I recently sold my 1997 Dodge Intrepid. It had the 3.3L V-6, auto, about
105,000 miles and got about 20 mpg with mixed use. I bought a used 2004 Focus ZTS (auto), 17,000 miles and this car is getting about 20/21 mpg mixed use.
The Dodge was a bigger car with a V-6. Why is the MPG almost the same? Thanks.
Sounds a bit much, but not impossible with automatic and mostly city/stop and go driving. With mixed driving a bit much.
Get (2l petrol manual) about 24-29 mpg (9.8-8.1 l/100km) with mixed driving, could probably do a bit better, but some highways without speed limit take some more fuel if you let the Focus run.
I'd double check/exchange the air filter and keep a close and
*regular* eye on tire air pressure, the most overlooked thing concerning fuel usage. If you don't mind losing a little comfort you can easily put 10-20% more air pressure then the manual announces into the tires. Helps better fuel usage tremendously.
Will have to do the conversion of km/L of L/100km to mpg yourself unfortunately
My '03 Focus ZTS 2.0L Automatic with 76k km has a running average of 11.11 km/L (9.0L/100 km) since purchased. Last tank was 11.62 km/L (8.6L/100km)
My '03 Focus ZTW 2.0L Automatic with 91k km has a running average of 11.97 km/K (8.4L/100km) since purchased. Last tank was 12.14 km/L (8.2L/100km)
Both vehicles have a mixed travel where about 60% is on "country" roads with a max speed of 80km/h and the rest city with a limit between 50-60km/h. Neither make use of the cruise control much. Both have same tires and are inflated to 255kpa (20kpa over the value indicated on the fuel hatch)
I can't explain the better economy on the wagon compared to the sedan. Surely aerodynamics can't count for the 8% difference.
Lucky you. Millage really sucks big time. I have a 2004 2.3L PZEV ZX5 getting close to 30K miles now and get about 17 in town, less in the summer when I run the AC. I do get 33-34 on the ehighway though.
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