RichB86

what is the ideal speed in a vrs to get good mpg. im not looking to drive at 56mph all the way to Oban but dont want to have to fill up in 300miles? is it possible on just a motorway run to get 40mpg easily?

unfortunatly so far whenever ive driven any real distance ive been in a rush or its been rush hour so havnt been able to work it out to well yet.

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Angry Dog

70mph seems ok. i get decent economy at that.

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RichB86

ill be going via germany on the way as its a big road trip im doing for a while around areas of europe. which is why i was asking about good but economical speeds.

Stuart_J

Fuels so much cheaper on the Continent, sod the economy & HAVE FUN

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Naythan

I just drove to Halifax & back in my 1.8T 4x4 with the cruise set to an indicated 70 and got 38.2mpg, it's a 330 mile round trip mainly on Motorway or A roads with a bit of town driving at each end (oh and a sneaky byway for a laugh as the satnav insisted it was a road!)

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nicowalker1

I've got a 2.0 elegance and the best ive EVER had was at constant 60mph i got 41mpg (only because the light was on and i didn't have any cash!!!) normally get 34 max doing 85ish

mluton

I went to Awesome GTI 2 weekends ago did between 65 - 75 mph all the way there and returned 43 MPG.

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Richy Fitt

Between 75 and 80 seems best on my car. I never get 40 to the gallon unless i,m on A roads and doing around sixty. although to be honest you'll set off with good intentions and then get cheesed off and prob start booting it. Well i do every time i drive a long distance.

RichB86

well i left work late tonight and struggled to get 30mpg pootling along with traffic so not stop start or hooning it. With me been fairly gentle on the throttle.
Meh! why by a fast car if you want cheap!

how accurate is the MPG thing as surely once your upto speed it shouldnt be too bad aslong as your gentle. i have a feeling im going to have to be very patient on my trip oop north!

hmm gone are the days of 450miles out a tank of my old car at high speeds.

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martziniuk

60-70mph -Slower the better imo.
Trip computer is about 2-2.5 mpg out on mine,i.e trip says 32mpg actual 30mpg ish.

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Mine too

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hooley30

I was always led to believe that driving at 2500 rpm was the best for optimum fuel efficiency...

RichB86

hmm i used to get good economy at just over 3k rpm but now it only seems to be good under that. just have to get used to it i suppose! joys of turbo engines.

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ethos

I want cruise control

mluton

Forgot to add, this was all with the cruise control on.

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RichB86

think i need cruise control, would help me behave more i think.
£150 isnt it?

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andypandypoos

we did Star Performance to Oxford (about 400miles) on a tank in both my car and the brother's 4*4. whilst it's a decent run, there was a fair amount of "fun" involved and we probably cruised at nearer 85 a fair bit of the way

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just keep it around 2-2.5k rpm

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RichB86

5th gear is a lot shorter than im used to which i find annoying at times but hey ho atleast im in a quicker car now!

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