Actual real-life MPG for the GT

[rocarhol]

Appologies if this is a duplicate, i had a quick search for similar threads but couldnt find what i was looking for...

i want to know how well the fellow GTs are doing in terms of actual MPG figures?

my drive to work consists of:
2miles city driving (stop/start traffic lights)
5miles A-road (usually at 50mph)
12miles motorway (usually at 60-65mph)
3miles industrial estate (between 30-50mph)

this journey is averaging 36-38mpg (tops!)

is this normal? what am i doing wrong? ive tailored my driving to that of an old person to try and stretch it out, but surely for a 1.2 carrying 1 person on a - for the most part - steady driving route i should be getting closer to the 43-45mpg?

any opinions / other views are welcome!

 

[sam666]

i get on motorways when sitting at 60 i get about 60 per bar of petrol around town about 25 mpg

 

[rocarhol]

i get on motorways when sitting at 60 i get about 60 per bar of petrol around town about 25 mpg

if i fill it up, the top bar sometimes gets 70miles on a motorway run, but then the rest get barely 50.

would you agree that town driving wrecks the mpg?

 

[JE_GT]

i get on motorways when sitting at 60 i get about 60 per bar of petrol around town about 25 mpg

if i fill it up, the top bar sometimes gets 70miles on a motorway run, but then the rest get barely 50.

would you agree that town driving wrecks the mpg?

Town driving always wrecks mpg

 

[waitey]

i get on motorways when sitting at 60 i get about 60 per bar of petrol around town about 25 mpg

if i fill it up, the top bar sometimes gets 70miles on a motorway run, but then the rest get barely 50.

would you agree that town driving wrecks the mpg?

Town driving always wrecks mpg

Alot of my driving is town driving lol

 

[MovingShadow]

The most I got out of tank was from a trip from Belgium to the UK. 620 km (385 miles) before I had to refill.

On regular home to work and vice versa I get an average of 520 km (323 miles).. give or take.

 

[Jjay]

I got around 410miles to a tank before, haven't really done a massive trip like that since though.

My work journey is 9miles to and from but I do it twice in 1 day... So 36miles per day all town driving and I see around 36.7mpg. Taking it on a long journey though at a steady pace I can average around 45-48.

 

[waitey]

Am I the only one who averages 29mpg because none of you sissys 'drive' your car properly? :lol:

 

[Jjay]

Am I the only one who averages 29mpg because none of you sissys 'drive' your car properly? :lol:

I'd rather not take a little kid out as I have to drive past 4 different schools etc.

 

[sam666]

Am I the only one who averages 29mpg because none of you sissys 'drive' your car properly? :lol:

I'd rather not take a little kid out as I have to drive past 4 different schools etc.

:lol:

 

[Jjay]

Especially as all the roads don't go above 30 for the whole way ;-p

 

[JE_GT]

Am I the only one who averages 29mpg because none of you sissys 'drive' your car properly? :lol:

I drive enthusiastically..

 

[chunk]

35 mpg round town and 48mpg on moterways

 

[Jjay]

That's 9miles of temporary lights, traffic, 30mph roads and school mums

 

[rocarhol]

so a mixed bag of reseults then... if i fill it up, i usually get no more than 360 miles to a tank. guess my expectations are too high. ive always owned diesels and i guess im just used to having at least 40mpg (averaged 66mpg in my civic the other day over 100miles)

 

[Martin_172]

i average mid 30's mpg most weeks