Suzuki Swift 59 1.3. Good MPG, Average MPG, Bad MPG ?

PMKeates said:
I would say the economy is fine. It's a new car, probably not fully loosened up, and you are driving a very short journey with several minutes of idling. Trips to the supermarket etc. are all going to keep that just as bad.

My suggestion would be to reset your trip computer as you set off on the 186 mile journey and then report the mpg back here. If this is low then I personally would advise you to speak to Suzuki, but I suspect it will be OK.
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Will do although I won't be making that trip for a while, I will more then likely be heading to York again soon (Family There) so I'll reset and see what I get then. What would you say I should expect on a journey such as that ?

Thanks for the advice btw !

gamehungry
 
Begbie said:
I can do 300miles Wolverhampton to Edinburgh for £40~, thats in a 2.2 so that sounds pretty naff to me.
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Unless we are talking properly recorded MPG figures it is very hard to be sure. It's significantly affected by accuracy of the fuel gauge and the price of fuel.
 
gamehungry said:
Will do although I won't be making that trip for a while, I will more then likely be heading to York again soon (Family There) so I'll reset and see what I get then. What would you say I should expect on a journey such as that ?
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From a steady journey that was mainly motorway, I would expect around 40, I guess. Your economy will also be quite heavily affected by cruising at much more than 70.
 
My Pug 207 (1.4l) used to get ~35mpg on short trips/around town and 50+ on motorway runs.

The Prelude's currently doing 25mpg but I haven't had a good motorway run yet. I would have expected better mileage from a 1.3 than a 2.3 given similar driving conditions.
 
PMKeates said:
From a steady journey that was mainly motorway, I would expect around 40, I guess. Your economy will also be quite heavily affected by cruising at much more than 70.
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Thanks for that, I'll make sure I record it next time.

Anyone want to give me hits/tips on 'eco safe driving' as they call it these days, driving to save fuel etc ?

Thanks to everyone that's hepled so far, you're a hepful bunch.

I'll update this thread when I've made a long journey.

gamehungry

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Hmm, tips for economical driving...

1. Don't idle the car unnecessarily ;)

2. Accelerate smoothly i.e. don't apply 100% throttle. Feather it just enough to make decent progress. If you feel you need to make quicker progress, use more of the rev range before applying full throttle. I.e. instead of full throttle and going 2000-3000rpm, use less throttle and go 3000-4000rpm.

3. Anticipate the road ahead. Slow for traffic lights before you have to, slow for roundabouts and begin checking way before you are at the point of leaving. Use the transmission to slow rather than the brakes.

4. Avoid braking at high speed altogether - let go of the throttle instead. You'll find that braking because the car in front does will result in you ending up slower than you need to be, and then having to speed up again. Let go of the throttle and the slower rate of deceleration will enable you to match speed to the vehicle in front more accurately.

5. Leave a greater distance between you and the car in front, both in order to support 4. and to enable you to react "better". By "better" I mean, car in front of you slows for no reason, you can mirror-signal-maneuver and overtake before you have to adjust your road speed at all. If you are 2 feet from their bumper you'll have to slow before overtaking.

6. Don't coast i.e. don't take the car out of gear or leave the clutch pedal pushed in when moving. If you remain in-gear and do not apply the throttle, the car will not use any fuel, but if you coast it will use a small amount of fuel. Aside from that, the reduced degree of control when coasting will likely result in uneconomical decisions.

7. When driving use the gear that most closely matches 2000 rpm, with a preference for a little below 2000 rpm when cruising. If one gear results in 2500 rpm and the next 1800 rpm, choose the latter gear. If one gear results in 2200 rpm and again 1800 rpm, choose 1800 rpm. At high speed cruising on the motorway use the highest gear possible, but shift down if you need to accelerate at all quickly and the revs drop below 1500 rpm.
 
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PMKeates said:
From a steady journey that was mainly motorway, I would expect around 40, I guess. Your economy will also be quite heavily affected by cruising at much more than 70.
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Scarborough has no Motorway - its A road to York or as far as the A1M if he's going to Newcastle. You've got to cross the moors to get to the A1M as well..
 
Just to add, I find the clutch horrible on the Swift too, it's so light, I was trying to park my girlfriend's one on a hill and found it very difficult, the builder's across the road were laughing at me :(
 
Sounds way way to low to me.

When I use my car primarily for commuting (1991 MX-5) on a 3 mile each way commute, I get 28MPG. This journey can often take 20mins due to traffic, so obviously not ideal and in an engine not designed for economy....

My mother has a Honda Jazz (1.4), she commutes everyday 1.9 miles to work and back, the trip computer shows 43MPG for this weekly (not sure how accurate the trip computer is as Ive never calculated the MPG for it).
 
the missus previous car was a 57 plate swift 1.5GLX. Yes the clutch is tetchy and yes the fuel economy sucked, mainly because you tend to drive them like you stole em.
 
The clutch is normal i work at a suzuki dealership and they are an absolute nightmare especially the sport its virtually imposible to reverse it up a slight hill without over revving.
 
Sounds about right for a journey that rarely gets over 3rd gear.
I bet you could get a much better mpg if you drove carefully on a less stop starty route.

Also, you wont get good mpg on a motorway with a small engine unless you stick to 50.
 
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