General Day 3 and impressive mpg

[Italianflag]

Just got a 500c and had a good run in it tonight for about half an hour and got 60mpg, pretty impressed as it's only two days old and only 180 miles on the clock so no where near running fully efficient and getting such a good figure from a 1.2 well done fiat.

 

[306maxi]

before rejoicing I would see what the actual fuel consumption is from a brimmed fuel up to another brimmed fuel up. The trip computer can be rather inaccurate.

 

[loveshandbags]

Just got a 500c and had a good run in it tonight for about half an hour and got 60mpg, pretty impressed as it's only two days old and only 180 miles on the clock so no where near running fully efficient and getting such a good figure from a 1.2 well done fiat.

Welcome to the forum Italianflag and congrats on the new 500c
As Maxi says the readout can be a little optimistic. My 1.4 gives 37mpg on the readout but I reckon it's only giving 35 in reality. The 1.2 is surprisingly frugal.

 

[jrkitching]

Yes, welcome to the forum & good work in seeing 60mpg on the trip with only 180 miles on the clock. As others have said, the trip is a bit optimistic but register the car on Fuelly & just watch how the figures gradually increase over the first 5000 miles as the car runs in.

Once it's got a few more miles under its belt, you'll be able to get 70+mpg on the trip on a decently long journey if you drive carefully.

Fuelly also gives you an average mpg over your last ten fuel-ups, though for some reason this isn't publicly viewable - my latest running total is posted below. And that figure includes cold starts, some short journeys & a bit of shuffling cars on the driveway.

The 1.2 500 has the potential to be one of the most economical petrol cars you can buy.

 

[Heidi]

I average about 42mpg on the trip computer. But I'm not known for driving like a vicar

 

[jrkitching]

...I'm not known for driving like a vicar

The secret is to keep the Revs down (sorry).

 

[loveshandbags]

The secret is to keep the Revs down (sorry).

I don't feel so bad now. It Heidi is getting 42 on her computer and I'm getting 37 - it probably equates to 40 & 35mpg in real life figs. The only other person I think off that would be looking to 'break world records' is Most Easternly Pandas in his 1.4 but then we'd have to allow for 3mpg with the LPG conversion and the Stilo sized body and maybe the 70mph gallops.
Is there anybody else on the FF in a 1.4 that would be an eco driver like JR ?

 

[udtrev]

Is there anybody else on the FF in a 1.4 that would be an eco driver like JR ?

did you call

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

did you call

:yeahthat:

 

[mjsmke]

I don't feel so bad now. It Heidi is getting 42 on her computer and I'm getting 37 - it probably equates to 40 & 35mpg in real life figs. The only other person I think off that would be looking to 'break world records' is Most Easternly Pandas in his 1.4 but then we'd have to allow for 3mpg with the LPG conversion and the Stilo sized body and maybe the 70mph gallops.
Is there anybody else on the FF in a 1.4 that would be an eco driver like JR ?

Yes, when i'm out on my bike.

My trip computer reads 39.7, That includes some motoway and 50mph dual carrigeway journeys. On some motoway runs ive been averaging 42mpg (according to the trip computer).

 

[Super Uwe]

Yes, welcome to the forum & good work in seeing 60mpg on the trip with only 180 miles on the clock. As others have said, the trip is a bit optimistic but register the car on Fuelly & just watch how the figures gradually increase over the first 5000 miles as the car runs in.

Once it's got a few more miles under its belt, you'll be able to get 70+mpg on the trip on a decently long journey if you drive carefully.

Fuelly also gives you an average mpg over your last ten fuel-ups, though for some reason this isn't publicly viewable - my latest running total is posted below. And that figure includes cold starts, some short journeys & a bit of shuffling cars on the driveway.

The 1.2 500 has the potential to be one of the most economical petrol cars you can buy.

Your thumbnail is a great effort! That works out at 100 miles for a shade under a tenner of petrol, which is excellent. I've used that benchmark just for rough mental calculations for the past four years with various cars, but to be able to achieve that with today's petrol prices is very good

We did a 300 mile run this weekend to Cardiff via the M5 and with aircon on for most of the way, and returned 54.2mpg according to the trip. I can't fault that really; that's with normal motorway driving keeping up with the rest of the traffic (not the two 45, yes 45mph eco-cruisers we saw in the inside lane on Saturday! Jeez, get a life you saddos, haha!)

 

[blitz7287]

The best result ive seen off mine is on the motorway and it was over 120 miles and it was 46.9 MPG normally it says between 38-41 MPG.

 

[pearce_jj]

We did a 300 mile run this weekend to Cardiff...and returned 54.2mpg...I can't fault tha ...keeping up with the rest of the traffic (not the two 45mph eco-cruisers we saw in the inside lane on Saturday! Jeez, get a life you saddos, haha!)

45, wow that's even slower than me

 

[durukan]

45, wow that's even slower than me

then check this out: https://www.fiatforum.com/500/278444-beat-1-4-sport-manual-gearbox.html