JaCe wrote:The thing is even when I try my best to press very lightly on the accelerator, it jumps to max on the 20L/100km scale instantaneously and doesn't let off even if I reduce my pressure on the pedal.
Probably due to a low average speed.
L/100km is not only variable by throttle input, but by speed. The vehicle calculates the fuel consumption based on current fuel usage, average speed, and time.
If you use 5% throttle, stay below 3000rpm but go 50kmh, your instantanious L/100 would be high as the car would see that at 30kph it would take a long period of time to cover the 100kms distance. (for example it would take 2 hours, and the fuel burnt would be 20L)
Now, if you used 5% throttle again, stayed below 3000rpm again but did 100kmh, the instantanious L/100 would be a lot less, as the fuel usage would be the same, but the speed higher, therefore covering the same 100kms distance, in half the time, therefore half the fuel. (example this time it would take 1 hour (half the time) and with all other variables the same the fuel usage would be half at 10L)
That figure of fuel usage being halved of course would be in an ideal world, where the load on the engine is the same at 30kph and 60kph. But it is not, so the figures would be different, but still considerably less.
I hope that helps you understand it a bit more
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If you are so concerned about fuel efficiency, maybe an Evo wasn't the best choice