Fuel Economy

[adamc260]

Over a distance of 21 miles, about 10 miles on a motorway and the rest was a slowish crawl through the city centre and around the outskirts of town.

Very very impressed!

The above was the 'average' display by the way :)

[iNath]

Come back to me when you can average over 60mpg over the whole tank without trying :P

[poshpawsfiesta]

very impresive but try not to labour the enigine to much when running in as ive heard it can do more damage than revving it hard.

[adamc260]

Wasn't labouring it, was taking revs up to 3500 and allowing it to settle down to a cruise :) Was actually a bit higher than that, gave it a spirited final mile or so to work over a nice long 60mph bridge zone ;)

[poshpawsfiesta]

Wasn't labouring it, was taking revs up to 3500 and allowing it to settle down to a cruise :) Was actually a bit higher than that, gave it a spirited final mile or so to work over a nice long 60mph bridge zone ;)

ahh i see , well if u can get 52 mpg from a new engine doing 3500 rpm , you should be about to get 58-60 mpg after its first service and changing gear at 2200 rpm :) i can get 74 mpg out of the focus diesel if i really try :)

[adamc260]

ahh i see , well if u can get 52 mpg from a new engine doing 3500 rpm , you should be about to get 58-60 mpg after its first service and changing gear at 2200 rpm :) i can get 74 mpg out of the focus diesel if i really try :)

Most the time I change up at about 2000rpm but I never let the engine labour, you just use more fuel! I'm just a sensible driver, don't cane it but I do give it a good going through the revs every now and then to let the engine bed in!