Official Fuel Economy Thread (formerly Highway economy).

[team_v]

Couldn't dfind the topgear review on youtube but i found a 5th gear petrol vs diesel.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plST-...1&feature=fvwp


This is why i am going the petrol way.
Also the chip increase

[Arctra]

BSFC ... BSFC

go find hte youtube vid of the topgear back to back tests between the 5-series petrol and 5 series diesel.

By BSFC you mean Brake Specific Fuel Consumption? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brake_s...el_consumption

And are you referring to this video?
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/143111...l_in_top_gear/

[Sharkie]

By BSFC you mean Brake Specific Fuel Consumption? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brake_s...el_consumption

And are you referring to this video?
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/143111...l_in_top_gear/

I take it as the time honoured saying ...... boost scr3ws fuel consumption .... it applies no matter what car it is .... diesel/petrol .... all of them use more under boost .....

EDIT ... that 535d used 19l/100km ..... LOL

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And are you referring to this video?
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/143111...l_in_top_gear/

as Jeremy would say "what a load of bollocks". More Top Gear rubbish. Put those same two beemers head to head on a dry track and the petrol would have been even further ahead - much further ahead.

[Sharkie]

as Jeremy would say "what a load of bollocks". More Top Gear rubbish. Put those same two beemers head to head on a dry track and the petrol would have been even further ahead - much further ahead.

Yes, TopGear have a bad history of manipulating results of their comparisons ..... Veyron & Maclaren F1 recently prime example ......

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Yes, TopGear have a bad history of manipulating results of their comparisons ..... Veyron & Maclaren F1 recently prime example ......

damn right - what a load of that was.

[Dilusi]

I take it as the time honoured saying ...... boost scr3ws fuel consumption .... it applies no matter what car it is .... diesel/petrol .... all of them use more under boost .....

EDIT ... that 535d used 19l/100km ..... LOL

This makes sense to me. Most of my driving is inner city and if I drive my 147 the way I like to drive it, my fuel usage, fill up to fill up, is consistently in the 15s l/100kms.

[Sharkie]

This makes sense to me. Most of my driving is inner city and if I drive my 147 the way I like to drive it, my fuel usage, fill up to fill up, is consistently in the 15s l/100kms.

Must be that auto messing with consumption. My 190kw Tiguan driven VERY enthusiastically in the city is about 13l/100km at the moment.

Open road stretches has returned in the 7l/100kms ....

[Pullstarter]

With the chip I also get about the same around town Johan, certainly not driven easily either

P.S. Nulon Pro Strength Octane Booster is gooooooooooooooooooooooood!

[donweather]

This makes sense to me. Most of my driving is inner city and if I drive my 147 the way I like to drive it, my fuel usage, fill up to fill up, is consistently in the 15s l/100kms.

Sounds as though you drive similar to me. I just filled up my after first tank. Average consumption (based on computer output not fuel input) was around 12-13 L/100km