Griffith 500 Average MPG

[keithcollins500]

After 3 months of Griffith 500 ownership I can report an average 21 mpg.
(My car is mostly used on fast A roads and a bit of motorway).
I know it all depends on how you drive it but is this a good overall figure?
Cheers Keith

[Uncle Fester]

No, you are obviously driving far too slowly.

[Mr MoJo]

I'm getting between 15 and 20, you need to try harder !!

[Mark_G]

why worry, be happy

[97octane]

Look down. There is a pedal on the right hand side of the driver's footwell. Try pushing it down to the floor until the rear wheels squeal.
8 is the number you are looking for - very lucky if you are Chinese!

[coetzeeh]

I'm ashamed to admit that I got 28mpg on a recent 200 mile round trip up the A1.

[kbear]

coetzeeh said:

I'm ashamed to admit that I got 28mpg on a recent 200 mile round trip up the A1.

yeah, but not in your TVR I'm guessing...

[coetzeeh]

kbear said:

coetzeeh said:

I'm ashamed to admit that I got 28mpg on a recent 200 mile round trip up the A1.

yeah, but not in your TVR I'm guessing...

in the Griff I should have added! I got the same mpg to Le Mans at a very steady 80mph.

[V8 GRF]

I got a high of 27 mpg on one of my fill ups going to Le Mans last year and an all time low of 12 shortly after I got it, no doubt after a number of demo drives to friends .

Average is round about 18 to 20 depending if a decent run is in there, which is pretty respectable I think. Just knocking round town it's somewhere around 15.

Edited by V8 GRF on Friday 26th September 10:50

[keithcollins500]

Gentlemen,
Just to clarify, my average over 3 months has been 21 mpg!
The lowest I have had (mostly driving around town) has been 16 mpg, while on a drive to Leeds I managed over 26 mpg.
the reason I mention overall consumption is to get a feeling of how well the car is running and whether the average fits in with the norm.
Cheers
Keith

[dnb]

Sounds normal to me. Mine does 28mpg on long runs and 17mpg when used for enthusiastic commuting.

[clive f]

dnb said:

Sounds normal to me. Mine does 28mpg on long runs and 17mpg when used for enthusiastic commuting.

same here, probably a bit more than 17 though on the heavier foot application.

[jeffsy]

...how many gallons does the tank take again?

I work on how many miles I can do for 3/4 of a tank (never letting it get below 1/4 full if I can help it)

Graham

[dnb]

clive f said:

same here, probably a bit more than 17 though on the heavier foot application.

More mpg? I'm surprised at you!

[AntonyJ]

MP what?
Is that what makes the gauge go down?

[Ballistic Banana]

AntonyJ said:

MP what?
Is that what makes the gauge go down?

Any idea what these loons are on about Ant!!!!

BB

[AntonyJ]

fk knows, been out all afternoon and early evening polishing my carbon footprint...

Size 18 footprint now!

MMMMMMM PRECAT GRIFFS!


Oh document is coming on to Si......

Edited by AntonyJ on Friday 26th September 19:45

[Ballistic Banana]

Good Man make sure you use plenty of INK.....been hooning around in a Unimog all day Foot print is about the size of the planet now

BB

[Pasco]

I can count on no more than 14 to the gallon but at 350 hp what do you expect

[ray_von]

Pasco said:

I can count on no more than 14 to the gallon but at 350 hp what do you expect

Similar to me 13 ish knocking about, 17ish on a run. Although mine is under powered compared to yours Paul