Fuel Usage in Our Fords

[bmorris]

Hi all,

Just curious, as I'm sure many other people are on this forum, how does my fuel usage stack up against other Ford owners.

My suggestion is to have a format as below, detailing a bit about our fuel economy figures

ie

Model: 06 BF Falcon XR6
Fuel Type: BP Ultimate 98
Type of Driving: I live in Newcastle so mostly city/urban.
Soft/hard driving: Definately soft

Economy: 11.00L/100 km

Please add your suggestions as you see fit.

[BaraFGXR6]

Model: 09 FG Falcon XR6
Fuel Type: BP Ultimate 98
Type of Driving: All highway at the moment with minimal urban - racking up k's quickly!.
Soft/hard driving: Moderate - on ramps are fun.

Economy: 9.5L/100 km

Best economy i ever got was 8.2 (again highway) and thats when i had my full exhaust system with hurricane headers, no resonators and very high flow mufflers.

[XRGhia]

Also, trans type and engine mods would also affect it...

Car: EF Falcon 5 speed manual Wagon, AU3 4L VCT and AU XR 3:45LSD. 2.5" catback, std headers/cat.
Fuel: BP 95
Type of driving: mixed hard city/relaxed highway
Soft/Hard: as above, hard in the city (Sydney traffic/school runs), soft on the highway

9.5L/100km's average around town, 7.8L/100km's on the highway.

[Mr Brooksy]

Originally Posted by bmorris

Hi all,

Just curious, as I'm sure many other people are on this forum, how does my fuel usage stack up against other Ford owners.

My suggestion is to have a format as below, detailing a bit about our fuel economy figures

ie

Model: 06 BF Falcon XR6
Fuel Type: BP Ultimate 98
Type of Driving: I live in Newcastle so mostly city/urban.
Soft/hard driving: Definately soft

Economy: 11.00L/100 km

Please add your suggestions as you see fit.

This has been done before but was model specific, a range of models would be quite interesting to see.

Model: BFII F6 Typhoon
Fuel type: Caltex 98
Type of driving: In Newy to, but prob a mix of 60% medium density and 40% highway.
Driving style: soft with moments of boost :-P

Economy: computer 13L/100km, calculations 11.4L/100km

[Werd.]

Over last 45.6 litres of fuel consumed, I got 16.2L/100KM
http://i.imgur.com/hdqTL.jpg

Model: AU2 Forte Auto Sedan
Fuel Type: Caltex 95
Type of driving: Urban, 60% 60-70KM/H zones, 40% 50Km/h
Driving style: P plater

[Fordman]

Model: 04 BA Falcon XT
Fuel Type: Regular, with 100 united when i go cruisin.
Type of Driving: This year mostly highway kays
Soft/hard driving: Generally soft with the odd squirt here and there

Economy: 10.1L/100 km

NB:Last year with typical urban driving i averaged 12.8l/100

[comagutsa]

Model; FG XR8 ute 6 speed manual, mods in sig
Fuel Type; any 98
Type of driving; mostly city with freeway trips with a few trips back to the farm
Med to hard driving depending on what i feel like

Economy; city 13L/100 to 18L/100
country driving it does 10L/100

[Ford_The_Win]

Model: EL 4.0 auto (has 130k on the clock, not a flogged junker)
Fuel type: Regular 91
Type of driving: Suburban/highway (60-70 km/hr speed limits, light-moderate traffic mostly)
Driving style: Extremely soft (<2000 rpm)
Economy: 14.5L/100 km....

Seems excessive even for such an old car

[smoo]

Model: 04 BA Fairlane 5.4 3v, extractors, 2.5" exhaust with no cats.
Fuel: dual fuel, 91 and LPG vapour injection
Type of driving: highway
Soft/Hard: Very soft

Economy: 9-9.5l/100km on 91, 11-11.5l/100km on LPG, and who says V8s are expensive to run

[MWTB]

Model: 07 BF Falcon XR6
Fuel Type: BP Ultimate 98
Type of Driving: Mostly suburban
Soft/hard driving: Medium to hard at times when the roads are empty

Economy: 14.1l/100km

When I was doing 35km to and from work each day it sat on 10.2.

[falconnut]

Car in sig.
Fuel Type: 91-98 (been running 95-98 lately)
Driving Style: Soft on the highway and HARD on the country roads
Eco: 5ish on the highway and about 10 average usually around 6-9

[shane3]

Model: 04 BA GT
Fuel Type: BP Ultimate 98
Type of Driving: S/E Melbourne/urban.
Soft/hard driving: IT'S A GT!!!!!!!Drive it hard!!!!!!!!

