What is your Actual Fuel Efficiency?

souravdebiswas · 18th August 2009, 21:10

Guys,

My Ford Fiesta 1.6S gives me 8.5-9 kms/l in city driving conditions. Get around 14-15 kms/l on highways. And it has run around 11000 kms till date.

Although wthin city I drive mostly on 1st-2nd gear due to traffic, but that just a 2 km strectch on my way back from office. Otherwise Delhi roads are fun to drive on.

Its quite dissapointing consdering all other sedans of the same class give around 10-12 kms/l in city.

I had spoken to my servce center people and they keep telling me that the mileage would improve over time since this is a new car. I dont know how much further I have to clock on the ODO to get a better mleage.

stefanm · 18th August 2009, 22:47

My Safari 2.2 dicor gives an average of 12.5kmpl on tank to tank refills, worst was 10kmpl whilst in Mumbai, best I think was just over 13kmpl, lots of stop start driving and short distances have not helped, average ac usage has been approx 70%, I wanted to measure my highway drive from Goa to Pune , as I'm sure I would have achieved around 15kmpl, but got caught up with other things and drove to Mumbai where the FE took a big hit, thanks to the bumper to bumper driving.

Regards,

Stefan

Perakath · 19th August 2009, 11:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by souravdebiswas

I had spoken to my servce center people and they keep telling me that the mileage would improve over time since this is a new car. I dont know how much further I have to clock on the ODO to get a better mleage.

Unfortunately, once you've clocked some mileage, they're most likely to tell you that you can't expect good fuel efficiency because it's no longer a new car

musicmanaman · 19th August 2009, 11:13

On my brothers new Vista Saffire 1.2 we got 8.37 kmpl on the 1st tank full, 100% AC and city driving.

db2000 · 23rd August 2009, 23:28

Hello friends @ T-bhp, I have been an anonymous beneficiary of the wealth of automotive information this forum has to offer. I finally registered out of desire to participate in these discussions. This is my first post !

I have been following many mileage related threads and have been rather surprised by the figures quoted (14-15 city mileage with AC & stuff). I drive a Santro (bought new, 1.5 yrs old now) daily to work in Chennai and the best I get is around 11.5-12 with 90% AC and plenty of short trips. The worst is around 9.5-10. Ofcourse, there are plenty of rules & variables when it comes to FE and let's say I adhere to atleast 75% of them. Some friends did say Hyundais are guzzlers compared to Maruti and maybe this is what they meant.

Aarman_008 · 24th August 2009, 07:08

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Originally Posted by db2000

Hello friends @ T-bhp, I have been an anonymous beneficiary of the wealth of automotive information this forum has to offer. I finally registered out of desire to participate in these discussions. This is my first post !

I have been following many mileage related threads and have been rather surprised by the figures quoted (14-15 city mileage with AC & stuff). I drive a Santro (bought new, 1.5 yrs old now) daily to work in Chennai and the best I get is around 11.5-12 with 90% AC and plenty of short trips. The worst is around 9.5-10. Ofcourse, there are plenty of rules & variables when it comes to FE and let's say I adhere to atleast 75% of them. Some friends did say Hyundais are guzzlers compared to Maruti and maybe this is what they meant.

Hi,

I also have a Santro Xing which is 3 years old and had done 40,000 kms. It gives me a mileage of 13-14 kmpl within Chennai city and 17-18 on highways. I always drive with AC turned on, and avoid short trips.

The worst it gave me was 10-11 kmpl 6 months back when I actually delayed the service. I informed the service station that the mileage has gone down in the last 2 months, and its back on track now giving me 13-14 kmpl now.

Mr M R K · 24th August 2009, 17:13

Just did a Delhi - Jaipur highway run. My 2002 Esteem returned 16 kmpl with 80% AC. I maintained constant speed of 100-105 kmph.

Ym-enjn · 24th August 2009, 18:31

Ford Ikon flair 2005 still giving 13.5 in City with 80% AC.

zazer · 24th August 2009, 21:40

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Originally Posted by zazer

I get around 7.6 in city and around 11.5 on highway with the a/c on. There is a lot of difference in mileage while driving inside the city and on the highway, guess the credit goes to bangalore traffic.

Am so sorry i forgot to mention my car its, actually a ford mondeo duratec HE.

mkc15 · 27th August 2009, 14:05

2004-Ikon 1.6Nxt; 9+ within city; 13-14 on highways; lowest 7 (when it was slightly tuned); All with 100% A/C.

City travel include ~40km per day during peak hour through the heart of the city.

Trust_In_Thrust · 27th August 2009, 19:51

I recently bought a used Zen with 16K kms on odo(genuine) in top condition.
I have been using it only for highway drive and at max with two people with 100% AC and it is giving 20kmpl . Even i was surprised by it.Driving was with occasional bursts of upto 150kmph but major part was at 80-90kmph.

