5.0 Coyote - real world fuel consumption on a run

5.0 Coyote - real world fuel consumption on a run

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Mykap

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642 posts

194 months

Thursday 19th June 2014
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Thought this may be of interest to some.

GPS reset at Le Mans



1393 kms = 865'

Av cons 27.4mpg. (22.8 US mpg = 27.38 UK mpg).

  • Disclaimer - the top speed was of course on a private closed road....


a few pics

Le Mans



The airtrack camp site was at Chateau Durand - This exceptional race was first run in 1923, created by Georges Durand, a native son of Le Mans mad about cars - sadly the chateau is in disrepair.

Mulsanne straight was open when we left on Monday - brilliant...







Nice overnight stop in Biarritz





Used a new route through Spain via Teruel - great road and toll free. Unfortunately hit a Thunderstorm/cloudburst in \Sagunto - while it cleaned the car it slowed us to 40mph for 50 mins.

Fantastic run down but nice to arrive at the villa though!



Edited by Mykap on Thursday 19th June 07:23

jason900

259 posts

139 months

Thursday 19th June 2014
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mykap - I must have a heavy right foot!!

Our trip to Le Mans was: 1047 miles in total and we used 57 uk gallons, achieved a shade over 20mpg (uk) - although to be fair we did have a blast back on Monday and also got stuck in some appalling traffic on Friday ( due to the Danish).

Hope you had a great time..

StangGT

3,928 posts

275 months

Thursday 19th June 2014
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How many miles have you got on your cars? Mine is still very low; do they loosen and improve?

Mykap

Original Poster:

642 posts

194 months

Thursday 19th June 2014
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32K on mine. Had it from new and yes it does loosen up.

StangGT

3,928 posts

275 months

Thursday 19th June 2014
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I really need to use mine more! smile

Have you thought about Forced induction yet? I wonder what that does to economy?

Fartgalen

6,682 posts

213 months

Thursday 19th June 2014
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My Coyote OBC recorded 31mpg (UK) on a recent long blat. Average speed around *ahem*80*cough*

Aphex000

6 posts

183 months

Thursday 31st July 2014
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currently i'm averaging a little over 18 mpg and i'm lucky to get anything over 21 mpg at 80 mph .

car has a few modifications however , one including 3.73 gears

Mykap

Original Poster:

642 posts

194 months

Thursday 31st July 2014
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on the way back I closely monitored the fuel consumption and did the full tank to full tank calculation.

So Javea to Norwich over two days - total distance 1302'. Varied driving - mostly motorway and toll roads but a fair amount of 'B' type French roads on the way to Mont De Marsan (a place I will never return to voluntarily) after the Pyrenees. The route was Javea - Teruel- Zaragoza - Huesca - Jaca - Somport - Marsan then usual toll roads Bordeaux - Le Mans - Rouen - Calais. I had intended to use the Somport tunnel but it was closed when I arrived however this made me go over the mountain which gave some great photo opportunities.

Total distance 1302'
Total fuel full tank to full tank 227.8 ltrs or 50.1 gallons

Average tank to tank consumption 25.98 mpg UK

Fuel consumption on car computer (reset in Javea for average mpg) 21.1 US mpg = 25.46 UK mpg - so almost spot on.

This is probably the last time I do the trip though as before with cheaper fuel on the continent and reasonable tolls it was not economic but OK. Now French fuel is 1.72 E on the motorways and the tolls are very high - I paid over 100E in France, making the total for the trip about £450. Its cheaper to fly and hire something decent over there now, or possibly have the car transported down.