General Any real MPG figures out yet ?

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Hey folks. I'm currently considering getting a 500X with either the 1.6 E-Torq or the 1.4 MultiAir engine. From the official figures the 1.4 is the more economical engine but , thanks too google translate , I found some numbers on an Italian forum that suggested the 1.6 was the engine getting the better MPG.
So I'm asking what MPG have you been getting with these two engines. I doubt any of you have driven your cars long enough to wear the engines in but I would still like to hear some figures.
Thanks.(y)
 
Well it is really early days...

I have a 500X Cross MultiAir 1.4 Turbo with less than 1500 miles of driving on the clock.

Thus far what I can loosely say is that I get:

1) Around 26mpg towing a 1000kg aero dynamic caravan
2) Around 31 / 32 mpg in "out and about" driving

Thus far all my long journeys have been with a caravan attached so I have no long distance data to offer.

For me there is no choice. Forge the 1.6E-Torq. The 1.4 MultiAir well out prforms the 1.6 E-Torq and I believe that the MPG difference between them (in either direction) is not worth worrying about.

From what I'm understanding there are some rally good deals/offers available on the 1.6E-Torq. If you are restricted by budget issues then this could be a hard decision. If budget is not an issues then the 1.4 MultiAir should be very seriously considered.
 
don't get petrol one.offical mpg looks good but its only giveing half, full tank 200 miles long run 350.. after 5000 miles car gives little bit better but up to 5000 miles spent really lots of petrol.. And when you get petrol dont put shell v power because full tank vpower gave only 100 miles.try to get diesel for better mpg . i wish i wasnt trust the seller and offical numbers,But classic word it depends how your foot is heavy if you kick the turbo it sucks petrol coz car is heavy
 
For some US numbers. The only real engine choice is a 2.4 L engine with a 9 speed transmission. A 1.4 L Turbo is available only on the base trim.

I have been getting 25-27 mpg using US gallons. This is equivalent to 30-33 mpg with imperial gallons. This is with the 2.4 L engine.
 
I wish the 2.4 was available in Europe. It is the best petrol engine for the 500x by far.

Was going to get a dealer supplied LPG system on both of the petrol engines as 1 liter of LPG here is 0.38 Pounds. So another problem I had was the worry that the 1.4 turbo would be influenced poorly with the conversion to LPG compared to the naturally aspired 1.6.

Also the substantial discounts to the 1.6 E-torq are very tempting. So I'm still hopping that someone on this forum has the 1.6 and can give me some approximate numbers.

Now that diesels got brought up , what is the 1.6 MultiJet getting ?
 
I report poor mpg fiat tech came he got 40ish and he report mpg is correct.. But what i found if you drive this car (1.4) on motorway 40-50mph yes you can get 40ish mpg.which paper says 56.5 mpg. i think auto express report real life mpg is 36.1mpg.i think it is really poor..combined 42lt gives 205 miles,,
 
I'm getting about 40 ish 1.4 petrol . It's not near Fiat figures but neither are any other car company's figures accurate! Car drives well and the engine is a gem. I'm loving the 500x
 
I've done well over 20,000km so far and my average is constantly at 6.5 L/100km, which is 43.4 mpg.

I drive a mixed of spirited driving and normal "by the book" driving. I haul a whole family with it.

I'm very very happy with the car, waaay better than what I expected, to be honest.

I ordered the car blindly without ever seen it (that was December of last year), but when I got it, I compared it to the Opel Mokka, Mini Countryman, Nissan Juke and the Qashqai. It was far the most beautiful and most comfortable. The Mokka was much more expensive, the Countryman was nearly double the money, the Juke was too small and the Qashqai was too boring.

My only two disappointments: the suspension is a bit hard for my tastes, and the uconnect is 80's technology.
 
Well I'm up to 1777 ish miles and several fill ups. This current tank of fuel I'm in Sports Mode and driving gently. I've also done long runs in Auto Mode. In addition I've had four caravan pulls each with additional miles between each pull.

I've not yet hit (on a full tank run) anywhere near 40MPG (1.4 MultiAir 140BHP).

I want to clear 2000 miles of motoring before spilling my MPG beans in detail as personally I don't judge MPG on single or even multiple runs as this is often misleading.

Ever fill up I note if it is a full/brimmed or partial fill. If full I read and record the cars on-board MPG reading (Trip A and Reset) and then do my own MPG calculation. In all cars and all cases the on-board computer has shown better MPG.

Unlike my Croma (where Trip A and Tip B were interlinked) on the 500X I've had Trip B running for nearly the full mileage of the car. So when I come back here with data I will have Trip A & my figures and Trip B & my average of all the Trip A data to give you guys.

