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[lesask]

Hi, I'm used to it but my 2.6 saloon does around 17-18 mpg around town and I can get about 30 mpg on a motorway run. The car is well serviced and maintained. Clearly its a very heavy car and an auto. Does people thank that this is about right?

[05omegav6]

Yup

[lesask]

Thanks mate

[BazaJT]

Can depend a fair bit on how it's driven of course.Never had a 2.6 myself but going on my 3.0 then I'd say it's there or there abouts.

[05omegav6]

To get reasonable urbqn mpg you need a very light right foot and the anticipation of a gazelle... Unless you drive around at night, you'll be constantly stopping and starting which cripples the economy...

[lesask]

yes thats right, once i got caught in very heavy traffic and it went as low as 15mpg but normally stop start standard driving about 17-18. im glad you very knowledgeable people say thats about right. ta very much.

[Shackeng]

Hi, I'm used to it but my 2.6 saloon does around 17-18 mpg around town and I can get about 30 mpg on a motorway run. The car is well serviced and maintained. Clearly its a very heavy car and an auto. Does people thank that this is about right?

You might as well swap it for a 3.2, more oomph and the same mpg.

[jimbo125]

Get about 27 mpg urban and latest motorway run 36 mpg but I have a manual 2.5 V6. Auto box not as good as manual.

[Andy B]

..... Auto box not as good as manual.

You missed  ...... IMHO ...... out! 


But we all know that 2 pedals good ...... 3 pedal bad 

[tunnie]

Have to admit, I'm liking my 3.2 more and more. It's soooo much nicer on the commute thanks to autoness and bags of torque.

Now if there was a way to make it cheaper to run 

[tunnie]

On and 3.2 averages about 25 mixed roads, 2.2 does about 27 mixed roads. Difference is 2.2 takes stuff that only costs 55p a litre.

[terry paget]

Why are the PFLs more economic than FLs? My two 2.5 petrol manual estates average 29mpg on my mixture of local and Frday M4 runs, whereas the 2.6 manual saloon can only manage 26mpg. I have read it before on this forum that PFLs are more economic. Why?

[05omegav6]

Why are the PFLs more economic than FLs? My two 2.5 petrol manual estates average 29mpg on my mixture of local and Frday M4 runs, whereas the 2.6 manual saloon can only manage 26mpg. I have read it before on this forum that PFLs are more economic. Why?

Direct throttle control...

Older models have a cabled throttle... The ecu reacts to throttle inputs at the throttle position sensor, which in turn is physically connected to your right foot.

Later cars,.your right foot tells the ecu what you would like the throttle to do. The ecu then decides if it will let you or not...

[BazaJT]

From what I've read on here the 2.6/3.2's don't seem to be as economical as the 2.5/3.0's for some reason although obviously they're of slightly larger capacity but would this alone account for the difference?Other than that is there any weight difference between pfl/mfl and fl cars?

[Shackeng]

I believe it is the emissions control system which add to the consumption. See VW diesel trick for amplification.