Best Ever Mpg Achieved

[davewill]

Hi

 

I know there has been a lot of queries and posts on here regarding MPG on the Mklll, (and i have replied to a few), but i have just done the journey below, and achieved my best ever MPG in my Gal

 

2010 plate  2.0 TDI  Powershift,  51,500 miles currently on clock

 

Journey -  Newport (Shropshire) to Wimbledon

 

A41 to M6 Toll, to M42, to M40, to M25 to A3 into London

 

Drove the car as a "manual" changing up gears at 2000 revs (max) and used cruise control wherever possible, with Max Speed of 70mph on Motorways

 

Reset Mpg counter at start of journey, and at end had achieved 50.2MPG

 

Happy with that!!!

 

Cheers  Dave

[lurch]

I get 33.5 ish round town and bout 47 ish on long run hope this help mine 2.0 tdci auto that's without using power shift

[Garryramp]

I did about 400 miles Leicester to Bournemouth and back various speed due to excessive traffic on the way there, clear run home, max speed touched 75 mainly ran at 70 and got 50.5mph from the 2l tdci

[Damowsmith]

I just did a 250 mile round trip loaded up and got 50.4mpg. Mines a 1.8tdci.

[Scorpiorefugee]

Coming in on this a bit late but, after fretting about MPG ever since I handed my MK2 to my son 3 years ago and struggling to get over 40, I've just completed a long tour of Northern Scotland from Kidderminster and back ending with a return trip to Plymouth. 3100 miles in a fortnight and a lot of single track roads, road works, 1 in 4s and annoying detours. I think I shall need a full brake service now after a lot of time spent hanging on to the engine in first and second gear and still dabbing the brakes.

 

However, on the first leg from home to Glasgow It actually registered 59 mpg and the fuel top up confirmed that. There were 2 very long 40mph motorway sections but the rest was pretty normal motorway driving and a detour through the lakes. I left the trip meter running and the final reading is 52mpg with the last run from a full tank (over 3 days) of over 770 miles but it is now in the garage showing 1 mile to empty so I have no idea how much it will take to fill it up again.

 

I find it all hard to believe as my other best was only 43 mpg but that was in cold weather. The only other event was a full 4 year service with only 27 K on the clock but all of this recent mileage has been in warm fine weather.  I have checked all of my receipts and card statements and it all agrees with the trip computer so I can only hope it continues.

 

It is a 140 bhp manual and it is very noticable that economy improved dramatically below 60 with much of the single track road road work making the trip meter reading settle at about 55mpg for about 7 days, this only coming down on the long road home, but there was a lot of low gear work on those Scottish A and B roads. All fuel was from Morrissons and there are not many of those north of Inverness.

[Johnboyad07]

Hi my mk3 ford galaxy 2.0 tdci auto 130bhp with a TDI TUNNING box got 57mpg and 894 miles to empty

[Johnboyad07]

Coming in on this a bit late but, after fretting about MPG ever since I handed my MK2 to my son 3 years ago and struggling to get over 40, I've just completed a long tour of Northern Scotland from Kidderminster and back ending with a return trip to Plymouth. 3100 miles in a fortnight and a lot of single track roads, road works, 1 in 4s and annoying detours. I think I shall need a full brake service now after a lot of time spent hanging on to the engine in first and second gear and still dabbing the brakes.

 

However, on the first leg from home to Glasgow It actually registered 59 mpg and the fuel top up confirmed that. There were 2 very long 40mph motorway sections but the rest was pretty normal motorway driving and a detour through the lakes. I left the trip meter running and the final reading is 52mpg with the last run from a full tank (over 3 days) of over 770 miles but it is now in the garage showing 1 mile to empty so I have no idea how much it will take to fill it up again.

 

I find it all hard to believe as my other best was only 43 mpg but that was in cold weather. The only other event was a full 4 year service with only 27 K on the clock but all of this recent mileage has been in warm fine weather.  I have checked all of my receipts and card statements and it all agrees with the trip computer so I can only hope it continues.

 

It is a 140 bhp manual and it is very noticable that economy improved dramatically below 60 with much of the single track road road work making the trip meter reading settle at about 55mpg for about 7 days, this only coming down on the long road home, but there was a lot of low gear work on those Scottish A and B roads. All fuel was from Morrissons and there are not many of those north of Inverness.[/quote. L

 

 

Dontbmind Morrison's fuel my mk2 auto hit 65mpg when we were up in the highlands and inverness

[Scorpiorefugee]

I think all of this justifies the imposition of the 70 mph limit for emission control and to minimise our import of fuel oils. Perhaps the growing number of high performance vehicle and cheslea tractor drivers who hog the outside lane at way above this limit should take a more socially responsible attitude. 

[davetech]

How can imposing a limiter improve emission control; it depends on many aspects of the car (and driver)?

 

I have another marque of car with a 3 litre diesel engine which is more efficient and has less drag co-efficient (and less emissions) than my trusty Galaxy.

It uses less fuel and hence emits less emissions at 80mph than my Galaxy does at 60mph.

 

We need to educate the drivers.

[Scorpiorefugee]

I should never advocate the introduction of limiters as they are downright dangerous - HGVs are a good example so it's all about educating drivers to stick to the legal limits which are there for a purpose. The 70 mph limit is applied because it is a typical level at which any car begins to increase fuel consumption at an incteasing (logorithmic almost) rate. The fact that any car is more economical at any particular speed does not change that scientific fact. However many of the new aerodynamic designs tend to cause other problems. I, at 6' tall simply cannot get into many of the modern cars (short legs better known as ducks disease)- the new Mondeo is a good example and, if I can get in, my all round visibility is severely resticted by lower roof lines, A frames etc. I did have an L reg BMW 5 series for a while which was great but I tried the new model and found it claustraphobic so car model choice is not as simple as economy. I'm afraid that the speed limit is applied for a reason and, like all laws, they are for everyone but should be applied with some common sense. 

 

If a car is more economical at 80 than a Galaxy a is at 70, then it will be a whole lot more economical and less poluting at 70, which is my original point. If you believe otherwise, give it a fair and thorough trial and  publish some figures. Bear in mind that a wind speed change of 10mph will throw the figures completely.

 

Simple. I'm not looking for anything beyond that but I think accurate and unbiased facts are always interesting to everyone.