[musicmanaman]

My Amby Avigo Petrol give me 7 Kmpl on average, all city with 100% AC. I think I have one of the most uneconomical rides in the forum.

Have not tried Highways, and by the way Kolkata is one of the most congested cities to drive in.

[sreenivass]

in my recent return trip from my home town my Petra 1.6 returned close to 16 KMPL without A/C. As the A/C belt was broke I had to driver back without A/C and windows down with speeds not more than 80 KMPH. First time without A/C and windows down, high FE too.

[Path_Finder]

My Ikon used to give just 10kmpl in city with A/C - of course my office is just 6 km away but with so many signals and thick of city traffic. And generally most of my rides are short.

On long highway rides it gives an amazing 17-18kmpl; I am still not very clear on why such a huge difference.

[entropy]

Civic 1.8V AT
All City driving
Avg commute distance (Home to Office) - 2Kms one way
AC - 100%
KMs done - 3200 in 10 months
Mileage - 6.8 KMPL

May be short commute distance is to blame ?

[EngineOil]

Originally Posted by entropy

Civic 1.8V AT
All City driving
Avg commute distance (Home to Office) - 2Kms one way
AC - 100%
Mileage - 6.8 KMPL

May be short commute distance is to blame ?

I have the same doubt. My Fiesta (1.4 ZXI) stats currently:

Office Daily Commute: 9 kms round trip
AC: 100%
Mileage: 10.5 kmpl


I believe the short distance is to be blamed. In winter months, when the HVAC utilization was practically zero, the Fiesta returned an efficency of about 12.5-13 kmpl.

When I had booked the car, the Ford salesman had confidently claimed 15kmpl in city driving! I laughed him off Somehow, I want his words to come true now

Just curious, have other members seen such a drop in efficiency owing to AC?

[EngineOil]

The DTE (approx 'Distance to Empty') figures on the Fiesta have undergone a change like this:

Winter Months
Full Tank: ~45L
Predicted DTE: 540
Predicted Efficiency: 12 kmpl
On a full-tank to full-tank calculation, I was getting 12.5 - 13 kmpl.

Summer Months
Full Tank: ~45L
Predicted DTE: 425
Predicted Efficiency: 9.5 kmpl
On a full-tank to full-tank calculation, I am getting 10.5 kmpl.

Nice Artificial Intelligence there Keep the customer happy

[blue_pulsar]

For the first time since Jun 2007, my Swift returned an FE of 16 in the city! I drove very light-footed this week. Tried to keep the rev counter under 2K RPM most of the time. The MJD engine simply rocks!

[santosh.s]

Originally Posted by Path_Finder

My Ikon used to give just 10kmpl in city with A/C - of course my office is just 6 km away but with so many signals and thick of city traffic. And generally most of my rides are short.

On long highway rides it gives an amazing 17-18kmpl; I am still not very clear on why such a huge difference.

Which Ikon is this, 1.6 or 1.3 litre?

My baleno (Euro-III model) has been giving me 10+Kmpl on an average for city driving, average daily distance traveled is 10Km total (short! no wonder my odo reads just about 13K in 2years 7months). I had a long trip only once, when it returned 15Kmpl (average speed 90Kmph, 120Kmph at times). A/C usage was roughly 50%, and 75% respectively. BTW, I have little wider 185mm tires.

Recently I have done two things that *may* improve mileage- 1. started using system-G, and 2. added a temp. control for A/C (but then AC button is ON most of the time now!). Let us see how it goes.

[DriverR]

Past two refills check, my i10 (1.1) has been giving 14 kmpl. Distance done 3800km.

[jav]

indica dlx
only city driving and 50% a/c
normal diesel 10-11 kmpl
premium 14+

[appuchan]

My FE figures as on the week ended 9th August.

Santro: 17.2 kmpl (all city drive)
Verna(Petrol): 13.9 kmpl (all city drive)

[KSM-Vtec]

OHC Vtec

In City
With A/C - 9-10
Without A/C - 10-12

Highway
With A/C - 10-12
Without A/C - 12-14

[alpha1]

I have a Old Vtec, and I am really puzzled by its diet.

Once I took it towards Mulshi-Tamini from Pune. Totally covering 160 km.
Fuel burnt?
Only 9 Litres.

17km/l
Couldn't really believe it.

Well, then from 9 L to 0 L - i could manage only 70km more (in hardcore peak rush hour city driving).
8km/l

I was amost speechless at this monster.

[mondymk3]

Mondeo 2003 MK3
City - 10-11 Km/l
Highway - 12.5 - 15 Km/l

Swift Petrol
City - 13-14 Km/l
Highway - 16 Km/l

[mura]

Car : Toyota Aristo V300 - Driving with a light foot (60-80kmph) 7-8Kmpl , When using all 350+ Bhp - 4kmpl on Speed 97.

Car : Indica DLG - 15 kmpl

Car : Subaru Forester - 9 kmpl

Car : Ikon 1.6 - 9 kmpl