W639 Vito 111CDi fuel consumption

[thebeardedsheff]

Hi everybody

I know this has been done before but I can't find a thread prior to 2011 so I thought I might start another on the subject!

After two months of ownership, with 243,000 on the odometer, I am successfully returning 32-36 mpg with a mix of approx 80-85% motorway at 70-80mph and he remainder being town driving (short trips, cold engine etc)

To be honest I'd read a lot of stories about poor consumption with the Vito but on the basis of the last few weeks I am very pleasantly surprised at the economy I am returning.

Compared to the Subaru flat 4 auto petrol turbo I also known, I am over the moon!

Can anybody else report back with 639 figures..? Always interesting to see what others are achieving!

Cheers all

Mike

 

[Hursty]

I used to get similar mpg (32-35) from my 116 w639, mainly motorway at 70mph.

119 447 showing around 40 mpg with similar driving, early days for the engine though

 

[ADR1AN]

My old van was a 111 and I used to get 30-35 fully laden on the motorway. I now have the 116 and with more power I'm still getting the same results.

 

[BTB 500]

The 111 and more powerful 115 had identical fuel consumption figures: urban 26.6, extra-urban 41.5, combined 34.9. So low-mid 30s is about what you would expect.

The base model 109 had a lower ratio back axle, so as well as having the least power actually gave worse mpg: urban 23.9, extra-urban 38.2, combined 31.7.

FWIW our 120 averages about 25 mpg, up to about 30 on a long run.

 

[thebeardedsheff]

Seems totally on the money there guys, thanks! I'm averaging between 32 and 34 over a thousand miles so far. Not bad. Hope it goes up a bit on longer runs... we'll see!

Mike

 

[wu56Shoozz]

You can retrofit cruise control and it may give a couple of extra MPG - not saying it will mind but it just might..

When was the last time you had your van serviced? It'll help ...

I have the same van on an LWB and I think its a great van...

 

[thebeardedsheff]

Hi

The van had CC fitted from factory, along with parking sensors and a few other toys so quite well specced (nice vinyl 'leather look' upholstery too!) The cruise is scarily simple to operate on the merc, i'd forgotten how easy. A good shout though!


I debate whether using cruise actually increases fuel consumption. Don't know if the Vito uses engine braking to maintain a set speed limit?

Yes, apart from expensive OE parts and strange electrical foibles (on all the vitos I've had or driven) they are great vans.

Cheers

Mike

 

[poxxxy]

Old post but my auto is returning about 22-27mpg with a 50/50 mix of motorway and town driving. .

 

[Marku]

As an extension to the Vito our Viano, auto + cruise, which has a better performance than the Vito and which I admit to driving hard has always turned in 33mpg.