Fuel Consumption on your Focus - Page 4

Gaspode · 11-01-2013, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Gaspode

Only on it's 3rd tank so far

Model: 2012 Ford Focus Titanium (SEP)
Generation: LW2
Type: 2.0 Petrol PowerShift
Driving style: 100% City
Fuel Consumption: Avg 9.1l / 100km

Sorry that trip meter hadn't been reset since I took delivery.

So far on the new (4th) tank I'm getting 8.3 l/100

dannyhilton · 13-01-2013, 01:23 AM

Cousin was playing with my new camera in the back seat and took a photo of my consumption!

Model: 2012 Ford Focus Titanium with SEP
Generation: LW
Type: 2.0 PowerShift Petrol
Driving Style: 40% City : 60% Freeway
Fuel Consumption: 7.3L/100km (reset the trip just over 1,000km ago)
Total KM's on the clock: 14,000 km
AVG speed:51km/h

Yellow_Festiva · 13-01-2013, 03:40 PM

What does the bottom left 5.4l represent?

ConradP · 13-01-2013, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Yellow_Festiva

What does the bottom left 5.4l represent?

Could be the live reading?

Yellow_Festiva · 13-01-2013, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by ConradP

Could be the live reading?

Was thinking that. Wish the previous Focus had that function.

dannyhilton · 13-01-2013, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by ConradP

Could be the live reading?

Certainly is. However I think it maxes out at 55L/100km because I've never been able to go past this!

Franco Cozzo · 14-01-2013, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Yellow_Festiva

Was thinking that. Wish the previous Focus had that function.

My EL Fairmont Ghia has that but its showing 99L/100km....

rand0mn00b · 14-01-2013, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Yellow_Festiva

Was thinking that. Wish the previous Focus had that function.

my LT Zetec can display live fuel consumption... someone made a post a while ago and it seems that it was available inconsistently across different models and trim levels

marg99 · 14-01-2013, 10:16 PM

The LT TDCI also shows instant fuel consumption

In Focus · 15-01-2013, 12:54 AM

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Originally Posted by dannyhilton

Certainly is. However I think it maxes out at 55L/100km because I've never been able to go past this!

You're not trying hard enough. I've seen more than that in Mrs Fiesta.

dannyhilton · 16-01-2013, 12:01 AM

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Originally Posted by In Focus

You're not trying hard enough. I've seen more than that in Mrs Fiesta.

I floored it again today and the darn thing won't go past 55l/100km hey!

harveyr · 16-01-2013, 11:33 AM

Try flooring it with the handbrake on.

Fast Eddie · 16-01-2013, 03:00 PM

550km's on a recent run from home to the Southern Highlands and back and some local stop/start running until the Low Fuel Light came on. I've got a Custom Tune though that favours Torque over fuel economy though.

marg99 · 16-01-2013, 07:21 PM

Fast Eddie what was the consumption on this run?

Psi-Pop · 16-01-2013, 08:41 PM

3000km in on a ST and its getting 8.9l/100. Avg speed is 46kmh. That's giving it some stick but thrashing it just yet.

Fast Eddie · 17-01-2013, 03:50 PM

Marg, being a MKI it didn't come with an option of a trip computer so it would be slightly better than 10L/100KM's. It's a 4spd Auto, too and I've never really been too worried about fuel economy but I've always wished Ford had put a larger tank (55L) in it when they designed the MK1.

IanMak3103 · 19-01-2013, 07:26 PM

2011 Focus Trend
2.0 Petrol Powerswift
60% Suburban/City 40% Freeway
Average 8.8-8.5L/100km. Around or less than 500km @ 40-45L

pajoda · 03-02-2013, 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Psi-Pop

3000km in on a ST and its getting 8.9l/100. Avg speed is 46kmh. That's giving it some stick but thrashing it just yet.

Almost identical figures here as well.

jandj · 04-02-2013, 09:05 PM

Partners 2009 TDCI 6sp auto, 80% city 20% highway 5.8 to 5.9/ 100km. Dont know exact km travelled each week, but gets 2weeks driving to a tank plus weekend driving.

