Most recently answered fuel economy questions
Last September, in the interest of economy and the environment, I traded in a Mercedes for a new Toyota Prius Hybrid. The chief attraction of the Prius lay in its claim that the fuel efficiency was an...
In terms of fault occurrence, my Jazz is the most unreliable car I have ever owned. After a few hundred miles, the fuel consumption worsens by 10mpg or so. I discovered by chance that using high revs (6,000...
Can you please settle a matter that has been the subject of much debate between me and fellow motorists. What is the penalty in power and fuel economy for running a car air conditioning unit?
I thought you would be interested in the problems I am experiencing with my KIA Cee'd SW 1.6 LS CRDi. When I bought the car I did not expect to achieve the published 57.6mpg combined figure but on good...
My son works in Brussels for T and E (Transport and Environment). He has just sent me the following. Maybe you would be interested?
A German has won a court case against Mercedes because his car didn't...
I currently drive a 51 Mondeo, which I am looking to replace with something of comparable size. I have a budget of about £15,000 all in and the new car needs to be an automatic. I expect to be doing a...
As a pensioner, I have to minimise the running costs of my car so I traded my 3-Series BMW for what I thought would be a much more economical car. I chose a Honda Civic Hybrid because the website and...
My husband and I are taking delivery of a new BMW 520d SE auto in January. We've never run a diesel before and are absolutely thrilled at the prospect of much more economical motoring. We've run Renaults,...
I watched Top Gear recently. Is it really possible that Jeremy Clarkson got over 50mpg out of the Jaguar XJ6 TDVi he drove from Basle to Blackpool often at speeds of 70-80 mph? I can’t get 50mpg from my...
The fuel consumption of my February 2008 Nissan Pathfinder Aventura diesel has been carefully monitored driving on country roads at an average of 50mph and motorway driving at 69mph using cruise control....
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