TDCi fuel consumption

[NZ XR6]

Curious as to your fuel consumption if you have a TDCi. Please note what type of driving you mainly do.

PS Sorry, didn't get the ranges quite right but can't change them now. Should be x.0 - x.4 and x.5 - x.9.

[Dusty1]

I do mainly city with occasion trips to the country (450+ kms), and over the 57k I average 8.5.

[Batman105E]

We are averaging between 6.9 and 7.1 - calculated off bowser and mileage readings over 12,000km mainly on secondary country roads but also short city trips. Probably a 4:1 split.

Best was 6.1l/100km.
Worst was 8.5l/100km (first tank)

Really happy with the fuel consumption!

[NZ XR6]

Originally Posted by Dusty1

I do mainly city with occasion trips to the country (450+ kms), and over the 57k I average 8.5.

Sorry Dusty, I thought everyone would do better than 8 l/100 km!

[apstar]

Not really a fair poll as there are 3 TDCi engines
1. 96 Kw
2. 113 kw
3. 120 kw

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[Dusty1]

Originally Posted by NZ XR6

Sorry Dusty, I thought everyone would do better than 8 l/100 km!

I've got a spreadsheet I'm happy to email you that shows all but four months of fuel going in and every kilometer done. PM me if you want to use it.

[NZ XR6]

Originally Posted by apstar

Not really a fair poll as there are 3 TDCi engines
1. 96 Kw
2. 113 kw
3. 120 kw

apstar

Are you sure? Mine is 143 ps, or 105 kW, which I understand is the same as the MA/MB in Oz, and the new diesel is 120 kW. I don't know of any other variants in this part of the world.

It is different in Europe where they currently have 3 different power outputs for the 2.0 TDCi but all have the same fuel consumption.

[apstar]

Originally Posted by apstar

Not really a fair poll as there are 3 TDCi engines
1. 96 Kw
2. 103 kw
3. 120 kw

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[gh172]

We have only filled up twice. First tank was 5.9 ltr/100 with a mix of 50/50 hwy/city driving. Second tank was 6.9 ltr/100 with mostly short trip style driving and a couple of freeway runs.

[Batman105E]

Originally Posted by apstar

Not really a fair poll as there are 3 TDCi engines
1. 96 Kw
2. 113 kw
3. 120 kw

apstar

I don't think the poll could ever be fair but it does show what the cars can achieve in real world conditions which I still think is worthwhile and worthy of comparison.

There are many more factors that affect fuel consumption than just the state of tune - for example driving style, prevailing conditions like wind and temperature, road and terrain conditions - hilly or flat, distance travelled between stops, amouint of passengers and cargo on board.

Not that it means much but I think that the 120kW engine actually has the lowest advertised fuel consumption - which I think is due to the powershift transmission.

[NZ XR6]

I'm just curious as to what sort of economy people get in the Real World. Yes, the MC should be much more economical as the engine has also been changed and now meets Euro V.

[scribbly]

Diesel fuel went up yesterday to $1.39/ltr and I love the approx 6.3 l/100km I get.
I'll be changing over vehicles at the end of the year and then the wife will get the car. I expect the fuel to last for months then between fill-ups.

[ajay1940]

7 to 8, in the suburbs, 5 to 6, country trips.

[stuart]

My MA is spot on the nominated average consumption of 7.6 l/100 km but on the highway it has been down to 6.0.

[Dusty1]

Here's my last three fill ups, this is mainly city driving. I drive a minimum of 32 kms four days a week, this is peak hour, and the rest is weekend driving. I rarely drive at night, and in this would be one highway trip of 400+kms.

03-Feb-11 56026.4 747.9 $87.30 $1.369 63.77 8.5
15-Feb-11 56690.4 664.0 $76.00 $1.369 55.51 8.4
24-Feb-11 57297.1 606.7 $80.00 $1.389 57.60 9.5

The columns left to right are:
Date of fill up
Total kilometres
Kilometres done since last fill
Total cost of fuel
Price per litre
Amount of diesel put in
Average litre/100kms.

[apstar]

Yep almost the very same figures Average litre/100kms I get

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[Dusty1]

Apstar, diesel or petrol?

[NZ XR6]

Just filled up - 7.5 l/100km over the first 655 km.

[csv8]

What does the petrol Mondeo get ???? Other Euro diesels get better than that??

