General Fuel Economy
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General Fuel Economy
Yes the car needs to be run in so it can loosen up before it actually starts giving decent economy.
sounds pretty good to me!
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Much better than the 1.2 for sure. I get about 39mpg. On the instant read out booting it in 2nd gear shows a fantastic 11mpg.
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62mpg is fine, especially at the moment.
It will do over 70 mpg - at 60 mph, with no wind, when it's not cold (i.e. over about 10*C) - once it has 10k on the clock.
It will do over 70 mpg - at 60 mph, with no wind, when it's not cold (i.e. over about 10*C) - once it has 10k on the clock.
Yes, that's not a bad figure at all for a motorway run in a still tight car; it will improve, but you'd need the new Multijet2 to get over 70.
Jesus, my average is way better than that, and I'm not exactly the most sympathetic of drivers when the mood takes me.
Yeah that's pretty bad isn't it? Even with my wife using the 500 on uber-short journeys like a mile or so at the moment it's still keeping itself just above 40.
500 megafan
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I'm jealous! Mine hasn't budged above 37mpg yet and I'm 1800 miles in! 
jamie 5 sport
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im worried about my fuel economy on my multijet, its done 14000 miles and i just about get 380miles out of a full tank, car seems to be running fine so whats up with it?
You're probably not filling it up to the brim and probably not running it anywhere near dry.
elation
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50mpg? Not too bad, depends on the style of driving.
trphil
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I get about 50 mpg on my 1.2, not as impressive as the almost 50 mpg I can get out of my S-Max but I'm still happy with that! Personally I don't think the extra mpg of the diesel is worth it what with the joys of a DPF.
In cold weather and doing short journeys around town you're only going to get about 40 or so.
That's OK for a new car on the urban cycle.
thanks guys
what can expect when the engine has run in and it is not blistering cold?
thanks guys
what can expect when the engine has run in and it is not blistering cold?
official figures are in the manual
I would say a few more mpg on top. I got close to 50 mpg yesterday in the cold on a nice long journey and with 4 people in the back though to be fair I was going a bit slow with the conditions and all.thanks guys
what can expect when the engine has run in and it is not blistering cold?
