Ford Fiesta Actual Fuel Consumption

[jetrone]

please help me guys..im a newbie in car usage.i just bought a ford fiesta hatchback 1.4L a month ago..and my full tank (free from ford global city ) consumed a total of more or less than 300KMs..i realized it only ran for less than 10KMs per liter (is my computation right?)..then i monitoring it the second time i had my full tank now at 38L.i list down all the places i gone and its reading.but sadly,it has the same outcome..i improved pa nga my driving..first,like running it most of the time without stepping fully in the gas.."tapak-tapak" lng below 100kph..and i drove it in tagaytay last sunday and lastly,i used less my aircon pg hindi nman mainit..just to improve my fuel consumption..pro wla p rin pinagbago..less than a quarter na lng gas ko and 285KMs na total itinakbo..it shows that less than 10KMs tlaga per liter..what shall i do guys?do i need to have it checked by my dealer? or it is normal? thank you guys..ill wait for your kind advises..

Welcome to tsikot, but first of all you have to refrain from using text speak, and organize a little bit so it's easier for others to read.

May we know what rev range do you shift up?
Have you been in heavy traffic?

[lamborghinione]

please help me guys..im a newbie in car usage.i just bought a ford fiesta hatchback 1.4L a month ago..and my full tank (free from ford global city ) consumed a total of more or less than 300KMs..i realized it only ran for less than 10KMs per liter (is my computation right?)..then i monitoring it the second time i had my full tank now at 38L.i list down all the places i gone and its reading.but sadly,it has the same outcome..i improved pa nga my driving..first,like running it most of the time without stepping fully in the gas.."tapak-tapak" lng below 100kph..and i drove it in tagaytay last sunday and lastly,i used less my aircon pg hindi nman mainit..just to improve my fuel consumption..pro wla p rin pinagbago..less than a quarter na lng gas ko and 285KMs na total itinakbo..it shows that less than 10KMs tlaga per liter..what shall i do guys?do i need to have it checked by my dealer? or it is normal? thank you guys..ill wait for your kind advises..

Mataas talaga yung FC pag sa mga lugar na matataas like Tagaytay. More gas are burned pag pataas ang daan. Try to be consistent with your destination para malaman kung may improvement ang FC when doing additional gas saving techniques like what you said.

[jetrone]

Would love to see FoFi FC numbers in Thailand, the thing is I can barely understand their Facebook page.

[weisshorn]

IMHO ang makina ng fiesta gasoline model ay hindi tuned for fuel economy kaya ang consumo ay hindi lalayo sa ibang 1.6L engine ng other brand. Pero kung yung fiesta diesel model econotec ang pag-usapan (which is not yet here in our shore) eh ibang usapan na yon, talagang matipid ang 1.6L tdci engine kasi re-tuned yon for lower power and fuel economy.

In early thread before fiesta launching I already said my preference to wait for this econotec variant. Pero ngayon mukhang mag pang-abot sila ng new accent.. Magugulo na naman ang plano ko for the next car purchase

[onatski]

Please help me guys. Im a newbie in car usage.i just bought a Ford Fiesta hatchback 1.4L a month ago, and my full tank (free from ford global city ) consumed a total of more or less than 300KMs. I realized it only ran for less than 10KMs/liter (is my computation right?). Then i am now monitoring it the second time i had my full tank at 38L. I'm listing down all the places i gone and its KM reading. But sadly,it has the same outcome. I even improved my driving,like running it most of the time without stepping fully in the gas. "Tapak-tapak" lang below 100kph. And i drove it in tagaytay last sunday for provincial driving. I also seldom stepped the accelerator when going back to manila because the car was free wheeling. And lastly,i used less my aircon pag hindi nman mainit..just to improve my fuel consumption..pero nothing was changed in my FC. I have now less than a quarter in my gas and 285KMs na total itinakbo..it shows that less than 10KMs talaga per liter..what shall i do guys?do i need to have it checked by my dealer? or it is normal? thank you guys..ill wait for your kind advises..

[Romeo Alfa]

Please help me guys. Im a newbie in car usage.i just bought a Ford Fiesta hatchback 1.4L a month ago, and my full tank (free from ford global city ) consumed a total of more or less than 300KMs. I realized it only ran for less than 10KMs/liter (is my computation right?). Then i am now monitoring it the second time i had my full tank at 38L. I'm listing down all the places i gone and its KM reading. But sadly,it has the same outcome. I even improved my driving,like running it most of the time without stepping fully in the gas. "Tapak-tapak" lang below 100kph. And i drove it in tagaytay last sunday for provincial driving. I also seldom stepped the accelerator when going back to manila because the car was free wheeling. And lastly,i used less my aircon pag hindi nman mainit..just to improve my fuel consumption..pero nothing was changed in my FC. I have now less than a quarter in my gas and 285KMs na total itinakbo..it shows that less than 10KMs talaga per liter..what shall i do guys?do i need to have it checked by my dealer? or it is normal? thank you guys..ill wait for your kind advises..

