[poised2drive]

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Swift 1.3 P

Spirited Driving on Highway : > 100 Kmph along with Vijayawada and Hyderabad B2B traffic.

Couldn't resist the fantastic roads between Hyderabad and Vijaywada which was fueled by the lack of time.

FE turns to be 13 kmpl . [tankful to tankful]

[aurelino]

Got 30.0 km/l on a 50 km trip on my GT TDI (actually got 30.2 but that pic is blurry so didn't include it).

I stick to the practice of driving sedately until the engine/coolant reaches its operating temp and not putting ac on until then. It really makes a difference.

[poised2drive]

Originally Posted by poised2drive

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Swift 1.3 P

Spirited Driving on Highway : > 100 Kmph along with Vijayawada and Hyderabad B2B traffic.

Couldn't resist the fantastic roads between Hyderabad and Vijaywada which was fueled by the lack of time.

FE turns to be 13 kmpl . [tankful to tankful]

In the return journey, 80-90 kmph was maintained and voila, the mileage turned out to be a very healthy [ and best till date] 16.72 kmpl .

Not bad for a G-series 1.3 Swift Petrol !

[ShankarG]

Hi. Last week did Delhi-Amritsar-Delhi
Drove 900 kms in a single tank with speed 80-100 kmph in my Grand i10 CRDI
Got amazing 25.5 kmpl tankful to tankful with AC on 80% of time. Used engine braking at all possible instances.
Roads are awesome in the stretch except few cities where flyovers are under construction. Hope in a couple of years the train time taken and road would be same.

[CrAzY dRiVeR]

Car: FIAT Punto 90HP.

Driving Conditions: Highway. 564 kms solo drive, starting from Yelahanka in Bangalore -> Berur -> Tarikere -> Chikmagalur -> Hassan till Hebbal in Bangalore. Not flat highways as Chikmagalur is a famous hillstation and the I guess there should be a 1000 feet variation in altitude between these places.

Average speed of 54 kmph. Was cruising at speeds of 80 - 90 kmph most of the time. A/C on for 75% of the time except to enjoy the fresh breeze on the hills.

Average FE: 22.9 kmpl. Tank was topped up before the drive and shows half full after 565 kms. Got to love the highway abilities of these new age turbo diesels. Amazing fuel efficiency without compromising too much on performance.

Originally Posted by aurelino

Got 30.0 km/l on a 50 km trip on my GT TDI (actually got 30.2 but that pic is blurry so didn't include it).

I stick to the practice of driving sedately until the engine/coolant reaches its operating temp and not putting ac on until then. It really makes a difference.

Amazing figures. However, hope the pic was not taken by the driver. Looks like a mobile phone shot from between the steering wheel. Not safe, as the car is still doing speeds above 40!

[paragsachania]

Originally Posted by CrAzY dRiVeR

Car: FIAT Punto 90HP.

Average FE: 22.9 kmpl. Tank was topped up before the drive and shows half full after 565 kms. Got to love the highway abilities of these new age turbo diesels. Amazing fuel efficiency

Lovely figures and that's similar number I get out of the Ertiga as well.

The number will reduce by ar least 1.5 to 2 kms with 3 more passengers, a trip to Kemmannugundi, Mulayanagiri etc.

Otherwise, Chikmagalur as a town is never a Hill station and is flat.

If anyone is approaching it from Hassan side, he may not even get a hint that he's arriving at a Hill station.

The Birur or Lingadahalli route has few kms of normal ghats (no Hair Pins) easily taken on 4th when solo.

The last 184 kms from Hassan to Bangalore is a flat out.

What I have noticed in the Ertiga is-

80Kmph - 24.xx
100kmph - 22.xx
120 kmph - 18.xx

Whenever I drive to Chikmagalur, My MID is always between 18.5 and 18 kmpl.

Like you say modern day Diesels are super efficient along with the fact that you don't need to really drive at very low speeds.

A Palio MJD of funkykar was driven in one tank from Bangalore to Pune and then Lavasa(where it was filled up) in Aug 2012 while we all attended a meet.

[CrAzY dRiVeR]

Originally Posted by paragsachania

The number will reduce by ar least 1.5 to 2 kms with 3 more passengers, a trip to Kemmannugundi, Mulayanagiri etc.

Otherwise, Chikmagalur as a town is never a Hill station and is flat.

True. However, Chikmagalur is at 3400 feet as per wiki, but yes - you never feel the climb at any point. My usual runs are through TN highways which are truly flat like a table top.

Visited Kemmannugundi via the Bhadra sanctuary last time, and it made a mockery out of the 185mm clearance of my Punto (Had 4 passengers and boot full of luggage though!). From K.gudi to lingdehalli was better, but I'm not returning there unless i purchase a good SUV.

Ertiga almost has a 20 kmph crusing advantage more than the Punto 90hp, thanks to the taller gearing for the 5th gear. At 100 - I would be doing 2500 rpm and get around 20 - 21 kmpl for cruising.

[RiGOD]

Car : Ford Classic 1.4L TDCi [2014]
Odo Reading : 8689
Last fill : 36.12 litres
Distance covered : 679 kms
FE : 18.7 km/l
Traffic density : 50% on highway & 50% on moderate city traffic
AC : On for 50% of the time
Method : Tankful to tankful

[ramzsys]

567 km in the Ecosport 1.5 tdci and it gulped down 27.56 liters.

=20.57 kmpl.

This is mix of 20% urban roads, rest normal 2 lane highway, with AC used for half the journey, brisk driving when the road is free, coasting in the urban places.

All this without even engaging the 5th gear for >15 seconds.

[rajathv8]

Got 17 Kmpl in my A-Star MT - tankful method.

Details :
Fuel : Shell Normal
Distance : 376 Km - 170 HW, 206 City
AC : 80 %

[Diesel lover]

Car: Maruti Suzuki Celerio Vxi AMT (Jan 2015)
Odo Reading: 530 Kms
Last fill: 31.39 litres
Distance covered: 506.4 kms
FE: 16.13 km/l
Traffic density: 0% on highway & 100% on moderate city traffic which includes 30% of 2 kms start-stop destinations (from home to office)
AC: On for 5% of the time
Method: Tankful to tankful

[Rollingwheels26]

Car: Honda Brio VX AT (May 2014)
Odo Reading: 10590km
Mileage: 11-12 kmpl (50%city,50% highway on way to work. My office is on outskirts of city). 9 kmpl if driven with a heavy foot. 16 kmpl if driven with an EXTREMELY light foot (trust me it was a torturous experience driving like this, and not possible on a day to day basis.
AC: On for 90% of the time
Method: Tankful to tankful

[AutoIndian]

Preworshipped Innova V, diesel
ODO: 57K
Did a tankful last week end:
FE: 13.94 kmpl
City : 100%
A/c on 95% of the time

The average of last 5 tankfuls is 13.43 kmpl (mostly within the city)

[parimal_g]

Recent Trip: Pune Ambejogai Dombilvli
Trip Distance 780 kms
Speeds always around 90 km/ hr
Ac usage was 30 %
Except Pune Ahmadnagar all two lane roads..

[Poloprasad]

Hello BHPians

Car - Suzuki swift (My Dad's car)
Application - 100% city & 100% AC ON condition with only driver
ODO Reading - 26,000 Kms
Fuel Efficiency - 12-13 Kmpl

I personally feel the fuel efficiency is lesser. Any swift owner please advice?. Thanks