KenN0898 · 17-02-2013, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Yellow_Festiva

60-80 is actually a very high average. I will do a 700km trip of 20% suburban and 80% pure freeway and my average will be in the low to mid 70's.

A car driven around the city / suburbs will have an average of around 30-45km/h.

Does the LW Focus have the option of instantaneous consumption readout? Only thing I really wish my LV had.

My LW Focus Trend petrol has both instant and average consumption readout,...I keep mine set to average most of the time and usually it reads between 7.6 and 7.9 litres per 100 Kms driving around Adelaide suburds.

Lawwa · 17-02-2013, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by pajoda

Almost identical figures here as well.

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Originally Posted by Psi-Pop

3000km in on a ST and its getting 8.9l/100. Avg speed is 46kmh. That's giving it some stick but thrashing it just yet.

Sounds about the same as our ST with 1800kms on the clock.

ConradP · 18-02-2013, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by dannyhilton

Certainly is. However I think it maxes out at 55L/100km because I've never been able to go past this!

After alot of testing the Falcon one maxes out at 99L/100km

Joshuast · 20-02-2013, 09:21 PM

8000km on my ST. Nearly 4 months. City driving between 2.3 - 4.7L/100km (changing gears on green arrow). Highway 2.7L/100km rough. Giving her some shirt 7.4L/100km.

ECOBOOST 256BHP

marg99 · 20-02-2013, 09:34 PM

unbelievably good especially for new motor

rand0mn00b · 21-02-2013, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Joshuast

8000km on my ST. Nearly 4 months. City driving between 2.3 - 4.7L/100km (changing gears on green arrow). Highway 2.7L/100km rough. Giving her some shirt 7.4L/100km.

ECOBOOST 256BHP

wait, what? are you driving a Focus ST?

I have a hard time believing what I'm reading unless that is a typo and the 1 has been dropped from the beginning of every number

dannyhilton · 21-02-2013, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Joshuast

8000km on my ST. Nearly 4 months. City driving between 2.3 - 4.7L/100km (changing gears on green arrow). Highway 2.7L/100km rough. Giving her some shirt 7.4L/100km.

ECOBOOST 256BHP

Seriously? Christ, I'm selling my Titanium and buying an ST. That's better than what my Fiesta got...

Joshuast · 21-02-2013, 04:04 PM

No it has not lost a 1. Ecoboost is one of the most fuel efficient motors. The new Fiesta ST will offer very similar results but you have to keep in mind that those results I get are by driving around at a constant speed. So basically, if I was driving at 60k/h, I'd be in 5th. If at 70,"I'd be in 6th and the reves would sit just above 2000. Maximum km to a tank is 600 and that's just past the full. That would last me nearly 1.5 weeks but changing gears on the green arrow. The only problem is..........it's an ST, designed to be driven fast. Hahaha .

rand0mn00b · 21-02-2013, 04:24 PM

Maybe the fuel consumption metre on your trip computer is broken... because calculating the consumption manually, at those numbers you should be getting thousands of KMs per tank, not hundreds...

KenN0898 · 21-02-2013, 04:50 PM

There is little point giving a fuel consumption for a specific situation. i.e at 60 kph constant on the flat, if I wanted to make my figures look good with my LW GDI auto Trend I could cruise downhill at that speed and get an instant computer readout of 1.0 litre per 100 kms. or even less,...to get a true average reading which I believe is what is being asked here you need to read your indicated average computer readout which in my case varies between 7.6 and 7.9 driving sensibly around the city and suburbs of Adelaide. However, were I to cruise over a distance on the open highway at a constant speed of 100 kph I am sure I would get an average readout of something less than that.

Joshuast · 21-02-2013, 05:01 PM

I'm referring to the active fuel figure. Again it depends in certain circumstances. Keep in mind, an EcoBoost is more eco than a Trend. Ford estimate that the ST will be giving you an average of 7.5L/100km. From my experience, that's driving on the highway in 5th gear. Anyone with an ST, (ECOBOOST 256) will be able to see there real results.