Petrol Economy

i30Dave · **June 21, 2008, 10:55:37**

There is tooooo much talk about the diesel models on here

I will be posting my results and observations over the coming weeks.
I filled up my car for the first time today

took 53 litres to full.
It clicked off at 45 litres, but i managed to squeeze another 8 litres in.
When i picked up the car the trip computer read 30l/100km. After a
day of driving around town it dropped to 12.4l/100km. The distance to
empty reads 520km but i'm hopping i get a bit more than that.

Dazzler · **Reply #1: June 21, 2008, 11:12:08**

Hey Dave..

They didn't give you much fuel in her then?

Rgds,

Dazz

i30Dave · **Reply #2: June 21, 2008, 11:18:28**

It was under 1/4 when i got her

. At least i can start my experiments from
day one knowing how much fuel i've actually put in.

awj2005 · **Reply #3: June 21, 2008, 12:10:16**

hey,
when i picked up my car it had half a tank in it so i dont know.

when i was delivering junk mail (only do it on wkends for extra $$$) i saw a i30 with dealer plates on it and the person driving it was giving the poor car S**T so yeah dont know what mine had on it when i first got it but yeah mine coulda been somewhere round there to. BTW the lowest ive had my fuel consumption without trying is 6.8L/100Km if u can get lower than that tell me please....

anyway
catchya
ash

i30Dave · **Reply #4: June 22, 2008, 06:45:44**

Just back from a 250km round trip. Economy has dropped from 12.4 - 9.2l/100km.
Fuel gauge is reading 3/4 full.

Dazzler · **Reply #5: June 22, 2008, 09:32:54**

That's impressive...

i30Dave · **Reply #6: June 22, 2008, 09:36:41**

Quote from: "dazzling_darryl"

That's impressive...

trip computer reads 320km-empty so we'll see what happens

Dazzler · **Reply #7: June 22, 2008, 09:54:32**

Sounds like you'll get heaps more than that (650 km all up would be a pleasing result)

i30Dave · **Reply #8: June 22, 2008, 10:03:39**

my first goal is to get it under 8l/100km & 700 km/tank

WFC · **Reply #9: June 22, 2008, 15:55:38**

We are Getting a consistant 8.8L/100km in mixed highway driving and peak hour gridlock in the city, doing about 107km a day. Pretty happy as there is a bit of lead foot driving involved.

Hemmi · **Reply #10: June 22, 2008, 16:32:54**

Mine is now 8.0

EymaTeapot · **Reply #11: June 23, 2008, 12:27:38**

Dave,

You make a good point. A lot of the talk on this site is about the amazing fuel economy of the deisel model so its easy to overlook just how impressive the economy for the 2.0L petrol is. Most 2.0L cars in this class average upwards of 8lp/100k. The hyundai i30 uses just 7.2 according to the sticker. Infact a lot of 1.8L vechiles, ie Corolla, Tiida, use more than that. It would i imagine be the best in its class for fuel economy.

Dazzler · **Reply #12: June 23, 2008, 12:38:31**

Interesting... I was about to dispute the Tiida reference (as the Tiida is proving to be very economical) but the Tiida is 7.6 and as you said the petrol i30 is 7.2...

EymaTeapot · **Reply #13: June 23, 2008, 12:51:47**

Another of the cars i breifly considered was the Suzuki Sx4. Its a 2.0L and the official fuel economy figure on that one was 8.5lp/100k in the 2wd. That was one of many reasons i crossed it off my shopping list. Makes the i30 look pretty good.

Dazzler · **Reply #14: June 23, 2008, 13:10:10**

8.5 That's surprisingly high for a Suzuki. We had a 1986 Holden Barina (Suzuki Swift) admittedly a smaller motor but that had class leading economy at the time...

awj2005 · **Reply #15: June 25, 2008, 13:15:21**

hi

atm my car is sitting at 8.6litres/100km but that involved some lead foot driving but yeah and with a light foot on the open rode i can have it sitting at around 7.5/100kms thats alright but would like it to be lower

ash

**Reply #16: June 25, 2008, 19:06:37**

Mine has 2500 K's on the clock now. FC is 7.7 liters to 100 km. Just yesterday it went up from 7.6 to 7.7

But still better than the 10.7 I scored with my Tucson...
I only drive city-trips, almost no freeway.
It has a 1.6 engine.

