Excellent!
41.6 US mpg.
5.64l/km
17.7km/l
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Excellent!
41.6 US mpg.
5.64l/km
17.7km/l
Enthusiast
A flat 50mpg (Imperial) makes a hell of a lot more sense to me than trying to decipher 5.64 or 17.7 whatsits
Not a bad result btw!
Supporting Member
a flat 6 liters or a flat 1 per 18 makes much sense....Originally Posted by nota
A flat 50mpg (Imperial) makes a hell of a lot more sense to me than trying to decipher 5.64 or 17.7 whatsits
Not a bad result btw!
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Enthusiast
Achieving 25% better economy is so much easier to comprehend in mpg
eg:
40mpg = 7.06 metrimuddles
50mpg = 5.64
Supporting Member
I think it is not a fault of the metric system that the decimals appear when you convert archaic dimensions....Achieving 25% better economy is so much easier to comprehend in mpg
eg:
40mpg = 7.06 metrimuddles
50mpg = 5.64
"I find the whole business of religion profoundly interesting, but it does mystify me that otherwise intelligent people take it seriously." Douglas Adams
Enthusiast
Lets test your proposal
According to my calculations, during our heatwave the wife's car last averaged bang-on 14.12 liters/100 km around town with the A/C on
Without A/C it gets 12.84 liters/100 km
Most metric advotees would need to resort to mental arithmetic (or a calculator) to realise the latter figure is a 10% improvement
I don't.Because thanks to mpg our fuel economy numbers remain instantly meaningful/comprehensible
(20 vs 22 mpg)
Supporting Member
or in your case 1 liter on 7.1 km versus one on 1 on 7.8.
Before you change any calculating system, you might want to change her car because it is bloody uneconomical..
"I find the whole business of religion profoundly interesting, but it does mystify me that otherwise intelligent people take it seriously." Douglas Adams
Enthusiast
(final post on this subject)
For sure it depends on what system you grew up with. The metric system is superior for a lot of automotively-related measurement, like weight etc. But not imo for fuel consumption, or oil pressure which has been rendered almost meaningless under metric
Uneconomical in consumption perhaps, but not expensive to run - hereabouts her car is (at the least) as cheap to run as your diesel C5. Btw its also lighteryou might want to change her car because it is bloody uneconomical..
ps: 150kw/350nm
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cheapness to run is a function of local tax systems.Uneconomical in consumption perhaps, but not expensive to run - hereabouts her car is (at the least) as cheap to run as your diesel C5. Btw its also lighter
ps: 150kw/350nm
ps 120kw/360nm
"I find the whole business of religion profoundly interesting, but it does mystify me that otherwise intelligent people take it seriously." Douglas Adams
Furniture
Mini Cooper S (2005), manual gearbox, completely standard.
9,5l/100km (~25mpg) on avergare, 50-50 motorway/city driving. Mostly normal driving, but some hard pushing as well...
Lack of charisma can be fatal.
Visca Catalunya!
Enthusiast
Just managed to pull 16.31mpg (14.42l/100km) on my last roadtrip to San Antonio and back, about 550 miles round trip. I was impressed because I hadn't pulled a tank better than 15mpg (~15.7l/100km) yet.
An it harm none, do as ye will
Approximately 79% of statistics are made up.
Rookie
1997 Acura 1.6EL (think Civic in case u dunno about this car)
no mods, moderate driving with occasional vtec kicking (5500+rpm)
avg 9.5L/100km (about half highway and half city)
HWY 7.9L/100km
burn engine oil like crazy though (could be the vtec).. consumed around 20% of oil after 5000km
Fanatic
10.46l/100km
27mpg
What the hell is going on?
Furniture
Sam get the bloody car checked by a mechanic, trust me. Either that or buy another one.
Even the Mini with 100bhp more is more frugal...
Lack of charisma can be fatal.
Visca Catalunya!
Fanatic
I'll book an appointment tomorrow... grrrr...
This angers me.
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