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[Zippy2012]

Can people quote there mpg for motorway mileage & at what mph average...?
& in & around town/traffic etc...?

ive been testing different driving styles over the last 2 weeks to see what mpg i get from worcester to bham over a 30mile drive leaving it in 5th gear... (3.0 24v MV6 petrol/manual gearbox ex police spec on 17" wheels)...

if i drive at 40/50 i average 32mpg @1500rpm (one evening at 2am with nothing on road as to piss anybody off!!!)
if i drive at 55/60 i average 29mpg @2500rpm
if i drive at 60/70 i get 25mpg @3000rpm
if i drive at 75/85 31mpg @3500rpm
if i drive at 85/95 26mpg @3900rpm
& no officer i havent tryed it honest 90- with needle just over the 160mph bouncing limiter @6900 in 5th!! it does 7mpg (again 2am clear road)

but why does it do better mpg at 40/50 & at 75/80??

oh in & around bham only 21mpg
& country roads up down gears 3rd 4th 5th about 23mpg

What are your cars doing??? please post below.... is this about right???

 

[adey2]

glad to see im not only one trying to see what i get, but mine lpg and i average 250 miles on a 50lt tank of gas, but oh i had fun pushing her to 140mph, only 3mph off the sopposed 143 limiter speed

[Zippy2012]

glad to see im not only one trying to see what i get, but mine lpg and i average 250 miles on a 50lt tank of gas, but oh i had fun pushing her to 140mph, only 3mph off the sopposed 143 limiter speed

Guessing mine had the limiter removed or could be the wideratio gearbox police fitted & rear Lsd ratio aswel?
i average between 280if driven hard or around town - 420 miles up2 leeds & back per tank of 70ltrs of unleaded 97ron

Your quite local to me PM me i send u my mob number & i have a cruse over sumtime....

[adey2]

pm sent

[TheBoy]

if you are going by computer, mpg reading lies at full chat - the screen will not go below 7.1mpg. Probably to stop scaring owner


overall, I average about 19.5mpg on lpg, averaged over the last 15 months, in my 3.0l saloon. Managed over 32mpg overall on a 2 week holiday in France, on petrol.

my 3.2 saloon seems to be about 2mpg lower.

both autos.

[adey2]

ive seen all the posts about yourself though tb, another larry lead foot like myself lol

[John-R]

Just to open the debate up. . . .
I have a 2.6 and I only average 17.6 according to the display. However this is pretty accurate when I calculate manually.
95% town driving -occasional motorway blasts of 5 miles or so.

On longer motorway trips it does 33 - 35 mpg at 65 - 70 ave speed.

[Omega_Dan]

Ive been averaging 30mpg for while. I do mainly A road driving, but as I have a gls I have to work it out myself

[activamad]

Mine's a saloon auto, but mostly short journeys (max 15miles), average about 24-26 mpg. Mostly Miss Daisy driving with the occasional clear out!

[TheBoy]

ive seen all the posts about yourself though tb, another larry lead foot like myself lol

I think I achieve quite reasonable economy to be fair

[Lazydocker]

Price wise, my Omega is cheaper to run (driven the same) than my van

[pirate]

interesting my 2.5 steinmetz elite avarages 26 mpg but mines got no limiter that ive hit and had her over 7200 rpm o and at 135 mph she had loads of revs left but i belive shes been cammed. ?

[zirk]

Can people quote there mpg for motorway mileage & at what mph average...?
& in & around town/traffic etc...?

ive been testing different driving styles over the last 2 weeks to see what mpg i get from worcester to bham over a 30mile drive leaving it in 5th gear... (3.0 24v MV6 petrol/manual gearbox ex police spec on 17" wheels)...

if i drive at 40/50 i average 32mpg @1500rpm (one evening at 2am with nothing on road as to piss anybody off!!!)
if i drive at 55/60 i average 29mpg @2500rpm
if i drive at 60/70 i get 25mpg @3000rpm
if i drive at 75/85 31mpg @3500rpm
if i drive at 85/95 26mpg @3900rpm
& no officer i havent tryed it honest 90- with needle just over the 160mph bouncing limiter @6900 in 5th!! it does 7mpg (again 2am clear road)

but why does it do better mpg at 40/50 & at 75/80??

oh in & around bham only 21mpg
& country roads up down gears 3rd 4th 5th about 23mpg

What are your cars doing??? please post below.... is this about right???

I would expect 55/60 mph to be your best MPG on a run and more like 35+ at that speed for a 3.0 Manual in 5th.

How are you calculating the MPG?, if its from the MID could be its been retrofitted from another model as most explod weren't fitted with them.

Chris. 

[Joiner]

I always thought my Omega was a thirsty beast but after reading this thread its about average by comparison. Like most cars though there is a massive difference between mpg about town and mpg on the motorway. Ive yet to do a detailed assessment of its consumption but I do know that local stop start driving in town I am getting about 22-24MPG but if I get on a dual carriageway or a motorway and use the cruise control and sit at a steady 75/80 I can get much better fuel consumption at around 34MPG. My Mig is a 2.6 Auto btw.

The one thing I have learnt though is to take no rather notice of the miles left fuel display, complete shite!

[Pawel_Nottingham]

Hi,

On my recent trip to Poland I averaged 30.7mpg while driving approx 85mph (100+mph in Germany). 2 people in the car plus lots of christmas gifts in the boot. - used 177 ltr
Then on my way back there were very strong winds all over Europe and had a bit more cargo, did not exceed 90mph and got 28.5mpg. - used 185 ltr

I believe that 1100 mile trip is more than representative:)

1998 MV6 Estate with manual gearbox.

PS. 39.2 mpg is my personal best. From Nottingham to Hexham and back, on company's time while being paid per mile lol;) I was doing 50/60mph and hiding behind lorries from time to time to reduce air friction haha