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Re: New Hybrid MPG

Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2022 5:27 pm
by old man
Hockett wrote: Sun Mar 06, 2022 4:53 pm Sorry my bag, new to forums to. Didn't mean to hijack your thread.
No worries, I've hijacked threads myself. I just think it's better to do like for like comparisons otherwise everything gets skewed.

Re: New Hybrid MPG

Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2022 8:54 am
by Jjoh4
Hi my two trips on the dash displayed : 1. 53 mpg combination of motor way and A class roads with no hold ups, 2. 42 mpg city driving during rush hour. Very pleased so far.



Ultimate HEV

Re: New Hybrid MPG

Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2022 11:06 am
by Yorkie
Did a return trip yesterday from Barnsley to Filey which is approx 85 miles. Going with the battery at 95% and a predicted EV range of 35 miles I managed 70 mpg. Return with 0 EV range and battery at 15% I managed 41mpg. I would say approximatley two thirds of the journey was motorway and dual carriageway and where possible travelled at 70mph. Rest was on A & B roads and drove pretty much at whatever the speed limit was.

Re: New Hybrid MPG

Posted: Fri May 13, 2022 9:29 am
by xtrailman
old man wrote: Thu Mar 03, 2022 12:52 pm I haven't been a high mileage driver for many years now and partly due to that, it's rarely bothered me if a car has been a bit thirsty. I've always been willing to sacrifice some mpgs for a bit of engine power.
When I buy a new car, I always do a few brim to brim fill ups to get an accurate mpg figure and to see how far adrift the computer in the car is. Past experience tells me that the cars I've owned have never been more than 2 or 3 mpg adrift of the true figure.
A Skoda Kodiaq 2.0lt Petrol DSG I had for 3 years, rarely showed more than 27mpg in steady local driving and never more than 34mpg on a run, although in fairness I did often have a Canadian canoe on the roof.
The Skoda Kamiq 1.5lt Petrol DSG that followed it was somewhat better and regularly showed in the high 30s in normal driving and over 40mpg in steady local driving.

Now to my new Tucson 2WD Petrol Hybrid. I've only done 100 miles in it, so no brim to brim figures yet, but I've just driven a steady 16 miles to a supermarket and back, and as I pulled up on my drive the computer was showing I'd achieved 48 mpg. I know that figure drops off considerably when on the motorway doing 70+ with no electric propulsion, but WOW - I don't believe I've ever had a car that showed 48 mpg since I first bought my first car in 1967.
As I said, good mpg figures have never figured in my car choices, but in this day and age, it is gratifying to know I have a car capable of achieving them. :D
In the 80's my mini metro which was the worst car ive ever owned returned 60mpg touring scotland, even my 1966 cortina 1.6 could manage 40mpg.

cars have got heavier today with all the gadgets fitted but I've still had 50 plus mpg with my present 190ps Tiguan diesel auto 4wd...

Re: New Hybrid MPG

Posted: Fri May 13, 2022 10:26 am
by alan sh
I think the best car (from memory) for mpg) was my BMW 320 diesel estate. I could easily get 50+ mpg on a long run cruising at 75 (real) mph. But that had other issues (mainly the seating position) and round town the mpg dropped off rapidly.

The worst one is my Swift Kontiki motorhome which, if I am lucky, can get 23mpg. But that does weigh 4 tons :)

What I like about my hybrid is that, around town, I can easily get 50mpg now it's just about run in (1700 miles) and get 44+ mpg on a run cruising at 70 (real) mph. Overall, since I bought it new, it's averaging 42.8 and still getting better. My previous car (BMW X3 2l diesel) could never do that.

Re: New Hybrid MPG

Posted: Sun May 15, 2022 2:04 pm
by adicristea
old man wrote: Thu Mar 03, 2022 12:52 pm I haven't been a high mileage driver for many years now and partly due to that, it's rarely bothered me if a car has been a bit thirsty. I've always been willing to sacrifice some mpgs for a bit of engine power.
When I buy a new car, I always do a few brim to brim fill ups to get an accurate mpg figure and to see how far adrift the computer in the car is. Past experience tells me that the cars I've owned have never been more than 2 or 3 mpg adrift of the true figure.
A Skoda Kodiaq 2.0lt Petrol DSG I had for 3 years, rarely showed more than 27mpg in steady local driving and never more than 34mpg on a run, although in fairness I did often have a Canadian canoe on the roof.
The Skoda Kamiq 1.5lt Petrol DSG that followed it was somewhat better and regularly showed in the high 30s in normal driving and over 40mpg in steady local driving.

Now to my new Tucson 2WD Petrol Hybrid. I've only done 100 miles in it, so no brim to brim figures yet, but I've just driven a steady 16 miles to a supermarket and back, and as I pulled up on my drive the computer was showing I'd achieved 48 mpg. I know that figure drops off considerably when on the motorway doing 70+ with no electric propulsion, but WOW - I don't believe I've ever had a car that showed 48 mpg since I first bought my first car in 1967.
As I said, good mpg figures have never figured in my car choices, but in this day and age, it is gratifying to know I have a car capable of achieving them. :D
I'm on the exact opposite, my Citroen C4 Picasso was doing around 55mpg, but it was heavy and slow (and diesel), then the Ioniq was exceptional, constantly doing 56mpg on motorway going 75mph, or over 65 when driving around town. Now the Tucson is great at slow speeds, probably around 50, but awful when going above 65mph on motorways (low 40s or less).

I just need to get used to the fact Tucson is a bigger, more powerful, full of tech car and forget about the consumption because other than this the caris awesome!

Re: New Hybrid MPG

Posted: Mon May 16, 2022 6:58 pm
by madowl
I'm not getting the same results. Overall I have got 46.8mpg. From pickup of car in Wakefield onto M1 and off at Worksop (mostly 70mph) it showed 52mpg. Only done one other motorway journey on the M180 (very flat) and again got over 50mpg. I find that if you accellerate up to just over 70mph and then ease off you get a good amount of EV miles which helps.

Re: New Hybrid MPG

Posted: Mon May 16, 2022 7:41 pm
by alan sh
My long journeys all involve hills - I live 500m up and then I have to go over the pennines to get anywhere. I get around 44-45mpg cruising at 71 (which is a real 70). I use the smart cruise control wherever I can.

Alan

Re: New Hybrid MPG

Posted: Sat May 21, 2022 11:55 am
by Wychwood
Have now completed 1100 miles in my Ultimate 230 HEV. Last 600 miles mainly on dual carriageway/motorway on trip from Oxfordshire to Northumberland and back. Overall mpg since purchase is 47.0 but unable to achieve more than 48/49 mpg on motorway despite being very light with my right foot and keeping speed on motorway between 65 - 70. Previous diesels would have easily achieved 55 mpg if driven like this. Wonder if better mpg might be achieved by accelerating more quickly to achieve cruising speed and then EV might kick in more often? Have a friend with a self charging Toyota Rav hybrid who gets low 50s mpg on motorways without trying too hard. Tucson does well in short journeys in low speed stop/start traffic and cruising around on A and B roads at 40/50 mph but push it on motorways above 70 and it seems mpg drops off very quickly.

Re: New Hybrid MPG

Posted: Sat May 21, 2022 1:33 pm
by alan sh
I've just done a trip down the M6/A45. The last 60 miles (since Keele services) are as shown in the photo. Cruising at 70 on the motorway and 60 on the A45.

Overall, since I got the car, it's 43 mpg and getting better.

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