Fuel Consumption on your Focus

[KenN0898]

Have a look at your instant readout if you have it, that might give you some idea but you will still get some high readings depending on the road and excelleration, with a heavy right foot my Focus will shoot up to 30+l per 100Kms. And I wouldn't worry about any initial readout because you need to run a few kms and use some fuel to allow the computer to work out an average,..that is why I never reset my computer other than when refilling when I reset kms travelled. And I have now done over 200kms since returning from my long trip and it is still reading 7.2 so I am more than happy

[DJM83]

2012 ST250
18k kms
8.3L/100

[woodsey]

2013 mk2 auto s 7lt /100 average speed 56kph

[woodsey]

Oh sorry 6700km on the clock

[aratic]

2013 ST
9.8L/100 @ 40km/h
8,000km

[buggerlugs]

Looking at updating daughters mazda 2 to a focus auto diesel around 2012 model as she is going to be going to uni for the next 3 years and will be doing quite a few ks. Are they good on fuel/reliable ?

[G6E Turbo 2]

Originally Posted by buggerlugs

Looking at updating daughters mazda 2 to a focus auto diesel around 2012 model as she is going to be going to uni for the next 3 years and will be doing quite a few ks. Are they good on fuel/reliable ?

They are great we have 2 of them

[marg99]

Diesels love long highway drives and give great economy then but around town with stop start traffic, much less so.
The servicing is more expensive both oil and filters
. but heaps of torque.

[ronnas07]

2013 ST
8.1L/100km
2000km.
G/F driving it air con on all the time, fair bit of freeway/open road driving. And she has the little trophy award for having all the petals green lol

[Nolz]

Thought I'd chime in again with some hwy economy figures.

I do a weekly commute from around the Hills area (NW sydney) to Goulburn 207km each way. A tiny bit of driving in Goulburn during the week and might do few chores on the weekend back in Sydney.

2011 FOCUS Sport Diesel Auto
Approaching 33K Km's
Average speed 88km/h
5.2l/100km
(Dyno tuned by Tunehouse)

Filled up this arvo, and trip computer is predicting 1100+ km per tank.

[Yellow_Festiva]

Originally Posted by Nolz

Thought I'd chime in again with some hwy economy figures.

I do a weekly commute from around the Hills area (NW sydney) to Goulburn 207km each way. A tiny bit of driving in Goulburn during the week and might do few chores on the weekend back in Sydney.

2011 FOCUS Sport Diesel Auto
Approaching 33K Km's
Average speed 88km/h
5.2l/100km
(Dyno tuned by Tunehouse)

Filled up this arvo, and trip computer is predicting 1100+ km per tank.

Interesting, the boffins must have added an extra digit to the DTE display as I did a long freeway run in my 2010 Focus diesel then filled up and it read 999km DTE, then took several dozen km of driving before it dropped to 998...

[Nolz]

It did seem wildly optimistic....by about 100km's I'd say.

The drive home from the petrol station to home was only 3-4km's so it may just be that the DTE hasn't had a chance to sort itself out.

It has been reasonably accurate and a very good indicator so far though.

[Yellow_Festiva]

Originally Posted by Nolz

It did seem wildly optimistic....by about 100km's I'd say.

The drive home from the petrol station to home was only 3-4km's so it may just be that the DTE hasn't had a chance to sort itself out.

It has been reasonably accurate and a very good indicator so far though.

I think if your averages were correct you would have been pretty close to the range had you continued.

They are pretty accurate, and seem to only be a little haywire when you are nearing the bottom of the tank.

[Nolz]

Back to confirm that yes, the reading and figures are really quite accurate. Been doing that same run for three months now and it's been very consistent.

[dan-]

i have a trend 2.0l auto on a novated lease

over the 38,000km i have owned it so far, i have averaged 8.3L/100km. mostly around town, but a fair few 100km highway trips to the beach.

[Bad01]

Lw tit diesel
Av 25kph 7 / 100