elecious Posted July 3, 2009 Posted July 3, 2009 Thought id have a go at seeing what MPG the Z is capable of, was doing 55mph in 6th on the motorway and got this result after minute and then after a few miles of doing 55, i got this Quote
Chris`I Posted July 3, 2009 Posted July 3, 2009 Yeah its not bad when you drive it on maintanance throttle (ie not accerating nor decelerating). Its amazing how well you can do keeping it at a constant speed! Quote
nixy Posted July 3, 2009 Posted July 3, 2009 thunk!??? sorry, couldn't resist, I seriously think that should be in the dictionary! Quote
Jak Posted July 3, 2009 Posted July 3, 2009 mines at 25.9-26 all the time without too much spirited driving, am i doing something wrong ? also my MPG guage dosnt seem to react very quickly is this normal? (obviously i realise the Mpg's above are fairly exceptional for the zed but is mine around normal?) Jak Quote
Stew Posted July 3, 2009 Posted July 3, 2009 mines at 25.9-26 all the time without too much spirited driving, am i doing something wrong ? also my MPG guage dosnt seem to react very quickly is this normal? (obviously i realise the Mpg's above are fairly exceptional for the zed but is mine around normal?) Jak The MPG gauge is cummulative. It will barely shift until you reset it. Then it goes nuts for a while. Then is settles down again. 26 mpg is pretty good for a Zed especially if you ever take it into traffic. MPG is better on track than in traffic! Quote
Husky Posted July 3, 2009 Posted July 3, 2009 I would say i use "spirited driving" very frequently and mine sits at 24-25 and i do alot of in town, its amazing, my old focus st used to drink it in comparison. i did bout 330 miles down from scotland and averaged 32.2mpg Quote
Jak Posted July 3, 2009 Posted July 3, 2009 ahh ok, was beggining to think my mpg computer was "all outta whack" do you reset it using the little button you press and hold to reset the trip computer? sorry for all the questions, evidently still have much to learn! Jak Quote
Stew Posted July 3, 2009 Posted July 3, 2009 ahh ok, was beggining to think my mpg computer was "all outta whack" do you reset it using the little button you press and hold to reset the trip computer? sorry for all the questions, evidently still have much to learn! Jak You push the button that doesn't change the mpg to what ever is next...... I think it's the botton of the two on the left of the dash pod. Quote
Husky Posted July 3, 2009 Posted July 3, 2009 ahh ok, was beggining to think my mpg computer was "all outta whack" do you reset it using the little button you press and hold to reset the trip computer? sorry for all the questions, evidently still have much to learn! Jak You push the button that doesn't change the mpg to what ever is next...... I think it's the botton of the two on the left of the dash pod. +1 hold it in for a second or two i think. Quote
rtbiscuit Posted July 3, 2009 Posted July 3, 2009 easy my young padawan, there is much to learn! Quote
maz77 Posted July 4, 2009 Posted July 4, 2009 you need to put your foot down son. 55mph in a zed Quote
Digsy Posted July 4, 2009 Posted July 4, 2009 WTF is thunk? Weird that you and Nik seem to think this is a genuine mistake. I looked at the thread title and saw a popular p1ss-take phrase. Maybe its a regional thing... Quote
Rob_Quads Posted July 4, 2009 Posted July 4, 2009 I would not trust the mpg meter on the car for the first 5/10 miles. Before that it can be quite eratic and well out. Once you have covered a few miles it starts to settle down and average out. unfortunately the Z just is not capable of giving a semi-real time read-out of your mpg like many other cars can do. Quote
andyvvc Posted July 6, 2009 Posted July 6, 2009 pfffff.....heavy right foot = 20.1 MPG!!!! R pfffff - heavy right foot at Prestwold Hall last year saw me manage 5.7mpg Quote
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