i30 Owners Club
FUEL ISSUES & ECONOMY => PETROL => Topic started by: AlanHo on March 31, 2014, 13:38:21
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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?
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/AlanHo1937/i30%20Forum/VengaEconomy_zps95418e67.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/AlanHo1937/media/i30%20Forum/VengaEconomy_zps95418e67.jpg.html)
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Yeppers Alan, that pretty much chimes with my fuel usage, although I defo don't have you patience nor analytical bent, my usage is just from using the onboard computer and leaving it without a reset for months on end.
if I do a reset just before joining the motorway for a work day I get all sorts of stupid unrealistic figures like fifity miles to the gallon (yeah right, I wish)...... So, yeah I avaerage forty on a run when I am very light footed on the loud pedal. :goodjob: :goodjob: :goodjob:
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I think you have every right to be happy with that Alan! :goodjob: