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Re: Focus TDCi fuel consumption
"Superfly" <Superfly@wwe.com> wrote in message
news:Mkmne.4559$ci4.4485@newsfe6-win.ntli.net...
> David Millen wrote:
>> Just put the third tank of fuel through our recently acquired 2003
>> Focus TDCi 100. It's averaging 37.5 - 39.5 mpg (Imperial gallons),
>> 7.2 - 7.6 litres/100km on a mix of long and short trips, lightly
>> loaded. This our first diesel-engined car, and I'm beginning to
>> think the diesel "economy" thing is b**s**. Is this consumption
>> normal, or is there something wrong with the engine?
>>
> I've got a 1.6TDCi C-max and currently get about 52mpg, although this
> varies depending on where I get the diesel (supermarket or other garage)
> and the type of driving. Long journeys obviously give better economy.
> However, short journeys give quite poor mpg.
>
I've been tracking the mileage on our '03 TDCi wagon (115hp) over the last
37'000 km since we bought it. We definitely have very mixed driving
(commute to work, city driving, 140kph motorway on weekends, cold winters,
snow etc.). It has *averaged* a real-world 5.7 l/100km. This is based on
km driven and litres filled, not the overly-optimistic onboard computer
readout.
Can't complain at all, as I flog the thing repeatedly.
Stephen
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