Hi fuel use

[Jon Lewis]

Hi all I'm in the UK and have an 84 passion. Check out the MPG as we are only getting 32 MPG out of it ,the best we have obtained is 39 MPG Merc say ther is nothing wrong with it.

[DaveInTexas]

Hi Jon,

We are only going to be able to get the 71hp Passion. Any news on the 12v normally aspirated fuel consumption?

[dbwill]

Originally Posted by Jon Lewis

Hi all I'm in the UK and have an 84 passion. Check out the MPG as we are only getting 32 MPG out of it ,the best we have obtained is 39 MPG Merc say ther is nothing wrong with it.

Jon,

How many ounces to your gallon, In the colonies we don't use the imperial gallon

[Jon Lewis]

Hi
yes my friend Nick has a 71 passion and is getting 40 MPG which is less than his Mustang which he runs on LPG and gets a 52 MPG equivalent . The Mustang is about 8 months old so it's run in .

[Jon Lewis]

One imperial gallon is 1.2009 US gallons.

[dbwill]

Originally Posted by Jon Lewis

One imperial gallon is 1.2009 US gallons.

thanks, thought you were imp gals

[Jon Lewis]

Woops just found another receipt for fuel and the MPG has dropped to 28.24 MPG

[gamernotwatcher]

From a UK poster who concentrates on conservation
54 mpg = 44.96 mpg American
63 mpg = 52.46 mpg American
48 mpg = 39.97 mpg American

From above 32 MPG = 26.64 mpg American
28 MPG = 23.31mpg American
40 MPG = 33.3 mpg American

Did the Mercedes Engine have this much flux in fuel consumption

By the way 22.01 mpg American has been the lowest I have seen todate on the 451

[Jon Lewis]

We have a 270 merc and that does better than the smart

[jwight]

Hi Jon,

Our cars are supposed to have a taller 5th gear ratio and lower compression; maybe that accounts for the estimates of 40 mpg on the highway?