Fuel economy?

[XMBloke]

My previous 1992 manual 2.1 TD hatchback (with every option and toy) was a heavy car but on mostly motorway driving it averaged 42 to 44mpg.
Our current M reg 2.1 hatchback Auto has averaged 40.9 mpg over the last 8,000 miles. I didn't think that was too bad for a 1.6 ton 'old skool' diesel auto. Some of my colleagues with much newer cars still only get between 42 to 44 mpg in their diesel Mondeos/Vectras/Passats so seems to me like new medium to large car sector fuel consumption isn't much to sing about.

[Dieselman]

Why does your car weigh 1.6 tonnes?

[CitroJim]

Why does your car weigh 1.6 tonnes?

It's got a lot of stuff in the boot

[Nessan]

If your interested, I get 45 odd mpg normally on my 2.5 hatch on a mixed urban and rural journey and 55 mpg on long trips take a look at this viewtopic.php?f=5&t=4786

[Peter.N.]

I regularly got 50-55mpg from our 2.1 Bosch pump engines on my estates going to Scotland, I am only getting about 60mpg from my 2.0 Hdi C5 so for an IDI engine its brilliant - I do drive pretty gently though.

Peter

[messerschmitt owner]

I regularly got 50-55mpg from our 2.1 Bosch pump engines on my estates going to Scotland, I am only getting about 60mpg from my 2.0 Hdi C5 so for an IDI engine its brilliant - I do drive pretty gently though.

Peter

I tend to hammer my cars - Forest-Central london in sub two hours, for example - so fuel consumption suffers - I'm happy with 41mpg, while running veg oil.

I can get 45-50 on a long run at 70mph though.

The TCT did 25mpg on average, but it was fun!

[russ92xmsed]

I tend to hammer my cars - Forest-Central london in sub two hours, for example - so fuel consumption suffers - I'm happy with 41mpg, while running veg oil.

I can get 45-50 on a long run at 70mph though.

The TCT did 25mpg on average, but it was fun![/quote]



I have experienced this...he isn't joking!!

[messerschmitt owner]

Russ, you were in the slow one! The hatch is surprisingly much, much faster! Perhaps, that's the one we'll use to go out to Coleford.

[russ92xmsed]

Why not! I have to experience it!

[XMBloke]

Why does your car weigh 1.6 tonnes?

I was going by what the handbook and Haynes quotes although that might be for my previous XM which had heavier trim such as electric heated leather seats and electric windows all round plus air-con which adds weight. I suppose my 1995 XM with cloth interior and manual windows at the rear is a bit lighter. It's the 'toys' and other options that add up. I reckon it still tips the scales at 1500 kg.