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redzed 12-11-13 05:25 PM

not bad mpg!
 
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on my way to work today noticed this! not bad for quarter of a tank

peterzs 12-11-13 05:32 PM

I'm to worried what I'd see if I checked the derv!!!

But yours looks good.

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

MG ZS STE 12-11-13 05:58 PM

Mine looks similar, but then the next half a tank drops like a stone. Maybe 100miles it's down to a quarter. I always fill up on the light, 10 gallon (45l) at 280 miles. 28 to the gallon.

POMPSKI 12-11-13 06:13 PM

I agree with Steve!

Jay-ZS+ 12-11-13 06:20 PM

How do people get such good mpg its rare for me to see 200miles out of a whole tank!

POMPSKI 12-11-13 06:32 PM

Don't think it is just that.

Like Steve's, mine will do well over 100 miles for the first quarter, then go down at freefall speed from there!

Jay-ZS+ 12-11-13 06:36 PM

Ive had 86 miles out of half a tank so far and thats with me doing my best to drive like a granny! Last tank got less than 18mpg!

MG ZS STE 12-11-13 06:39 PM

Precat lambdas ok?

peterzs 12-11-13 06:40 PM

That the Little Old Granny from Pasadena, Jay???

:laugh::laugh::laugh:

chris01 12-11-13 06:41 PM

doesn't seem to matter how I drive mine I always get 300 miles to a tank lol

redzed 12-11-13 06:49 PM

the rest of my tank thats similar, not as good, but i normally get over 200 miles out of half a tank. best ive done is 430 out of a tank. i'll see what the half way mark is and post that up

andys1981 12-11-13 08:10 PM

im sure i read that the top half of the gauge doesnt go down as fast as the bottom half,dunno whether its true though,good results

Maxfly 12-11-13 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by andys1981 (Post 325188)
im sure i read that the top half of the gauge doesnt go down as fast as the bottom half,dunno whether its true though,good results

Certainly has been true on any I have experienced. Best way I find to get an accurate mpg is reset trip and fill tank, when I next fill up note miles done and how many litres required to fill up. Those two figures and the mystical magic of maths (or an online calculator if you so wish) will tell you what you are managing.
Best I have is with the green ZS -37mpg iirc, was pleased enough with that and have no inclination to go out to beat that figure, if I do, I do:)

mattie007 12-11-13 10:53 PM

200 seems good fir a V6! I seem to get about 250 at the halfway point on a motorway run then about 270 on the second half. Normal use I get about 210, then 240.

Maxxed_Ross 13-11-13 04:10 AM

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Originally Posted by chris01 (Post 325185)
doesn't seem to matter how I drive mine I always get 300 miles to a tank lol

I was the same with mine, with the exception of long motorway trips that managed 400.

The V6 seems to like sitting at nearer to 80

BUCKYDEVIL 13-11-13 09:19 AM

Not long done a 2 fuel calculators on back to back full tanks to empty & it comes in around 34mpg
with the 160vvc, lots of motorway but some spirited driving thrown in on country roads.

MG mad 13-11-13 01:27 PM

I really don't know how some guys don't get 30 at least out of a 180. Cruising at 90mph on the autobahn we consistently get 35-36mpg, cruising at 100-110 drops to about 33. Even fanging around the alps trying (and failing) to keep up with my supercharged K Midget we were doing 28-30 most of the time.

All above were with summer tyres, with the winter ones on it drops 5% or so.

EDIT: With our ZT 260 at home in NZ we get about 20mpg commuting, 27-28 cruising on the open road and perhaps 16-18 if really pushing hard. Towing my Midget on the trailer it still does about 22-23.

Skillen 13-11-13 02:44 PM

I get on average with mixed town and fast a road driving about 29 miles per gallon.
That figure includes flogging it through the gears because it sounds awesome.
I have just brilliant mine so I shall see what I can get out of it to the 1/4 mark.

Skillen 13-11-13 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Skillen (Post 325209)
I get on average with mixed town and fast a road driving about 29 miles per gallon.
That figure includes flogging it through the gears because it sounds awesome.
I have just brilliant mine so I shall see what I can get out of it to the 1/4 mark.

Just headed to say that my last fill up clock in at 32.96mpg

stamford 14-11-13 02:20 PM

What can I say, the ZS tank gauge is nothing but a means to see how quick it's gone and when it needs feeding again!

ian zs180 14-11-13 04:29 PM

I get anything between 280 and 320miles a tank depending how I,m driving and that's no motorway driving

R8NMG 14-11-13 07:26 PM

28-30MPG is the norm for my commute. On a long motorway run, it could be as much as 38MPG.

pheelay 14-11-13 07:27 PM

From the long trips I've done in the 180 and 105 at consistent speed and conditions between refills, the trends I've noticed is the 3/4 mark on the guage is more like 2/3 in the tank. At 1/4 mark, it's 1/3 left in the tank. This is a rough calulcation using the real distances travelled. Hence, the guage appears to drop slowly 3/4, then feels like it drops crazy fast to 1/4. The final 1/4 tank covers about the same distance as the first 1/4.

OP, with 134 mi covered at the 3/4, you should see 260 mi by the time guage reaches 1/4 mark and 390 mi if you run the tank down to the reserve. On 50l of fuel, that could be 35mpg. Assuming the driving conditions stay the same :)

talkingcars 16-11-13 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Maxfly (Post 325191)
Certainly has been true on any I have experienced. Best way I find to get an accurate mpg is reset trip and fill tank, when I next fill up note miles done and how many litres required to fill up. Those two figures and the mystical magic of maths (or an online calculator if you so wish) will tell you what you are managing.
Best I have is with the green ZS -37mpg iirc, was pleased enough with that and have no inclination to go out to beat that figure, if I do, I do:)

www.fuelly.com does it all for you.

R8NMG 16-11-13 12:12 PM

I use Road Trip app on my phone.

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/11/16/2y7usuju.jpg

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/11/16/u8edutaz.jpg

talkingcars 16-11-13 04:21 PM

Looks similar to fuelly.com except there you can share your info with others so it is easy to compare with other cars.


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