Tony

Dazzler · **Reply #17: June 25, 2008, 23:41:11**

Hi Tony..

We don't get a 1.6 petrol over here only the Getz and accent do...

With their 2.0 ltr petrol the guys would probably struggle to get 7.7 with just city driving...

Rgds,

Dazz

i30Dave · **Reply #18: June 29, 2008, 05:57:16**

I have now done 1200k's in my first week. My fuel economy is 8.1ltr/100km
and i got 690k's out of my first tank, so 700 is acheivable. The fuel light
seems to come on at around 60kl's left. So far i'm very happy with the i30's
performance.

eye30 · **Reply #19: June 29, 2008, 13:49:36**

Quote from: "i30Dave"

My fuel economy is 8.1ltr/100km

What is this in good old imperial measurements - mpg?

Lakes · **Reply #20: June 29, 2008, 21:08:25**

Quote from: "i30Dave"

I have now done 1200k's in my first week. My fuel economy is 8.1ltr/100km
and i got 690k's out of my first tank, so 700 is acheivable. The fuel light
seems to come on at around 60kl's left. So far i'm very happy with the i30's
performance.

Hey Dave, when you get the fuel light on, try fulling the petrol right to the top and tell us how many Liters you get into it. as the diesel gets 57 Liters into that 52Lt tank just wondering if the petrol does the same.
also when i was in Adelaide i noticed it is mostly flat so would not be hard to get good economy in the petrol there, come to Sydney i live on a hill. my V8 ute is 5.4Lt and i have got 8.9L /per 100K on a trip over blue mountains going easy going fast over those mountains gets 10.2L /per 100k i had a falcon 6 auto ute b4 that and the mountains killed economy if you drove hard. TQ helps economy a lot on hills. thats why i chose diesel i go 800k on a tank in my ute

cheers

Dazzler · **Reply #21: June 29, 2008, 23:04:48**

Hi Eye,

Think 8.1 = approx 30 MPG (although that seems low...) or high ... depending on which way you look at it!

Cheers,

Dazz

Hemmi · **Reply #22: June 29, 2008, 23:43:15**

my petrol economy is now 7.7, but 7.3 is the best i got.

ccy · **Reply #23: July 04, 2008, 14:40:22**

Mine's 8.9 L / 100 km, mostly urban.

Dazzler · **Reply #24: July 04, 2008, 23:11:20**

Hi CCY,

Don't think we've got any pix of red i30 in "show of your car..."

Can we have some of yours please? Think ember red is a different (darker red) than the solid red we get over here...

Rgds,

Dazz

Shambles · **Reply #25: July 04, 2008, 23:12:21**

Yeah I agree. Let's all see red

buddyforu · **Reply #26: July 05, 2008, 13:14:50**

Quote from: "i30Dave"

I have now done 1200k's in my first week. My fuel economy is 8.1ltr/100km
and i got 690k's out of my first tank, so 700 is acheivable. The fuel light
seems to come on at around 60kl's left. So far i'm very happy with the i30's
performance.

That is astonishingly good fuel economy from the manual 2.0L petrol. My SR (Auto) has seen a low fuel consumption figure of 8.0L/100km on the highway. The most out of a tank I get around town would be 450-480km (it averages around 10-11L/100km around town). I guess if ALL my driving was out on the highway, I'd be getting 600km+ as well. So far I have done 3900km since January.

Dazzler · **Reply #27: July 05, 2008, 13:19:10**

Hey Buddy...

Welcome back.. I for one have missed you ... don't forget to vote for steel grey in the "what colour" poll ( that will make Dave and Eyma and Thumper and ?? happy)

Our club has certainly grown since we last heard from you!

A big cheers from Dazz

buddyforu · **Reply #28: July 05, 2008, 13:31:05**

Thanks Darryl!!

I should mention in my post above, I am still putting less than about 46L in the car each time I fill up. Maybe I should see how long the tank can go? I just worked out my average consumption from my fuel log book, and it works out that since January, with mostly around town driving, I'm averaging 8.57L/100km. I actually thought it would be higher than that! My most expensive tank of fuel so far has been $70.28.

Dazzler · **Reply #29: July 05, 2008, 13:34:42**

Hi again buddy..

Your figures seem quite reasonable for a 2.0ltr auto...

There's plenty of activity on the site with 110 members and growing...

and lots of reading too..