What would be better???????

[ryan]

for economy,cruising down a main road in 5th at 1500rpm, or 4th gear at 200rpm or 3rd gear at 2500 rpm?trying to save myself petrol!

 

[Roberto]

Walking ??



Rob

 

[seb]

hahahaha, surely in 5th?

 

[Ian]

4th, I can assure you.

Underreving the engine in 5th.

 

[Andy]

i would take Ian's word

hes the only 21 (i think) year old that must have good mpg!!!

he got silly mpg out of his 1.2

Andy

the proud owner of patch, the multishaded Heraldic blue Bravo

 

[Anonymous]

Well considering distance, speed and MPG then i would assume a high gear would be better travelling at a constant good speed.

Joske

 

[Ian]

47.2mpg combined cycle in my 1.2 16V Bravo was the highest I ever achieved.

In the Bora I'm still testing, but I did have a 56.9mpg run the other day, that was 75% motorway, 25% town in rush hour traffic!

Cruising at anything below 2,000rpm in a petrol is stupid, since as soon as you touch the accelerator that tiny bit, the MPG drops. It's better to knock it down a gear and then accelerate, that way you're not underrevving the engine.

 

[Insomnia]

Optimum driving range would be?

2000-3500?

Ins.

Dec '97 1.8GT / 114,500 miles (New engine @ 77,000)
Current Status: ABS light on but otherwise great

 

[Buzz]

as close to 2000rpm as you can get. At least, in my 1.8 that holds true. I imagin its slightly different dependent on your engine. i try to change up at 3500rpm unless i'm in a hurry or i'm in 4th or 5th.

Buzz (formerly LightWarrior)
The champion of the Bravo 1.4
Owner of the Bravo 1.8
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