1.2 petrols

[jamie128]

Has anyone ever driven a 1.2 petrol and managed 45-50 mpg including actual speeds of 70mph on the motorway??

I ask because i drive a 1.2 and havent really measured fuel economy properly but the engine sits at 3500-3750 revs for 70ish mph and that seems pretty high i cant imagine its going to be great on fuel at that speed.

Is it rare to get mpg like that in a 1.2 on a motorway at the speed limit?

[BFG TERRANO]

me mums old 03 corsa used to do about that with the 1.2 16v engine. Wouldn't pull skin off a rice pudding though!
Remember though these little things aren't designed for motorway use really so fuel economy will take a hit. Keep it 50 to 60mph and it will be most economical

[Rickyy]

Depends what its bolted too and how modern. I have a 1.0 car that will do around 60mpg on the motorway. I've also had a 1.1 that wouldn't get anywhere near that!

[jamie128]

BFG TERRANO said:

me mums old 03 corsa used to do about that with the 1.2 16v engine. Wouldn't pull skin off a rice pudding though!
Remember though these little things aren't designed for motorway use really so fuel economy will take a hit. Keep it 50 to 60mph and it will be most economical

well it appears on the trip computer im getting 45 but yet to measure properly

[jon-]

1298cc (ie a 1.3 ) 03 Ford KA sits around 45mpg at 70.

[jamie128]

jon- said:

1298cc (ie a 1.3 ) 03 Ford KA sits around 45mpg at 70.

What revs is that at?

[cptsideways]

70mpg plus at 70 in my 1.2






It is a Lupo 3L Tdi though

[Stuartggray]

My old Austin Metro 1 litre used to do 52 mpg.

[jon-]

jamie128 said:

jon- said:

1298cc (ie a 1.3 ) 03 Ford KA sits around 45mpg at 70.

What revs is that at?

Not a clue, no RPM gauge on mine. I'd guess the high side of 3,500rpm, as the KA isn't geared that long

[NelsonR32]

57.2 mpg combined in a 1.2 A1. That was over 4 hours 60-70mph.

[anonymous-user]

My mum has an 07 plate Fiesta 1.25 and I have a 2000 BMW E46 318.

On my journey to work I have averaged 34 MPG in my BMW over the last 6 months (Calculated not trip computer). I borrowed my mums Fiesta for a week and barely managed to average 40 MPG on the same journey. My mum had already complained about the fuel economy of the Fiesta so I was actually driving very carefully to prove her wrong.

Would I put up with a 1.2 to save 6 MPG..... Nope!

[beko1987]

The missus old 1.2 3 door corsa would sit at about that on a run. Anything over about 90 and economy took a nosedive though.

Sit at 60 in the inside lane and it'll sip fuel! I found it less economical on back roads as I stirred the gearbox up more to move (and then try and keep the speed there up the hills)

[Phateuk]

jon- said:

jamie128 said:

jon- said:

1298cc (ie a 1.3 ) 03 Ford KA sits around 45mpg at 70.

What revs is that at?

Not a clue, no RPM gauge on mine. I'd guess the high side of 3,500rpm, as the KA isn't geared that long

I was gonna say, most of these don't have rev counters

[simoid]

cptsideways said:

70mpg plus at 70 in my 1.2






It is a Lupo 3L Tdi though

Pretty good for that VAG V6 diesel!

[kambites]

jamie128 said:

Has anyone ever driven a 1.2 petrol and managed 45-50 mpg including actual speeds of 70mph on the motorway??

Our old 8-valve Punto would give over 50mpg at the motorway speed limit.

[pimpchez]

jon- said:

jamie128 said:

jon- said:

1298cc (ie a 1.3 ) 03 Ford KA sits around 45mpg at 70.

What revs is that at?

Not a clue, no RPM gauge on mine. I'd guess the high side of 3,500rpm, as the KA isn't geared that long

had the engine in my first car , the fiesta. No rev gauge either ,basically anything past 75 mph was stressful.The noise was like an old transit van thats driven round the world on cold idle

[Splendidmac]

My first car, a 1994 1.2 Clio, would do 52mpg regardless of how I drove it...

[Roman]

Our 1.2 Suzuki Swift gets 50mpg no problem. Absolute hoot to drive in town too

[tbc]

have a 1.2 Polo in the tbc stable

reckon i get between 40-42mpg

3 cylinders work their bks off and it sounds like a Kitchenaid

[TNH]

I used to have a mk2 1.2 8v punto which used to average 52mpg over a mixture of 20 mile motorway and 5 mile town driving per day.

It was a small Fiat so I used to ring the nuts off it daily