Ford Fiesta Actual Fuel Consumption

[lamborghinione]

happy ako sa FC ko, considering na almost everyday gumagapang kami sa SLEX lalo na pag pauwi...

This is great FC for a subcompact car having 10Km/L in heavy traffic route and less than 5000Km odo. WOW! Nice Fiesta!

[Chuckomenda]

Good FC indeed. 10km/l is good enough for me

[paolorenzo]

My fuel consumption is pathetic. Had my first re-fill today (after the initial full tank on Nov5 - day I picked up the car). 37.53 liters only registered 257.6 kms. A measly 6.86 kms/liter! Grrr...

Guys, after your full tank, what does your Distance-To-Empty meter show? Yung akin parang 280kms lang.

If this poor performance continues, I may have to reset the ECU (removing fuse for ECU).

I have the Sport (1.6L Ti-VCT with 6-speed Powershift).

[tidus1203]

WOAH!!! That really sucks, no offense... What's your driving style may I ask? And how the route you are taking?

[pista_ni_jon]

haha! mas mataas lang ako sayo ng 1.+ liters! andito yung unang report card ko. to add an insult, i re-filled on the same station & pump! heheheh.

ngayong araw nagpa-full tank nako ulit. pero this time different station na kasi ayaw ko na lumayo pa para magpakarga dun sa malapit sa dealer. dito nako sa malapit sa amin ako nagpakarga. mukhang nag-improve kahit na ibang istasyon at pump ang pinagpakargahan ko. i-share ko narin:

meter reading: 187.9 km
full tank: 21.651 l

fc = 8.67 km/l (mixed city-70% & highway driving-30%)

ok na sakin yan kahit medyo sablay ang error rate. at least meron improvement. haha.

edit: manual computation lang ako kasi 1.6 ps trend lang sakin. hehe

[paolorenzo]

I live in Pasig-Cainta border (Pinagbuhatan, Pasig), where it's riddled with tricycles. I actually go into a sidestreet to get to the office faster, pero tadtad naman nang humps. So I think my Fiesta barely makes it to 3rd gear. Sayang naman gears 4-6.

With my old '92 bigbody GLi (1.6L) my average FC was 5.5-6kms/liter. With my LPG Revo, it's about 3.5-4kms/liter. Talagang hindi fuel efficient ang aking driving environment.

As for driving style, I'm still struggling taming my Fiesta. Pero compared to my driver, mas malayo nararating nang full tank ko, compared to him, assuming we drive the same car through the same route.

Hay... sabi ko nga dati kung maka 8kms/liter ako, satisfied na ako. So may disappointment pa rin. Petron Xtra Unleaded pala gamit ko. Same station (Pasig Blvd, beside Capitol8), pero different pump this time around. Petron lang, kasi dun ang fleet card ko...

[tidus1203]

I see, sayang fleet card ka pero I have made many studies on fuel and its effect on fuel economy and I am firm believer that Shell Super Unleaded (the cheapest one) returns the best FE. And NO I am not in any way connected to Pilipinas Shell or the Royal Dutch Shell of Netherlands nor do I have investments in them... Just my observation...

Yeah if your area is tadtad ng humps yari talaga fuel economy mo cause you build up speed then you stop again... Gaining speed is the biggest enemy of fuel economy... So try to maintain it so you don't lose momentum, pero given your area mukang mahirap...

Try using gravity to your advantage... What I mean by that is pag down slope na let go of the gas completely and let it glide. By letting go of the gas you close the valves and that will save a lot of fuel...

Other technique like spacing will really help. Put a car's distance between you and the guy in front, hayaan mo na kung may sumiksik pero this improves FE... Anticipation also helps, dapat long sighted ka hehehe... Malayo pa lang nakikita mo na traffic so let go of the gas and let the car glide and let friction stop the car by itself and then kung malapit na then use the brakes to completely stop the car.

On stop lights naman switch to N, unless mabilis lang...

There are more tips I can share, for now yan na muna...

[pista_ni_jon]

...I actually go into a sidestreet to get to the office faster, pero tadtad naman nang humps. ...

sir, i suggest you use the grade assist. mas mainam yun sa maraming humps. i also think na mas nakakatipid sya sa gas kasi yung tranny tumatalino bigla. yung first gear will only hit 2000-2200 rpm then change na sya kagad sa 2nd (lightfoot only). kapag naka-off yung grade assist,napansin ko na inaabot ako ng 3000 rpm. try mo rin and observe.

[wongski]

looks like an average of 8km/li for the new Fiesta owners except for Paolorenzo...

For the seasoned car owners... reading between the lines, you seem to know that the FC will improve over time (or mileage)... habang break in?

rough estimate, how much FC do you think the Fiesta would have over time?

