Fuel Consumption on your Focus

[In Focus]

Originally Posted by In Focus

Mine's down to 8.8, ave speed 40km/h, still 50/50 suburban/hwy driving. Seems to be improving with mileage under the belt (now 21,000 km).

It just occurred to me that my figures are on Premium 98 petrol, which would obviously improve the economy (and the power, too ).

[wombat66]

Model: 2012 Focus Diesel
Generation: LW
Type: 2.0 PowerShift
Driving style: 60% City : 40% Freeway
Fuel Consumption: 5.8 L / 100km
Total KM's on the clock: 5,000 km

[XP6]

My old ST was very good over 800k per tank on the hyway(6.5lt/100k) and around 550~600(10ish/100) about town... or less than 150 if you booted it everywhere!
Cant believe the newer Foci struggle too achieve this... even tho the old ST would kick their ****?(not including the XR5 obviously). Don the flame suit... I guess the old original Duratec 2ltr is still a better motor!

[dannyhilton]

Model: 2012 Ford Focus Titanium
Generation: LW
Type: 2.0 GDI PowerShift
Driving style: 70% City : 30% Freeway
Fuel Consumption: 9.3 L / 100km
Total KM's on the clock: 150km

Probably not the best representation of the fuel consumption, given it has hardly been driven (only 150km on the clock), though she’s an absolute cracker of a car so far

[Yellow_Festiva]

Model: 2010 Focus TDCI
Generation: LV
Type: 2.0 PowerShift
Driving style: 20% City : 80% Freeway
Fuel Consumption: 4.8 L / 100km
Total KM's on the clock: 34,000 km
AVG speed:65km/h
Conditions: 1 occupant, no luggage, heavy rain.

Thought I would add the info from my other thread.

Will be doing the same trip several times over the course of the following month under varying conditions so I will add to this thread to see any differences.

[Yellow_Festiva]

Model: 2010 Focus TDCI
Generation: LV
Type: 2.0 PowerShift
Driving style: 20% City : 80% Freeway, 320km.
Fuel Consumption: 5.8 L / 100km
Total KM's on the clock: 35,000 km
AVG speed:75km/h
Conditions: 2 occupants, fully loaded with 150kg tools, fully loaded roof racks, probably another 80kg.

So, a 1L per 100 increase in consumption compared to the last trip posted above.

Drove the car back home:

Driving style: 20% City : 80% Freeway, 320km.
Fuel Consumption: 5.0 L / 100km
Total KM's on the clock: 35,500 km
AVG speed:82km/h
Conditions: 2 occupants, light load, empty roof racks.

.2L per 100 increase. Not bad, thought the roof racks would drag more. They are the fancy 'Whispbar' ones however. On the Festiva, you could really feel the resistance of the older box style roof racks on the freeway.

Did the same trip again, but did not reset the counters as the conditions were similar across the duration of the trip.

Driving style: 25% City : 75% Freeway, 660km.
Fuel Consumption: 5.2 L / 100km
Total KM's on the clock: 36,500 km
AVG speed:74km/h
Conditions: 2 occupants, light load, empty roof racks.

Pretty consistent figures. Impresseive if you ask me

[steambao]

So, my first post on this forum was regarding high fuel consumption. 10 Months later I can say there is definitely something wrong with my car!!

Fuel consumption went good after removing restrictive air box, but soon after installing my exhaust I got a huge loss in torque. A while later car had trouble starting and ran really rough at low revs. Cleared up a bit, but then fuel consumption went terrible.

Got a OBD Scan tool today, and fuel trim is +33%.

Driving style: 25% City : 75% Urban
Fuel Consumption: 13 L / 100km
Total KM's on the clock: ~ 86,500 km

One tank does ~ 400km (All low traffic Urban driving).
Ford Focus 2007 LS

[Marlboro2728]

Model: 2009 Ford Focus TDCi
Generation: LV
Type: 2.0 TDCi 6 speed manual
Driving style: 20% City : 80% Freeway
Fuel Consumption: 5.0 L / 100km
Total KM's on the clock: 95,000

Get 1,000kms out of a tank driving at the speed limit, with the occasional burst!

[jonohoang]

Model: 2012 Ford Focus Titanium
Generation: LW
Type: 2.0 GDI 6SPPowerShift
Fuel Consumption: 8.8 L / 100km
Total KM's on the clock: 4150km

[rpps]

2012 Focus 2.0 litre manual on a recent trip across the Nullabor got 7.1L/100km now home and mostly city driving 7.6L/100km

[MR_LON]

06 XR5
8.9 l/100
Ave Speed 65
123000 ks
65% freeway driving

[harveyr]

Model: 2012 Focus Diesel Sport Hatch
Generation: LW
Type: 2.0 PowerShift
Driving style: 40% City : 60% Freeway
Fuel Consumption: 5.7 L / 100km
Total KM's on the clock: 12,500 km

[Franco Cozzo]

Out of 47L exactly I got 798.2km, about 5.9L/100km, average speed 57km/h.

