How is your fuel economy so far since purchasing your new Rondo. Please submit your model and trim level

I own 5 seater EX. I get 100km/10L city and 130-140km/10L on highway. It has about 4000km on it.

 

I get about 22 - 24 mpg (US) with 100% city driving and 25 - 30 mpg (US) 100% highway driving. I get 30 mpg if I drive around 60 mph, and 26 if I drive around 75+ mph. So I get right at the sticker (22/29).

Those figures work out to be 9.8 to 10.7 L/100 km city and 7.8 to 9.0 L/100 km highway, which also equals 94 to 102 km/10L city to 111 to 127 km/10L highway.

LX 7 pass. 2.4L auto.

 

thanks rondo and viking, interesting to see you both get about the same.You both have a 4cyl, i would like to see the stats on the V6.

 

rondo, do you have the 4cyl or V6 EX 5 seater

 

Rondo - that's why its important to fully fill in your "drives" in your profile with the model and engine size.

schwang - more of this has been covered on a complimentary site at:

Kia Rondo Groups & Discussions - CarSpace Automotive ForumsKia Rondo Groups & Discussions - CarSpace Automotive Forums

 

Mine is 4 cyl. EX5.

rondo, do you have the 4cyl or V6 EX 5 seater

 

I just updated it.

Rondo - that's why its important to fully fill in your "drives" in your profile with the model and engine size.

schwang - more of this has been covered on a complimentary site at:

Kia Rondo Groups & Discussions - CarSpace Automotive ForumsKia Rondo Groups & Discussions - CarSpace Automotive Forums

 

Also check out this older thread from this forum:
So what kind of mileage are people getting?

 

thanks for the links, i did not think to look for previous subject links.

 

Driving a 4-cylinder 7-seater, based on 100% city driving with rare use of the AC, I'm getting this:

13L/100Km (11L/100Km city is the Canadian government's estimate)
18 MPG (19 MPG city is the US government's new estimate)

BTW, the Canadian government's estimate is equivalent to the US government's old estimate, thus I'm betting that's where the Canadian government gets its estimates from--I doubt it's the other way around. The MPG equivalents that the Canadian government has printed on its website is for Imperial gallons, not US gallons.

Whatever the estimate, I'm getting worse than it. A lot of you guys seem to be meeting or beating the estimate (from reading the old thread and the one at Edmunds). I was hoping to be pleasantly surprised with a better number than what I got because I was following some gas-saving tips and I'm hardly a speed demon. I haven't done any highway driving at all yet, so that probably has something to do with it.

 

7 weeks into new Rondo
Current odometer: 2492
First 2 tanks of gas with 80/20 freeway/city driving, fully loaded with cargo, cruise control & some a/c - 29 mpg
Average mixed freeway/city 23-24
Recent in-city with frequent a/c - 16 mpg

 

I have almost 4000 miles on my 4 cylinder Rondo EX. After the first 1000 miles, it has been almost entirely in town driving (lots of stop signs, slow speed limits, etc.) My average for this time period is about 18.5 mpg.

 

I posted this on another website relating to fuel consumption that I think is worth repeating:

Some of you may find this interesting regarding gas mileage. Quite a few years ago (but still relevant today), I worked for an automotive dealership and someone decided we should do our own internal gas mileage test.

A large fuel bottle was mounted on the hood of the vehicle to measure the precise use of gas so there would be no guess work. Then, using the same vehicle, each person at the dealership took turns driving the car over the same route (town and country but not too long a distance due to the limited capacity of the gauge bottle), the only variation that could occur was traffic (a light area of town) and if you got caught at a traffic light. The results was amazing, from the lowest to the highest mpg there was over a 10mpg spread – food for thought!

The 2007 fuel figures from the Canadian Fuel Consumption Guide is:
2.4L - city - 11.0 litres/100 km (26mpg imperial gallon); highway - 7.5/100km (38mpg imperial gallon)
2.7L - city - 11.8/100km (24mpg); highway - 7.9/100km (36mpg)

This is the info from the brochure to save everyone having to look it up.

The city test simulates a 12-km, stop and go trip with an average speed of 32 km/h and a top speed of 91 km/h. The test runs for 23 minutes and includes 18 stops. About 4 minutes to test time are spent idling, to represent waiting at traffic lights. The test begins from a cold engine start, which is similar to starting a vehicle after it has been parked overnight during the summer. When the test is completed, the test cycle starts again with a hot engine start, and the first 8 minutes of the test are repeated. This simulates restarting a vehicle after it has been warmed up, driven and then stopped for a short time.

The highway test simulates a 16km trip with an average spped of 77 km/h and a top speed of 97 km/h. The test runs for 13 minutes and does not include any stops. However, the speed varies to simulate different kinds of rural and highway roads. The test begins from a hot engine start.