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Fuel tank capacity (Litres) 50 (2013 GD hatch specs)
Combined (L/100km) 4.5 5.6 Urban (L/100km) 5.9 7.5 Extra (L/100km) 3.7 4.5CO2 (Combined) g/km 119 147
Steve it appears the GD may only be 50 Ltrs by what some owners are saying (Not 53 Ltrs as per the FD)
That's kind of odd Dazzler. Wonder what is going on. Conflicting information. Sort of irrelevant really as I know I can get way more than 53 litres into the FD - think it was way over 60 litres, as Hans Tholstrup reported. Will have to wait and see what the situation is with the new GD when it arrives.
We had a discussion about this on the forum a couple of months ago. Evidence suggests that the torsion beam rear suspension on Australian and USA cars compared with the multi link in Europe accounts for the difference.
.. Plus there's always a chance in older cars of picking up something undesirable out of the bottom of the tank, water traps and filters notwithstanding.
Quote from: keith_h on January 19, 2013, 23:04:32.. Plus there's always a chance in older cars of picking up something undesirable out of the bottom of the tank, water traps and filters notwithstanding.I would have assumed the pickup is from the bottom anyway.
Quote from: Pip on January 19, 2013, 23:21:32Quote from: keith_h on January 19, 2013, 23:04:32.. Plus there's always a chance in older cars of picking up something undesirable out of the bottom of the tank, water traps and filters notwithstanding.I would have assumed the pickup is from the bottom anyway. Good point. Is this conventional wisdom out of date then in the age of fuel injection?
Quote from: keith_h on January 19, 2013, 23:39:38Quote from: Pip on January 19, 2013, 23:21:32Quote from: keith_h on January 19, 2013, 23:04:32.. Plus there's always a chance in older cars of picking up something undesirable out of the bottom of the tank, water traps and filters notwithstanding.I would have assumed the pickup is from the bottom anyway. Good point. Is this conventional wisdom out of date then in the age of fuel injection?why would fuel injection make a difference? pickups are almost always at the bottom, always have been and probably always will be.
Quote from: komaterpillar on January 19, 2013, 23:49:39Quote from: keith_h on January 19, 2013, 23:39:38Quote from: Pip on January 19, 2013, 23:21:32Quote from: keith_h on January 19, 2013, 23:04:32.. Plus there's always a chance in older cars of picking up something undesirable out of the bottom of the tank, water traps and filters notwithstanding.I would have assumed the pickup is from the bottom anyway. Good point. Is this conventional wisdom out of date then in the age of fuel injection?why would fuel injection make a difference? pickups are almost always at the bottom, always have been and probably always will be.I'm thinking of old petrol engined vehicles where rust, water and other debris was screened out by a small Ryco filter and where small particles could clog a carburetor jet no problems. In working on Italian cars over the years I've seen plenty of Weber and Dellorto carbs that have had corrosion in the float bowls from accumulation of water owing to ineffective filtration. There was always sediment in the float bowls indicating inefficient filtration and leading to clogged jets and poor performance. Now with fuel injection there is more sophisticated fuel filtration. And therefore I wonder if the ancient wisdom of picking up debris from the bottom of the tank when running on empty is still an issue in either petrol or diesel engines. I'm suggesting the superior filtration on fuel injected cars in particular compared to earlier more basic filtration arrangements makes this less of an issue than in the past. And with diesel engines typically having multi stage filtration, was it ever an issue in the first place?
Btw, I've sent off an email to Hyundai Australia asking that very question so hopefully they get back to me...