Fuel consumption and performance of ur Fiesta WS

[Omarko]

hi guys


My missuz bought a 2010 Fiesta WS (new) last year, the Zetec version. Its a 1.4l Auto. She commutes about 30kms a day each way in heavy traffic. What boggles my mind is the fuel consumption. It sits at 10.3L / 100kms . Average speed is 31km/h according to the trip computer.

One of the reasons why we bought this car was hope for better fuel economy thinking it will be more like 8L max ... especially since its a 1.4l engine. I mean my 6L V8 eats 16-17L and thats engine 4 times the size of the Fiesta !!!

The other thing is that the car sometimes does not start or when it starts and you put the gear in right away , it stalls. This has not happened in last couple weeks but did happen number of times before. Ford are no help at all.

Finally, I find the car completely gutless. I mean you can floor it when you take off at lights and it takes a while to respond and unless you are revving at 3.5K+ rpm, its very unresponsive. I know its a 1.4l engine but it does have 71kW so that should be more than enough for a small car like this.

We use 91 fuel so not sure how much difference will 95 or 98 make.

Does anyone else have the same car and be able to share with my their fuel consumption in city driving ?

thanks in advance