[apstar]

Originally Posted by Dusty1

Apstar, diesel or petrol?

oh sorry Dusty MA diesel saw this the other day a Mondeo competitor they are going to use that 2.2L Turbo diesel that Ford Oz refuses to give us...grrr

For now there’s a trio of 1.6-litre petrol engines and diesels come in 1.6, 2.0 or 2.2-litre form, with the 2.2 HDi offering performance superior to that of the 407’s 2.7-litre V6. They’re all quiet, refined and more gutsy than you might expect.

http://www.caradvice.com.au/106069/peugeot-508-review/

apstar

ps wagon looks nice

[borntoshop666]

interesting to read about the consumption,
mine does in Metro Sydney driving around 6.5l, and I get cranky if it gets up to 7.0l.
and no, I am not a slow poke on the road

On a trip to Canberra I averaged 5.8l, which is great.

I got a loan car when mine was in Service at Sinclair Ford, it was a current model XR6 and it averaged 13.5l in metro. thats what I call Trip Computer Shock!

[NZ XR6]

Which becomes Wallet Shock when you pay for it!

95 is well over $2 per litre in NZ, and the last tank I put in my petrol Mondeo cost over $140. It costs over $40 to fill the motorbike with Ultimate, and it's not going to get any better.

[luckster]

Just halfway through the first tank but 7.6 l/100 (and dropping) is very creditable for a commuting mix of slow traffic and freeway. A huge relief at current (rising ?) prices after an 80,000km experience with Craptiva....

over the same trip, 9.0 during school hols, up to 12.3 in "normal" traffic...all on diesel :(

[marcusturbo]

mostly doing suburban driving and the normal average is approx 7.7 ltrs/100. Even on a long run it doesn't drop down much less than 7.0

I'm still a far bit miffed that the fuel econ is pretty poor. Other family members had older model mondo diesels and pretty much always got 5.6 ~ 6.0 !!!

[NZ XR6]

Originally Posted by marcusturbo

mostly doing suburban driving and the normal average is approx 7.7 ltrs/100. Even on a long run it doesn't drop down much less than 7.0

I'm still a far bit miffed that the fuel econ is pretty poor. Other family members had older model mondo diesels and pretty much always got 5.6 ~ 6.0 !!!

This seems to be common with the Mondeo diesel from reading the UK forum. Some people struggled to do better then 40 mpg (7 l/100km) while others managed up to 50 mpg (5.6 l/100 km). BTW these figures are for manuals.

I managed 6.7 l/100 km on a trip when the car was brand new, so I'm hoping to get close to 6 once it's run in.

[JG66ME]

Originally Posted by NZ XR6

This seems to be common with the Mondeo diesel from reading the UK forum. Some people struggled to do better then 40 mpg (7 l/100km) while others managed up to 50 mpg (5.6 l/100 km). BTW these figures are for manuals.

I managed 6.7 l/100 km on a trip when the car was brand new, so I'm hoping to get close to 6 once it's run in.

I rented a manual TDCi in the UK last June. I was getting close to 50 mpg (say 48 mpg or about 5.8 per 100)on a mix of motorway and A road driving. Motorway speeds where up to 90mph.

I loved that car and would buy one to replace my FG XR6 when it comes up for replacment in August. Issue I have with the Aussie cars is no manual transmission available.

Steve

[NZ XR6]

I've just come back from a 300 km round trip, mostly motorway but some city and back road driving. Averaged 5.8 l/100km on the first half of the journey, which increased to 6.1 l/100km after driving into a strong headwind on the way home. Really happy with that, especially given that mine has a normal auto and still hasn't done 1,000 km.

[scribbly]

The fuel economy gets better over the long term. I just sat in a two hour queue yesterday while waiting patiently to exit the Avalon Airshow. The tank showed only a quarter full when leaving but the diesel just chugged away happily the whole time and after I drove another 120KM to get home I still had an 1/8th of a tank. 'What me worry?' If I still had the Territory I would have panicked big time.

[apstar]

After a very serious accident on the F3 heading north from Sydney where it turned into a car park the RTA had to refuel dozens of cars! my TDCi uses .9L/hr when idling so thats 72 hrs + it can idle at if you had a full tank to start of with regardless of the temperature!

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[Allusion]

After the first tank I'm averaging just under 6 with the best at 5.2 with a mix of country/city peak