Post your Miles per Tank (overall MPG)

[MB-BTurbo]

Is the OBD inaccurate?

With my 2.0 petrol Turbo, 193bhp I get:

30mpg average, mixed driving
44mpg at a consistent 50mph
23mpg mid winter, short journeys

 

[wasted]

I got 70mpg from my 2002 CD220 estate fully loaded with 4 adults (we were on holiday in Scotland). Overall I got 50mpg on that car.

 

[mct_cars]

E270 CDi

Max out of Tank = 784.3 Miles, 48.7MPG, 73.2 Litres
Average over 12k Miles = 39.55MPG

E500 W211

Max out of Tank = 457.5 Miles, 28.1MPG, 74.03 Litres
Average Over 6k Miles = 19.9MPG

SL500 R107

Max out of Tank = 360.0 Miles, 23.43MPG, 69.85 Litres
Average Over 1k Miles = 16.87MPG

Best Ever MPG in one tank = 675.1 Miles, 70.25MPG, 43.69 Litres (ZX Diesel 1.9 Reflex)
Worst Ever MPG in one tank = 192.5 Miles, 12.85MPG, 68.1 Litres (Porsche 944 Turbo SE)
Most Miles out of one tank = 835.6 Miles, 53.6 MPG, 67.58 Litres (S-Max 1.8TDCi)

 

[Dieselman]

E270 CDi

Max out of Tank = 784.3 Miles, 48.7MPG, 73.2 Litres
Average over 12k Miles = 39.55MPG

E500 W211

Max out of Tank = 457.5 Miles, 28.1MPG, 74.03 Litres
Average Over 6k Miles = 19.9MPG

SL500 R107

Max out of Tank = 360.0 Miles, 23.43MPG, 69.85 Litres
Average Over 1k Miles = 16.87MPG

Best Ever MPG in one tank = 675.1 Miles, 70.25MPG, 43.69 Litres (ZX Diesel 1.9 Reflex)
Worst Ever MPG in one tank = 192.5 Miles, 12.85MPG, 68.1 Litres (Porsche 944 Turbo SE)
Most Miles out of one tank = 835.6 Miles, 53.6 MPG, 67.58 Litres (S-Max 1.8TDCi)

Nerdy, but interesting figures there.

Sometimes I find it interesting that direct injection hasn't lived upto the 20% additional economy promise over indirect injection. Your ZX being a case in point.

 

[Paul64]

I find my E300D gives around 8.6 litres / 100km (33mpg) running around town, 7.8 (36mpg) on a run whilst the 500E has averaged 22.1 over the last 9 years and 100,000 miles with a memorable best of 10.2 litres/100km (27.5mpg) on a 2000km run back from the UK and a worst, pushing along through Italy, of 16.3 litres/100km - 17.2mpg....

Paul

 

[neilz]

W140 S320 (1997)

M111.960 engine if I remember right

Average 10.2mpg now, 60% London driving, 40% motorway (steadily decreasing for some reason, getting a Halfords Fuel Service Plus booked soon as the A/C needs a bit of a clean and they will do both)

 

[effbee584]

E320cdi (6cyl in line)
All to Northern Italy, over 2200 miles return.
2009 - 39.2mpg
2010 - 40.1mpg
2011 - 44.4mpg Post ECU chip (increased power, torque and economy, as promised)

With AirCon on, a heavy load and no concession to economic driving. Whisper quiet at 80plus on most European roads. Town and motorway driving, climbing mountain passes. Better economy than the E220cdis I've had.
I now have a V6 3.0ltr cdi in a CLS and about to do the same journey, somehow doubt it will be as economical.

 

[mika]

W124T 2012 overall 26 mpg
C63 2012 overall 22mpg
C63 2011 overall 20mpg
C63 2010 overall 19mpg

 

[mct_cars]

Nerdy, but interesting figures there.

Sometimes I find it interesting that direct injection hasn't lived upto the 20% additional economy promise over indirect injection. Your ZX being a case in point.

Very nerdy - Spreadsheet going back to 1997 with every fill up, bill etc for every car since then.

It's an interesting point however the 406 TD I had and E270 are the best comparison as they were similar driving situations - i.e long trips with work. The 406 averaged 41.7 and the E270 39.5. The 406 was freekin' awful, especially when it decided to shed a con rod on the A1.

E270 of course was a different prospect. It also would have done better MPG as I found out (through this forum) that it had that sticky thermostat problem after I sold it.

ZX though was one of the best cars I owned, even if it did have windey down windows. I guess the figures are down to the fact that it weighed in at slightly more than a packet of crisps and couldn't pull the skin off a rice pudding at full throttle. It had great handling though, and because it had no power, it meant driving stopped becoming a competition. It averaged 57MPG overall, mostly town driving. Figures that would be hard to beat with most new metal nowadays.