind, which is why I'm providing actual figures for the averages of those two cars instead of what the manufacturer states. Funny thing is that in the cases of both these cars, the manufacturer actually undershot the real world numbers by about 3-5 MPG. You don't see that very often  |
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Post by c64 on Aug 13, 2013 20:43:37 GMT
I am keeping that in mind, which is why I'm providing actual figures for the averages of those two cars instead of what the manufacturer states. Funny thing is that in the cases of both these cars, the manufacturer actually undershot the real world numbers by about 3-5 MPG. You don't see that very often In Europe, they use a standardized test. Nobody drives like that but this is what the cars are optimized for nowadays. The commute to my new job is an interesting mix of fast passages and slow passages by tight turns and villages and very steep. My boss happens to own a modern car (BMW) which is exactly as heavy and roughly as big as mine. But he burns more diesel than I burn E10 gasoline and he can't keep up climbing the mountain ridge which is extremely curvaceous and steep. Our commute is just not DIN-EN compliant and modern cars are designed to run 70kph on a big oval track to win political "green awards". |
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