400 Miles, 60 Litres

matt-c · November 8, 2012

Granted most of it was motorway (about 370 miles of it), and the first 200 were with just over a half tank (40 litres), but by my book, that's about 30mpg, and 20.55 pence per mile (working on the average of 137p per litre)

Is that good or bad?

ChrisIS200SportTTE · November 8, 2012

So you got 400 miles from under a full tank? I think it's a 70 litre tank, correct me if I'm wrong.

I would say that's superb! My last long trip I got 400 miles from a FULL tank, mostly motorway using 99RON fuel and before that I got 330 miles from a full tank running on 95 RON. Again mostly motorway.

What grade fuel was in there?

matt-c · November 8, 2012

Regular 95 (first 40L was Shell, and the next 20 was BP)

And yes, 70L tank. I filled up the 40L at shell when the needle was on the E marker, and orange light had been on for maybe 5 or so miles.

I filled up the 20L when I left Leeds, the marker was on or just under 1/4 left. Then when the orange light came on at almost exactly 400 miles, and I dorve about another 5 miles to put some more in.

So not an exact science, but close enough : orange light (-5miles) + 40L + 20L > orange light (-5 miles)

Most of it, as said was motorway driving, with about 30 miles in town. Motorway speed was fairly constant, averaging 75/80, with a few reduced speed sections at 50. Now and again speed crept up to 90/95, and 105 at one point (oops), but overtaking cars would see the pedal get depressed a fair bit (with the little MPG reader saying 10!)

sjrainsford · November 9, 2012

30mpg is more than feasible mate. I'm averaging 30 in my Auto on mainly A roads. Having tugged the caravan a few times my overall lifetime average is currently 27mpg.

Ozzie B · November 17, 2012

I recently brimmed mine from empty, just under 400 miles until another fuel stop,mixed motorway,urban and A and B roads. Combined all in all I didnt think that was bad at all from a 10 year old supercharged 2Ltr 6pot! Shame it costs £92 though, thanks pm!