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View Poll Results: What is your diesel consumption in l/100km? | |||
4.0 - 5.0 | 0 | 0% | |
5.0 - 5.4 | 0 | 0% | |
5.5 - 6.0 | 2 | 9.09% | |
6.0 - 6.4 | 4 | 18.18% | |
6.4 - 7.0 | 5 | 22.73% | |
7.0 - 8.0 | 11 | 50.00% | |
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03-07-2011, 08:01 PM | #1 | ||
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I've got an MC wagon on order, due sometime in August.
As a comparison it'll be interesting to see how it does my existing 2001 Camry (4cylinder 2.4L). Driving to / from work for the last 2 x weeks. 704km - 58.50 litres = 12.03km/l 724km - 59.44 litres = 12.18km/l It's mostly freeway running but should make an interesting comparison. |
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18-07-2011, 02:04 PM | #2 | |||
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shurely they could have gone taller say 1300rpm/110kph.
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18-07-2011, 02:39 PM | #3 | |||
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Still wondering why my car (LV TDCI Focus) needs to sit at almost 2000rpm at 100 when even the petrol Cruze I drove spun slower at the ton??? I think all Aussie cars should have a very tall 6th / top gear, suited to flat freeway driving say 1500-1600rpm/100 (perhaps have it as an option?). Need to go faser in a hurry, drop a gear or 2. The fuel savings would be insane at those revs. |
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18-07-2011, 04:43 PM | #4 | |||
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18-07-2011, 02:21 PM | #5 | |||
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Sitting on 99-100km/h, I averaged 4.2-4.3 L per 100. Sitting on 105-106, the average jumps to 5.1-5.2 L per 100. Cruise at 112, the average jumps to 5.5-5.6 per 100. Very big difference! If i'm in no rush, the car sits on 99 and it just lopes along with minimal fuss and minimal consumption. |
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11-04-2011, 01:51 PM | #6 | ||
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OK my new MC is 6l ave - 6.5 town and 5.3 highway.
Some tips I use to reduce fuel - switch off at long lights. Increase tyre pressure by 10 lbs. |
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11-04-2011, 07:17 PM | #7 | ||
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what tyre pressure do you run?
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12-04-2011, 02:11 PM | #8 | ||
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Still on first tank... ave. 5.7l p/100km.
100km till empty Mostly suburban driving. That's the 120kw motor... |
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12-04-2011, 04:32 PM | #9 | ||
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Be careful I found my fuel indicator is not linear and towards the bottom end you have less fuel than indicated on the gauge then up pops the low fuel light and as luck always turn out no where near a service station between Sydney and ACT!
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12-07-2011, 11:07 PM | #10 | ||
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We managed 6.1 litres per 100km for the first tank (2,500km on the car when we picked it up). That was 300km of highway driving the rest was regional city driving.
No highway driving on the current tank and we won't get that sort of economy but it won't be far off. ETA: These figures for a MC wagon.
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17-07-2011, 06:53 PM | #11 | ||
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On my recent visit to Ireland
2011 Ford Mondeo Diesel2 litre and 6 Sp manualODOMETERDISTANCE TRAVELLED KMSLITRES OF DIESELLITRES PER 100 KMCost per FillEuro per Litre3,277.03430153.012.668.2717.951.424333903.045.745.0764.001.404440107.05.715.348.001.405403963.048.655.0570.001.445686283.016.445.8123.001.406120434.024.515.6536.001.476465345.0216.0930.001.436906441.021.444.8633.001.547138232.016.467.0924.021.467630492.023.594.7933.001.40772090.09.810.8914.001.438198478.022.644.7432.001.418613415.019.674.7428.501.45TOTALS5336.0288.315.40413.471.43 |
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12-04-2011, 08:17 PM | #12 | ||
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My first full tank netted 860 klm at 7.25 l/100 (7.2 on convers). 70/30 highway driving.
Still had about 100 dte too. Stoked! |
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03-05-2011, 04:12 PM | #13 | ||
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Here's info on my last tankfuls:
Trip (km) Fuel (L) L / 100km Convers L/100km Average km/h 331.9 30.90 9.31 - - 758.4 64.90 8.56 8.00 32 570.3 42.04 7.37 7.60 35 671.4 55.32 8.24 8.30 31 667.8 48.56 7.27 7.60 36 331.3 27.98 8.45 8.50 28 504.7 34.76 6.89 6.80 76 928.4 62.80 6.76 7.20 94 353.3 28.07 7.95 7.80 43 947.8 57.90 6.11 6.60 91 (Sorry, tried to line up all the columns but wouldn't do it. 3rd column is L/100k's, 4th is Convers+ reading) Best so far 6.11 L/100km. Adelaide to Wagga Wagga - 950 k's on one tank and still had 12 litres to go! (or 46.2 Miles per Gallon for you old schoolers!). Gotta be happy with that! |
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17-07-2011, 08:50 PM | #14 | ||
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mmciau, thats some awesome calculation there........
Wish i could read it though :( |
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28-07-2011, 06:04 PM | #15 | |||
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I used 288.31 Litres of diesel It averaged 5.40 litre/100Km It cost me 413.47 Euro at an average of 1.43 Euro per litre. TOTALS5336.0288.315.40413.471.43 2 litre diesel 6m with hatchback. Spent gears 1-4 85% of journey, 1-5 10% and 1-6 5% . Mike |
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18-07-2011, 01:34 PM | #16 | ||
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Can anyone translate for us meer mortals?
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18-07-2011, 02:57 PM | #17 | ||
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my cruze diesel A6 sits 5th 1850rpm/110kph ~ 6th 1200rpm/110kph
and it take's a decent hill for it to drop down to 5th. and no not sarcasm, just a question.. i can understand a petrol engine needing those rpm's, but a diesel!!
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18-07-2011, 03:03 PM | #18 | |||
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I hate the fact my Focus spins so fast in top gear, seems there was no real benefit to a 6 speed when I know it could handle spinning MUCH slower on the open road. |
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18-07-2011, 03:20 PM | #19 | ||
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if memory serves, 0.78:1 in 6th.
final drive is 2.2:1. 17/255/50 tire's.
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20-07-2011, 02:27 AM | #20 | ||
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I tried cruising at 100-105 km/h and managed 5.8 l/100km on a recent drive from Auckland to Hamilton. It certainly helps the consumption if I slow down slightly.
The odo is now reading over 6,000 km and the engine is definitely running better - it will happily cruise at 1,500 rpm in 5th and 6th. I still don't really like having an auto diesel though.
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29-07-2011, 04:25 AM | #21 | ||
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That's pretty impressive Mike.
I recently managed 5.6 l/100km, which is 50 mpg. Filled up about 100 km south of Auckland and drove at 100-110 km/h. It's mostly motorway but has some hills.
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17-08-2011, 12:10 PM | #22 | |||
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17-08-2011, 09:10 PM | #23 | |||
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One thing I don't like is how it sounds when cold. We've had some very cold weather in NZ this week and the engine really rattles with anything more than light throttle until it starts to warm up. But how cold does it have to be before it needs the glow plugs to start?
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18-08-2011, 10:14 AM | #24 | |||
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Do they have a diesel particulate filter and if so have you had any problems with it ? |
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18-08-2011, 09:05 PM | #25 | |||
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It does seem sensitive to what fuel you use. Given that most of our diesel comes from the refinery at Marsden Point, I have no idea why it ran best on a tank of Shell.
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