best way to drive in a petrol?

[jamie128]

Im used to driving diesels so know how to get good mpg with them.

I now have a small engined petrol, 1.2 clio.


What rpm are you supposed to sit at roughly to get good mpg? once up to speed i get in the gear that sits RPM at 1800 (obviously until i get to 70mph where the clio is nearly at its top speed haha)

Do you lightly press the accelerator until at about 3000 and change up or less than that or more?

[sday12]

RRmmm, Rmmm,, RRRRwwwwwaaaaarrrggghhhhh!!!!!! RRRRwaarrrrr, Rwaarrrrrrrrrrgggggggg.


SORTED.

[kamilb1998]

I can't drive yet and have an automatic anyway but from what I've seen, to drive economically, people generally change up at around 2500-3000RPM.

[snotrag]

Don't floor it in top at 60 and then complain that it barely moves compared to a tdi.

Snick it into 3rd, use the revs, then change back to a cruising gear. 1800 rpm seems quite low really.

Most smaller petrol cars (the common hatchback) will be at 2500-4000 rpm on the motorway I reckon?

[randomwalk]

Find out what revs max torque occurs in top gear, that should be the monst economical cruise speed.

[B'stard Child]

Perhaps you should have kept the diesel?

Anyway my father used to get good mpg out of most things he had and he was always in top before he got to 30 mph

Wasn't popular with everyone else driving around him or with us as journeys took forever.

Perhaps search the forum for "improving mpg" or Hypermiling (spl)

[-Pete-]

sday12 said:

RRmmm, Rmmm,, RRRRwwwwwaaaaarrrggghhhhh!!!!!! RRRRwaarrrrr, Rwaarrrrrrrrrrgggggggg.

SORTED.

This!

The dial with Krpm is the efficiency meter, you need to stay in the red zone for optimum mpg.

[jamie128]

snotrag said:

Don't floor it in top at 60 and then complain that it barely moves compared to a tdi.

Snick it into 3rd, use the revs, then change back to a cruising gear. 1800 rpm seems quite low really.

Most smaller petrol cars (the common hatchback) will be at 2500-4000 rpm on the motorway I reckon?

yeh i put that in my post how 1800 doesent occue once i hit 70 lol

[Mattt]

Taxi driver style, 5th gear all the time.

[Mattt]

Also if you're struggling with top speed, try 'Cadence Clutching'.

[kamilb1998]

B'stard Child said:

Anyway my father used to get good mpg out of most things he had and he was always in top before he got to 30 mph

Wasn't popular with everyone else driving around him or with us as journeys took forever.

My father is similar. He had an Alfa 156 2.0 earlier this year and never took it above 3000RPM, it got annoying on my first journey out in it with him. Now he's got a Bora TDi (90bhp), drives even slower and I can get to places faster on the Sinclair

[v8will]

The pedal on the right should be at the floor at all times, gear changes made when the valves bounce out and have a wee dance on the bonnet.

[TotalControl]

How to drive a petrol? Like the guy driving the 330 touring I just saw a Staples Corner. 05 plate Fiesta to his right with the driver giving it Mr BigBalls. BMW driver waits till the lights go green, gives it a second for Fiesta Chav Muppet to start driving, looks at me to his left, smiles, and then takes off like a bullet. fking excellent.

[stick100]

flat out fk the trees

[Attym3]

If in doubt, flat out!

As a great man once said.

[*Al*]

I didn't understand the title of the thread lol.

[Classic Grad 98]

Mattt said:

Also if you're struggling with top speed, try 'Cadence Clutching'.

I had to google that but by god it was worth it!

[carmadgaz]

From the drivers seat, always remember to cadence clutch and fold the seats down to lower the centre of gravity.

[Powerrr]

Like you stole it.

[VR6 Turbo]

1.2 you say? hammer down, its the only way

VR