SLK · 28th August 2009, 00:18

Ritz Vdi - 17.65km/l with 100% ac, in the city.

CrackedHead · 28th August 2009, 00:36

I currently running in my M800 carb after an engine rebuild - got a FE of 19 kmpl on the first tank of gas (speeds below 60km/hr and a light foot)

gpa · 28th August 2009, 10:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by CrackedHead

I currently running in my M800 carb after an engine rebuild - got a FE of 19 kmpl on the first tank of gas (speeds below 60km/hr and a light foot)

19 kmpl is outstanding.

Where did you get the rebuild done? Was it at a MASS or an outside engine specialist?

musicmanaman · 28th August 2009, 11:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by SLK

Ritz Vdi - 17.65km/l with 100% ac, in the city.

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

18th August 2009, 21:10	#1771
souravdebiswas BHPian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: New Delhi Posts: 130 Thanked: 71 Times	Guys, My Ford Fiesta 1.6S gives me 8.5-9 kms/l in city driving conditions. Get around 14-15 kms/l on highways. And it has run around 11000 kms till date. Although wthin city I drive mostly on 1st-2nd gear due to traffic, but that just a 2 km strectch on my way back from office. Otherwise Delhi roads are fun to drive on. Its quite dissapointing consdering all other sedans of the same class give around 10-12 kms/l in city. I had spoken to my servce center people and they keep telling me that the mileage would improve over time since this is a new car. I dont know how much further I have to clock on the ODO to get a better mleage.
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18th August 2009, 22:47	#1772
stefanm BANNED Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Usa Posts: 212 Thanked: 2 Times	My Safari 2.2 dicor gives an average of 12.5kmpl on tank to tank refills, worst was 10kmpl whilst in Mumbai, best I think was just over 13kmpl, lots of stop start driving and short distances have not helped, average ac usage has been approx 70%, I wanted to measure my highway drive from Goa to Pune , as I'm sure I would have achieved around 15kmpl, but got caught up with other things and drove to Mumbai where the FE took a big hit, thanks to the bumper to bumper driving. Regards, Stefan
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19th August 2009, 11:13	#1774
musicmanaman BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: kolkata Posts: 927 Thanked: 25 Times	On my brothers new Vista Saffire 1.2 we got 8.37 kmpl on the 1st tank full, 100% AC and city driving.
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23rd August 2009, 23:28	#1775
db2000 Newbie Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 11 Thanked: 0 Times	Hello friends @ T-bhp, I have been an anonymous beneficiary of the wealth of automotive information this forum has to offer. I finally registered out of desire to participate in these discussions. This is my first post ! I have been following many mileage related threads and have been rather surprised by the figures quoted (14-15 city mileage with AC & stuff). I drive a Santro (bought new, 1.5 yrs old now) daily to work in Chennai and the best I get is around 11.5-12 with 90% AC and plenty of short trips. The worst is around 9.5-10. Ofcourse, there are plenty of rules & variables when it comes to FE and let's say I adhere to atleast 75% of them. Some friends did say Hyundais are guzzlers compared to Maruti and maybe this is what they meant.
	() Thanks

24th August 2009, 17:13	#1777
Mr M R K BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Del / Ldn Posts: 51 Thanked: 9 Times	Just did a Delhi - Jaipur highway run. My 2002 Esteem returned 16 kmpl with 80% AC. I maintained constant speed of 100-105 kmph.
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24th August 2009, 18:31	#1778
Ym-enjn Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Jaipur Posts: 1,039 Thanked: 60 Times	Ford Ikon flair 2005 still giving 13.5 in City with 80% AC.
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27th August 2009, 14:05	#1780
mkc15 BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 315 Thanked: 89 Times	2004-Ikon 1.6Nxt; 9+ within city; 13-14 on highways; lowest 7 (when it was slightly tuned); All with 100% A/C. City travel include ~40km per day during peak hour through the heart of the city.
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27th August 2009, 19:51	#1781
Trust_In_Thrust BANNED Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New Delhi Posts: 768 Thanked: 349 Times	I recently bought a used Zen with 16K kms on odo(genuine) in top condition. I have been using it only for highway drive and at max with two people with 100% AC and it is giving 20kmpl . Even i was surprised by it.Driving was with occasional bursts of upto 150kmph but major part was at 80-90kmph.
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28th August 2009, 00:18	#1782
SLK Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: DL XX XX XXXX Posts: 1,651 Thanked: 1,029 Times	Ritz Vdi - 17.65km/l with 100% ac, in the city.
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28th August 2009, 00:36	#1783
CrackedHead BHPian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Seattle Posts: 585 Thanked: 81 Times	I currently running in my M800 carb after an engine rebuild - got a FE of 19 kmpl on the first tank of gas (speeds below 60km/hr and a light foot)
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