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12-07-09, 11:24 AM
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Location: Lytham St Annes, Lancs
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ZS 120 Fuel Efficiency
I have just done a bit of a road trip and I am amazed at the economy my car returned. Did the usual:
Filled tank to brim (at shell)
Reset trip computer
Drove until warning light came on (509.4 miles)
Refilled tank to brim (at another shell station to make it a fairer test)
Noted how many litres she took (51.95)
Converted to gallons (11.429)
Then divided miles covered by gallons used (509.4/11.429) which is 44.57 MPG
Now this included being sat on the motorway for quite a while at 60 mph but the rest was town driving in heavy traffic around London or constant stopping and starting on busy A roads. Also there were lots of jams on the motorway. So when the official combined mpg is 40, I think I did very well!
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12-07-09, 03:54 PM
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510 on a tank? Sure you aint got a diesel? Most Ive seen on a 120 is 450!
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12-07-09, 04:42 PM
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must b grandad driving
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12-07-09, 05:47 PM
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lol thats the idea
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12-07-09, 06:08 PM
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Wow nice one, i did exactly the same thing but i only got 34.8 mpg 
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12-07-09, 09:00 PM
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I have also had around 500 miles from a tank, if driven carefully the 120 is quite economical, even if it is driven enthusiasm its very good!!
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12-07-09, 11:32 PM
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It wasnt really grandad driving, I was still accelerating as I usually do. I think that it was sticking to 60 on the motorway which made the difference because my previous record was 420 miles to a tank but that was at 70 on the motorway. I have got into the habit of trying to predict the traffic and use the brakes as little as possible which also helps.
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12-07-09, 11:34 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rozzr
Wow nice one, i did exactly the same thing but i only got 34.8 mpg |
That sounds more like what I got when I first got the car, after an oil and filter change though it seemed to improve.
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13-07-09, 12:40 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mattie007
510 on a tank? Sure you aint got a diesel? Most Ive seen on a 120 is 450!
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I get around 620 on a tank in the derv!
Isn't the book figure for the 120 45mpg anyway?
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13-07-09, 10:03 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by will-w
I get around 620 on a tank in the derv!
Isn't the book figure for the 120 45mpg anyway? |
620  . The book figure for the 120 combined is 38.9 and 48.3 extra urban so when you consider the amount of urban driving I was doing and the fact I got almost 45 mpg, I think it was quite good.
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