Philippines: Mirage G4 sedan economy run (winner: 33.6 km/L / 79 mpg US / 3 L/100km)

[Alpha_One]

Right outside my house, there's a short downhill section with a right-hander at the bottom of the hill. Sometimes I kill my engine there; the car is so light it makes no difference when you're going at a moderate speed.

[MetroMPG]

Top Gear PH has posted an article about why they got the worst fuel economy of the competition, and I ain't buying it.

When the results were announced, we learned we had done a "measly" 14.3km/L (33.6 mpg US =
7.0 L/100 km), the worst of the five teams in the manual-transmission category. The winner in our category--believe it or not--did 33.6km/L. We leave it up to you to determine whether that is a credible figure under real-world driving conditions.

Our team, in other words, had the worst fuel-efficiency performance among all teams regardless of the type of transmission. Which makes me want to ask these questions...

Source: http://www.topgear.com.ph/news/indus...-world-driving

With an average speed of 60-70 km/h (~37-43 mph) and a manual transmission, there is simply NO WAY they could have gotten such crappy mileage unless they were driving around in 2nd gear most of the time!

I still suspect they were driving like fools just to see how low a number they could get.

[Alpha_One]

That, or they were running 15psi on all tyres. I get 22km/L easy cruising that sort of speed, without trying, with the aircon on. I doubt the G4 would be much worse than that.

[m4v3r1ck]

Hahaha .... I can fill up my tank with 15 liter from semarang and arrives in jakarta with 5 liter over .... I just pay 30 ppl to push my car the whole way ....

[etm78]

Im not worried of not hitting the 21km/l as what advertised.

As I believe that I could reach it without any effort, as tested. 20.7km/l within an 18kms run.

model variant: GLS CVT
Tire pressure: 32F 34R
Fuel Load: 50%
Fuel: Unleaded 91 octane
Passenger: driver
Aircon: 23C low fan
Speed: 40 to 60kph
RPM: 1500 to 1800
Trunk Load: baby stroller/ spare tire
Oil: regular

[MetroMPG]

Speed: 40 to 60kph
RPM: 1500 to 1800

There's the secret recipe!

[etm78]

1st photo after reaching my destination


2nd photo while on the road after reaching 22.9km/l

Just a share of snapshots of Silver Surfer's Mirage G4 CVT FC from Manila to Binan, Laguna - 37.2kms with 23.5kms per liter... unselfish performance...

Tire PSI: F32 R34
Fuel: 91 Octane
Passenger: 1
Aircon: On
Trunkload: Baby Stroller/ Spare Tire
kph: 60 to 80kph
rpm: 1500 to 1700

[MetroMPG]

Nicely done, sir.

22.9 km/L = 4.4 L/100 km = 54 mpg (US)

[etm78]

My current Fuel Consumption from Splash Island Binan to Osmena cor Arnais Ave. mirage g4 gls cvt

Km travelled: 23km
Ave speed: 60 to 80kph
rpm: 1500 to 1800
Aircon: On
Fuel: Unioil EuroV 95 octane
Passenger: 1
Tire Pressure: 32F 34R
Trunk: Baby Stroller/ Spare Tire
km/l: 26

But when i finally reached home due to moderate to heavy traffic from Arnaiz to Manila (13kms)

I dropped to 22km/l

[MetroMPG]

Very nice. Especially with A/C on.

Translation for international audience ...

26 km/L = 3.4 L/100 km = 61 mpg (US) = 74 mpg (Imp)

22 km/L = 4.6 L/100 km = 52 mpg (US) = 62 mpg (Imp)