Cooper 'S' MPG claims

[Ecosseven]

The MINI website claims that the cooper 'S' can achieve a combined MPG figure of 48.7. Is this accurate? Sounds very optimistic to me.

I do around 20K miles a year and MPG is one of the key criteria when choosing a new (to me) car.

Thanks and all the best.

[SeeFive]

Ecosseven said:

The MINI website claims that the cooper 'S' can achieve a combined MPG figure of 48.7. Is this accurate? Sounds very optimistic to me.

I do around 20K miles a year and MPG is one of the key criteria when choosing a new (to me) car.

Thanks and all the best.

I'd say only if you tow it with a Prius.

When I use the missus's S (R56), driving fairly light might get a combined of mid-30's, maybe early 40's on a superslab at legalish speed.

[mike9009]

It is a lilttle optimistic.....

Best i have managed is in steady traffic at 60 mph over 30 miles and averaged 50mpg. At typical motorway speeds you'll see between 41 and 44mpg. Country road blasts will see low 30s and currently i'm seeing 37mpg on mixed commuter and leisure mileage but all on small A roads.

This is with a clubman, so the regular match may see slightly better.....

Mike

[Sam.F]

Lots of threads on this topic in the MINI forum!

The R56 Cooper S is (even in pre "efficient dynamics" form) very economical given the performance and fun on offer, but overall fuel consumption will vary markedly depending how it is driven. If you're doing 20k a year I'd assume a lot of motorway and A road work is involved in which case (providing you don't play too fast and loose with the speed limit) 40+mpg can be easily achieved.

Use the performance frequently, do a lot of town work etc and you're talking more like 30 or a bit less if being properly loutish.

Those figs are based on the 57-plate Cooper S (with start/stop etc) which had an official combined of 45.6mpg, so I assume you might get a small improvement with the most up to date model. Interestingly I've found the JCW's motorway mpg to be a bit better than the standard car (overall average definitely isn't though!)

[mrdemon]

I ran a cooper r56 and ave 40 just got a cooper s and it,s about 34

Mini claims are crazy high saying that the so called fiat 500 which should do 70mpg people are getting 39 lol.
My advice is get a non s cooper and don,t go fast on motorways

[matt21]

I was in same situation as you and bought a nearly new one. Computer says 42mpg but this is a true 40mpg, but I'm happy. For performance on offer and petrol being slightly cheaper it's not much more to run than most rep mobiles. Couple free servicing and good residuals probably is cheaper!

[Craig W]

I need to upgrade. My R53 S averages 30 combined with town and a drive home on an A-road. 36 roughly on the motorway.

[Onemcs]

Mine's rather poor as I like to have a little fun

£65.00 per Tank,
340 miles per tank,
340 miles / (50 litre tank / 13.2 gallons per tank.)

Currenly running at approx 26mpg

Sounds low lol! But its SoooOO much fun to drive!

[Sam.F]

Onemcs said:

Mine's rather poor as I like to have a little fun

£65.00 per Tank,
340 miles per tank,
340 miles / (50 litre tank / 13.2 gallons per tank.)

Currenly running at approx 26mpg

Sounds low lol! But its SoooOO much fun to drive!

50L = 11 gallons, not 13.2 (that's 60L)

So you're doing better than you think

[Onemcs]

Right, Thanks for my errors! Was using US Gallons.

Adjusted with UK Gallons = 30.91mpg

Thanks for the correction :P

[nickfrog]

Official MPG should never be considered as a reflection of actual consumption but only as a benchmark / comparison tool with other cars as they are measured through a controlled and theoretically consistent procedure that all manufacturers have to stick to. Problem is some manufacturers engineer the ECU/gearing/whatever to help official figures but not necessarily in the real world compared to other cars that may actually be more efficient there, despite worse official figures.