Real world EP3 MPG?

[Cabrony]

Hi guys,

Whats you average EP3 MPG?

I know the figures Honda quote but we all know real world figures differ.
Currently have an EP2, planning on an EP3 in the next 3 months, just wondering what the increase in petrol will be.

Thanks

[MickCTR]

I used to get 20-22 the first time around. I think that speaks volumes about my driving . I was doing all my miles on deserted country roads though. I have recently returned to EP3 ownership and doing a mix of traffic/motorway/town and the occasional bit of spirited driving I am getting around 27mpg. The members on CTRO seem to think 27 is a good average too on a recent thread.

[Cabrony]

27 is maybe a little lower than i was expecting, bound to be even lower with my lead foot.
Now to work out what i do in my EP2 and work out if i can run one

[MickCTR]

If you pm me your email mate I have a very useful, excel based car costs calculator I can send you. It's great for comparing side by side and I've made it very comprehensive. It can be a bit too good actually, a bit of an eye opener

[JamesEP3]

I consistently get low 30's in mine commuting to work and back down 15 miles of A-roads at a steady 40/50/60, i've also got it into the high teens on a spirited drive so it's very much down to driving style.

[barwea]

Doing mostly city type driving I'll get around 25, and that's not thrashing it everywhere. It goes up quite a bit on a run, and down a bit when you go for a bit more spirited driving

[itsnotarace]

Based on 7 years ownership

Best - 350 miles to a tank
Worst - 104 miles to a tank

Average is worse in town/city - 23 or 24

Rarely get more than 300 miles to a tank of 50 litres

[Nick_Johnson]

I am currently getting about 330 miles to a full tank of fuel which is working out at about 28/29 MPG, this is based on mostly commuting 40 a day on the way to and from work with the odd blast here and there.

I will say that my route is a mixture of 50% b-roads and 50% a-roads, if it was more stop start driving I would imagine 300 would be the limit.

Nick

[Cabrony]

300 a tank i could probably live with.

I'll just have to learn to be sensible. My EP2 is slow enough that you can sensibly hoon 99% of the time which hits the old fuel somewhat

[GingerWizard]

Nick_Johnson said:

I am currently getting about 330 miles to a full tank of fuel which is working out at about 28/29 MPG, this is based on mostly commuting 40 a day on the way to and from work with the odd blast here and there.

I will say that my route is a mixture of 50% b-roads and 50% a-roads, if it was more stop start driving I would imagine 300 would be the limit.

Nick

fk me thats 100 miles a tank more then me! I was skipping with joy this morning when the trip said 230 and the light had yet to come on (wait 30sec).

[itsnotarace]

When the yellow light comes on it means you have 10 litres left so you can reasonably expect 60 miles from that if you don't cane it. So 230 miles + 60 = 290 miles. Same as mine.

[russy01]

25-30 with a bit of everything driving.

[Marcus R]

23-26mpg would be a fair guide i'd say.

Over 2 ep3s totalling 15k miles i'd say best i've ever seen over an entire tank (50litres) is 300miles.

[Mehdi]

When driving around town- i get 180-200 miles from full tank, but i do quite a few short journeys!

If only doing motorway then you can expect about 320-350 depending on speed.

but it is alot of fun to drive :-D

[thenortherner]

Thrashing it gets me into mid to high teens.

An 80 mph average on a good motoroway run gets me around 32 mpg.

My commute is 8 miles across country lanes. I'm getting 25 mpg, but I'm not being economical in the way I drive.

It's rare I'll get more than 220 miles per tank from mixed driving.

The difference between the best the car will ever achieve MPG wise and what I'm getting out of it amounts to maybe £450 a year. I'd rather spend the extra and use the car as it was intended to be used.

[Grovsie26]

If you want good MPG don't get a hot hatch that revs to 8200rpm.

[Chris Peacock]

Limiter at 8250rpm....^^^



Yes, i`m a geek.

[Keith ctr]

With the ep3 its all about smiles per gallon not miles per gallon!!

[GingerWizard]

Chris Peacock said:

Limiter at 8250rpm....^^^


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Yep, fast and furious style bwaabababaaa....

Incidently peak power and torque is about 7600-7700.... anything more is just showing off!!!!!!!

[Grovsie26]

Chris Peacock said:

Limiter at 8250rpm....^^^



Yes, i`m a geek.

Not the word id of used.