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Let us simplify the issue here:

You traveled a total of "more or less" 300 km. with the free "full" tank from Ford Global City, and you realized that your FC is less than 10 kpl. You are asking now if your computation is right?

1. My answers would be: Yes it is correct that your FC is less than 10 kpl but it is not an accurate computation but an estimate only. Remember, you were not present when the "Full" tank was filled to the brim or "Full" by Ford Global". Also, your 300 km. trip is a very general statement. The 38L therefore should not be used as the basis in computing the FC, as the "full" tank provided by your dealer may not be accurate.


2. Your eco-driving in going to Tagaytay may be a good start, but the increased FC does not mean something is wrong with the car. You cannot use it to compare with that of the driving you did during the initial "full"tank which was made in different routes. As what lamborghinione said, be consistent in your route. Also try to as consistent with day and time (read: traffic), and the gas station pump used, if you really want to have a accurate or comparable FC.

3. Although the remaining quarter of your fuel, with 285 km. trip on it, may still yield less than 10 kpl, but the division appearing in the Fuel Gauge is not equally divided in terms of volume of fuel inside the tank, hence, not accurate again. Get the FC based on the actual kilometers traveled and the actual liters of fuel used.

It is thus too early for you to have your Fiesta checked by your dealer?

FC computation at this time with the Fiesta is like honeymoon period of a newly wed couple. Its either you have to be precise or don't mind at all.

Honestly, my expectations on the Fiesta as to its FC is decreasing. But then, as the saying goes." You cannot have the pie and eat it too,"

Just my 2 cents worth.

*Onatski, I hope to hear from you on any progress on your FC as I will be getting a 1.4 hatch too.

[jetrone]

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Let us simplify the issue here:

You traveled a total of "more or less" 300 km. with the free "full" tank from Ford Global City, and you realized that your FC is less than 10 kpl. You are asking now if your computation is right?

1. My answers would be: Yes it is correct that your FC is less than 10 kpl but it is not an accurate computation but an estimate only. Remember, you were not present when the "Full" tank was filled to the brim or "Full" by Ford Global". Also, your 300 km. trip is a very general statement. The 38L therefore should not be used as the basis in computing the FC, as the "full" tank provided by your dealer may not be accurate.


2. Your eco-driving in going to Tagaytay may be a good start, but the increased FC does not mean something is wrong with the car. You cannot use it to compare with that of the driving you did during the initial "full"tank which was made in different routes. As what lamborghinione said, be consistent in your route. Also try to as consistent with day and time (read: traffic), and the gas station pump used, if you really want to have a accurate or comparable FC.

3. Although the remaining quarter of your fuel, with 285 km. trip on it, may still yield less than 10 kpl, but the division appearing in the Fuel Gauge is not equally divided in terms of volume of fuel inside the tank, hence, not accurate again. Get the FC based on the actual kilometers traveled and the actual liters of fuel used.

It is thus too early for you to have your Fiesta checked by your dealer?

FC computation at this time with the Fiesta is like honeymoon period of a newly wed couple. Its either you have to be precise or don't mind at all.

Honestly, my expectations on the Fiesta as to its FC is decreasing. But then, as the saying goes." You cannot have the pie and eat it too,"

Just my 2 cents worth.

*Onatski, I hope to hear from you on any progress on your FC as I will be getting a 1.4 hatch too.

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Ditto, didn't have time to organize my thoughts like this, which you did so well sir.

IMHO ang makina ng fiesta gasoline model ay hindi tuned for fuel economy kaya ang consumo ay hindi lalayo sa ibang 1.6L engine ng other brand. Pero kung yung fiesta diesel model econotec ang pag-usapan (which is not yet here in our shore) eh ibang usapan na yon, talagang matipid ang 1.6L tdci engine kasi re-tuned yon for lower power and fuel economy.

In early thread before fiesta launching I already said my preference to wait for this econotec variant. Pero ngayon mukhang mag pang-abot sila ng new accent.. Magugulo na naman ang plano ko for the next car purchase

How about posting something on Fiesta Facebook, like "Ford will you bring the ECOnetic model if not I'm considering the Accent instead."

I think the new look Accent is great, hopefully it will not be made into taxis.

[tidus1203]

Finally I decided to have my 2nd full tank after 2 weeks of driving... Here are the results and they are average to say the least... Unfortunately I was not able to full tank where I had fueled up before cause that Shell station ran out of unleaded... So I had to go to Petron and fuel up Xtra Unleaded...

Total distance as measured by tripmeter = 252.1km (this trip is purely city, purely Quezon City and one trip I had in Makati last Friday which was very traffic since gimmick night)

Total liters indicated by the pump = 28.35L (needle barely above 1/4 tank)

So fuel mileage is 8.89km/L

And for comparison, my average fuel economy via the fuel computer is 12.1L/100km which is 8.27km/L so there is a 7% difference in favor of manual computation over fuel computer...