[Iantuts]

As for driving style, I'm still struggling taming my Fiesta..

I like that line..haha

[tidus1203]

looks like an average of 8km/li for the new Fiesta owners except for Paolorenzo...

For the seasoned car owners... reading between the lines, you seem to know that the FC will improve over time (or mileage)... habang break in?

rough estimate, how much FC do you think the Fiesta would have over time?

Estimation ko over time in Manila traffic 12km/L in the long run... Basta shift at 2500RPM at the very most... Anyway we have 6 gears so shifting early should still give us good range...

[wongski]

Estimation ko over time in Manila traffic 12km/L in the long run... Basta shift at 2500RPM at the very most... Anyway we have 6 gears so shifting early should still give us good range...

I've just been in the Honda's FC database thread and 8km/l for a new car in city driving is actually average. A 1.5 Jazz seem to start at that rate as well. And a possible 12km/li is great for city driving so:
Fiesta FC...check! ...
looks... check
safety features... check
new/high technology... check (voice contrl, ipod connectivity, etc)
price... check! (40k difference with the 1.5 Jazz?)

now, will wait for more feedback on:
gear hunting (though a couple of guys have seem to found a solution...)
other issues (e.g. lights?)


PS: there is no other guy in my mind when I said seasoned car owner than tidus1203. if I actually get a Fiesta, gawin kita ninong sa binyag nya.

[Romeo Alfa]

sir, i suggest you use the grade assist. mas mainam yun sa maraming humps. i also think na mas nakakatipid sya sa gas kasi yung tranny tumatalino bigla. yung first gear will only hit 2000-2200 rpm then change na sya kagad sa 2nd (lightfoot only). kapag naka-off yung grade assist,napansin ko na inaabot ako ng 3000 rpm. try mo rin and observe.

Although I have not yet driven the Fiesta 1.6 AT, but try this if it works. using the grade assist, and upon reaching the 1900-2000 rpm, try to slightly release the accelerator pedal. maybe, just a big MAYBE, the gear shifts to 2nd.

It works in my Mazda 323 AT.

[tidus1203]

Diba Romeo you will get the 1.4 Trend Fiesta? If so the gear hunting should not apply to you it only applies to Powershift users... Kung manual naman, syempre you change the gears so no issue there...

[jetrone]

I think I get what Romeo Alfa means, revving the engine to 2000rpm letting off the gas will make the Powershift shift to 2nd.

[paolorenzo]

Parang baliktad nga eh. As I said previously, the PS tranny is thinking too much. If I let go of the throttle (to cruise), it assumes that I need to slow down, then does a downshift.

So as for tidus' tips, I already do that. I'm normally far-sighted, build up enough speed to get to the point of traffic, then cruise along. Pero the PS don't like dat strategy.

This morning, I tried using L going up Ortigas Ext going to Ortigas Center. That works, as long as you keep your foot on the gas. Once you release, engine break kicks in. Try ko naman tomorrow ang Hill Grade Assist...

Thanks everyone. Dami ko na rin negative nitpicks on the Fiesta, but I do not have an ounce of regret buying this beauty. Just need to tame this baby stallion...

[tidus1203]

My fuel economy meter says I am doing 11.8L/100km...

We shall see if its correct once I do my manual computation maybe in 2 weeks time hehehe

[reefshark]

Parang baliktad nga eh. As I said previously, the PS tranny is thinking too much. If I let go of the throttle (to cruise), it assumes that I need to slow down, then does a downshift.

So as for tidus' tips, I already do that. I'm normally far-sighted, build up enough speed to get to the point of traffic, then cruise along. Pero the PS don't like dat strategy.

This morning, I tried using L going up Ortigas Ext going to Ortigas Center. That works, as long as you keep your foot on the gas. Once you release, engine break kicks in. Try ko naman tomorrow ang Hill Grade Assist...

Thanks everyone. Dami ko na rin negative nitpicks on the Fiesta, but I do not have an ounce of regret buying this beauty. Just need to tame this baby stallion...

Same here Paolorenzo, if i release the gas pedal abit to make it shift up it would instead shift down and you feel the car doing an engine break.

[kevo888]

Same here Paolorenzo, if i release the gas pedal abit to make it shift up it would instead shift down and you feel the car doing an engine break.

So what happens in an overtaking procedure?
After you pass the car, does the Fiesta shift down if you let your foot off the gas?
My cvt Honda does the opposite. Shifts down to pass, then shifts up after.

[paolorenzo]

It does the same for overtaking (thank God). A heavy foot on the gas will make it downshift, giving you torque/power, and will adjust to the right gear when you ease off.

The problem is more for slow moving traffic... When you cruise on lower gears, it will down shift further when you release the throttle pedal.