Autocar India & Ford Fiesta achieve 33 kpl?

windsurfer · 19th March 2008, 18:54

Autocar guys achieved a mileage of 33.4 kmpl when they drove a Fiesta D from Bangalore to Mumbai. Is this possible?

More details at - Autocar India & Ford Fiesta achieve record-breaking feat- Automobiles-Auto-News By Industry-News-The Economic Times

smsrini · 19th March 2008, 19:02

With a steady driving speed of around 60kph, it should not be difficult with a fiesta which is know for its frugality.

Bangalore to Mumbai has a good roads with a big chunk of it on the GQ, where it is easy to maintain steady speeds.

GTO · 19th March 2008, 19:56

Taking advertorials to the next level, aren't we? What the heck is the point of such super-economy drives, if at all the mileage achieved is genuine? The driving style that they adopt cannot be used in the real world. Such nonsense and misleading publicity reminds me of some 100cc bike ads that claim 130 kpl!! And then in small print comes the statement "under ideal conditions, of course". You only wonder whose interests the media is out to serve.

Expect something similar from the Logan soon, and almost certainly with a rival magazine.

iraghava · 19th March 2008, 20:06

They'd done it earlier too so it's not surprising. And like GTO said, it's nothing more than an advertorial masked as an article.

Replicating those conditions in our daily drives is next to impossible.

jkdas · 19th March 2008, 20:10

Recording an average speed of 46.5 kph, the Fiesta took 24 hours and 20 minutes to cover the distance???

24 hours? Thats a record!

Karandeep81 · 19th March 2008, 20:13

Would really want the Govt should step in and force all the manufacturers to advice on actually mileage as a norm similar to what they do in the west. High time to stop such ambiguous declarations making rounds.

LLL · 19th March 2008, 20:22

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Originally Posted by jkdas

Recording an average speed of 46.5 kph, the Fiesta took 24 hours and 20 minutes to cover the distance???

24 hours? Thats a record!

whoa....is fiesta that bad? i guess even a 800 would have clocked better avg speed.

is this an adv placed by hyundai or renault?

And luckily, we dont have minimum speed limits on highways in india. Else these guys would have got royal challans

ab1xlr8 · 19th March 2008, 22:26

sounds too good to be true.33 kmpl must be on straight downward sloping road,lol

agbenny · 19th March 2008, 22:26

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Originally Posted by windsurfer

Autocar guys achieved a mileage of 33.4 kmpl when they drove a Fiesta D from Bangalore to Mumbai. Is this possible?

More details at - Autocar India & Ford Fiesta achieve record-breaking feat- Automobiles-Auto-News By Industry-News-The Economic Times

I personally beleive these magazines tie-up with one car manufacturer, and promote one at a time. I watch their magazine promoted Fiesta much since it's launch. Now they have a soft corner on Optra magnum too. Purely my personal thought!

JayD · 19th March 2008, 23:22

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PatienceWins · 19th March 2008, 23:38

Government should do something about these kind of reports and advertisement.

They cannot give misleading information and put a disclaimer at the end in small font - 'under ideal driving conditions'.

sameer551 · 19th March 2008, 23:56

Why drive at 46km/hr in a Fiesta??? When they themselves show off fiery advertisements in TV like lighting all the matches with the stunning power of car in one go. Was that ad shot at 46km/hr??

Really funny...Indian govt. should wake up and take action against such nonsense unrealistic claims.

MaserQ · 20th March 2008, 00:22

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Originally Posted by windsurfer

Autocar guys achieved a mileage of 33.4 kmpl when they drove a Fiesta D from Bangalore to Mumbai. Is this possible?

You can count your blessings if you get half that in the real world, consistently.

Mpower · 20th March 2008, 00:53

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Originally Posted by sameer551

Why drive at 46km/hr in a Fiesta??? When they themselves show off fiery advertisements in TV like lighting all the matches with the stunning power of car in one go. Was that ad shot at 46km/hr??

Really funny...Indian govt. should wake up and take action against such nonsense unrealistic claims.

The 46 kph is average speed. To get that kind of average they were probably going at 70 in 5th. Most of these so called claims are verified by independent body like MAI, Autocar is smarter than that.

sukiwa · 20th March 2008, 09:52

Their earlier record was carried out on test track in ARDE with windows rolled up & no AC. Current one on public roads is amazing & unbelievable although not entirely difficult to achieve. It would be require good amount of self control not to speed too much & with sole aim of stretching every drop of fuel.

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smsrini Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,115 Thanked: 426 Times View My Garage	why not ? With a steady driving speed of around 60kph, it should not be difficult with a fiesta which is know for its frugality. Bangalore to Mumbai has a good roads with a big chunk of it on the GQ, where it is easy to maintain steady speeds.
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GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,490 Thanked: 300,279 Times View My Garage	Taking advertorials to the next level, aren't we? What the heck is the point of such super-economy drives, if at all the mileage achieved is genuine? The driving style that they adopt cannot be used in the real world. Such nonsense and misleading publicity reminds me of some 100cc bike ads that claim 130 kpl!! And then in small print comes the statement "under ideal conditions, of course". You only wonder whose interests the media is out to serve. Expect something similar from the Logan soon, and almost certainly with a rival magazine. Last edited by GTO : 19th March 2008 at 19:58.
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iraghava Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bhaiyyaland Posts: 8,033 Thanked: 265 Times View My Garage	They'd done it earlier too so it's not surprising. And like GTO said, it's nothing more than an advertorial masked as an article. Replicating those conditions in our daily drives is next to impossible.
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jkdas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Thiruvananthapu Posts: 9,687 Thanked: 1,492 Times View My Garage	Recording an average speed of 46.5 kph, the Fiesta took 24 hours and 20 minutes to cover the distance??? 24 hours? Thats a record!
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Karandeep81 BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: UK/Ahmedabad Posts: 192 Thanked: 0 Times	Would really want the Govt should step in and force all the manufacturers to advice on actually mileage as a norm similar to what they do in the west. High time to stop such ambiguous declarations making rounds.
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ab1xlr8 BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: mumbai Posts: 93 Thanked: Once View My Garage	sounds too good to be true.33 kmpl must be on straight downward sloping road,lol
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PatienceWins Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,416 Thanked: 807 Times View My Garage	Government should do something about these kind of reports and advertisement. They cannot give misleading information and put a disclaimer at the end in small font - 'under ideal driving conditions'.
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sameer551 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 309 Thanked: 0 Times	Why drive at 46km/hr in a Fiesta??? When they themselves show off fiery advertisements in TV like lighting all the matches with the stunning power of car in one go. Was that ad shot at 46km/hr?? Really funny...Indian govt. should wake up and take action against such nonsense unrealistic claims.
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sukiwa Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: pune Posts: 2,377 Thanked: 2,561 Times	Their earlier record was carried out on test track in ARDE with windows rolled up & no AC. Current one on public roads is amazing & unbelievable although not entirely difficult to achieve. It would be require good amount of self control not to speed too much & with sole aim of stretching every drop of fuel.
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