Fuel Consumption on your Focus

[Mortbrad]

I'm really disappointed in the economy of my 2005 Zetec, I am struggling to get under 10-12l/100km in reasonable free-flowing traffic, but short trips.

On the same route I can regularly get 8-9l/100km in my 2005 Golf GTI, which I find quite odd. Admittedly the GTI goes have a 6-speed DSG but its also a turbo, and I do not spare the whip...

[Franco Cozzo]

815km out of 44.7L, average speed 59km/h.

Watch out with your Focus, some here have had issues causing high fuel consumption caused by a faulty thermostat.

[Mortbrad]

Originally Posted by Big Damo

Watch out with your Focus, some here have had issues causing high fuel consumption caused by a faulty thermostat.

I ponder whether something is wrong with it myself. I always thought the wife just had a lead foot, but I can't see any reason why a 2l NA should use more than a 2l turbo that has to be heavier.

That said the GTI does have direct injection and a 6speed box, and its torquey so maybe the Zetec just needs more of a boot to boogie.

[Franco Cozzo]

I got 890km out of 49L, average speed 56km/h.

[Russ]

Originally Posted by Big Damo

I got 890km out of 49L, average speed 56km/h.

5.5 L / 100 or 51.2 mpg you'd have to be happy with that

[galaxy xr8]

So now that some people have had there LW focus for a while, I am very interested in anyone that has a Pwr shift TDCi Titanium hatch '11 or '12 model and what their consumption is like in town ?.

[BecW]

I have a 2011 titanium turbo diesel. I mostly drive stop start around town and I get 5.9/100km. I did have a Tunit chip in my car and I was getting 4.9/100 which was amazing but it had to come out cause my car didn't agree with it.

[BecW]

Originally Posted by galaxy xr8

So now that some people have had there LW focus for a while, I am very interested in anyone that has a Pwr shift TDCi Titanium hatch '11 or '12 model and what their consumption is like in town ?.

I get 5.9 around town in my titanium. Very nice cars and they are very smooth.. Well until you lower it right onto its ****

[galaxy xr8]

Thank's for that BecW, do you know the average speed aswell ?, or what town are we talking about.

[BecW]

Talking about Canberra. It varies a lot. Bit I'd say average is somewhere between 60-80. Going to Sydney, I get 5.6 on the highway

[Yellow_Festiva]

Originally Posted by BecW

Talking about Canberra. It varies a lot. Bit I'd say average is somewhere between 60-80. Going to Sydney, I get 5.6 on the highway

60-80 is actually a very high average. I will do a 700km trip of 20% suburban and 80% pure freeway and my average will be in the low to mid 70's.

A car driven around the city / suburbs will have an average of around 30-45km/h.

Does the LW Focus have the option of instantaneous consumption readout? Only thing I really wish my LV had.

[Nolz]

LW Diesel Sport Auto.

6.8L/100 average speed of 32km/h. That's virtually bumper to bumper in the morning and evening.

When it comes to traffic and congestion, nobody does it better than Sydney.

That's with a tune. Before a tune it was 7.1L/100km.

I'm yet to get out on the freeway but I'm sure it will be pretty darn impressive.

[galaxy xr8]

I am interested in the consumption with an avg speed of around 40klm/h.

[Franco Cozzo]

Originally Posted by Russ

5.5 L / 100 or 51.2 mpg you'd have to be happy with that

Yeah its pretty great, and its nice to drive too having all that torque right there.

[spvd02]

Originally Posted by galaxy xr8

I am interested in the consumption with an avg speed of around 40klm/h.

My average speed is 40km/h, and I do a mix of short and medium trips (2-15km each way).

My average fuel consumption over 3000km is 6.9L/100km. I do drive it nice and easy, and always set the speed limiter to the posted limit. I tend to back off to encourage a gear change (dual clutch auto), before depressing the accelerator a little further, thus using the torque of the engine more effectively.

Similar driving my previous BF would use around 14L/100km, I believe mainly due to the time spent driving with the motor still warming up.

Very happy with everything on the LW Trend so far!

[galaxy xr8]

Originally Posted by spvd02

My average speed is 40km/h, and I do a mix of short and medium trips (2-15km each way).

My average fuel consumption over 3000km is 6.9L/100km. I do drive it nice and easy, and always set the speed limiter to the posted limit. I tend to back off to encourage a gear change (dual clutch auto), before depressing the accelerator a little further, thus using the torque of the engine more effectively.

Similar driving my previous BF would use around 14L/100km, I believe mainly due to the time spent driving with the motor still warming up.

Very happy with everything on the LW Trend so far!

That is what I was hoping it would be around so I am happy to hear.

