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Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 12:09 am
by squala
Modern engines should be more flexible already, would go all out with a lead foot but use fuel wisely when you drive as if an egg is under the pedal. I read somewhere that MIVEC promised better economy when it was launched on the Evo 9. I reckon it also evaded the gas guzzler tax when the car landed in the US.
Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 11:20 pm
by blade888
Yeah thing is Turbo's add-on a lot of fuel consumption, it's a given. But 10l/100km's for a Turbo engine pulling the horsepower you're doing is good also IMO as well.
Look at other contenders like the Civic Type R, 13.9L/100KMs on paper but I've heard it does more like around the 15-16 mark. Almost like a stock V8.
I say anything around 10 for an Evo or RA is good.
Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 6:57 pm
by JaCe
16L/100km for the puny little Civic Type R???? Ouch
As for Evo, yesterday's meet required me to leave city at 5:30pm, and I got to Norwest around 7:00pm using approx 18L/100km in traffic.
Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 2:00 pm
by Ellimist
wow i looked at one of those civics. didn't realize they were that bad.
my 2.5 5cyl turbo volvo does 9.0 - 9.4 and thats not being grandma about it. I stopped watching the instant one because it was scaring me. dead set going up a hill is funny to watch until you realize its your fuel cash going straight out the exhaust.
9 - 10l - 100 seems about normal for modern turbo engines.
Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2010 8:32 am
by hansmitchel
Did not the TopGear review say the Evo could drink up a full tank in only 48 miles (76.8KMs)??? Review between Evo & WRX, the lastest review on youtube. Can't be bothered to look it up...
Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2010 8:48 am
by LZY_EYE
That was one of the FQ models. The regular one is not that bad. Also, that would have been hammering it on the track more than regular driving.
We factor for 1l per km in my mates evo7 rally car, it is all relative to how the car is driven.
Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2010 8:49 am
by hansmitchel
Cool, this makes perfect sense now
Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2010 8:50 am
by Chubb
A few years back when Top gear was testing the GSX400R (or something like that, basically a fully worked evo 8 with an extreme amount of power and electronic drift control instead of stability control) Anyway I think it got like 1 mile per gallon while they were banging around the track.
Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2010 9:28 am
by JaCe
Hmm surprisingly I got a good result last night with some spirited driving around Berowra... averaged 15.9L/100km.
Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2010 11:47 am
by billy boy
haha, i get shocking fuel economy - usually have done 300km when the fuel light comes on (45l) so i pretty much do around 15l/100km on average (all city driving). the lowest i've got is 10.7 when doing a country run
Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2010 3:19 pm
by Ellimist
my current tank its at 11.1/100km and thats been with spirited driving the whole time.
Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2010 7:52 pm
by SIR-VRX
Lethal_1's RA was on the dyno all day today... Average was 33.3L/100km
Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2010 8:47 pm
by Blakey
billy boy wrote:haha, i get shocking fuel economy - usually have done 300km when the fuel light comes on (45l) so i pretty much do around 15l/100km on average (all city driving). the lowest i've got is 10.7 when doing a country run
You probably have another 150Kms on that, till your tank is really empty as we do have a 59L tank.
Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2010 9:45 pm
by SIR-VRX
Blakey wrote:billy boy wrote:haha, i get shocking fuel economy - usually have done 300km when the fuel light comes on (45l) so i pretty much do around 15l/100km on average (all city driving). the lowest i've got is 10.7 when doing a country run
You probably have another 150Kms on that, till your tank is really empty as we do have a 59L tank.
The RA has a smaller tank Blake.
