(30-09-2014, 08:45 PM)Seb_Ryan Wrote: Mines the 2.4 5 cylinder :p bloody shocking around town at like 38, but on a run its 55+ which is bloody good for what it is
Oh I see haha.
Someones got a 1.9 Alfa on here I think. 
Town mpg isn't bad in the Focus tbh, certainly doesn't lower the average like the motorway mpg does which I just cant get my head round lol.
One thing I have thought though, the A12/A14 aren't exactly level, there's quite a few hills and dips in them...but coasting downhill in gear must even out the uphill push? Also, how far do you need to go (roughly) to counter out the initial acceleration and get the average to climb again? Maybe I'm not going far enough to overcome the initial extra fuel usage? I know that's true when I nip to the supermarket as its 12 miles of B road followed by just 2 miles of dual carriageway...its actually more efficient to drive through town to get there rather than the 70mph bypass!!
(30-09-2014, 08:53 PM)Piggy Wrote: If at 70mph its just under 2k rpm. I would say at 60mph it must be almost labouring it...which maybe why its not returning good mpgs.
I cant for a moment imagine average B road driving to be more efficient than even 80mph steady on the motorway!?
Nah VNT ftw, basically always on boost and max torque is at 1750rpm so its not labouring until right down near 1000rpm, can do 40 (just) in 5th on a flat road before labouring, obviously not uphill though. Think 60 is about 1650rpm.
Glad its not just me that's confused by this though. s