What is your Actual Fuel Efficiency?

vineethvazhayil · 6th March 2009, 15:36

Accord 2.3 Vtec - 8 km/l - only city driving with ac on 90% of the time

supremeBaleno · 6th March 2009, 15:44

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Originally Posted by narayan

I got 12.5 on Chennai Blore highway - sticking to 80-100 all thru the trip, 60-70% A/C usage

what did they put beneath the hood in my car ??

Maybe what you have under the hood is an Accord engine that Honda dropped there by mistake. :-)

Shan2nu · 6th March 2009, 17:17

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Impressive figure from a C-segmenter. The only time I saw 20-23kmpl kind of FE on highways was with our M800. BTW, was this with a/c on or off ?

This was with A/C on.

Frankly, i dont think there is any modern engine that isn't fuel economical. It all depends on the combination of throttle pressure, engine speed, vehicle speed etc.

Your cruising speed is not as important as the way you reach that speed.

Shan2nu

man23ish · 6th March 2009, 20:01

I think FE also depends on the number of people on board, AC and whether driving during day/ night.

The following are the figures for Fiat Palio 1.9D

4-Adults and 2 Children
14 Kmpl
Hyd to Blr
575 Kms.
AC on 75%

Single Driver
17.5 Kmpl
Hyd to Blr
AC on 50%

Mostly night driving !!

vineethvazhayil · 8th March 2009, 16:07

yes, FE depends on load on the vehicle, for sure!

Kevciti · 8th March 2009, 18:17

Santro Xing - 10 km/l :(
Why is it so low? This is with 70% ac and only in the city. Never goes on the highways. Am running 185/60 goodyears and have a K&N replacement filter. Petrol is always from the same Shell bunk.

hrishig · 9th March 2009, 07:16

Fiat Linea

Petrol Emotion

13.6 km/pl ( 50% city + 50% highway)

palani1976 · 9th March 2009, 10:43

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Originally Posted by vijaythacker

indica dls: 17-18 in city 50% ac
highways: 20 with 70% ac

Same as Vijaythacker for me too

lantian · 9th March 2009, 10:46

Method Tank full to tank full, all with < 20% AC in 100% City driving.

NHC (Oct 2008, 3.5K kms) 15.4 kmpl

Indica Turbo DLG (Sep 2006,42K kms) 17.5kmpl

Expecting them to go down as summers have set in Delhi :(

Hi hexane · 9th March 2009, 14:13

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Originally Posted by motor_breathing

I get an average of 10.xx in city and 15.xx in my Civic
and recently I drove back from kerala to bangalore in my 11 year old zen and the average i got was 24Kmpl.
This was with no Ac and regular speed of 70-90kmph.
For the first 220 odd kms the the fuel needle didnt move at all. In banglore city I am getting 18 Kmpl in this zen.

Zen really rocks I should say

Really rocks.My daughter's zen rarely crosses 10.5kmpl ,slow ,start stop and only city driving. Please tell what is the secret.

car'zy · 10th March 2009, 12:20

Mitsubishi Cedia Sports:

City - 8-8.5 Kmpl. (Approx Figures - 60% AC usage)
Highway - 11.2 Kmpl (Mostly 90 -140 Kmh Speeds, 4 Adults, 70% AC usage)

motor_breathing · 10th March 2009, 13:41

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Really rocks.My daughter's zen rarely crosses 10.5kmpl ,slow ,start stop and only city driving. Please tell what is the secret.

Dont know whether there is any secret

, but this is what I did.

Got the air filter cleaned and oil changed (engine and gear). Brake pads, brake oil and radiator coolant, petrol filter etc were replaced before the trip. As Zen Ac is pretty much useless, I didnt use it, instead kept the window open. And for my trip from home I was rather scared to drive it at higher speeds because of the age of the car. So major part of the trip was on 5th gear at speed of 70-90 with two people onboard.

nagvasireddy · 10th March 2009, 14:17

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Originally Posted by Kevciti

Santro Xing - 10 km/l :(
Why is it so low?

