Its all about the driver. Mine has only 600 miles on it and Im getting 30 around my little town. A couple aggressive hits on the boost and mpg shoots down.
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Exactly. We've had our Maverick for 18 months already, and driven it thru two winters. Easy acceleration, minimizing boost, is key to good fuel economy. Keeping the highway speed down helps huge. I normally drive 100 km/h (62 mph), and if there's no headwind, we usually see 7.6 to 7.7 (or better) liters/100 kms indicated. That's 31 mpg (37 imperial).Its all about the driver. Mine has only 600 miles on it and Im getting 30 around my little town. A couple aggressive hits on the boost and mpg shoots down.
1 tank is statistically irrelevant.. it could be weather, traffic, how you drive, etc. 10 tanks maybe you can conclude it's 1 mpg better.On a whim I filled up with "Unleaded 88" (E15) instead of 87 octane (E10) and surprisingly saw my best MPG thus far. I expected to lose 0.5 mpg and instead saw a gain of more than 1.
You are right, and rereading my post it was clear I was providing anecdotal evidence of a single tank, not a claim of long term documented study.1 tank is statistically irrelevant.. it could be weather, traffic, how you drive, etc. 10 tanks maybe you can conclude it's 1 mpg better.
That was due to some other factor(s), not the fuel.On a whim I filled up with "Unleaded 88" (E15) instead of 87 octane (E10) and surprisingly saw my best MPG thus far. I expected to lose 0.5 mpg and instead saw a gain of more than 1.
2.0 first edition, 187 mile ride today. 50 percent 70mph interstate, 15 percent city and 35 percent two lane 45/55mph thru Pa. hills and mountains....29.7 avg mog