What is your Actual Fuel Efficiency?

siddvi · 28th August 2009, 11:13

FE Gurus, Need your help here.

Our 1996 Esteem Vxi has been giving us a really low FE of ~5-7Kmpl with the AC on 100% in city driving. We never take it on highways. It gets its regular oil change and servicing doing. However, the FE still remains low. Any suggestion to increase the FE welcome. BTW the car is pure stock(no mods of any kind).

travelwriter · 28th August 2009, 11:43

Is there any thread which tells us how to get an accurate measure of fuel efficiency?

What I did was fill up the tank, note down the litres of petrol going in and drive on till the needle touched the red line, then fill tank again to see how many litres go in. I got a reading of 16.94 for my Alto (100% AC driving on Bombay roads)

Is there any other way of getting a more accurate reading?

gpa · 28th August 2009, 11:47

travelwriter,

The full tank to full tank method is the best way to accurately gauge a vehicle's FE. Take an average of these reading over a period of time (6 months) to get an overall idea of what the FE is.

bruns · 28th August 2009, 11:48

My Ritz gives me 17.5 KMPL in city with 100% AC on and has given me varied figures on highway

24 kmpl on plains, Bangalore - Trichy - Bangalore
20 kmpl on Bangalore-Pollachi-Bangalore trip and 18 kmpl on Bangalore-ooty-bangalore trip

vikrantj · 28th August 2009, 11:49

Car : Chevy Spark

Milage : 17kmpl in city (Pune)

Runs on Shell normal petrol. Do not know the milage without A/C ?

pats · 28th August 2009, 16:00

My 3 year old Indica Xeta 1.4 gives just 9/10 Km in city driving and 14 on the highway. I am a very sedate driver and rarely drive at rpms exceeding 2500 rpm.

Overall the fuel efficiency is very less and TATA had advertised 14kmpl at the time of Xeta launch.

Need4Spd · 28th August 2009, 17:09

Car : Santro A/T

Mileage : 14kmpl in city (Pune) with A/C
goes to 16 on higways

SLK · 28th August 2009, 21:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by musicmanaman

That's very good FE, you really sure it's that much within city with 100% AC.

Yes sure, unless you would consider travelling to gurgaon a highway travel. I get average speed of 29km/h, so much for the expressway. I have been driving around 70kms a day. AND I did not drive with a very light foot, of course, didn't drive crazy.

My wagonR gave me 12-13km/l on the same route, with ac.

Have managed a maximum of 18km/l from the wagonR, when driving without ac [in winters] and with a very light foot. [sort of a economy run i did]

Hope that clarifies the situation a bit.

asethi · 28th August 2009, 21:56

15-17 kmpl in my Swift VDi in the city with 70% AC, and 19-22 kmpl with 100% AC on the highway! And it's with quite heavy foot on the accelerator, using the turbo boost whenever possible!

SS-Traveller · 28th August 2009, 23:01

Accent Viva CRDi: 14.43 km/l on the last tankful. 13.76 km/l on the previous one. AC use: 100%. Roads: City and congested highway (NH-58).

dilipkumar7278 · 28th August 2009, 23:32

Model: Swift vdi
City mileage: 17 Kmpl
Highway: 22 Kmpl(100% AC)
Km run : 10000
All calculations on tankful to tankful ....
Cheers

coolboy007 · 28th August 2009, 23:36

Car: Fiat Linea petrol 1.4 fire.

Kms clocked: 4000 kms
City mileage: 11.8 on last tankful with choc a bloc traffic of delhi.
Highway mileage: 14.8 kmpl (cruising range 110-130 kmph)

All reading on tankful basis(manual calculations not MID) and with ACC at 24 degrees.

ownerofazkaban · 29th August 2009, 17:14

After a long time, I did another tank-full test with Shell Super petrol.
Since car is rarely used these days, monthly average is around ~500kms.

