Bought a new MkII auto T a few weeks back. Car has 900km on it now. Fuel economy is worse than I was expecting so far. Was giving it some stick early but have since resetting the average fuel economy meter I have been driving it conservatively since. I am driving predominantly in Sydney traffic with some freeway and off-peak driving. It is currently averaging in the low 17s L / 100km. I try to keep off the accelerator pedal and cruise as much as possible, seems like I only need to breathe on it for the car to go. I keep the shifter in normal mode almost always. I optioned the car with the 17s and have a full size spare. Driving alone mostly. Used a mix of 95 and 98 premium fuel from BP and Mobil. Can I expect the fuel economy to improve as the engine gets more km? I appreciate the car will do well on the open freeway but the XR8 Sprint manual I have just retired from daily driver duty was doing better than this. How accurate is the indicator in the ICC? I notice that if I put the car in neutral/park while idling that the car will drop .2 L/hr. I thought the ZF gearboxes already put the car in neutral in such circumstances. Apart from that the car is great. Performance is phenomenal, handling is great, ride is much improved over the Sprint. Auto is a boon when stuck in Sydney traffic, which is often. Can't wait to do a road trip to Canberra or Melbourne.
