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General Fiat 500 TwinAir mpg?
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General Fiat 500 TwinAir mpg?
If nothing else, if the car you drive is in your avatar, at least you've got the right colour
The wife called him Hugo
It'll be nice to have some real competition.
The 60mpg petrol car club is a lonely place
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I've had 71mpg on the trip computer of my 1.2. That was in the dead of winter, would be better in weather like we're having now. I've bought a car on ebay so we're driving to Windermere sometime this weekend, if I can I'll put my steelies on and go for maximum economy
I've had 71mpg on the trip computer of my 1.2. That was in the dead of winter, would be better in weather like we're having now. I've bought a car on ebay so we're driving to Windermere sometime this weekend, if I can I'll put my steelies on and go for maximum economy
what did you buy ?
Just a j reg Subaru Legacy to get some parts off
So with 1300 miles up on my TA S I thought I would take it on a bit of an mpg test run. It's been doing mostly urban commute runs to work since I bought it in Jan so I though I'd stretch it's legs and see what it does.
On saturday over a 60 mile round trip with eco off and on good open roads with little traffic, driving with speeds up to 120kph but driving it smoothly I achieved 53 mpg for the trip. I took it out again yesterday on exactly the same journey but took it a bit easier keeping speed around 100kph and achieved 61 mpg with eco still off. Today went out again, same journey, but with eco on and made an effort to keep speed around 80-100kph and generally took it easy and achieved 67mpg! I've no doubt that over a longer journey, taking it easier still, and with more miles up on the car I could easily get 70mpg real world no problem. My normal daily commute in mixed conditions achieves apx 44mpg over a tank. All figures are as per trip btw. Overall very happy with that and the car has really loosened up over the past few hundred miles and is much smoother and flexible then when new. Incidentally I think Ireland must be the only country that is right hand drive but the cars speedos are in KPH! We changed over to KM about 3 or 4 years ago and many people inc myself are still in miles mode so although my speedo is KPH I have set all the trips to Miles!
On saturday over a 60 mile round trip with eco off and on good open roads with little traffic, driving with speeds up to 120kph but driving it smoothly I achieved 53 mpg for the trip. I took it out again yesterday on exactly the same journey but took it a bit easier keeping speed around 100kph and achieved 61 mpg with eco still off. Today went out again, same journey, but with eco on and made an effort to keep speed around 80-100kph and generally took it easy and achieved 67mpg! I've no doubt that over a longer journey, taking it easier still, and with more miles up on the car I could easily get 70mpg real world no problem. My normal daily commute in mixed conditions achieves apx 44mpg over a tank. All figures are as per trip btw. Overall very happy with that and the car has really loosened up over the past few hundred miles and is much smoother and flexible then when new. Incidentally I think Ireland must be the only country that is right hand drive but the cars speedos are in KPH! We changed over to KM about 3 or 4 years ago and many people inc myself are still in miles mode so although my speedo is KPH I have set all the trips to Miles!
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So with 1300 miles up on my TA S I thought I would take it on a bit of an mpg test run. It's been doing mostly urban commute runs to work since I bought it in Jan so I though I'd stretch it's legs and see what it does.
On saturday over a 60 mile round trip with eco off and on good open roads with little traffic, driving with speeds up to 120kph but driving it smoothly I achieved 53 mpg for the trip. I took it out again yesterday on exactly the same journey but took it a bit easier keeping speed around 100kph and achieved 61 mpg with eco still off. Today went out again, same journey, but with eco on and made an effort to keep speed around 80-100kph and generally took it easy and achieved 67mpg! I've no doubt that over a longer journey, taking it easier still, and with more miles up on the car I could easily get 70mpg real world no problem. My normal daily commute in mixed conditions achieves apx 44mpg over a tank. All figures are as per trip btw. Overall very happy with that and the car has really loosened up over the past few hundred miles and is much smoother and flexible then when new. Incidentally I think Ireland must be the only country that is right hand drive but the cars speedos are in KPH! We changed over to KM about 3 or 4 years ago and may people inc myself are still in miles mode so although my speedo is KPH I have set all the trips to Miles!
Australia is rh drive and has been 100% metric for over 30 years- speedos are kph, as are all traffic signs etc.
Nice to read such a positive post too!
Kph? What's that all about lol! The day the UK, (well what's left of it once the Scottish have gone indpendent ) switches from mph to kph, it will leave a lot of folk rather confused! South Africa too (yes they do drive on the same side as us too) is in kph and it does my head in!
As for our TA, well 'er indoors averages 44-46 mpg per tank on her daily commute, though I'm sure if we took it on a run daaan sauuf, we'd get a bit more.
