Big engines, quote your MPG here

Matt Simis

Ive found CC to be more economical than my driving too. I naturally pulse and glide, in a bad way. Every little bit of over acceleration uses up more fuel than required. CC seems to have a "lighter" constant acceleration than me.

Hollows and dips in the road? I only use it on motorways and rarely at that.

E39MSport

cadaliac wrote: »

WTF?
What do you mean by this?

got the car back with cigarette ash and long hairs on the seats and floor and with over 100 additional kilometres on the clock.

I went mad at them with the crappy result of the manager calling me to say that the head mechanic took my car to see his mother in Meath.

E39MSport

dwsl280 wrote: »

BMW 530D M Sport

37 MPG Motorway
33 MPG City

Auto?

Matt Simis

E39MSport wrote: »

got the car back with cigarette ash and long hairs on the seats and floor and with over 100 additional kilometres on the clock.

100k = 100,000
100km = 100 kilometers

Big Nasty

E39MSport wrote: »

got the car back with cigarette ash and long hairs on the seats and floor and with over 100 additional kilometres on the clock.

I went mad at them with the crappy result of the manager calling me to say that the head mechanic took my car to see his mother in Meath.

In a fcukin' Suzuki!?!

E39MSport

Matt Simis wrote: »

100k = 100,000
100km = 100 kilometers

Was asked and explained.

What is it in Europe btw?

E39MSport

Matt Simis wrote: »

100k = 100,000
100km = 100 kilometers

MCMLXXV wrote: »

In a fcukin' Suzuki!?!

giz a break

BobTheBeat

In my EVO 8 GSR I was getting :-
Town/Traffic - 18
Heavy Foot - 11 and below
Motorway - 26

Now have a CL7 Accord Euro R and that gets me :-
Town/Traffic - 28
Heavy Foot - 20 ish. Doesnt seem to stray too far below.
Motorway - 33, could probably go higher without odd spirited catchup/overtake

galwaytt

stealthyspeeder wrote: »

Also with bigger engine cars, the temptation always is to put the foot down. With cruise control you just sit back..

....maybe it's just me, but I find it the other way around. In a smaller car, I find myself more likely to thrash it, and the bigger one (say my 968)...I'm inclined to ride the torque, which in a big car, is at quite a low rev.

I also find an auto is more .......consistent ?....to drive as, you're inlined to drive at X speed, and the 'box/engine does what it want. In a manual, you're inclined to 'chase gears', and that becomes the arbiter of your driving speed, so depending on the car, can be anywhere from goddamn slow to too fast.

rowanh

Cionád wrote: »

:eek: Was there something wrong with it?

I'd be running the 2.3 LPT - Jeremy Clarkson calls it a turbo... :pac:

Yea loads of things, it burned oil badly and made a loud clacking sound, still id say its my favorite of all the cars i have owned by far. Id love to get a really good one some day and stick a bigger turbo and a few other bits on it, i think you can make them 300bhp easily, it was the hpt model i had with is about 190bhp i think. I think they have forged pistons and some other really good bits as standered. Anyway id highly reccomend one.

Bandara

previous 330ci = 21mpg

current Q7 = 22.5 mpg

(luckily my fuel is free)

:P

Tragedy

1.3l Kia - ~37mpg on Motorway journeys
2.0l MG ZT Diesel - brim to brim average of 44mpg after 6,000 miles, about 900 of which are dublin rush hour traffic.

Matt Simis

E39MSport wrote: »

Was asked and explained.

What is it in Europe btw?

"Km" in English... I dont know all the other languages. Its never going to be just "k" as it already mean something, "thousand".

--paul--

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKTOyiKLARk,
Shows that your driving habits are a much bigger influence on mpg than your engine size.

Yawlboy

test drove a 4.4V8 Volvo S80 - 5.6MPG driving the arse off it in town. Averaged 17MPG over 30kms

MetzgerMeister

2004 JDM Mazda RX-8 - 275 bhp

Average - 18 MPG (Petrol), 20 MPG (Oil)

pcardin

Maserati Quattroporte 3.2 V8 BiTurbo approx. 15 -18l/100km urban, city - 20l/100km. Overall - 15mpg.
As driving is only on the weekends it's not that bad :cool:

MetzgerMeister

pcardin wrote: »

Maserati Quattroporte 3.2 V8 BiTurbo approx. 15 -18l/100km urban, city - 20l/100km. Overall - 15mpg.
As driving is only on the weekends it's not that bad :cool:

Can I please have a job??

MASTIE

Focus ST 2.5 Turbo (mapped to 265bhp):
16-18mpg town
30-32mpg Motorway
25mpg Average

pcardin

einheisserschre wrote: »

Can I please have a job??

