General Fiat 500 TwinAir mpg?

[jimbo118]

13k miles in on my TA Ypsilon and the average for the last 10K miles is 38.9mpg but its generally not driven in an economical fashion. Certainly going better now in terms of performance though.

 

[Venters]

13k miles in on my TA Ypsilon and the average for the last 10K miles is 38.9mpg but its generally not driven in an economical fashion. Certainly going better now in terms of performance though.

Touch heavier than the 500 as well isn't it?

 

[jimbo118]

Touch heavier than the 500 as well isn't it?

Only circa 25kg according to the book figures - performance figures are virtually identical

 

[The Twins]

Hi, we have had our twinair 500c for 6months now and have just clicked over 8k. Although I agree the manufactures milage is in achievable I personal still see a good return when driven correctly.
Firstly out trip b mpg hasn't been reset since we took delivery and that has indicated a total of 52mpg through the entire 8k and might I add the car I used by my wife aswell and she has the right foot of clarkson!
When I drive I tend to see an average if 60mpg and when driving economically 70mpg.
I agree this is still far short of the manufactures Mpg but I like the blend of back road blat and everyday economy the motor offers me. And I always get 400miles to a tank of fuel eveny with the wife's right boot.

Even if you aren't getting the MPG you hoped for at least you look great in a style icon with a roarty little exhaust note following you everywhere.

They are amazing mpg figures!!

 

[306maxi]

Hi, we have had our twinair 500c for 6months now and have just clicked over 8k. Although I agree the manufactures milage is in achievable I personal still see a good return when driven correctly.
Firstly out trip b mpg hasn't been reset since we took delivery and that has indicated a total of 52mpg through the entire 8k and might I add the car I used by my wife aswell and she has the right foot of clarkson!
When I drive I tend to see an average if 60mpg and when driving economically 70mpg.
I agree this is still far short of the manufactures Mpg but I like the blend of back road blat and everyday economy the motor offers me. And I always get 400miles to a tank of fuel eveny with the wife's right boot.

Even if you aren't getting the MPG you hoped for at least you look great in a style icon with a roarty little exhaust note following you everywhere.

Something tells me you're going off the trip computer, or just making things up to seem cool

 

[simon willgress]

I have always been good on fuel and have done advanced driving courses allowing me to maintain a good momentum. I managed to get 40mpg out of the wife's a6 2.4l v6 on a 300mile trip home.
That was more than Audi said was possible!

But back to our little fiat. Yep it's true. Between 400 and 500 miles to a tank.

If I really tried I think I could get to 600.

I will say one thing though weight has a big factor. When driving and its just me I get those figures but 1 extra person and it can knock 10 mpg off :/

 

[306maxi]

I've had more than 500 miles from a tank also Are you going off the trip computer?

 

[deeyup]

I have always been good on fuel and have done advanced driving courses allowing me to maintain a good momentum. I managed to get 40mpg out of the wife's a6 2.4l v6 on a 300mile trip home.
That was more than Audi said was possible!

But back to our little fiat. Yep it's true. Between 400 and 500 miles to a tank.

If I really tried I think I could get to 600.

I will say one thing though weight has a big factor. When driving and its just me I get those figures but 1 extra person and it can knock 10 mpg off :/

I would have thought that weight would only really effect consumption during stop start traffic?

Try for a tank to get the best mpg and range possible. I don't reckon anyone has ever achieved 600 miles on one tank in a twin air. You'll be the 1st.

Get a fuelly account too. That's a great way to keep track of consumption.

 

[simon willgress]

today's commute saw near 74mpg

 

[arorat]

View attachment 116126 today's commute saw near 74mpg

was this motorway at 50mph in eco ? your driving style seems rather impressive.

 

[simon willgress]

Nope diss to kings Lynn.
A and B roads with some stop start.

 

[TrevC]

I think Simon's use of the trip computer is valid. I've compared computer mpg with brim-brim measured mpg on all of the cars I've had with a computer, and they've all been within 2%. Even deducting this from his figures, it's an amazing result. I've never got past 60mpg in mine.

