hello new to the forum, and have just purchased a tipo 1.4 mjet turbo easy plus and am averaging only 31 miles mpg anyone else getting more than this

Not much help, but I have the 1.3 diesel and I'm getting up to 76 mpg on journeys according to the trip computer. It appears that brim to brim, the computer is showing approximately 5mpg more per tankful than I am actually getting.

Panda

I have new 1.4 95 HP for couple of weeks now. At the moment, the computer is showing 39 mpg as I was doing a lot of short trips and town driving.

The reading was higher if I made some longer trips but the manual book says that mpg should become normal once you have driven the first 3,000 km (around 2,000 miles). So it is still too early to tell.

It will improve as miles build.......but you should be getting good mileage from the start,
How do you drive??......short shifting helps, and with these engines,you don't have to go anywhere near red lining for change ups......
Ian

thanks for all your replies, I am on 4100 miles went to the lake district and averaged 42 to the gallon, but round the doors only 31. I had a Bravo 1.9 120 multijet and averaged 42 round the doors and 58 on longer trips wondering
if I have done the right thing my Bravo was 10 years old.

You said before it's a 1.4 MJet turbo. The 1.4 is a petrol but the MJet is a diesel, which of the two do you have?

If it's diesel then the MPG is very poor, but for petrol I'd say 42 on a run is pretty good. 31 on stop-start journeys isn't great though, but my Parents Nissan Juke 1.2 petrol turbo only gets mid-30s even on a run, and as a 1.2 turbo with 115bhp, it probably has a fair bit less grunt than the Fiat 1.4 turbo petrol, which is rated as 120bhp but often has more when tested.

I had a Bravo 1.9 for 10 years, then traded it in for the Tipo, but I am very surprised at how low the return is on the Tipo given the technology these days however it is early days and hope the mpg will improve if not I may have to invest in another diesel.

tipo123 said:

thanks for all your replies, I am on 4100 miles went to the lake district and averaged 42 to the gallon, but round the doors only 31. I had a Bravo 1.9 120 multijet and averaged 42 round the doors and 58 on longer trips wondering if I have done the right thing my Bravo was 10 years old.

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I upgraded from Fiat Panda 1.2 to Tipo and for local trips, I would say I take a hit of 10 mpg down to 40mpg (from around 50mpg) but then, if I'm doing 10,000 miles a year, it works out only just £5 extra per week for fuel.

But for longer trips, you should be getting better than 42mpg, what brand of fuel are you using?

I was reading somewhere in french Fiat forum that one guy is doing 45-51mpg with his 1.4 95 HP Tipo, he was saying something about shifting early when the rev counter passes 2,000.

Also I have observed that having 6 speed, you would need to shift earlier than you would do with 5 speed gearbox. 6 speed is not exactly 'an extra' gear bolted on 5 speed box, it has never been the case with majority of cars out there, just needs to be changing up a bit early

tipo123 said:

hello new to the forum, and have just purchased a tipo 1.4 mjet turbo easy plus and am averaging only 31 miles mpg anyone else getting more than this

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Hi.
Mine is the 95hp. version and has covered around 1000 miles with an average consumption of 46.8 mpg.
The Tipo is fairly high geared, so I change up sooner than I did in my recent Panda 1.2 Pop. Also I coast wherever possible, instead of "hammering" the brakes. It doesn't take much longer and is far more economical. My wife and I love the Tipo. Most of the reviews are poorly carried out.

Came back home last night after a couple of 70 miles round trips and a trip to local town, the computer showing an average of 48.5mpg. Just passed 1,000 miles last night. So it is indeed improving.

Also I have found the default tyre pressue was a bit too low for 15" wheels, as the rolling resistance was too high so I increased the tyre pressure to something like 34 front, 33 rear, and the gear change is much smoother now.

Hello, I am on 5400 miles now, the trip meter says I have averaged 37.50 to the gallon, and current mpg averages 35 to the gallon, still not happy have
tried premium fuels and supermarket fuels makes no difference, I change gear as quick as I can,

tipo123 said:

Hello, I am on 5400 miles now, the trip meter says I have averaged 37.50 to the gallon, and current mpg averages 35 to the gallon, still not happy have tried premium fuels and supermarket fuels makes no difference, I change gear as quick as I can,

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Still pretty too low, as you have said that you had averaged 42 on long trip, it should be more. For fuel, I use Maxol but I doubt switching would help although I tend to avoid supermarket fuels.

Have you checked the tyre pressure? Try increasing them by a couple of PSI or so.

I have been on the website real mpg and they say the average mpg for the 1.4 mjet 120 is 33 mpg not so good eh I have raised the tyre pressures nothing seems to work, I am seriously thinking of going back to diesel

tipo123 said:

I have been on the website real mpg and they say the average mpg for the 1.4 mjet 120 is 33 mpg not so good eh I have raised the tyre pressures nothing seems to work, I am seriously thinking of going back to diesel

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Something isn't right. What's your average speed? Mine is around 26-30mph average.

It's worth contacting the dealer about poor mpg and see what they can do for you.

My average speed is 25-26 I do a lot of short journeys the odd long run but not many, so I think town driving is bringing my mpg down, I did a couple of
runs today and I averaged 38 but I can`t get over the 40 mark, I will contact my dealer and see what they say. I think the 95 brake is getting better returns.

been on a run to holy island in Northumberland set the cruise control to 50 mph and I got a return of 57 mpg, then around town back to 35 mpg so I think that`s the best I will get

My total mileage is now around 4500 miles with average petrol consumption since new of 47.1m.p.g. My average speed is around 32m.p.h. The roads around Kirkudbrightshire are fairly free of heavy traffic, which helps a lot.
Tyre wear appears to be quite good. No problems so far. Delighted with it. Power seems reasonable, as the 16 valve 1.4litre engine revs really well. Road holding exceeds my courage, and the ride is smooth and comfortable.

I've been driving a Gp t-jet sporting for the last 9 years and it ran around 28mpg in stop start short journeys upto 42mpg on motorway trips. Owned a Tipo t-jet lounge sw for the last couple of weeks and it's showing 32mpg so far. The t-jet engine may not be the most economical engine in the world but offers decent performance and reliability and to be honest I'd prefer it to a dirty diesel anyway!

6 months and 12,000 miles in on my 1.6 MJII 120 and I'm getting 46.15mpg, based on ~400mi a week commute (75% motorway, 25% urban). Better than my Bravo 1.4 but not as great a jump as I expected.

I run a 1991 Tipo 1.4 and don't have a clue what the fuel consumption is.
When the fuel gauge reads a quarter tank, I fill it up with 95 octane. Ö¿Ö