That Maserati is 1997. You don't have to be a millionaire to own it

Johnny_Klebitz

nogoodnamesleft wrote: »

Im getting roughly the same in a 130bhp Tdi Passat 5 speed.
The trip computer slightly over reads though when you actually compare it to the calculated mpg figure. I do roughly 56miles round trip on good enough roads trip reports 53mpg calculated figure more like 51mpg.

In work these mornings before 7 so very little traffic in my neck of the woods and with a lead foot returning roughly 48mpg by the time I park up.

Some additional things that noticably effect the returned MPG value are the weather.
-If its very cold ill burn more juice in the mornings as the engine takes longer to get up to optimal temperature.

-The diesel I use. I find that Tesco diesel gets less miles to the gallon than than diesel sold by branded filling stations. BTW I work a bit abroad from time to time in developing countries and I notice that they have different types of diesel similar to different RON for petrols.

-A properly serviced car. there is a noticeable difference with new engine oil, new airfilter, new fuel filter and of course properly inflated tyres!

One of my regular trips is 148 miles round trip and do this a few times a week so that helps the economy big time, but have the usual cold start trips to the shops which drop the average, probably take the engine about 5 miles before its warmed up right in this weather.

I don’t have the instant mpg on my model, only the remaining miles per tank, so when I fill up, it will indicate anything from 700 to 840 miles remaining in the tank, and its not far off that figure. On a few occasions its returned just over 800 miles to the tank, but that was down to a series of long runs in summer temperatures.

Surprisingly it’s the Amber brand which is usually discounted and seem to return the best figures, but I always wonder about the calibration of the pumps and how much is actually delivered to the tank versus the indicated litres on the pump. I know their checked annually by the legal metrology, but things go wrong with pumps and they could be wrong for quite some time!

Servicing makes a difference alright like you say, I use the 0w-30 Castrol Edge engine oil, and the car is always more economical for two or three tanks following an oil change, but the biggest thing is by not driving aggressively and keeping the average speed down, and using engine braking where possible.

Joe 90

As someone said in an earlier post driveing habits have a helluva lot to do with it. The other big factor is the size and weight of the car. Bigger car, more aerodynamic drag, heavier car, more enrgy needed to accelerate it. I would put engine size fairly low down in the scale of things, it's not about the size of the engine but about the pwer that you need to use.

pmq71

BMW E38 740i - V8 4.4l 21 mpg per tank on my normal short trips in the country. 25 mpg if I put a halo on and 17 mpg if I felt like living a little.

Now driving an Audi A4 1.9 Tdi remapped to 180 bhp. I seem to get 40+ mpg no matter how hard I drive it. I get around 50 mpg if I put the halo back on. Can get nearer 60 on motorway runs.

Love the economy and torque on the Audi tractor but still really miss the E38...:(

UhOh

Focus RS, 2.5L turbo petrol

average 12.4L/100km, think thats about 22mpg

kdevitt

E46 M3 3.2 - around 25MPG mixed driving

MetzgerMeister

pmq71 wrote: »

BMW E38 740i - V8 4.4l 21 mpg per tank on my normal short trips in the country. 25 mpg if I put a halo on and 17 mpg if I felt like living a little.

Now driving an Audi A4 1.9 Tdi remapped to 180 bhp. I seem to get 40+ mpg no matter how hard I drive it. I get around 50 mpg if I put the halo back on. Can get nearer 60 on motorway runs.

Love the economy and torque on the Audi tractor but still really miss the E38...:(

What BHP did the 740i have out of interest??

Eoin

I just filled up and put 70 litres in, having driven just under 450 miles since the last fill. I think that works out at 29.2, so as someone said, the OBC is over-reading by about 1mpg. Not great, considering that's all motorway/national roads with very little traffic, plus I've been taking it pretty handy.

BArra

MASTIE wrote: »

Focus ST 2.5 Turbo (mapped to 265bhp):
16-18mpg town
30-32mpg Motorway
25mpg Average

which remap did u go with?

code red?
bluefin?
dreamscience?

did it improve your mpg?

746watts

Toyota Landcruiser 99 (1KZ-TE engine 3.0) LWB commercial = 31mpg
With horsebox at 80kmph = 19mpg

Stephen

1999 Mercury Grand Marquis (think civilian Crown Victoria), 4.6L V8 - about 18MPG :eek:
And even with an engine that big it only makes just over 200bhp. Company car you see, I'd much rather have a Dodge Challenger

Fishtits

E39 525i, shortish rural runs, 32MPG, 39MPG long haul.
E36 318i, ditto above, 36MPG, 40MPG
Trooper 3.1, twenty something on long haul... ditched after three days.
LR V6, 27MPG long haul. (also ditched)

Light Foot Fishtits.

(PS the E39 could do 25MPG and I'd suffer it. The supreme motor bar none.)

Eoin

Fishtits wrote: »

E39 525i, shortish rural runs, 32MPG, 39MPG long haul.

525i or 525d? Your worst usage is still more efficient than my absolute best!