Looking at another angle. Our Barchetta (1.8L 130BHP) is running around the 30MPG mark. The 500X is 140BHP but a heavier car. Like for like I can't but help think that in real life a 1.4L to 1.8L 130/140BHP vehicle is going to be around the 28 to 35 MPG area which, no surprises, is always well less than official figures.

Reporting back in another 300+ miles.
 
Sounds like the diesel 1.6 is more economical than the 1.4 petrol?

The above site, which lists consumption figures, has several other 1.6 diesel cars with similar figures to mine.
 
The one ive ordered cross plus awd 170bhp auto 1.4 petrol,fiat says 33mpg around town,so I'm hoping for about 30mpg,as 99.9 percent of my driving is in town,with the very occasional motorway trip, never got a test drive yet,as fiat have no auto versions of the 500x to test drive which is not too great,fiat telephoned me to say the nearest dealer with an auto to test drive was about 300 miles from me,so ordered the car going by peoples reviews on here,cant wait to get it,only seen one on the road so far,and its parked near my current car at home.
 
i hope you can get 25mpg in town..i wish you ordered diesel one they are much better mpg than 1.4 petrol one..
 
Well I've done 1400 miles in my 1.6 diesel and the mpg is very poor.

The best I've had is 50.6 mpg the worst 4 mpg. That's driving like an old man and not being able to enjoy what is otherwise a great car.
The manual says give it 3000 km to settle which is about 1800 miles so I don't hold out much hope.
Tried shell, BP, total and sainsbury. It's all the same.
Had my tdi tuning box remapped for the fiat so fitting that next week so hopefully can squeeze another 4 or 5 mpg out.

All manufacturers figures are Unachievable but the fiat 500x diesel has stretched the imagination a little too far.
I've just checked under the bonnet to check it hasn't got a VW badge on the engine
 
1st 40lt shell unleaded = 200 miles
2nd 42lt shell vpover = 100 miles
Generally with shell unleaded in combined 200 miles just on motorway 350miles.
Fiat Tech said nothing wrong with mpg car gives 40ish mpg yes maybe he right 40 mph on motorway I can get 40ish when factory gives 56..

Fiat says car is heavy because of that giving poor mpg.If it is why they didn't tell or write before sell..
One car page says 497miles full tank (1.4 petrol)
combined Fiat says 47.1 but real life 36.1..
what i learn about this car after 5000miles car start give little better mpg(like +4/+7) but up to 5000 miles spent more petrol than old 3.0i x5
 
Isn't the 1.4 petrol engine expected to give very bad mpg, on such a big car? I expected a lot worse, which is why I went for the 1.6 diesel.

Plus, normal petrol is a lot more expensive than diesel (at least around here), so 1.6's great mpg also has the extra advantage of cheaper fuel.

So why go for the 1.4 petrol engine?

PS:
I avoided the 2.0 engine because it had higher consumption, but also because it made the car 50% more expensive and the cost just didn't make sense for my city driving, I would feel a bit silly in stop and go traffic with a 2.0 engine, a waste for me.

The 1.6 diesel was a one way street really.
 
Well I've done 1400 miles in my 1.6 diesel and the mpg is very poor.

The best I've had is 50.6 mpg the worst 4 mpg. That's driving like an old man and not being able to enjoy what is otherwise a great car.
The manual says give it 3000 km to settle which is about 1800 miles so I don't hold out much hope.
Tried shell, BP, total and sainsbury. It's all the same.
Had my tdi tuning box remapped for the fiat so fitting that next week so hopefully can squeeze another 4 or 5 mpg out.

All manufacturers figures are Unachievable but the fiat 500x diesel has stretched the imagination a little too far.
I've just checked under the bonnet to check it hasn't got a VW badge on the engine

I have to say the 3000km threshold is very short to be expecting the best fuel consumption figures from your car. The engine will still be bedding in at that stage.

By all means, if you get to the 8-10,000 mile mark and there is no improvement, then you may have grounds to complain. But you should find a decent level of improvement by the summer next year when the car has a few more miles on the clock.
 
i think 3000km is a bit on the low side, however i part exchanged a mokka for the 500x and that did 52mg from the off.
it increased to about 55-57mpg after about 5000 miles which is where it stayed and i did 65000 miles in it. i was ok with that as the literature didnt state anything too far fetched.
i hope it does improve and realistically complaining will get me and anyone else no where.
i try not to look at the fuel guage which is hard with the digital increments. it is a small tank which doesnt help things. i get about 44 miles per increment.
i did manage to get 54 miles before the first increment disappeared but then again i did brim it till it started overflowing on my shoes lol.

anyway enjoying the car so trying not to let it spoil my enjoyment. see what my box of tricks does next week.
 
Strange thing one of FIAT mechanic said " mileage is not important it must give similar mpg in first day use" it is strange because salesman said 1-2k miles other salesman said 5000 miles(after we complaint).i wish they said first day 5000 miles i would keep my alfa..
 
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