Just recorded my A2's best ever MPG

[driveforward]

I was quite stunned at just how good my MPG has been over the past week, over 431 miles I averaged 69.83MPG (calculated - see here for weekly figures).

The interesting thing to take away from this is what was different this week to all those since the start of the year.. Because of the good weather, on my drive home I've tended to have the windows open and the climate control turned off.

Does it really make that much of a difference? It certainly looks that way given this week I used 28.08 litres over 431.3 miles, however the week prior I used the same amount of fuel (28.07 litres) but drove 372.3 miles (which still gave me 60.3 MPG).

I am using Shell Diesel Extra with Millers Sport 4 Diesel additive (sometimes double, sometimes single dosing)

Has anyone else noticed a similar trend?

Ian

 

[cardaft]

Thats impressive, is yours the 100BHP?

Id like to try shell diesel sxtra but its not available at my local shell garage.

What kind of driving is that over? motorway, and driven steady or fast?

 

[driveforward]

Mine's the 1.4 3-pot TDI 75 (with Revo, so circa 105BHP). The other variant is the 1.4 3-pot 90 which remaps to about 110-115BHP.

The roads are urban and country A-roads. Through the towns (3 of them) it's the usual stop-start type conditions, the A-roads are national limit mostly with cruise control set in the region of 50-60MPH

 

[m0rk]

not too much "riding the torque" then? lol

wish the mitsi had cruise, that can do kick ass numbers with ease, but it's not so easy using the throttle.

 

[driveforward]

not too much "riding the torque" then? lol

wish the mitsi had cruise, that can do kick ass numbers with ease, but it's not so easy using the throttle.

Haha

I'm not driving like a camping and caravan club member either! I regularly have to overtake stuff and there's a by-pass where I floor it everyday, but the CC does make a difference on the rest of the journey as it's hard to just fettle the throttle as you say

What can you get out of the 1.5 in the colt?

 

[m0rk]

up and around the numbers you're seeing really - hoping for a 600 mile range next month. it'll sit at high 50's to 60's on the motorway at 75-80 once warmed up, at cold it's pretty crap though, so no use for round town.

 

[DIFT]

Im happy when i get 50MPG!

Nearly 70 is nuts! I do have a soft spot for the little 3-pots.

 

[Phil_beeza]

nice..i'll try w/o air con for a bit

just completely filled up at shell so im using good fuel this time.

 

[mpm1987]

sod that, thats over 3 times what i get!!

 

[m0rk]

was getting 65 in the colt yesterday on the M1 in the rain steady 60 on the inside lane. god i wish it had cruise though.

 

[driveforward]

was getting 65 in the colt yesterday on the M1 in the rain steady 60 on the inside lane. god i wish it had cruise though.

Can you not retrofit it?

 

[m0rk]

nah, no OE option as far as I know.

I'm sure I could find the pin-out & make up a switch panel though.

 

[jamesy]

thats some seriously good mpg figures, i thought my recent was excellent, i last filled up at shell with diesel extra- £46 / 50litres and it returned me with 640miles cars comp is saying average of 60mpg think it works out at about 59mpg with calculator so its not far off

 

[muddyboots]

Ian, that's pretty impressive stuff.

I never found the climate control on the Ibiza to make any difference to MPG, but it does in the Passat - plus I can hear the engine revs dip when I turn it on, that never happened in the Ibiza.

 

[sssstew]

agreed, impressive, my drive to work and back has too many of MKs dual carriageway roundabouts to burn away from so my mpg is never over 53.

 

[AndyVTR]

Oops should have posted here instead of that other thread.

450 tank, 225 TT:

 

[driveforward]

Oops should have posted here instead of that other thread.

450 tank, 225 TT:

That cluster is identical to the one in my A2 - I had to look twice!

 

[sssstew]

says 368.2 miles on the left though andy?

 

[AndyVTR]

Aye with a quarter of a tank left. That MPG was the highest it showed.

 

[sssstew]

so own up how much of a granny did you have to drive to get 450? and how much to refill in litres and price?