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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: rawsondsr on 26 July 2008, 23:27:45
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cruising speed in a 2.6 auto saloon?
60? or more?
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going on government figures I think they place it around the 55 mark, but some of the guys on here who run them may have more accurate figures
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My 3.2 gets progressively more thirsty above about 60. Might be more economical below 60 but that's slow enough for me. Certainly not more economy to be had driving faster.
Kevin
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i would have thought that the minimum tractable speed in top gear would be the most economical. :-/
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My 2.2 is the most economical at 60. Not a 2.6 I know but maybe the same pattern will develop across the engine range?
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yep my 2.2 is most happy around the 55-60 touch.
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My 3.2 gets progressively more thirsty above about 60. Might be more economical below 60 but that's slow enough for me. Certainly not more economy to be had driving faster.
Kevin
I second that 55 - 60 seems best for my V6
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good question, i always ment to post that up but
never got round to it. Reason being i always assumed
56 way the most economical because i thought
That was the speed manufacturers quoted their
Best figures at. But is it? I can barely bring myself
to do less than 70 usually but on a tired trip home
From work i just sit in the left lane trying to save fuel.
So is it an indicated 56? Or a real 56? Given the normal
error built into speedometers(10%?) an indicated 56 would be
A real 51 according to my tomtom. Or to look at it the
other way an indicated 60 would be a real 55, pretty
close to the 56 i was guessing would be best. I have
Never tried my 22 mile motorway journey at set
Speeds, to check econ. bit dim really. Ill try it next
week if i can be patient enough.
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56 is the offical figure !! but at 120 i get 19 mpg which aint bad !! 8-)
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56 is the offical figure !! but at 120 i get 19 mpg which aint bad !! 8-)
i cruise at 65 sometimes and it goes up a bit slower than 60, i always have mpg on screen now
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56 is the offical figure !! but at 120 i get 19 mpg which aint bad !! 8-)
i cruise at 65 sometimes and it goes up a bit slower than 60, i always have mpg on screen now
should be cruising at 75/80 ! at least ! :D
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56 is the offical figure !! but at 120 i get 19 mpg which aint bad !! 8-)
i cruise at 65 sometimes and it goes up a bit slower than 60, i always have mpg on screen now
should be cruising at 75/80 ! at least ! :D
i do when ive had a good weeks wages, its kickdown time then ;)
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56 is the offical figure !! but at 120 i get 19 mpg which aint bad !! 8-)
i cruise at 65 sometimes and it goes up a bit slower than 60, i always have mpg on screen now
should be cruising at 75/80 ! at least ! :D
i do when ive had a good weeks wages, its kickdown time then ;)
aye aye !! ;D
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hence the 2 speeding tickets this yr :( :(,
its this car it seems to go faster than it feels. my ol rover 416sli wasnt like that, used to drive like grandad on a sunday going to the legion ;D ;D ;D
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hence the 2 speeding tickets this yr :( :(,
its this car it seems to go faster than it feels. my ol rover 416sli wasnt like that, used to drive like grandad on a sunday going to the legion ;D ;D ;D
try a chipped and played with mv6 ! 8-) 8-)
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56 is the offical figure !! but at 120 i get 19 mpg which aint bad !! 8-)
Bless the M180.....
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As has been said 56 is the "official" best speed for economy -- remember all the advice during the petrol shortages a few decades ago ????
However, that's a cruising speed -- just as important is how fast you get to it and how often you hit the anchors.
Accelerate smoothly ( leaving rubber on the tyres and not on the road) Keep an eye on the road well ahead and decelerate just as smoothly -- imagine you have an apple perched on the bonnet and want to keep it there.
I am sure all that is granny sucking eggs stuff -- but there it is ;)
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Did Gloucester to Slough and back yesterday in my 2.5 V6, approx 198 miles.Set cruise at 60 where practicable and got 39 mpg on the computer. Well pleased with that. :)