My petrol KIA Venga has now got through three tanks of fuel and I am relieved to find it is more economical than I anticipated.
At a weight of 1710 Kgs it is about the same as an FD petrol i30 – but it is a taller car with more wind resistance.
I have found via my usual tests that the odometer is reading 2.2% under and the trip economy display is reading about 4 mpg under.
The first tank was roughly 50:50 between urban and motorway.
The second tank included a long return journey to Devon and was 90% motorway
The third tank was mainly urban.
So 40 mpg (7.1 l/100) for motorway driving
And
34 mpg (8.3 l/100) for urban driving
Is not too bad for a tall 1.6 manual petrol car – or is it?