Real world mpg

(16-05-2012 08:51pm)xxxx5 Wrote:  Just hit 3000 miles, mainly motorway and town driving, getting about an average of 33mpg. Hope it improves soon.

Similar to ours, Motorway KILLS the Mpg,but who Cares Just Keep your Foot Down!!

(16-05-2012 08:51pm)xxxx5 Wrote:  Just hit 3000 miles, mainly motorway and town driving, getting about an average of 33mpg. Hope it improves soon.

It will - I was lucky to get 22mpg when I first got it! Its now we have got to 4000 I have noticed improvment. I have stopped driving it round town now to be fair (just a got a little Abarth 500 for that !)

(08-05-2012 09:32pm)SiT Wrote:  My first long drive is planned for this week, around 550 miles in total with majority being the M1. Car is currently around the 1760 miles since new so will report when we get back home what the overall figure mpg wise is. To be honest if it’s any more than 31 mpg in the previous car then it’s a plus for me, never the substantially increased ride comfort... i should be pleased regardless.

It finished as 530 odd miles in total. Have to say in extremely comfortable conditions compared to my previous chariots so really happy with that. The sat nav proved great avoiding heavy traffic on the M1 advising us to move off and back on missing a junction with static.

Overall mpg for the trip was 36.8, so not bad with speeds between 70-85mph depended on road conditions.

Quite pleased actually to be honest, I’m positive the mpg figure will improve further the more mileage goes on the car.

Did i expect more..? if it gets to 38-40mpg for this kind of run then yes, but I’m not kidding myself so not setting my expectations any higher than that.

Also noticed as others have expressed and i've always thought to be right; i did a large chunk on cruise control and the rest off it. I suffered a few mpg with cruise on, no suprises i guess.

Car is SD4 Auto.

Just filled up for third time - 316 miles took 7.53gallons to fill - that = 41.90mpg. I'm happy with that and more or less equals my previous A5 2.0TDI manual Cabrio.

About 250 of those miles were motorway on the M40 at a steady 70 (points on licence so I have to be angelic). The curious thing is that the trip computer fuel consumption calculation is wrong - it says 36-37 at best. I realise that it will be calculated from a table using engine management data and not something precise like fuel flow but LR certainly aren't doing themselves any favours.

(22-05-2012 11:33pm)Straydox Wrote:  The curious thing is that the trip computer fuel consumption calculation is wrong - it says 36-37 at best. I realise that it will be calculated from a table using engine management data and not something precise like fuel flow but LR certainly aren't doing themselves any favours.

Mine works the other way generally (See my comparison graph on My RR thread) but normally it says the mpg is a tad better than the real (but not always).

Was up in hull yesterday and mpg said 51.1 on way up. So when I left I filled up and drove back down doing 70-75 with air con all the way. Pulled straight into my local garage down near Nottingham and filled back to brim and the maths say it's doing 45 mpg. Happy with that. :0) SD4.

10,000 miles clocked up today...average of 29.9mpg in my 2.2 SD4...always drive in Sport mode (which on balance has made pretty much no difference to economy but a massive difference to driving experience, throttle response and importantly, gear changes) and reasonably heavy on the throttle...so pretty happy with the economy despite previously being a little bit grumpy about it.

Got about 1600 miles on now, this tank nearly done, just over 38mpb showing for this tank. So its getting a touch better!

(24-05-2012 06:12pm)ED209 Wrote:  Got about 1600 miles on now, this tank nearly done, just over 38mpb showing for this tank. So its getting a touch better!

Is that what the Trip computer is showing you Ed209 - or have you calculated it manually?

(24-05-2012 06:41pm)Straydox Wrote:  Is that what the Trip computer is showing you Ed209 - or have you calculated it manually?

trip computer, too lazy to work it out properly.