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Short distance drive will affect the FE
Frequent cold start also one of the other reason for low FE.

Also high speed driving will reduce the FE
I experienced it. First case- I drove about 500kms (85% highway and 15% city with 80% A/c), maintaining a speed not exceeding 100kmph(mostly between 80-90kmph) and I got 15 to 15.5 kmpl. Next occassion I drove 1500kms and I was pushing upto 130/140kmph and the FE reduced to 13/13.2kmpl.?

Hi Ashish the low mileage is due to short trips even I face this problem just go for a long drive the mileage will come back to 9-10kmpl with 100% ac in Mumbai traffic and you will get this mileage till the E.C.U adjusts again to short trips.

The News is that FORD Fiesta now comes with EURO IV Norms !
The car booked by @Firebird and he got the news that he will be getting a Euro IV norm car. So fast Ford implemented the Euro IV ??

FIESTA OWNER MEMBERS LIST:

S.NO--Name---------Model------Version

01----abhi1309--------1.4---------EXI
02----ABZ ------------1.6---------S
03----akash m --------1.6---------EXi
04----aravinrd-------- 1.6---------ZXI
05----Anuj G----------1.6---------S
06----anumod---------1.4---------SXI
07----anachronix -----1.6----------S
08----Archer2005 -----1.6---------SXI
09----ariendj--------- 1.6----------ZXI
10----ashishgandhi_00 1.6----------SXI
11----Bharanidharang--1.4----------EXI
12----chillout--------- 1.6----------SXI
13----DipantS---------1.6--------- S
14----dpkol-----------1.6----------ZXI
15----dkcrpl---------- 1.6--------- SXI
16----esoteric su------1.6----------SXI
17----frankmehta -----1.6----------S
18----gautam dhaliwal-1.6----------S
19----Ghodlur---------1.6---------ZXI
20----Gilead---------- 1.6----------S
21----gksunil--------- 1.6----------ZXI
22----Govinda-Govinda 1.6----------S
23----GS--------------1.6----------S
24----GR8NATIVE------1.4-------- ZXi
25----gsachin 21------ 1.6---------SXI
26----Hatari-----------1.4---------ZXI
27----infallible79-------1.6---------SXI
28----jk @mumbai------1.6-------- SXi
29----JackTheCrack ---1.6---------SXI
30----jaganm----------1.6---------SXI
31----jerish666-------- 1.6---------S
32----katalysm76 ------1.6---------S
33----kiku007 --------- 1.6-------- ZXi
34----kt00979----------1.6--------ZXI
35----kumar7 ----------1.4---------ZXI
36----lamborghini-------1.4---------ZXI
37----lin-jo------------ 1.4---------SxI
38----marlinspake ----- 1.6--------- S
39----Mad Monkey------1.4--------SXI
40----Mayukh----------1.6---------SXI
41----MeEncore--------1.6----------ZXI
42----mohitd---------- 1.6----------S
43----MonkeyMan------1.4----------SXI
44----moonraker-------1.6----------ZXI
45----nag20in----------1.4----------EXI
46----nairrk -----------1.6----------ZXI
47----NC----------- no Info-------no info
48----nitinrailli--------- 1.4---------ZXI
49----nityanand ss-----1.6---------S
50----nura------------- 1.6-------- ZXi
51----oss ------------- 1.4---------SXI
52----premjit -----------1.6--------S
53----raamki -----------1.6-------- ZXI
54----rajeshvin ---------1.4------- SXI
55----rajivn ------------1.4-------- EXI
56----raju_kb98--------1.6---------ZXI
57----Rastapopoulos- --1.6---------SXI
58----Rehaan-----------1.6-------no Info
59----robinmahanta-----1.6--------ZXI
60----rpmx1000 ------- 1.6--------ZXi
61----rouheet----------1.6--------ZXi
62----ruchirtnt---------1.6--------SXI
63----saikatmandal04---1.4--------ZXI
64----sanjayc ---------1.6-------- SXi
65----sathee46 ------- 1.6---------S
66----shajufx --------- 1.6---------ZXI
67----Speedkrish------ 1.6---------ZXI
68----srisri-------------1.4---------SXI
69----stronghold ------ 1.6---------SXI
70----Stumpz----------1.4---------SXI
71----Souravdebiswas--1.6---------S
72----sv1976----------1.4---------ZXI
73----suman ----------1.6---------SXI
74----The Hummer Guy-1.6---------S
75----Torque123-------1.6---------SXI
76----tortoise--------- 1.6---------SXI
77----unni.ak---------- 1.4---------ZXI
78----varunps----------1.4---------ZXI
79----Vnabhi ---------- 1.6---------SXI
80----wanderlustindia---1.6---------S
81----wolffe----------- 1.4---------ZXI
82----yajaman99 -------1.6---------ZXI
83----yogi--------------1.6---------SXI
84----zaxis------------- 1.6---------ZXI
85----1968chensaro-----1.4---------EXI

Thanks ppl,

i think the short distance trip from home to office + B-to-B traffic is the culprit. i dont get to speed the car beyond 20-30 kms - i was sure this would hamper my FE, but didnt expect it to go down to 8kmpl

luckily, i did a mum-pune-mum trip yesterday. got a full tank before i left and reset the trip meter to zero. have done 350 odd kms. will check the FE once the tank comes close to empty. hope i get something above 12

checked the tyre pressure yesterday (on the express way). it was actually around 36 / 37 in all tryes. brought it down to 32. there were 4 ppl (including me) + some baggages, hence kept it a bit high. should i stick to 30?

i was supposed to visit the service center (Bhanva Ford - Nerul) on my way back from Pune today morning. i was getting late for a meeting, hence cancelled it. looks like it was for good. will postpone my visit to the service center for some time.

thanks again.

that is quite fast, it seems we have become old veteran model owner in a month

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Yes, you are correct.
Wish that I could have waited for this new model(Euro iv)?:D

Yes the 2010 ones are Euro IV. I checked up with my salesguy and he confirmed the same on my car as well.

Those of use having the older one's might take solace in the fact that becos of engine tuning etc, the josh in the newer engines might somewhat fizzle out;-}

hey great to see that you guys have a list of fiesta owners!!!! Keep up the good work.

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Some one go and TD a Euro IV norm car and find out how is the engine performance?? (in comparison with the present version)

nope, i wont, i have to be or i am happy with my EURO III

Yes, We are all happy with our present Fiesta's.
However if one want to know the difference, if any, in engine performance, then only way is to do TD of the Euro iv norm Fiesta?

is fiesta diesel ACTUALLY yielding a mileage of around 17 - 18 kmpl in city with AC 100%

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Yes, some members reported sometime back- Diesel version getting good mileage -close to 20kmpl? (I think the report is there in the other thread-all fiesta owners here')