RMJ891
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Just out of interest (I know it's not why any of us got an S1), but does anyone know whether MPG will improve over time?
Last week, just to see what I could do, I drove from out of London (rural and A-roads) to central London (urban) as efficiently as I could.
In the outside London part, using coasting whenever possible, I managed around 37mpg (according to the DIS), and driving at 80mph in 6th I tend to get about 33-34mpg, but by the time I'd got into London (again coasting, using stop-start etc), my average for the 1h30 journey had dropped to 29.5mpg.
My point is that, at no stage was I ever near the claimed 40mpg. Also, that 37mpg was achieved whilst driving ridiculously lightly - it would have plummeted had I gone near the accelerator!
I'm 1,100 miles in - does anyone have experience of this improving?
Last week, just to see what I could do, I drove from out of London (rural and A-roads) to central London (urban) as efficiently as I could.
In the outside London part, using coasting whenever possible, I managed around 37mpg (according to the DIS), and driving at 80mph in 6th I tend to get about 33-34mpg, but by the time I'd got into London (again coasting, using stop-start etc), my average for the 1h30 journey had dropped to 29.5mpg.
My point is that, at no stage was I ever near the claimed 40mpg. Also, that 37mpg was achieved whilst driving ridiculously lightly - it would have plummeted had I gone near the accelerator!
I'm 1,100 miles in - does anyone have experience of this improving?