[marg99]

Than is a high average speed so you must get a good run on the roads.

[Russ]

Nobody gets in his way ........they don't call him Big Damo for nothing

[Franco Cozzo]

Originally Posted by marg99

Than is a high average speed so you must get a good run on the roads.

Yeah, I live about 55km from work, and a good 50km of that is highway, haha.

Originally Posted by Russ

Nobody gets in his way ........they don't call him Big Damo for nothing

Tell that to the guy in the Rodeo I t-boned last year.

[Russ]

Originally Posted by Big Damo

Tell that to the guy in the Rodeo I t-boned last year.

I rest my case

[fourl6]

Model: 2012 Ford Focus Ambiente
Generation: LW
Type: 1.6 Manual
Driving style: 30% City : 70% Freeway
Fuel Consumption: 7.1 L / 100km
Total KM's on the clock: 620km

New work car, absolutely love it so far (after a 08 Holden Viva) i think the fuel consumption will probably drop to 6.8ish after a few weeks, i normally do 1200kms a week mostly highway

[Syameese]

Model: 2012 Ford Focus Sport - manual
Mix of town/highway driving - probably 40/60%
Fuel Consumption: 7.3 L / 100km
Total KM's on the clock: 590km
Average speed 45kph

Just about finished the first tank of fuel and pretty happy with the economy so far. Not sure what fuel was in the first tank, but I am going to put some premium in it today to see how it goes.

[rastus1]

Model: 2011 Ford Focus trend
Generation: LW
Type: 2.0 Powershift
Driving style: 100% regional NSW town
Fuel Consumption: 6.1 L / 100km
Total KM's on the clock: 2400km

[Yellow_Festiva]

Model: 2010 Focus TDCI
Generation: LV
Type: 2.0 PowerShift
Driving style: 25% City : 75% Freeway, 730km.
Fuel Consumption: 7.2 L / 100km first half of trip, 7.4L / 100 2nd half.
Total KM's on the clock: 37,700 km
AVG speed:66km/h
Conditions: 2 occupants, light load, empty roof racks. Towed a 1/2 empty 5x7 trailer (250kg) first half of trip then returned fully loaded, prob 600kg on the way back.

Approx a 2-2.5L per 100 penalty for towing. Knowing my dads maintenance regime the berrings are probably cooked as well....

[In Focus]

Just returned from a short holiday, covering 895km with 2.25 people onboard (.25 was a 4yo) and some luggage that probably added another .25 person for about half the time.

Overall consumption 7.1km/100km. Not sure of average speed because I forgot to reset it, but it started at about 38km/h and ended at 65km/h. This is a petrol 4 speed auto.

[Mortbrad]

I'm really disappointed in the economy of my 2005 Zetec, I am struggling to get under 10-12l/100km in reasonable free-flowing traffic, but short trips.

On the same route I can regularly get 8-9l/100km in my 2005 Golf GTI, which I find quite odd. Admittedly the GTI goes have a 6-speed DSG but its also a turbo, and I do not spare the whip...

[Franco Cozzo]

815km out of 44.7L, average speed 59km/h.

Watch out with your Focus, some here have had issues causing high fuel consumption caused by a faulty thermostat.

[Mortbrad]

Originally Posted by Big Damo

Watch out with your Focus, some here have had issues causing high fuel consumption caused by a faulty thermostat.

I ponder whether something is wrong with it myself. I always thought the wife just had a lead foot, but I can't see any reason why a 2l NA should use more than a 2l turbo that has to be heavier.

That said the GTI does have direct injection and a 6speed box, and its torquey so maybe the Zetec just needs more of a boot to boogie.

[Franco Cozzo]

I got 890km out of 49L, average speed 56km/h.

[Russ]

Originally Posted by Big Damo

I got 890km out of 49L, average speed 56km/h.

5.5 L / 100 or 51.2 mpg you'd have to be happy with that

[Franco Cozzo]

Originally Posted by Russ

5.5 L / 100 or 51.2 mpg you'd have to be happy with that

Yeah its pretty great, and its nice to drive too having all that torque right there.

[galaxy xr8]

So now that some people have had there LW focus for a while, I am very interested in anyone that has a Pwr shift TDCi Titanium hatch '11 or '12 model and what their consumption is like in town ?.

[BecW]

Originally Posted by galaxy xr8

So now that some people have had there LW focus for a while, I am very interested in anyone that has a Pwr shift TDCi Titanium hatch '11 or '12 model and what their consumption is like in town ?.

I get 5.9 around town in my titanium. Very nice cars and they are very smooth.. Well until you lower it right onto its ****