NeoT Member 2 Member For: 16y 9m 9d Gender: Male Posted 03/03/08 08:37 AM Share Posted 03/03/08 08:37 AM 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRPete Member 673 Member For: 17y 3m 2d Gender: Male Location: Here Posted 03/03/08 08:42 AM Share Posted 03/03/08 08:42 AM I do believe the fuel economy gets better as the engines get run in, but I'm not sure by how much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f6fpv Member 79 Member For: 18y 2m 10d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 03/03/08 09:02 AM Share Posted 03/03/08 09:02 AM (edited) it will get better when they are run in .my F6 was using 32l per 100km the first day I got it. now its got 15,00km its using 12-15l per 100km it also depends on your right foot Edited 03/03/08 09:04 AM by f6fpv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redman Member 95 Member For: 16y 10m 18d Posted 03/03/08 09:18 AM Share Posted 03/03/08 09:18 AM new f6 2000k's 14.5 per 100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iconic Bionic My engine bay is Bionic Donating Members 3,726 Member For: 18y 8m 23d Gender: Male Location: Freeways Posted 03/03/08 09:20 AM Share Posted 03/03/08 09:20 AM (edited) 17L sounds a bit high especially when your not flogging it. I was advised on here to drive it semi-hard from day one and ive still never seen 17L per 100. Even on one of our more enthusiastic late night cruises or runs around Bathurst ive never seen 17L. I average from day 1 11.9. Mostly city driving and running a 10 psi tune. Stick with the 98 stuff as well always helps.and dont forget to post some pics. Edited 03/03/08 09:21 AM by Iconic Bionic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iconic Bionic My engine bay is Bionic Donating Members 3,726 Member For: 18y 8m 23d Gender: Male Location: Freeways Posted 03/03/08 09:22 AM Share Posted 03/03/08 09:22 AM it will get better when they are run in .my F6 was using 32l per 100km the first day I got it. now its got 15,00km its using 12-15l per 100km it also depends on your right footIs this even possible on a track? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f6fpv Member 79 Member For: 18y 2m 10d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 03/03/08 09:31 AM Share Posted 03/03/08 09:31 AM yep fueled up after 2 hours of driving around the mountains on the fpv drive day mine was in the up to 35l per 100km Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DORKO Member 340 Member For: 17y 9m 1d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 03/03/08 09:42 AM Share Posted 03/03/08 09:42 AM 17 seems very high. My ute average is 14L. And I do drive my ute hard. Highway driving I sit on 8.5 - 9.5L/100kmGet a custom tune mate, and only run 98 Octane. The car will perform and run a 100% better!Dorko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetute Donating Members 4,553 Member For: 20y 10m 11d Gender: Male Location: brisbane Posted 03/03/08 10:30 AM Share Posted 03/03/08 10:30 AM when stock my ute averaged high 16's ..... with the custom tune its dropped to 14.5 and im giving it curry every chance I get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F6Rdodg'nroos Member 164 Member For: 16y 11m 10d Location: NSW-The Taxed State Posted 03/03/08 10:44 AM Share Posted 03/03/08 10:44 AM Fuel economy will definitely improve as the engine runs in.But don't run it in like nanna, and avoid long periods of idling or slow traffic with continous low engine speeds (if possible).Take it on some long hard hill drives, and get the oil pumping, shift down at speed, vary engine speed- your engine will thank you for it.Ignore fuel economy for the first few thou km while your engine beds in.I ran both of mine in hard and drove it at different speeds using the gears - now I get 7.5L/100km cruising and even with mixed hard driving/mountains/hwy/traffic I average 11.5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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