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PostPosted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 11:17 pm 
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I'm just curious as to what fuel consumption people are getting out of their mini's.

I had a standard 1098cc and was getting about 6.5L/100k
Now i have a 1360cc with RE-13 and 1"3/4 SU and am getting approx 12L/100k

Just wondering what everyone else is getting?

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PostPosted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 12:35 pm 
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I get between 6 and 7L per 100 in my 1275.

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i was just reading fuel consumption threads last night.. do a search, there's some big ones from '07 about 7 pages long with lot's of numbers..

I'm getting about 7-8l/100km depending on how spirited I drive. This is in a 1293 with a warm cam and HIF44 carb. I'm happy with that.

There were a few examples of 1360's getting worse than 12l/100km in the other threads. Do a search and have a look around.

here's one to get you started

http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic ... my&start=0

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Most people do not have accurate figures, they say things like "I do 320 km on a tank".
They need to write down the speedo and the litres that it took.
Also working out the L/100km can be a pain so I use the ESB Unit Conversion Utility to do the calculations.

I am getting about 9.4L/100km with my Morris 1100 around town and 7.6L/100km on the highway.


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PostPosted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 9:10 pm 
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My warm 1100 engine (been in lots of minis) gets about 9l to the 100k, at 100kph, my stock 998 gets about 11l at 100, the imprezza gets 7.2l, and the outback, well, towing a mini on a trailer at 100, unleaded 18l to 100k, on premium, 12.5l to 100k. the moral of the story, if you have a good tow car, run it on premium.

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PostPosted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 9:31 pm 
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Oh ok thanks superseven i did a search but came up with nothing.
I will check your thread out.

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my warm 1275 uses 17-18 litres for 250 - 300 kms on the hwy, around town about 400kms out of a tank (35 litre tank)

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My Spi 1275 van has averaged 6.73L/100k since I put it on the road.
No idea how the 850 comperes. One tank per 5 months I reckon!

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Damian wrote:
My Spi 1275 van has averaged 6.73L/100k since I put it on the road.
No idea how the 850 comperes. One tank per 5 months I reckon!


:lol: :lol: :lol: Sports850's got 3 years out of the current tank full , need to buy a bigger block of land so I can get into third gear ...

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Just been on a long run today down Byron Bay way and with what is left in the tank, the Cooper has returned somewhere between 7 and 8 litres /100k's. Will have an accurate figure when I fill up tomorrow.

As for the Outback, the use of premium fuel makes little difference towing so not worth the extra cost. However, taking the foot off the accelerator a little to reduce towing speed from 100 to 90 has significantly improved fuel economy on the 95RON fuel from around 13.2L/100 to 9.8L/100. As for taking the "Sunday Driver" option, I'm quite happy travelling this way and am always mindful of other roadusers and as yet have not copped any abuse or held anyone up. Money is better in my pocket, allows me to do more to the mini collection.

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PostPosted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 10:01 pm 
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64cooper wrote:
As for the Outback, the use of premium fuel makes little difference towing so not worth the extra cost. However, taking the foot off the accelerator a little to reduce towing speed from 100 to 90 has significantly improved fuel economy on the 95RON fuel from around 13.2L/100 to 9.8L/100.


Thats a fair difference based on the speed, i will have to try that.

Our unleaded -90 - 91ron must be pretty crap over here cos as you would have read, premium makes a huge difference to my outback (my99 2.5) well worth the extra $4. It adds up to an extra 100k distance. And if I drive over a 500 k trip the exhaust gets a clean out, the tip goes amber inside.

I found premium doesnt help the minis at all, but i still use a 95ron for the sake of it.

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PostPosted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 10:20 am 
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Just filled up and the consumption figures, as per the calculator link provided by Morris 1100, came in at 42.35 MPG or 6.67 Litres/100Km. Weekend run distance was 178 miles, most being at 100K's an hour. I'm impressed :D

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My 1275LS gets roughly the same as my WRX. :lol:

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Hot 1152cc with 40mm DHLA does 9.8L/100km when driven hard.

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PostPosted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 10:45 am 
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i go through my tank every 2 days :) my mini likes to suck it up :)

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