MPG from your 2.0i?
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maybe a little heavy footed back in the 2.0 - it likes high revs, gets the most out of the 4 pots.That sounds about right. Winding up the 4 pot brought it down to 27/28 mpg when I took mine on back road hoons.
damn...... mines sitting at 26.1 
altho when I 1st got it and it was on runflats tyres and all 4 were 225 wide for some reason (not sure if the harder tyre matters?) and I drove it a lot more "sensible" (aka boring) I was getting about 32-35 from memory, since getting better rubber and wider rears it seemed to make an immediate impact and dropped it to below 30
altho when I 1st got it and it was on runflats tyres and all 4 were 225 wide for some reason (not sure if the harder tyre matters?) and I drove it a lot more "sensible" (aka boring) I was getting about 32-35 from memory, since getting better rubber and wider rears it seemed to make an immediate impact and dropped it to below 30
I'm genuinely really surprised how low a mpg most of you guys are getting out of the 2.0l in the E85. My preface lift 3.0l generally around town averages about 30mpg and on a motorway/ fast A run that's very close to 40mpg. Ok I don't drive it like I stole it but I'd say I use it enthusiastically! It not like I'm a grandma.
Maybe it's because I don't use it to commute/rush hours and the like. Still surprising though.
Maybe it's because I don't use it to commute/rush hours and the like. Still surprising though.
JINGLE said:damn...... mines sitting at 26.1
altho when I 1st got it and it was on runflats tyres and all 4 were 225 wide for some reason (not sure if the harder tyre matters?) and I drove it a lot more "sensible" (aka boring) I was getting about 32-35 from memory, since getting better rubber and wider rears it seemed to make an immediate impact and dropped it to below 30
Never thought about the wheels, I am now running 265 tyres on the rear on a 19" 9.5j wheel. Guess that may effect it lol
synthedup said:JINGLE said:damn...... mines sitting at 26.1
altho when I 1st got it and it was on runflats tyres and all 4 were 225 wide for some reason (not sure if the harder tyre matters?) and I drove it a lot more "sensible" (aka boring) I was getting about 32-35 from memory, since getting better rubber and wider rears it seemed to make an immediate impact and dropped it to below 30
Never thought about the wheels, I am now running 265 tyres on the rear on a 19" 9.5j wheel. Guess that may effect it lol
yea I noticed an instant drop going from rear 225 winter run flats to rear 255 decent normal summer tyres (+ the front change) so it literally dropped a few MPG overnight lol
I suppose when you think about it going from 225 to 255 is about a 13% increase in rear tyre width. With this comes a similar increase in grip/drag/ traction etc and consequently more friction with the road. Hence an effect on economy.
It's a trade off between grip/ handling and fuel economy. We could all run around on 125 wide tyres, fantastic for fuel economy but cornering would be very interesting. Acceleration would also be fun, wheel spin city no doubt!
It's a trade off between grip/ handling and fuel economy. We could all run around on 125 wide tyres, fantastic for fuel economy but cornering would be very interesting. Acceleration would also be fun, wheel spin city no doubt!
Likewise, surprised how the mpg isn't too different than I used to get from my(2005) 3.0, I could get upto 39mpg in it,and averaged about 32 when driving sensibly/around town etc...dropping to 28 avg.when on a spirited drive. 
There goes the argument for getting a 2.0,over a 2.5/3.0i,haha
There goes the argument for getting a 2.0,over a 2.5/3.0i,haha