Economy: 24.6L/100 km

[MAGPIE]

Model: 2011 Mustang GT
Fuel Type: 95
Type of Driving: Rural (80%) hilly/winding, Urban (20%)
Soft/hard driving: Cruising at the limit + enthusiastic overtaking

Economy: 9.6 L/100 km

Best: 9.0 L/100 km

Worst 11.2 L/100 km

[NX74205]

Model: BF Fairmont, 4.0 litre, 4-speed auto, 95800km.
Fuel: Caltex / Shell 98 RON
Type of driving: Urban/highway. Usually average around 35-40km/h.
Driving style: Soft

Fuel economy: 12L/100km

[1TUFXR]

Model: 2009 FPV GS, 6 Speed Manual, 50000kms
Fuel: BP Ultimate 98
Type of driving: all city driving in Sydney, do about 400km a week
Driving style: Mild/hard

Fuel economy: 17.4ltr/100km
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[sgt_doofey]

Model: 1997 EL Falcon GL, 4 sp auto, 295,000kms
Fuel: BBQ Gas (LPG)
Type of driving: Highway
Driving style: Highway, but it's fun to get up to speed!
Economy: Last fill was 12.7l/100kms, usually somewhere in the mid to high 12's, or low 13's

[Yellow_Festiva]

Originally Posted by falconnut

Car in sig.
Fuel Type: 91-98 (been running 95-98 lately)
Driving Style: Soft on the highway and HARD on the country roads
Eco: 5ish on the highway and about 10 average usually around 6-9

Is that 5L per 100 in an AU you're quoting?

[jobeli]

Model: 2007 bf2 egas wagon
fuel: lpg only
type of driving: long distance highway cruising
Drive style: a to b quickly. Drive with economy in mind but not **** about it.
Economy: when cruising easy 90kmh abt 9l/100k. 100k abt 10lph. 110k abt 11 lph and 120k abt 12lph. Doesnt get much easier than that.
City and suburban vary greatly. Can be as high as 18lph in my local hilly suburb, short trips. Can be as low as 13 running across town etc.

[Squish]

Car: 2010 XR6
Fuel: Up until recently Vortex 98 but now BP Ultimate.
Type of driving: Rural with a little in town (and the occasional hop over to Newcastle).
Style: Unpredictable. Some days I treat it like a baby and other days I drive it like I stole it.
Economy: According to the computer consistent 11's. Interestingly when I owned a BA XT I was getting reliable 10.8 for the same driving. The big difference in the FG seems to be in town where I get 12's as opposed to high 14's in the BA.

[H.G]

Model: 06 BF XLS V8 1 Tonne
Fuel Type: Mobil Premium 95
Type of Driving: Rockhampton (out of town) so short Hwy bursts and then city driving.
Soft/hard driving: Id say mild... since adding the CAI I guess I drive for the o sound a little more.

Economy: between 15 and 16L/100km

[Hally]

Model: 1966 Ford Mustang (302)
Fuel: 95 Octane unleaded
Type of Driving: Urban mainly
Sof/Hard Driving: Moderate with occasional squirts
Economy: 18L/100km

[Bushbasher]

Model: 01 AUII Fairlane Sportsman 4L (210,000km)
Fuel: 98/LPG
Type of driving: Hilly country, short hops to town 90%/10%
Driving style: light of foot but CC @ 115kph usually
Economy: (LPG)14-14.5/100km (drops to low 13s' in a highway cruise)

Model: AUII Wagon Factory Dual fuel (290,000km)
Fuel: 98/LPG
Type of driving: Highway/town 85%/15%
Driving style: light of foot but CC @ 110kph usually
Economy: 13.7-14.3/100km (LPG) ( just averaged mid 12s' fully loaded with 2 adults & 2 kids + luggage for 3500km round trip @ 115kph on CC) very happy with that.

Bushbasher

[Mr Hardware]

Driving style: P plater

I lol'd

[DJM83]

Model- 2010 LV XR5 Turbo Focus (Modded/Tuned)
Fuel- BP98 since new.
Type of driving- Semi Urban, occasional highway.
Driving Type- Light with occasional squirts.
Economy- 10.6/100

[crymoarpls]

bodel- 2005 ba ii xr8 4spd edit - 130000km
fuel- 98 only no specific brand
type of driving- full urban congested traffic
driving type- rarely over 2000rpm very light on throttle
economy- 21l/100km

[Evgeni]

Model: AUIII 4l 215000kms. Duel Fuel.
Fuel: LPG
Type of Driving: City, Occasional toll road.
Driving style: Soft.
Economy: 12.5 - 13.9l/100kms.

Never have run a full tank of petrol since I bought the car, so wouldn't know the economy of petrol. Runs fine however on 91.

[jmak44]

Model: 1978 Ford Xc 4.1 Extractors split into twin 2" pipes
Fuel:98 octane
Type of Driving: Urban
Driving style: Light with the occasional foot down
Economy: 17 to 20L/100kms

However you can never quite tell fuel senders on xc's are dodgy so you loose track

[Vincenzo]

Model : 2001 AU111 XR6 Sedan (M)
Fuel Type : Caltex / BP 95
Type of Driving : Suburban / semi rural
Soft/hard driving : mostly soft / hard with occasional skip shifting

Economy : 7.6 - 8.0 L/100 km Highway
12 - 12.5 L/100km City

[bmorris]

There are some impressive fuel figures here, I thought my figures where good but clearly not so good haha. Maybe I need to get some injector cleaner

[The Yeti]

Car: 1938 Ford Standard
Engine: 85 horse 21stud flat head V8
Fuel: BP 98
Driving style: cruzin
Economy: isn't that what the labour party has stuffed?

All jokes aside, between 16 & 18 LPH