Yes, I too would like to know. I have driven a Santro Xing (2003 model) till 2006. In the later period it gave ~10 km/l. I was any way trying to upgrade, so I sold off the Xing and bought Accent CRDi, stayed with Diesels since then (migrated to Fiesta and now Verna), and I have been getting 18-20 km/l, partly because of the good roads I drive in

NetfreakBombay · 17th March 2009, 09:50

Finally filled up Ode readings and numbers from Petrol receipts in a worksheet to get FE numbers.

For Alto, these are the numbers :

1. Expressway : 18 - 20 kmph (100% AC)
2. Highway inside City : 14 - 16 kmph (100% AC)
3. Bumper to bumper traffic : 9 - 14 kmpl (100% AC)

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vineethvazhayil · 17th March 2009, 10:20

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Originally Posted by vineethvazhayil

Accord 2.3 Vtec - 8 km/l - only city driving with ac on 90% of the time

With some improvements in driving style (managing braking/ air conditioning/gear shift better), i got an improvement to 8.7 km/l.

Usually measure full to full. Always fill up from Shell Chromepet.

6th March 2009, 15:36	#1546
vineethvazhayil Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 1,513 Thanked: 456 Times View My Garage	Accord 2.3 Vtec - 8 km/l - only city driving with ac on 90% of the time
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6th March 2009, 20:01	#1549
man23ish BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 626 Thanked: 18 Times	Fiat Palio 1.9D I think FE also depends on the number of people on board, AC and whether driving during day/ night. The following are the figures for Fiat Palio 1.9D 4-Adults and 2 Children 14 Kmpl Hyd to Blr 575 Kms. AC on 75% Single Driver 17.5 Kmpl Hyd to Blr AC on 50% Mostly night driving !!
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8th March 2009, 16:07	#1550
vineethvazhayil Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 1,513 Thanked: 456 Times View My Garage	yes, FE depends on load on the vehicle, for sure!
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8th March 2009, 18:17	#1551
Kevciti BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Chennai Posts: 89 Thanked: 18 Times	Santro Xing - 10 km/l :( Why is it so low? This is with 70% ac and only in the city. Never goes on the highways. Am running 185/60 goodyears and have a K&N replacement filter. Petrol is always from the same Shell bunk.
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9th March 2009, 07:16	#1552
hrishig BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 466 Thanked: 180 Times	Fiat Linea Petrol Emotion 13.6 km/pl ( 50% city + 50% highway) Last edited by hrishig : 9th March 2009 at 07:17.
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9th March 2009, 10:46	#1554
lantian Newbie Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: New Delhi Posts: 7 Thanked: 0 Times	Method Tank full to tank full, all with < 20% AC in 100% City driving. NHC (Oct 2008, 3.5K kms) 15.4 kmpl Indica Turbo DLG (Sep 2006,42K kms) 17.5kmpl Expecting them to go down as summers have set in Delhi :(
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10th March 2009, 12:20	#1556
car'zy BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 100 Thanked: 0 Times View My Garage	Mitsubishi Cedia Sports: City - 8-8.5 Kmpl. (Approx Figures - 60% AC usage) Highway - 11.2 Kmpl (Mostly 90 -140 Kmh Speeds, 4 Adults, 70% AC usage) Last edited by car'zy : 10th March 2009 at 12:22.
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17th March 2009, 09:50	#1559
NetfreakBombay Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,466 Thanked: 1,021 Times	Finally filled up Ode readings and numbers from Petrol receipts in a worksheet to get FE numbers. For Alto, these are the numbers : 1. Expressway : 18 - 20 kmph (100% AC) 2. Highway inside City : 14 - 16 kmph (100% AC) 3. Bumper to bumper traffic : 9 - 14 kmpl (100% AC)
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