Back when I was discussing my impending move from diesel to petrol after 17 years, I said I'd expect to get 50mpg on long runs and I'm sure someone said I'd never do so in the real world
Well it seems I can. Last weekend I did Birmingham to Bournemouth and back, cruising between 70 & 75mph on the motorways. I also had horrendous stop/start jams on the M3 and M27 which added an hour to my journey yet, despite that, I averaged over 50mpg door to door. On the way back it was 52mpg.
Very happy with that. Of course the mpg drops significantly once you start getting up to the 80/90mph area but I just don't bother any more as you don't really get there any quicker in the end. I think 50mpg from a petrol is pretty damn good going and my old diesel wouldn't have managed much above 60 on the same journey.
My overall mpg since new is currently at 33mpg which, bearing in mind 95% of my journeys are short urban trips of only a few miles with loads of junctions and lights, is also pretty impressive. I was only averaging around 36/37mpg in the diesel.
Well it seems I can. Last weekend I did Birmingham to Bournemouth and back, cruising between 70 & 75mph on the motorways. I also had horrendous stop/start jams on the M3 and M27 which added an hour to my journey yet, despite that, I averaged over 50mpg door to door. On the way back it was 52mpg.
Very happy with that. Of course the mpg drops significantly once you start getting up to the 80/90mph area but I just don't bother any more as you don't really get there any quicker in the end. I think 50mpg from a petrol is pretty damn good going and my old diesel wouldn't have managed much above 60 on the same journey.
My overall mpg since new is currently at 33mpg which, bearing in mind 95% of my journeys are short urban trips of only a few miles with loads of junctions and lights, is also pretty impressive. I was only averaging around 36/37mpg in the diesel.