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You're not alone - my experience of the cee'd is almost spoilt by the p155-poor economy (of by vehicle). I CAN get near toe mid 50s but I have to drive like a numpty to achieve it and find myself being overtaken by pedestrians whom are usually laden down with heavy shopping!
Gonna mention it when the weather warms up and I get frustrated by the equally poor climate control and I take the vehicle in.
Hmmm, now the cars started to bed-in a little (just covered 1000 miles) I was expecting a little better milage from a tank of fuel.
As above, running the car in, & driving like Miss Daisy I managed 53mpg av
Now I driving as normal, and not by normal I`m not going too much over 60mph, and when I do it`s short blips and the odd overtaking manouver, with a reasonably straight 50 mile run to work. (sorry I waffle) - now getting 49 mpg av.
Still.... 500miles plus, from one tank is sooo much better than 300 odd from my 2.2 Vectra.
My 1,4 petrol did 7,2l/100km average on first full tank, driving town/motorway/ country road combined with AC on. That is an awesome value for such powerful engine and heavy car - my astra did that weighing 100kg less and with 20HP less.
It's significant that the engine is still fresh, so better mileage is expected in the future.
Always bare in mind that manufacturers measure mileage in ideal conditions i.e. lightest possible version of the car with given engine, without AC etc, fully inflated tires, no wind, perfect road, humidity and fuel, all electric gadgets turned off.
In real world conditions, you can expect even 30%+ higher consumption than rated and that is normal. For me, everything under 10l/100km is OK.
I'm driving a 1.6 CRDi, 66 kW cee'd and got 5.1 l/100km (55.3 MPG Imp) on winter tyres on my first fueling (driving 50% on country roads with 90 km/h speed limit, other city and highway).
As I watched the instant fuel consumption I noticed those figures:
60 km/h -> 3.7 l/100km
80 -> 4,7
100 -> 5,2
120 -> 5,9
I think I got the best fuel economy from 60 to 70 km/h.
Hello, first post on here..new Cee'd owner and member
We've had our Cee'd for about 4 weeks now (ex-demo with 4500 on the clock), and it's had 2 measured fill ups since we got it. The first tank was used mainly by the wife pootling around town, going to baby classes e.t.c. over 2 weeks, this tank achieved 43mpg.
The 2nd tank was used on a long run which was mainly motorway over 3 days, and this tank achieved 56mpg.
We rarely use the air con and dont have cruise control, we just tend to not speed too much, not get up to speed too quickly, and read the road to avoid braking too much. (I'll add that we're not 40mph in any zone drivers, always drive at the allowed limit if possible)
Also, the 2nd tankful was Shell VPower Diesel by mistake...but I shouldnt think has much to do with it.
Hello, first post on here..new Cee'd owner and member
We've had our Cee'd for about 4 weeks now (ex-demo with 4500 on the clock), and it's had 2 measured fill ups since we got it. The first tank was used mainly by the wife pootling around town, going to baby classes e.t.c. over 2 weeks, this tank achieved 43mpg.
The 2nd tank was used on a long run which was mainly motorway over 3 days, and this tank achieved 56mpg.
We rarely use the air con and dont have cruise control, we just tend to not speed too much, not get up to speed too quickly, and read the road to avoid braking too much. (I'll add that we're not 40mph in any zone drivers, always drive at the allowed limit if possible)
Also, the 2nd tankful was Shell VPower Diesel by mistake...but I shouldnt think has much to do with it.
I've got the 1.6 CRDi (113bhp) Cee'd. I've had it almost 12 months now and covered almost 23,000 miles (most of which has been done on motorways). I regularly achieve 60mpg. The best I've had was a smidgen over 64mpg. I'm very pleased. I drove a 2.5L V6 Mondeo before, which, although a total joy to drive was a very thirsty beast indeed. I changed jobs and wouldn't have been able to afford to fuel the Mondeo so I got the Cee'd. It's a great car and I'm saving a wedge on fuel. I fill up £50 a week at an ASDA automat too so even if it's shoddy quality fuel I'm still very impressed.
reading all this figures I just don't get it. There must be some problem with me or with the car...
It's 1.6 CRDI 115, SW, over 2000km, and when I drive it mainly in the city I get 8l/100km (35mpg), with AC on. I could get 6.5 l with some highway and country road driving, but that's still only 43mpg. It's seems it's got worse in the last 500km. And there seems to be no significant change if I drive very carefully or drive as I'm used to drive.
reading all this figures I just don't get it. There must be some problem with me or with the car...
It's 1.6 CRDI 115, SW, over 2000km, and when I drive it mainly in the city I get 8l/100km (35mpg), with AC on. I could get 6.5 l with some highway and country road driving, but that's still only 43mpg. It's seems it's got worse in the last 500km. And there seems to be no significant change if I drive very carefully or drive as I'm used to drive.
Maybe a time to try the Kia service?
Peter
You could try adding Slick 50 or ZX1 (molecular metal protection additives) to the engine oil which will increase engine lubrication/protection especially when engine cold.
Also add some fuel additive such as Redex diesel to a full tank of fuel.
When the engine is warm, on a quiet road, put into second gear and push up the revs and pull away fast for 200 metres. Check your rear view mirror and you may well see a cloud of black smoke emit from the exhaust. This is fine. The fuel additive will help the fuel injectors clear and clean the system. Getting the carbon out of the exhaust is something you should do once a week to maintain optimum engine performance with a diesel. Your car shouldn't need a service after only 2000km (1,200 miles). Also, I suggest you reset your car computer after running the car down near empty. Refill (using additive) and monitor the fuel gauge against the computer. You could also set the computer to the setting wich shows driving efficiency. Also remember it can take 2000 miles for an engine to burn in or settle. I noticed this on my previous car, a Mercedes A class diesel, which improved a lot after 2000 miles (3000km). It didn't have a computer so I kept records of fuel usage and thus noticed the difference.
Let me know if any of this helps. |
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