) switches from mph to kph, it will leave a lot of folk rather confused! South Africa too (yes they do drive on the same side as us too) is in kph and it does my head in!As for our TA, well 'er indoors averages 44-46 mpg per tank on her daily commute, though I'm sure if we took it on a run daaan sauuf, we'd get a bit more.
So with 1300 miles up on my TA S I thought I would take it on a bit of an mpg test run. It's been doing mostly urban commute runs to work since I bought it in Jan so I though I'd stretch it's legs and see what it does.
On saturday over a 60 mile round trip with eco off and on good open roads with little traffic, driving with speeds up to 120kph but driving it smoothly I achieved 53 mpg for the trip. I took it out again yesterday on exactly the same journey but took it a bit easier keeping speed around 100kph and achieved 61 mpg with eco still off. Today went out again, same journey, but with eco on and made an effort to keep speed around 80-100kph and generally took it easy and achieved 67mpg! I've no doubt that over a longer journey, taking it easier still, and with more miles up on the car I could easily get 70mpg real world no problem. My normal daily commute in mixed conditions achieves apx 44mpg over a tank. All figures are as per trip btw. Overall very happy with that and the car has really loosened up over the past few hundred miles and is much smoother and flexible then when new. Incidentally I think Ireland must be the only country that is right hand drive but the cars speedos are in KPH! We changed over to KM about 3 or 4 years ago and many people inc myself are still in miles mode so although my speedo is KPH I have set all the trips to Miles!
I'm glad I'm not the only one who can get what fiat quote as there mpg. Hugo is no-longer the only magical twinair! *thumb*
Yep but its only over single journeys, I'm unlikely to get that sort of mpg over a tank in typical driving conditions
Been getting great mileage for ages
https://www.fiatforum.com/500/331211-got-my-best-ever-long-distance-mpg-today-woohoo.html
But it's just darn boring driving the car that way....
Not been doing the long runs in the 500 over the winter, bought a 10reg BMW 318d estate, and that kills the 500TA for MPG which is a shame, 70mpg on every motorway run at 70mph, just something the TA cannot do, took the kids down to Thorpe Park on Sunday had a clear run there and back and at 70mph in the BMW averaged 76.4mpg over 312 miles. The 500TA did the same trip last year just 2up in same conditions and driving on eggshells returned 61.8mpg and the drive was no fun
So although I would love the 500 to be an Eco monster, it's not but it's a lovely fun car, and where it really saves me is on the congestion charge in London several days a week
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Kph? What's that all about lol! The day the UK, (well what's left of it once the Scottish have gone indpendent
As for our TA, well 'er indoors averages 44-46 mpg per tank on her daily commute, though I'm sure if we took it on a run daaan sauuf, we'd get a bit more.
Yes this kph thing can be confusing.
When I watch Top Gear and hear how fast they get to 100, I have to remember that it's mph not kph...
Well, the missus took the TA out for a much longer run than her usual 18 mile round trip commute to work today and the TA returned 57.9 mpg, which I was more than a little surprised at to be fair.
I'm now thinking we might take it for a trip to my folks daaan saauuf in the coming weeks to see if we can smack it over 60 mpg
I'm now thinking we might take it for a trip to my folks daaan saauuf in the coming weeks to see if we can smack it over 60 mpg
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Well, the missus took the TA out for a much longer run than her usual 18 mile round trip commute to work today and the TA returned 57.9 mpg, which I was more than a little surprised at to be fair.
I'm now thinking we might take it for a trip to my folks daaan saauuf in the coming weeks to see if we can smack it over 60 mpg
Do you enjoy going 50 mph in the Fiat on a motorway? I find 70-80 a more comfortable cruising speed for the car without using too much petrol I estimate about 45 mpg with the TA at those speeds.
There are plenty of times on the M25 when you can only dream of going 50mph on the motorway
. And if you do manage it when the 40mph signs are on, you'll likely get a speeding ticket .But at 50 mph on the motorway, the 1.2 500 will easily get into the '70's on the trip mpg.
Just asked her, she says she averaged 65 to 70 mph in ECO mode, just her in the car, no luggage or anything else. The car has now just crept over 3k. I took it out for a spin the other day and took it off ECO mode. It makes me laugh like billy'o when you put your foot down, it just seems to fly :devil:
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There are plenty of times on the M25 when you can only dream of going 50mph on the motorway
But at 50 mph on the motorway, the 1.2 500 will easily get into the '70's on the trip mpg.
I was thinking more M1 than M25 = ) I remember driving to Leicester from Heathrow on the M1 in a BMW 116d and any lower than 80 and I would be in danger of falling asleep. In fact on the M1 if I remember correctly they have those road texture things to keep you awake!
