Mileage comparison

uechiman · 10-20-2006, 08:49 PM

I'd like to post a thread for SX4 owners to report mileage they're getting...or kms depending on where you're from. My onboard computer shows average consumption to be 10.4 kms/100 l....I'm thinking that's a bit high, and hoping it works out to be better than that. I'm just working my way through my first tank with my new JLX.

Gearhead_42 · 10-21-2006, 08:24 AM

I'm half a tank in myself

Knowing how mileage improves after a few tanks, I'm ignoring this first one altogether, especially since I'm doing the "vary engine speed" thing for a few hundred miles. Doing a long trip this weekend though, so I'll report in after that!

Dan
Black Onyx SX4 5-speed

Gearhead_42 · 10-22-2006, 05:13 PM

OK, after about 570 mile on the clock, my "overall average" as measured by the car is 26.8 mpg. Doing the math on the mid-trip fillup was closer to 29 mpg...

5-speed, 95% 2wd, 75 mph highway 220 miles of the tank

uechiman · 10-27-2006, 12:11 AM

Well, the first tank went a bit quicker than I was hoping...good news is it was pretty cheap to fill. I ended up getting 10 litres/100 kms, which translates into just over 24 mpg...all city driving. I'm hoping things will improve a bit as the car breaks in. It's a little disconcerting watching the fuel gauge go down so quickly, but it's a pretty small tank, so it's to be expected.

dudeboy · 10-28-2006, 01:30 PM

After about 350 miles, the mileage computer shows an oveall of 27.5 MPG. I filled it up once, and that tank calculated to be about 26 MPG - SX4 AWD manual transmission - rural driving mostly with the switch in FWD mode.

ENB · 10-28-2006, 04:16 PM

For future reference (myself included, once I get mine !) It would be good to note the IAWD switch position you were in for most of your driving (2wd, AWD,lock).

uechiman · 10-28-2006, 05:17 PM

Good point. I was in 2wd the entire time for my first tank. My second will end up being a mix of 2wd and Iawd, as we've just had our first snowfall.

ENB · 10-28-2006, 05:33 PM

Are you using an automatic or manual?

uechiman · 10-28-2006, 06:52 PM

Automatic.

Aoiga · 11-27-2006, 08:54 AM

Using the automatic AWD selection mode the whole time, in a 5-speed manual, I am averaging 29 mpg on several checks during more than 1500 miles. I don't use the computer, just plain old trip odometer and fill-up print out.