"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse)
06/05/2020 at 18:19 • Filed to: Ford Focus
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"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse)
06/05/2020 at 18:19 • Filed to: Ford Focus | 0
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The hypothesis: that the fuel economy of one of those new small petrol turbos is as comparable to that of an equivalent diesel in reality as it is on paper.
The experiment: first take two versions of the same car and compare them. I don’t have two versions of the same car but my father has had. He replaced his diesel Focus (1.5l, 99 bhp) with a petrol one (1.0 turbo triple, 125 bhp) in 2018. I never drove the diesel but due to the Current Unpleasantness I’ve been driving the petrol one for the past few weeks.
This is what it’s averaged in my hands and on short journeys :
7.7 l/100 km is equivalent to 37.7 mpg (Imp) or 30.5 mpg (US).
As I recall the diesel did just under 6 l/100 km which equates to 47.1 mpg (Imp) or 39.2 mpg (US)
I find the hypothesis unproven.
Yes, it was only 14 deg today. Yes, it’s supposed to be summer.
MultiplaOrgasms
> Cé hé sin
06/05/2020 at 19:30 |
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That mileage is exceptionally awful. My 1995 V6 Nissan Maxima did about 8,5 on a regular 24km trip.
BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind
> Cé hé sin
06/05/2020 at 19:35 |
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That mileage really is terrible. Were you driving it like it was a rental?
pip bip - choose Corrour
> Cé hé sin
06/05/2020 at 20:11 |
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14C?
i wish!
gmporschenut also a fan of hondas
> Cé hé sin
06/05/2020 at 22:17 |
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i didn’t get that far off with a miata RF Automatic 2.0l 160ps, and that was in the alps and autobahn, with um .... less than effici ent driving
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Cé hé sin
> pip bip - choose Corrour
06/06/2020 at 05:42 |
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That seems unnatural for Oz!
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pip bip - choose Corrour
> Cé hé sin
06/06/2020 at 06:06 |
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yup, but we are coming into winter.
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Cé hé sin
> BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind
06/06/2020 at 17:15 |
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In my and its defence....short journeys only, restrictions being what they are. Shopping twice weekly, journeys under 5km to somewhere I can go for a walk.
Restrictions
are eased from Monday so I’ll reset the trip computer and see what happens.
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Cé hé sin
> MultiplaOrgasms
06/06/2020 at 17:16 |
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In my and its defence....short journeys only, restrictions being what they are. Shopping twice weekly, journeys under 5km to somewhere I can go for a walk.
Restrictions are eased from Monday so I’ll reset the trip computer and see what happens.
Its diesel predecessors would do something like 4.7
on a long journey.