Your car's fuel range display on a full tank
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My BMW E46 320td would often show over 600 miles when I brimmed it, and a few times I did achieve that on long Motorway runs.
Last week my E90 330i was showing 1 mile of range when I went to fill it up and then it showed about 430 miles. Yet the pump was cutting out before I got 61 litres into the 63 litre tank! Could have gone a bit further maybe.
Last week my E90 330i was showing 1 mile of range when I went to fill it up and then it showed about 430 miles. Yet the pump was cutting out before I got 61 litres into the 63 litre tank! Could have gone a bit further maybe.
I suspect some of the lower numbers in the posts above are either people who never leave their city, sit revving at lights, drive everywhere in first and second... or maybe haven't understood the question! 
Most I've seen on my car (Mercedes E500) was over 600 miles. I want to say 620 miles. My OH was driving, she is very smooth and gets better MPG than I do on long drives. We were on a long trip up to Scotland so I'd brimmed it around 20 miles before with an already-warm engine. Left the petrol station with five hundred and something miles and it steadily increased until it was showing 620 miles, then decreased again. V8s have surprising cruising efficiency... But are also very much capable of single figures when driving around town.
Most I've seen on my car (Mercedes E500) was over 600 miles. I want to say 620 miles. My OH was driving, she is very smooth and gets better MPG than I do on long drives. We were on a long trip up to Scotland so I'd brimmed it around 20 miles before with an already-warm engine. Left the petrol station with five hundred and something miles and it steadily increased until it was showing 620 miles, then decreased again. V8s have surprising cruising efficiency... But are also very much capable of single figures when driving around town.
I've not had my current car (XC70 D5) long but I've already seen an ostensibly-impressive 840 miles range displayed after filling up. The last few miles before the petrol station must have been very gentle though as that range plummeted pretty quickly and in reality around 600 to a tank is good going. One thing that irks me a bit is that once the fuel light comes on, typically at about 80 miles remaining, the range seems to drop two miles for each mile driven even if I'm driving in exactly the same fashion as normal.
2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
Chubbyross said:
Mariosbt said:
Maybe he’s preparing to push it. 
This one only let me down once...although I was in lane three of a French peage.
My Merc R320 shows 650ish miles on a full tank if I've just been on a motorway run. Realistically, I struggle to get anything above 450 miles per tank in real-world driving. The tank holds 17.6 gallons of sludge, so rather disappointingly that's barely over 25mpg on Shell Vpower diesel.
After filling up my S70 T5 for long trips the range would steadily increase for at least the first hour of steady driving . The top 1/4 of the tank usually lasted longer than the middle 1/2 .
The best average on a long run was 40.5 mpg which I that was impressive for such a car . It did have a Rica upgrade ECU install. It could also see single figure consumption on track .
The best average on a long run was 40.5 mpg which I that was impressive for such a car . It did have a Rica upgrade ECU install. It could also see single figure consumption on track .
T5R+ said:
Do not want to make this a Volvo thing but "my" V70 D5 Manual repeatedly achieved 1070 -1085 before I "bottled it" - never did achieve 1100miles.
That puts it at ~70mpg and I'm not entirely convinced that's doable in an old D5. As said, the computers are hugely optimistic with their calculated MPG hence why they display huge ranges but the reality is far from it. I've had a few, all in good health, serviced, no excess drag, tyres at 38PSI and despite my best efforts and utter Grandad spec driving, including drafting lorries for miles... I've never managed to crack 800 miles, which is about 50MPG, give or take a couple.
If you did manage in excess of 1,000 miles then you have my admiration!
My Astra 1.7dti did over 750 miles a tank, but it fails this thread because it didn't have a range remaining display 
My current A3 (petrol 1.4tfsi) is the first car I've had which does, but it's pessimistic - indicates 515 when full, but then stays at 515 for another almost 70 miles.
My current A3 (petrol 1.4tfsi) is the first car I've had which does, but it's pessimistic - indicates 515 when full, but then stays at 515 for another almost 70 miles.
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