So far I am satisfied pero I hope this is temporary as the traffic has been bad lately and of course the car being new and all...

[xpac]

my latest FC after traveling 273.9km in city traffic, full tank * 31.24 ltr. FC=8.76 km/ltr.
*tidus..paano malalaman yun ave. FC sa fiesta computer?
kakalito, kasi parang 2 yun FC computer dun, yun 1 varying yun 1 naka fixed lang.

[d0p3r5]

I am a very happy FOFI Sport owner for more or less 15 months now and I must say this car is the most fuel efficient vehicle that I've ever owned.

Highest City Driving Fuel Consumption: 13.8KM/L
Highest Highway Driving Fuel Consumption: 21.3KM/L

A full tank of Petron XCS lasts would always lasts me for at least 2 weeks. This would usually my include daily drive from my house in Makati to my office in Ortigas, then my weekend trips to our family house in Laguna. Isama mo na din dyan yung FRI night outs ko and my weekend marathon races sa Fort or MOA.

So yes, Ford didn't lie about how fuel-efficient this car is. For the new owners, it may appear as if the car is another gas guzzler in the first few thousand KMs but eventually it will get better. Just be patient.

As for those who just loves to "hate" our humble little FOFI, eto lang masasabi ko: If you feel your Toyota/Honda/Nissan/Suzuki or whatever your car is, is more fuel efficient; abay sana nga ganun din nga sila ka fuel-efficient para happy tayong lahat. :-)

[LoBudget]

I just past the 2tKm mark and also switched up to Petron for the last 3 tanks... so far I think Petron is better be it Unleaded or XCS (or maybe just a more honest station :P).

Hard to really quantify for the data driven guys out there but I feel and see the revs go higher on the same style of driving on the Petron Unleaded rather than Caltex Gold or Petron XCS. But still that delivered better FC than Caltex Gold. Maybe using the higher octane stuff doesnt really improve much on the fifo FC, like in our older car. I feel like i have to press more on the throttle to get it up a bridge when using the 95+ fuels than with the 93+ types. But thats my personal feel of it.

Hopefully this XCS fill is the tank that gets me to the 12km/l point as the guesstimator FC guage says im at 7.7L/100Km at half tank. Overall, usually averaging 11+km/L in previous fills or ~390Km before the low fuel warning. I'm also trying something different where im not always checking the real time FC guesstimator while i drive.

[jut703]

For the guys getting double digit FCs in city driving, is this light to moderate weekend driving or moderate to heavy weekday/rush hour driving?

From what I'm reading, 9 km/L seems pretty standard for city driving with the Fiesta, but recently several of you guys are getting double-digit figures. Matipid yun ah, considering na automatic transmission, it's as efficient as a 1.5 Jazz or Mz2, and if 10 km/L is standard for city driving, that's as good as the king of fuel efficiency among subcompacts, the Vios.

Which is why I find it weird na nung una ang daming nagsasabing malakas sa gas yung Fiesta. Parang hindi naman, or matipid kayo lahat magdrive

[LoBudget]

Having the "real time" fuel consumption meter does make it easier. At the same time just avoid prolonged idle especially with the aircon engaged, like going to the drive through or waiting for someone to buy something at a store. I would just turn off the engine instead.

As mentioned im usually on light to medium traffic. However, not gunning up and down bridges and trying to maintain a constant speed preferably in the 40-60kph is ideal. I have tried driving normally without constantly watching the FC gauge and there is a difference, but I think its trained me already to be more fuel efficient than i used to be because i also changed the way i drive the CRV. Though i have been trying to drive efficiently for several years already. I am able to get 8kpl on a first gen crv AT even before the fiesta so I guess i was doing pretty good.

[sandakot]

For the guys getting double digit FCs in city driving, is this light to moderate weekend driving or moderate to heavy weekday/rush hour driving?

From what I'm reading, 9 km/L seems pretty standard for city driving with the Fiesta, but recently several of you guys are getting double-digit figures. Matipid yun ah, considering na automatic transmission, it's as efficient as a 1.5 Jazz or Mz2, and if 10 km/L is standard for city driving, that's as good as the king of fuel efficiency among subcompacts, the Vios.

Which is why I find it weird na nung una ang daming nagsasabing malakas sa gas yung Fiesta. Parang hindi naman, or matipid kayo lahat magdrive

i think the more accurate way of doing this is stating your FC along with the travel distance and time or average speed. because aside from the driving style and the car itself, distance travelled and the time it took to cover that distance would play a very big role. saying that you were in "light/moderate/heavy traffic" won't work since assessment of traffic is subjective from driver to driver.

dapat pag nagppost ng fuel consumption kasama talaga yung mga yun.
you may cover 100km and garnered 13km/L pero ang travel time mo pala was just about an hour, eh aba syempre mababa talaga FC mo niyan.