Tropheus

2003 Audi Allroad 2.5 TDi
25 mpg around town
29 mpg mixed motorway/town driving.

Not too bad looking at some of the figures here.

pmq71

einheisserschre wrote: »

What BHP did the 740i have out of interest??

286 bhp

More stats here if you're interested. http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/specs/Detail.aspx?deriv=11627

Farls

08 L200 2.5 DiD chipped to 168Bhp by RalliArt

Town: 18-25 mpg
Motorway: 35+ mpg
With 3+ton behind it: 22mpg

All according to the OBC.

UhOh

BArra wrote: »

which remap did u go with?

code red?
bluefin?
dreamscience?

did it improve your mpg?

I had a ST with a bluefin remap & yes it did improve my mpg

unkel

Hammertime wrote: »

previous 330ci = 21mpg

current Q7 = 22.5 mpg

You've gotten old

pcardin wrote: »

Maserati Quattroporte 3.2 V8 BiTurbo approx. 15 -18l/100km urban, city - 20l/100km. Overall - 15mpg.
As driving is only on the weekends it's not that bad :cool:

So you finally got rid of them crappy Lancias then?

Pics of the Quattroporte please! Is it LHD?

pcardin

unkel wrote: »

So you finally got rid of them crappy Lancias then?

Pics of the Quattroporte please! Is it LHD?

No, I still have Kappa Coupe and Thesis. This is the Quattroporte. LHD of course

Hifive

3.5 litre BMW 635 CSi (1989)

I mostly do very short runs around town and average 13.2 MPG
It'll do about 22 mpg on a decent run.

hi5

1990 Mazda mx5 1.6.......30mpg
2005 Dodge Ram 5.7.......20MPG
1965 Ford Mustang 4.7.....18MPG

MASTIE

BArra wrote: »

which remap did u go with?

code red?
bluefin?
dreamscience?

did it improve your mpg?

Dreamscience.
Not much of a difference. Maybe 1-2 mpg better off.
What a transformation it made to an already fantastic car though.
Downside is there is a weak batch of clutches fitted and I got one. So I have put up with some slip. Redundancy has just put dampener on the new RS clutch I had planned.

Armin_Tamzarian

Mark iv, TT Toyota Supra, 13MPG - In your face ozone layer.

mullingar

98 Lexus GS300, average 23mpg, lots of short runs and a heavy foot

Hoping to turbo it next year (full kit out of a box:pac:) so it will be down to the low teens!:D Same engine as the Mk4 Supra, actually this engine was first designed for the Aristo/GS300 then used in the Supra!

Mr.Boots

2.4 puma Defender- 27mpg average (town, motorway, back roads)
1.8 mx5 -30ish average (it makes you press on)

This is sooo relevant to this thread
http://www.postbulletin.com/newsmanager/templates/localnews_story.asp?z=2&a=429078

18 miles per gallon but still cheaper to run than the hybrid Prius

tuxy

Armin_Tamzarian wrote: »

Mark iv, TT Toyota Supra, 13MPG - In your face ozone layer.

What effect does burning petrol have on the ozone layer?

E39MSport

Matt Simis wrote: »

"Km" in English... I dont know all the other languages. Its never going to be just "k" as it already mean something, "thousand".

kilo?

jozi

BMW E30 318 Touring (with M42 engine out of a 318iS) get 26mpg consistently around town. Got her up 30ish once with some Dublin-Cavan driving. Currently 270miles on the clock with fuel left, might see 30+mpg

I know it's not a big engine but I've seen smaller on the thread.

Judging by the numbers I wouldn't be much worse of sticking an M50 engine into the car :rolleyes:

Just to show that new isn't always better either, my brother has gotten 52mpg from his '89 1L mini on several occasions, pretty decent if you ask me.

EDIT: Would be interesting to see some Prius figures (haven't seen any posted on the few pages I read)

Marlow

Deleted User wrote: »

18 miles per gallon but still cheaper to run than the hybrid Prius

Yep, Toyota and Lexus Hybrids are in no way cheaper to run, than a normal car. Actually, they are quite poor.

I guess they were only really interesting here, because you didn't have to pay VRT on them.

/M

Matt Simis

E39MSport wrote: »

kilo?

Would you please stop!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilo

Kilo may refer to:

* kilo-, a prefix meaning a thousand
* Kilo, Espoo, a district of Espoo, Finland
* KILO, a Colorado radio station
* Kilo class submarine, the NATO reporting name for a type of Russian submarine
* Kilo Ali or Kilo, a rapper from Atlanta, Georgia
* Kilogram or Kilo, a unit of mass

Kilo is an abbreviation of kilogram. You said "100k" meaning distance and now you are (incorrectly) suggesting "k" is short for a unit of weight (Kg) which makes even less sense the way you use it. Just use the correct nomenclature and you avoid unnecessary confusion!

Distance - Km
Weight - Kg
Numerical Thousand - "K"