 

[arorat]

I think Simon's use of the trip computer is valid. I've compared computer mpg with brim-brim measured mpg on all of the cars I've had with a computer, and they've all been within 2%. Even deducting this from his figures, it's an amazing result. I've never got past 60mpg in mine.

I only go past 60mpg but on a consistent run on A3 / M25 when see the accountant in Watford. I am strongly of the view that Simon has have the proper advertised TA car and we have the crappy ones with the flap that opens and drains petrol without us knowing !!

 

[jrkitching]

Wind is a big factor in point-to-point mpg; on breezy days, the difference in trip mpg between driving into the wind & having it behind you can be over 10mpg.

It's still a good result, but in isolation, no better than the 1.2 is capable of - I got just under 75mpg on the MFD driving from London to Brighton last Saturday, but didn't think it sufficiently unusual to be worth recording.

The best round trip figure I've seen on the computer is around 72mpg.

I don't believe the TA can achieve its official combined economy figures in real-world driving, but if any TA owner on fuelly can get 68.9 mpg or better over 10,000 miles, I'll eat my words & buy them a pint .

 

[simon willgress]

Wind does make a difference but I will add on the way home with the hood down and the sun warming my head I still got .
Just under 70mpg in traffic.
I have to add that I take my shoes of to drive.
Unusual I know but I prior to buying a 500 I got cramp in my legs on test drives. Hired one for a weekend and found a comfortable position but was only comfortable with either thin leather soles or no shoes at all.
As a result I feel the accelerator really well and as these are fly by wire throttles it makes a big difference to the mpg.

 

[simon willgress]

Wind is a big factor in point-to-point mpg; on breezy days, the difference in trip mpg between driving into the wind & having it behind you can be over 10mpg.

It's still a good result, but in isolation, no better than the 1.2 is capable of - I got just under 75mpg on the MFD driving from London to Brighton last Saturday, but didn't think it sufficiently unusual to be worth recording.

The best round trip figure I've seen on the computer is around 72mpg.

I don't believe the TA can achieve its official combined economy figures in real-world driving, but if any TA owner on fuelly can get 68.9 mpg or better over 10,000 miles, I'll eat my words & buy them a pint .

I don't have a chance as I share our car with the wife who believes she's is the female stig

 

[simon willgress]

I've had more than 500 miles from a tank also Are you going off the trip computer?

Yes I always go of the trip computer. I've done maths before to work out my mpg but it was so close I didn't bother after. Also I had a 600mile round trip for work and it manage 500miles to a tank then. I can't praise the little beasts enough.

 

[jrkitching]

Wind does make a difference but I will add on the way home with the hood down and the sun warming my head I still got View attachment 116143.
Just under 70mpg in traffic.
I have to add that I take my shoes of to drive.
Unusual I know but I prior to buying a 500 I got cramp in my legs on test drives. Hired one for a weekend and found a comfortable position but was only comfortable with either thin leather soles or no shoes at all.
As a result I feel the accelerator really well and as these are fly by wire throttles it makes a big difference to the mpg.

Nice . It also helps you avoid stomping on the brake pedal.

From those figures, you'll already know this - but others may be surprised just how much fuel they could save by not braking, which obviously means reading the road ahead & planning accordingly.

 

[jrkitching]

Yes I always go of the trip computer.

Mine varies a lot - if I do many short journeys, the trip computer is definitely optimistic; somewhere between 5% and 10%. On a single very long run, it's more accurate.

The only way to be sure of your long term mpg is to measure everything that goes in the tank - registering for a fuelly account (it's free) is an easy way of doing this.

Not everyone knows this, but the car has two resettable trip displays (A & B); the second has to be turned on through the menu system before you can use it. I reset the first trip display each time I fill up; on most tankfulls it generally reads about 5% better than the fuelly figure. The second trip display gets used to monitor individual journeys.

 

[simon willgress]

was this motorway at 50mph in eco ? your driving style seems rather impressive.

All A & B roads, roundabout's, towns and villages. 91mile round trip.
Its possible to get the combined mpg but I don't think I will ever see the extra urban figure fiat quote.