Enthusiasts share real world fuel tank range of their cars

Tank range is important because it dictates the frequency of your fuel pitstops.

GTO recently shared this with other enthusiasts.

Speak of EVs and "range" is always a part of the first sentence. With ICE cars though, people usually only discuss the FE. In fact, on Team-BHP itself, we recently had two wild discussions on:

Guzzling cars

&

Miserly cars

That being said, people don't discuss tank range as much. We should. Tank range is important because it dictates the frequency of your fuel pitstops. Longer tank ranges are a boon when touring long-distance for a variety of reasons = lesser fill-ups, convenience, you might want to wait for a trusty COCO fuel station or simply not want to stop in a shady isolated village. Tank range is super important if you are holidaying in a remote area, and when offroading.

Furthermore, there are many careful owners on Team-BHP who fill up their tanks when the fuel needle hits the 1/4 level (we don't wait for the fuel reserve light ). Hence, to us, the effective range is 75% of the available range.

So, what is your car's tank range? Request to please follow the below format:

• Car & Engine: Thar Petrol AT (2.0L Petrol)
• Fuel tank size: 57L
• City tank range: 340 km, but I usually fill up at 275 km. That's just ridiculously short
• Highway tank range: 400 - 440 odd km. Lesser if I drive really hard

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• Car & Engine: BMW 530d (3.0L Diesel)
• Fuel tank size: 70L
• City tank range: Approximately 450 - 490 km.
• Highway tank range: 800 - 900 km. It's a 6-cylinder motor, yet very efficient on the open road, thanks to the super tall 8th gear and its aerodynamics. I've done Bombay - Goa with a 1/4 tank to spare.
• EV owners, feel free to share your numbers in this thread too.

Here's what BHPian autobahnjpr had to say on the matter:

• Car: Audi A6 Diesel (35 TDI)
• Fuel tank size: 75L
• City tank range: 900 km, but I usually fill up at 800 km.
• Highway tank range: 1100 odd km. Can go upto 1300 if driven sedately (19-20 kmpl)

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• Car: Honda City ivtech 3rd gen(1.5 L petrol)
• Fuel tank size: 40L
• City tank range: Approximately 280-300 km (8-9 kmpl)
• Highway tank range: 380 km (9-10 kmpl)

Here's what BHPian MSC had to say on the matter:

Car - Hyundai Venue 1.5 Crdi 2020 model ( BS-6 Phase -1)

• Fuel tank size 45 liters.
• City range - 650 to 750 kms .
• Highway range - Varies between 800 to 950 kms.

Hyundai diesel engines were always among the best in refinement and efficiency. The introduction of Bs-6 norms has blunt the performance a bit, but still, they do work as desired. There is wide variation in highway fuel efficiency as it solely depends on the way you drive. With a light foot, they can be superbly efficient and at the same time, a heavy foot surely brings a smile on face but literally kills of the efficiency.

Here's what BHPian GhostGrid had to say on the matter:

Car & Engine: VW Petrol 1.2 MPi (the one I am driving currently)

Fuel tank size: 45 L

City tank range: 580–600 km; fill up at 220-250 km.

Highway tank range: 750–765 km at speeds under 100 km/h. If I maintain a speed at more than 100 km/h, the distance drops to 650–675 km.

Here' what BHPian StarVector had to say on the matter:

• Car - XUV 7OO Diesel (MX)
• Fuel tank capacity - 60L
• I generally refill when about 15-16L fuel is left in the tank. Following is the range I get before fuel fill ups.
• 60% highway + 40% city - Range is 850-900 km (18-19 kmpl)
• 100% highway - Range is 950-1000 km (21-22 kmpl)

The above figures are with the regular diesel. Previously, I used to drive WagonR CNG and that car required frequent visits to the fuel bunk. With my XUV, I usually visit the fuel bunk once in 20-25 days.

Here's what BHPian HighRevving had to say on the matter:

Car - BMW 330i

Fuel tank capacity - 60 litres

Drive below 80 KM/hr on the highway and range is 700 - 750 KMs

Here's what BHPian DCEite had to say on the matter:

Suzuki Ignis 1.2 Petrol MT:

• Fuel Tank Capacity: 32 L
• Real range in City: ~450 km
• Real range on highways: ~550 km

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Tata Tigor 1.2 Petrol AMT:

• Fuel Tank Capacity: 35 L
• Real range in City: ~ 420-450 kms
• Real range on highways: ~550-580 kms

Here's what BHPian NPV had to say on the matter:

• Car & Engine: Swift Dzire VXI First generation MT (1.3L Petrol)
• Fuel tank size: 41L
• City tank range: 440km on lower side assuming 11kmpl
• Highway tank range: 575Km on lower side assuming 14kmpl

*I diligently track my fuel top-ups & FE on both our cars as well as my Honda Aviator scooter, so I know that city FE varies between 11-13 Kmpl and highway FE varies between 15-17 Kmpl and I assume the lower number (even lower on highways) when planning my fuel top-ups so that I can get it refilled from a trusted/known pump on most occasions.

Check out BHPian comments for more insights and information.