SWMBO's sister left her 1.0 Ecoboost Fiesta in our drive for two months when she went to Australia. I took it for a run every couple of weeks and rather liked it.

If you drive it gently it'll be quite economical: but it's lively and encourages spirited driving, and I think you can get performance equivalent to John's 1.6 from it, but it'll use much the same amount of petrol in doing so.

Edited by Avant on 28/09/2015 at 01:11

i had one of these eco boost's when my 1.6d tdi focus went in for repairs. The eco boost felt faster and more responsive but fuel economy was in no comparison. Driving the eco like i do my tdi it was terrible even though my tdi gets 57mpg but when i drove extremely cautious and had my eye contantly on the mpg meter i started averaging 46mpg at a push. I would expect the eco boost to struggle on family holidays.

i had one of these eco boost's when my 1.6d tdi focus went in for repairs. The eco boost felt faster and more responsive but fuel economy was in no comparison. Driving the eco like i do my tdi it was terrible even though my tdi gets 57mpg but when i drove extremely cautious and had my eye contantly on the mpg meter i started averaging 46mpg at a push. I would expect the eco boost to struggle on family holidays.