Just replaced my trusty Panda MJ with a Sunset Red Panda TA and coming up to 700 miles of mainly A-road running. First calculated brim-to-brim fill-up gave 47.6mpg, the second 47.0. The computer readings are surprisingly close, under-reading by about 1mpg. I don't use S&S or the Eco setting. A deliberately restrained economy run (dead flat terrain on a glorious sunny day, and not exceeding 50mph) gave a computer trip reading over 90 miles of 57.6mpg. The Multijet gave me 72mpg over the same route last year. Obviously, the Twinair won't give anything near that in general use, especially when I boot it to get that "tractor on steroids" engine note, but it does show what a gentle foot can achieve. I am surprised at how high 5th gear is on the TA: almost the same as the MJ at 24mph/1000rpm, which means that it's a true overdrive gear, since maximum speed will be achieved in 4th gear (around 20mph/1000). If 5th could pull 5500rpm, the car would be doing 132mph!
There's a rough patch at 2000 rpm, especially in 5th, which makes cruising at 50 on undulating A-roads tiresome, and best done in 4th. However, it doesn't seem to penalise fuel consumption too much.
I found the steering slightly over-servoed compared to the MJ, ( but of course the engine will be lighter than the Diesel) and the brakes definitely so, but I'm now getting used to them both.
Hope these observations are of interest.