[spvd02]

Just to clarify, I have the petrol version...

[BecW]

Oops I mean I get 5.9/100. My average speed is 44. Thats on the titanium turbo diesel

[galaxy xr8]

Originally Posted by spvd02

Just to clarify, I have the petrol version...

That's even better then, the diesel should be better still.

[Dustproof]

I have a TDCi Powershift LVII, I just had the 30K service and for some reason my fuel economy suddenly got better by 80Kms per tank. I do 90% highway @ 5.6l/100Km the distance to empty added to distance traveled works out mostly at 950Km's. Before the service was around 880 and 5.8l/100Km

[Franco Cozzo]

Trip computer saying 5.8L/100km which I thought was weird, pop the bonnet and take off the cover, all 4 of my injectors have a big puddle of diesel around them....

[yuruga]

Model: 2012 Ford Focus Sport
Generation: LWMKII
Type: 2.0
petrol Manual
Driving style: 60% City : 40% Freeway
Fuel Consumption: 6.9 L / 100km
Total KM's on the clock: 1520km

Quite Impressed with the fuel comsumption. Using RON 95

[DJM83]

Ive gone down to 10.2, im doing it wrong

[DJM83]

Recent road trip 3440kms completed, 301L of BP98
9L~/100km, worked out on fuel receipts.
Car said 9.0L/100 on the dot.

[totallysour]

Finished a trip down the Great Ocean Rd from Melbourne to Warrnambool and back via colac. 735km, 47.95L, 6.5L/100km economy. Ford Focus Sport LW

My fuel use around town is much higher. Average pretty close to 9-10L/100km with approx 90% city driving. Does this seem a bit high?

[rand0mn00b]

Originally Posted by totallysour

Finished a trip down the Great Ocean Rd from Melbourne to Warrnambool and back via colac. 735km, 47.95L, 6.5L/100km economy. Ford Focus Sport LW

My fuel use around town is much higher. Average pretty close to 9-10L/100km with approx 90% city driving. Does this seem a bit high?

sounds about right (I get similar figures around town)

[Gaspode]

Only on it's 3rd tank so far

Model: 2012 Ford Focus Titanium (SEP)
Generation: LW2
Type: 2.0 Petrol PowerShift
Driving style: 100% City
Fuel Consumption: Avg 9.1l / 100km

[Yellow_Festiva]

Ok, I think I have a record.... beat the factory rating!

Model: 2010 Focus TDCI
Generation: LV
Type: 2.0 PowerShift
Driving style: 20% City : 80% Freeway, 853km.
Fuel Consumption: 4.7L/100km (was at 4.4L till we hit traffic!)
Total KM's on the clock: 54k km
AVG speed:76km/h
Conditions: 2 occupants, meduim load, empty roof racks, space saver as well as full size spare, air-con on the whole time.

DTE - 122km. Was stunned! Did the drive from Sydney to Coolangatta and the consumption leveled out at 4.4L per 100, with an average speed of 84km/h. Hit Taree and from there to Kempsey it was 5-10km/h bumper to bumper which reduced the average speed to 70 and our consumption went from 4.4-4.9 :(. Kempsey to Coolangatta leveled the figures to what we have above.

So, I was hoping that the trip back would be a little more smoother, just to compare with going there:

Driving style: 20% City : 80% Freeway, 854km.
Fuel Consumption: 4.6L/100km
Total KM's on the clock: 55k km
AVG speed:79km/h
Conditions: 2 occupants, meduim load, empty roof racks, space saver as well as full size spare, air-con on the whole time.

This time we took a detour to drop into Taree itself for lunch. At that point it was already showing 4.6 and after that my wife took over and drove the rest of the way in drive (I tend to use the gears to better adjust driving to the conditions)..

When we got home the DTE read 152km. Makes for just over 1000km to a tank in those conditions.

Factory figures for the Diesel Focus is 4.8L per 100 - obtained on rollers with no wind resistance from what I hear?

Very impressed ;)

[Yellow_Festiva]

Following on from my previous post I decided to go out and do a little driving. Still had a DTE of 14X km when I filled her up:



Don't think the boffins ever expected the DTE to enter into 4 digit territory!!!

After about half an hr I thought the consumption computer was buggered... km kept going up, DTE was stuck at 999km... till I drove around and after 37km it ticked down to 998.

Focus ECOnetic anyone lol

[Hazmatt69]

Originally Posted by galaxy xr8

I am interested in the consumption with an avg speed of around 40klm/h.

LW 2011 Sports diesel auto.
On the way to work tonight had a gander at comp
Avg speed: 45km/h
Avg consumpution: 15.9k/litre.
Mostly highway (80-90k zones) 40 min trip towards N'ctle.