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08-05-2011, 04:10 AM
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Fuel Economy
I have just this week completed a 1363 km round trip and achieved 8.9 litres/100 km driving at just over 100 km/hr (2050 rpm) & using cruise control 95% of the time. This is the best fuel economy I have ever achieved on an open road trip.
How does this compare to others? Last edited by RedKiwiSVX; 08-05-2011 at 02:33 PM. 
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#2
08-05-2011, 09:53 AM
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Re: Fuel Economy
Not bad but you still have room to improve.
While the SVX is rated for 9.4L/100km highway, a lot of people have reported about 8.0L/100km and maybe even a hair better.
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08-05-2011, 10:42 AM
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Re: Fuel Economy
I've hit 7.8l/100km, getting better mileage than the '05 Forester that was doing the same trip with me. On a 1500 KM drive I'm within $5 total of my friends' 240SX and Prelude.
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#4
08-05-2011, 02:56 PM
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Re: Fuel Economy
7.8-8.0 l/100 km is excellent, esp. for a 1600 kg car with 4WD, a 4 speed auto & whose aerodynamic & mechanical designs go back 20 years.
I doubt I could do much better over the same distance as NZ's hilly geography & windy roads would prohibit this. Having said that, I might be able to achieve 8.5 L/100 km if I dropped the speed a tad & was a little lighter on the gas when passing. Even so, there is no significant reason to fork out for a more modern car to save an additional 1-2 L/100 km. Besides, it just wouldn't look as nice. Speaking of which, on every single day of this week, I had someone approach me asking "what the hell is that? - nice car - cool windows - awesome spoiler". You don't get that in a Ford Mondeo  .
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08-06-2011, 04:36 AM
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Re: Fuel Economy
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What is that fuel economy in Mpg lol?  Even tho im mainly metric I prefer Mpg for working out fuel economy. Litres to kms just seem so weird
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08-08-2011, 03:24 AM
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Re: Fuel Economy
The six speed is rubbish on fuel consumption...
...But it sure makes up for it in smile emissions! 
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#9
08-09-2011, 03:49 AM
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Re: Fuel Economy
The best fuel economy that I achieved was 7.9 L/100km - but that was at a near-constant 100km/h. I normally get around 12.5 L/100km in normal driving.
To improve your fuel economy, I highly recommend that the oxygen sensors be replaced if they are still the original ones. Jason.
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