ODO reading:1,02,000kms
Car: 5 Speed 800.
Driving: 100% City, 15% ac
Economy: 15.51kmpl -Shell Super Petrol.

mithun · 30th August 2009, 16:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by bruns

My Ritz gives me 17.5 KMPL in city with 100% AC on and has given me varied figures on highway

24 kmpl on plains, Bangalore - Trichy - Bangalore
20 kmpl on Bangalore-Pollachi-Bangalore trip and 18 kmpl on Bangalore-ooty-bangalore trip

Ritz Diesel/Petrol ?

valapad · 31st August 2009, 00:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by rageshgr

Santro AT 12.5 kpl? wow! That's almost as good as the MT. Guess you drive in total "green" mode

12.5 FE in Highway with an average speed of 80 KMH
City 10 to 11 only

28th August 2009, 11:13	#1786
siddvi BHPian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 54 Thanked: 48 Times	FE Gurus, Need your help here. Our 1996 Esteem Vxi has been giving us a really low FE of ~5-7Kmpl with the AC on 100% in city driving. We never take it on highways. It gets its regular oil change and servicing doing. However, the FE still remains low. Any suggestion to increase the FE welcome. BTW the car is pure stock(no mods of any kind).
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28th August 2009, 11:43	#1787
travelwriter BHPian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 294 Thanked: 115 Times	Is there any thread which tells us how to get an accurate measure of fuel efficiency? What I did was fill up the tank, note down the litres of petrol going in and drive on till the needle touched the red line, then fill tank again to see how many litres go in. I got a reading of 16.94 for my Alto (100% AC driving on Bombay roads) Is there any other way of getting a more accurate reading?
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28th August 2009, 11:47	#1788
gpa Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,789 Thanked: 340 Times	travelwriter, The full tank to full tank method is the best way to accurately gauge a vehicle's FE. Take an average of these reading over a period of time (6 months) to get an overall idea of what the FE is.
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28th August 2009, 11:48	#1789
bruns Newbie Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 19 Thanked: 23 Times	My Ritz gives me 17.5 KMPL in city with 100% AC on and has given me varied figures on highway 24 kmpl on plains, Bangalore - Trichy - Bangalore 20 kmpl on Bangalore-Pollachi-Bangalore trip and 18 kmpl on Bangalore-ooty-bangalore trip
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28th August 2009, 11:49	#1790
vikrantj BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pune Posts: 628 Thanked: 568 Times	Car : Chevy Spark Milage : 17kmpl in city (Pune) Runs on Shell normal petrol. Do not know the milage without A/C ?
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28th August 2009, 16:00	#1791
pats BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Mumbai Posts: 85 Thanked: 4 Times	Indica Xeta GLX My 3 year old Indica Xeta 1.4 gives just 9/10 Km in city driving and 14 on the highway. I am a very sedate driver and rarely drive at rpms exceeding 2500 rpm. Overall the fuel efficiency is very less and TATA had advertised 14kmpl at the time of Xeta launch.
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28th August 2009, 17:09	#1792
Need4Spd BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Pune Posts: 32 Thanked: Once	Santro A/T mileage Car : Santro A/T Mileage : 14kmpl in city (Pune) with A/C goes to 16 on higways
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28th August 2009, 21:56	#1794
asethi BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 449 Thanked: 219 Times View My Garage	15-17 kmpl in my Swift VDi in the city with 70% AC, and 19-22 kmpl with 100% AC on the highway! And it's with quite heavy foot on the accelerator, using the turbo boost whenever possible!
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28th August 2009, 23:01	#1795
SS-Traveller Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: New Delhi Posts: 8,164 Thanked: 27,140 Times View My Garage	Accent Viva CRDi: 14.43 km/l on the last tankful. 13.76 km/l on the previous one. AC use: 100%. Roads: City and congested highway (NH-58).
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28th August 2009, 23:32	#1796
dilipkumar7278 BANNED Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: COCHIN Posts: 441 Thanked: 109 Times View My Garage	Swift Model: Swift vdi City mileage: 17 Kmpl Highway: 22 Kmpl(100% AC) Km run : 10000 All calculations on tankful to tankful .... Cheers
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28th August 2009, 23:36	#1797
coolboy007 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Delhi Posts: 1,852 Thanked: 2,137 Times	Car: Fiat Linea petrol 1.4 fire. Kms clocked: 4000 kms City mileage: 11.8 on last tankful with choc a bloc traffic of delhi. Highway mileage: 14.8 kmpl (cruising range 110-130 kmph) All reading on tankful basis(manual calculations not MID) and with ACC at 24 degrees.
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29th August 2009, 17:14	#1798
ownerofazkaban BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: BLR Posts: 456 Thanked: 80 Times View My Garage	After a long time After a long time, I did another tank-full test with Shell Super petrol. Since car is rarely used these days, monthly average is around ~500kms. ODO reading:1,02,000kms Car: 5 Speed 800. Driving: 100% City, 15% ac Economy: 15.51kmpl -Shell Super Petrol.
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