MPG results

[teknow]

Just for your amusement.

I've got a bog standard W (2000) 1.4 S/.cool ibiza which has now done 82,500 miles. No modifications.

Decided to calculate MPG this week. Put 52 litres in during the week which got me 550 miles.

I drive Walsall to Nottingham every day ... 1st half a mile is 30MPH then onto motorway for 45 miles at 80mph and then 10 miles of a roads at speeds anywhere between 0 and 60mph.

So this works out at 48MPG on Esso 95 unleaded.

Next week I'm gonna run her on 98 and see if it makes any difference. I'll post the results back here.

 

[Adam R]

what you want to do is put a couple of tanks through her first. then the ECU will change the timing. if you do it straight away i dont think you will see any gains.

 

[Myki da Pyki]

I got over 50mpg out of my cupra going to cornwall and back so for your 1.4 that aint exactly amazing mpg figures mate

 

[Adam R]

the cupra and the 1.4 had different gearing. on a 1.4 @ 70 mph according to my GPS im sitting at 3.5K and redline on the 1.4 is something like 5.5k-6k

plus if you sit above 75 i have noticed MPG drops drastically.

 

[Havok316]

i get about 34/40 mpg motorway driving and about 27-30 town driving. It really depends how heavy footed you are. And id like to know how you got 50mpg from a cupra engine as actual figures state 35mpg on average unless your running LPG or vegi oil lol

 

[Black TDI Turbo]

I went to get my car remapped0 at bell autos yesterday reset trip and got 38MPG on the way there, after the remap i drover home exactly the same as i did going there and got 42MPG......RESULT

 

[teknow]

At 80mph mine runs at 3750rpm.

When I drive at 70mph I get 54mpg. But I'd never get anywhere would I

The purpose of posting these here is more to find out if it is worth running on 98 as it is more expensive or if I should stick to 95.

Interesting replied though ... amazed at the Cupra's efficiency.

I've been thinking of buying a brand new 1.4FS as I do about 26,000 miles a year. I can't bring myself around to diesel but am worried that the MK4 might not be as efficient as old faithful especially as the FS is the chipped 1.4 that gets 100bhp.

 

[Cupra_Jeff]

I went to get my car remapped0 at bell autos yesterday reset trip and got 38MPG on the way there, after the remap i drover home exactly the same as i did going there and got 42MPG......RESULT

you can pretty much ignore that trip computer when you get it remapped... only true way to tell is fill it to the brim and then do your miles and then fill it to the brim again so you know exactly how much you've used.

When i fitted the GT2X with the TT injectors and 3" MAF it even more out, the trip computer reckons something like 38mpg but i don't often get better than 220 miles to a tank which is something like 25mpg, but heh if i want economy i would of bought a soot chucker and gone every where sounding like a transit

 

[Black TDI Turbo]

Cupra_Jeff - what does yours boost at with revo stage 2 and k03s?

 

[ian_cupra]

my average is in my sig!! thats over the last few months, including a trackday!!!

 

[Cuprajohn]

im always getting over 300 to the tank, average 41.9, and the ability to put the needle off the clock im chuffed to bits.

 

[nogutsnoglory]

I went to get my car remapped0 at bell autos yesterday reset trip and got 38MPG on the way there, after the remap i drover home exactly the same as i did going there and got 42MPG......RESULT

You had your car remapped and then drove it home the same as you went there? when my car first had revo i think i got an average of 20mpg lead foot everywhere!

 

[Black TDI Turbo]

Well i wanted to see what fuel economy i could get, 42MPG and 1/4 of a tank there and back, then erm.... i needed to fill the tank again this morning because it was empty its great.

 

[Havok316]

the real answer is to run 98 or higher as its cleaner fuel and doesnt leave carbon deposits in the engine in like 95 does. Recommended 99 tho!

 

[Myki da Pyki]

I put in 40ltrs in from a near empty tank and managed 411 miles until i had to fill up. That was on 98 and mostly motorway miles

 

[CupraMatty]

I got over 50mpg out of my cupra going to cornwall and back so for your 1.4 that aint exactly amazing mpg figures mate

YEAH RIGHT!

if i get more that 35mpg driving like a granny thats an achievement!

 

[ian_cupra]

YEAH RIGHT!

if i get more that 35mpg driving like a granny thats an achievement!

agreed mate, i struggle like f**k to get any more than 35 too

 

[Myki da Pyki]

Considering your cars are both more powerfull than mine i wouldnt expect you to be able to get that mpg

 

[Craig!]

My MFA computer used to say 44mpg on IHI however you need to take into account a 3" MAF tube and re-scaled MAF so thats wrong. Used to work out about 30~35mpg on gentle runs and anything down to about 2.2mpg.

 

[teknow]

I wish I hadn’t started this thread …

Filled up with Esso Super (97 RON) this morning and she started juddering and cutting out again. It happened about 5 times over the 60 mile trip to work – though the latter part of the journey was trouble free.

She would either judder and then carry on as normal or just suddenly cut out. The cutting out happened at motorway speed, followed by the dreaded 3 beeps. Turned the ignition back a position and then back to on position (without engaging starter!) and she carried on until it happened again. On one occasion, she wouldn’t run until I’d turned the key on/off 3 times at which point the EPC light came on. Then after half a mile or so the EPC light went out …

Damn annoying … especially since she’s not done this cutting out thing for 6 weeks now (until today)! I now wonder if it is coincidence as she has done this before [but not as bad] or if the change of fuel has amplified the problem?

Wonder if I’ll get home tonight?