Hycross driven in ghats in sport mode: Still offers impressive mileage

The fuel efficiency of my large hybrid MPV is the same as that of my small i20 diesel.

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Since everyone is sharing their fuel efficiency figures, here's mine for the past week with the full tank - full tank method.

Fueled up to full tank at 7660 km

Fueled up to full tank again at 8350 km. Ignore the trip meter as it only shows the mileage since the car was currently started.

It took 38.53L to fill it up the second time which gives us the amount of fuel used in between. Refueled both times at the same pump.

• Distance travelled: 690 km
• Fuel consumed: 690/38.53 = 17.9 km/l

This was mostly over hilly roads as I drove from Angamaly to Pathanamthitta and back through Pala. The road was pretty decent and my dad and I had a hoot on the hairpins in sport mode. Very happy with the mileage since it is around the same as what I get on my diesel i20 which is way smaller and lighter.

One thing to note is that the mileage of the Hycross drops rather fast if the car needs to recharge the hybrid battery while it is staying still or crawling in traffic. The engine never idles in the Hycross, it either revs up high to charge or it will just turn off. It doesn't seem to be as efficient at charging the car while staying still as when a percentage of engine power also goes to turn the wheels. You can give a slight kick on the accelerator to force the engine to turn on during normal driving to recharge the battery if you know that you will be stopped for a significant time later on. I do this when I know I will be approaching a railway crossing gate or signal to ensure the car doesn't turn on to power the AC while I'm stopped.

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