New car, poor fuel economy

montreal2011

2018 CRV LX, 1.5T, is getting about 15mpg from new in eco mode. Should be above 25mpg. Is this normal in new car, 220km done. If so, at what point should it be expected to get the advertised mpg? Assuming not running A/C or crazy acceleration etc.

Fann Linn

montreal2011 wrote: »

2018 CRV LX, 1.5T, is getting about 15mpg from new in eco mode. Should be above 25mpg. Is this normal in new car, 220km done. If so, at what point should it be expected to get the advertised mpg? Assuming not running A/C or crazy acceleration etc.

I'm getting 46mpg in my 13 year old Nissan.
Fancy a swap?

Toyotafanboi

I'd work out your tank average. No way is be relying on the dashboard measurements after just 200kms.

Alanstrainor

You need to let the engine bed in. You wont have any real idea of fuel economy for a good while. Just take it easy and enjoy your new motor.

here we go again,
15 MPG over 200KM
Why not use L/100KM

it makes no sense

bazz26

You will never get the claimed figures and do they even sell the CRV in 1.5 here, you sure it's not the 1.6? 25mpg is piss poor from a diesel engine.

colm_mcm

Are you talking US MPG or U.K.?

Toyotafanboi

BrownFinger wrote: »

here we go again,
15 MPG over 200KM
Why not use L/100KM

it makes no sense

Most people are just accustomed to MPG as a unit of measurement and it can be understood and perspectivised in people's heads. Being in the same sentence as a kilometre distance measurement makes sense to me anyway.

ei9go

That engine does not appear to be sold in Ireland or UK .

Where are you?

Canada maybe from user name.

EPA rating seems to be 28 mpg

cfuserkildare

Curious,
I get 40 MPG from my 13 year old 1.6 Seat Leon!!

montreal2011

BrownFinger wrote: »

here we go again,
15 MPG over 200KM
Why not use L/100KM

it makes no sense

Just did the conversion as mpg is more common in Ireland. It's about 15l/100km, should be closer to 8l/100km.

Never had a new car before so just looking to see if it's expected and normal.

Yes it's the NA / Canadian version. Finding it difficult to get concrete answers, dealer is been condescending in his answers. Some say it's expected, whilst others day it should differ by 10% to 20%, but it's not like 90% off the quoted mpg / l/100km.

Also unsure about how best to bed it in; no high revs, slow acceleration, easy braking etc. I'm doing mostly stop-go city driving. Also read that a run on the highway @100km/hr might be good too.

Thanks for the replies all.

montreal2011

Fann Linn wrote: »

montreal2011 wrote: »

2018 CRV LX, 1.5T, is getting about 15mpg from new in eco mode. Should be above 25mpg. Is this normal in new car, 220km done. If so, at what point should it be expected to get the advertised mpg? Assuming not running A/C or crazy acceleration etc.

I'm getting 46mpg in my 13 year old Nissan.
Fancy a swap?

Already have an old passat to deal with!

montreal2011

bazz26 wrote: »

You will never get the claimed figures and do they even sell the CRV in 1.5 here, you sure it's not the 1.6? 25mpg is piss poor from a diesel engine.

colm_mcm wrote: »

Are you talking US MPG or U.K.?

A mix! In Canada so it's l/100km here.

montreal2011

2018 CRV LX AWD, 1.5-litre, 16-valve, Direct Injection, DOHC, turbocharged 4-cylinder. Quoted @8.7l/100km city. Was getting 17l/100km on first tank. Now 15.5 after switching to eco mode. Wasn't aware of this bedding in period. Have read that the high end manufactures now do this in the factory so it's good to go for the consumer.

montreal2011

montreal2011 wrote: »

Just did the conversion as mpg is more common in Ireland.

Its 13 years since we changed to KM.
People need to get mpg out of their heads.Its embarrassing.
Buying fuel by the liter and converting it to gallons :rolleyes:
I bet 99% of them dont know how many liters is in a gallon (i dont).
Then driving 200KM and converting KM to miles?

And yes I know the UK uses it,

DaveyDave

I used to use MPG but it seems everyone I speak to in person goes by L/100km.

Also it's pointless to say "my XYZ car gets this".

OP the only thing I'll say is only look at the worst official figures, i.e urban, and aim for that. You won't get anything close to the official combined or even highway driving figures. 90% of my driving is backroads/dual carriageway ways and almost no short journeys and I'm still .5L/100km away from the official urban figure.

MarkN

The first few tanks do go a bit quicker in new cars though I find.

Del2005

MarkN wrote: »

The first few tanks do go a bit quicker in new cars though I find.

Especially if you are sitting in traffic.

OP did your last car meet the manufacturer claims on your commute?

mikeecho

BrownFinger wrote: »

Its 13 years since we changed to KM.

And some of us were driving long before we switched to speed limits to KM/H

BrownFinger wrote: »

I bet 99% of them dont know how many liters is in a gallon (i dont).

4.54L. (3.89L if you're in the usa)

BrownFinger wrote: »

Then driving 200KM and converting KM to miles?

...

124miles

I much prefer someone using mpg, rather than x miles/km per €20

BrownFinger

BrownFinger wrote: »

Its 13 years since we changed to KM.
People need to get mpg out of their heads.Its embarrassing.
Buying fuel by the liter and converting it to gallons :rolleyes:
I bet 99% of them dont know how many liters is in a gallon (i dont).
Then driving 200KM and converting KM to miles?

And yes I know the UK uses it,

Its not embarrassing its what people prefer to use so just get over it!

Also lots of people know the conversions as its an everyday thing for them using both types of units. 4.54 litres in a uk gallon. 8 pints in a gallon. 454 grams in a pound etc etc

Silent Running

mikeecho wrote: »

per €20

Gerroutathat with your fancy new money!

My car averages 12 kWh per 100 Kms. How d'you like them beans?

Leonard Hofstadter

Any non car person I know talks about how they can go from say Cork to Limerick and back for say €20, or if you're lucky, they know roughly how many miles or km they can get from a tank.

For me, I grew up with miles and mpg, the clocks in my car are in miles, it measures distance in miles and tells me its average fuel consumption in mpg so it makes no sense for me to use anything else.

montreal2011

Del2005 wrote: »

MarkN wrote: »

The first few tanks do go a bit quicker in new cars though I find.

Especially if you are sitting in traffic.

OP did your last car meet the manufacturer claims on your commute?

This is my first time with a brand new car. My previous car was a '07 2.0T Passat. It's really the distance based on tank volume that I notice, it was getting me 800km on a tank. When I saw tank half after 100km on this one I took notice of the xl/100km. I knew that it was rated one of the most efficient. It's quoted at 8.9 city, which is stop-go. Of course don't expect to get this exactly , but under 10l/100km should be achievable.

@BrownFinger, some would consider not knowing how many litres in a gallon to be more embarrassing. Your time would have been better used googling that than stressing over the units of measurement that individuals choose you use. Also thank you for letting us know that you know they use imperial measurements in the UK. It totally made all the difference to the conversation and our perception of your intellectual and social acumen.

biko

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