320km per tank economy

[IllusionX]

Originally Posted by R3DN1NJ4

Thanks for the advice, I do not have 15s since this one was the most basic trim, in Panama they come (or at least used to come) in iron 14"s. So 175/70/14 if my memory does not fail me is what I have. Will test with those tomorrow, fill up, and report when the tank is half empty.

Once again, thanks for helping me out with this. Very much appreciated.

Are you saying you are doing 320km with a half tank?

[R3DN1NJ4]

Originally Posted by IllusionX

Are you saying you are doing 320km with a half tank?

Not at all, 320 km full tank, hence the low fuel efficiency , I wish I could do that!

What I mean is that half tank or even a quarter will do to test how much it's consuming.

Roughly it's about 40 km per bar on the dash, 8 bars equal 320 km, more or less what I get.

Also I noticed that driving like I just stole it, and driving slow do not make much of a difference for me, 10 km less per full tank for aggressive driving and hard stopping on the city.

[jambo101]

I have an 08 sedan and usually fill up when i'm down to 2-3 bars which is somewhere between 300-350kms. I find kind of tires and driving style can make major differences in fuel consumption.

[R3DN1NJ4]

Originally Posted by jambo101

I have an 08 sedan and usually fill up when i'm down to 2-3 bars which is somewhere between 300-350kms. I find kind of tires and driving style can make major differences in fuel consumption.

That's what a normal behavior should cause, that driving style impacts consumption, and that less rolling resistance translates into less effort to move, but on my case, as long as the engine is running it seems to burn the same amount of fuel...

You do like 60-70 km per bar, while I do just 40.

[IllusionX]

the fuel gauge is not linear, you cant calculate it like that.

like i said earlier, it is best to fill up, drive it, fill up again, and then calculate how much you've driven to know your fuel consumption.

If you are always in city traffic, have AC on, and the combination of your 17" wheels, i think your car is fine.

my 1st bar goes away around 60km when i have ac on and driving mostly city stop and go with speeds reaching 60kmh for max efficiency when possible.

[R3DN1NJ4]

after two tanks with the stock tires nothing has improved. I'm halfway through the third

[jack black]

The OP didn't volunteer the most important info: what is the length of trips and how much idling involved?

[R3DN1NJ4]

Originally Posted by jack black

The OP didn't volunteer the most important info: what is the length of trips and how much idling involved?

I do about 35-40 km a day, and idle only on stop lights...

[R3DN1NJ4]

I found this today, never reported as error before, seems like my catalytic converter might be the issue, could be plugged.

[IllusionX]

Well, here you go