st170 fuel consumption
 

quite shocked how when driven in grandad mode it can be a pretty economical car, I drove from bristol to torquay last week, 106 miles and averaging 70-80 all along the m5 and used just short of half a tank

today done exactly the same trip but in less of a hurry, ie sat behind an arctic all the way and its only just dropped slightly from the full mark. quite surprised....may I add i dont make a habit of driving at 56 mph on the motorway but i left early through boredom and thought stuff it if i stay behind the lorry i am not actually slowing anyone else down.

anyway whats other 170 owners views as normally this one is absolute crap on fuel, ie 240 miles to a tank urban, my last one managed about 280 no probs but this one is a bit juicier for some reason (maybe i just have a heavier right foot now)

Tom

All ive heard off people is how shite they are on fuel.I so want a ST170 for the mrs.

Mixed driving I get around 220 miles to a tank.

we had one before the st-2 and i thought it was fairly economical.

220 to a tank, fook me what you doing to it? :shocked:


Mixed driving, occasional bit of foot down action and I get 320 miles from a tank, have seen this down to 280 before though! Drive like a grandad and I will get 350-360, which works out at about 32mpg.

I used to budget/plan around doing 280 miles to a tank - if i was doing pure motorway cruising it was more like 320ish.

Driving like a nob i could get it down to under 200miles.

With my supercharged one around Oulton Park it was doing around 5mpg!

I'm averaging 250 to 320 miles from full tank, depending on how excited my right foot is!

I get very similar figures out of my ST2 :)

i had nearly 400 once out of mine, think it was nearer 380 though.

jesus christ some pish figures there. my frs does 240 min and up to 280 day to day.

The most I ever got out of mine was 420miles from a tank - that was a motorway-only journey to Edinburgh and back. But typically it was 280-320...

How much does it cost for a full tank.

About £60 if V Power :oops:

From the fuel light cost me about £52 to fill up!

Just about the same too - filled up earlier this evening - £1.15 - full tank cost me £59 for BP Ultimate.

Not that bad then.

personally i think its pish if it does same as a turbo'd FRS which is fucking miles quicker :cry:

Useless thread, unless someone measures distance against fuel used, ie brim tank, drive, brim tank, then nobody knows what MPG they're doing.

no just over a second lol

i bet the ST170/FRS/ST225 is not much difference mpg wise when driving without foot to the floor- quite good isn't it :cry:

My mrs can make it run on fresh air!!! I only have to start it and its used quarter of a tank:cry: I've had it as low as 180 miles from petrol light to petrol light! Generally though mixed driving sees it at about 230ish average to a tank. I gave up checking once i discovered a regular 30mpg was a pipedream! I tried to keep the revs low etc and drove like an old woman and it made so little difference i gave up! My mrs must be much smoother thats all, i love it that she saves all that fuel for me to rag the arse off it on the long way home at midnight!! The earache i get when she see's ive caned 1/4 tank on a 16 mile round trip!

The best i've had is about 340 on a run to a tank.

when i had my last one i had 117 miles from full to track, a day of ragging around a track then back home again

Just keep it out of VVT and you will be fine.

isnt the st170 constant vvt on the inlet

i drove one for about 110 miles on i think less than 15quids worth.

they seem to take ages to drop the first 1/4 of a tank then fly from 3/4 to 1/4 then slows again. i dont trust the accuracy to be honest though

I would rather have a Focus RS too but i dont have that sort of money.

Please don't tell me you quote 0-60 as a good speed indicator?

my RS will DESTROY an st170 :cry:

all while doing similar mpg...winner me lol :blabla:

Thats fair do's mate. I bet there are better cars for the value of an ST though. COuple of my friends have had one and HATED them!

not if i let your tyres down first lol

i'd probably still beat you with flat tyres :cry::blabla::cry:

I would love to have 2 RS,s parked on my front lol.Have you still got yours then?Do you miss your saff.

I have my FRS and my saff was replaced by my 3dr. No i dont miss the saff at all when i have this one instead! I did love my saff b ut nothing compares to my 3dr i'm afraid :oops:
Technically i still have the saff but it's in a million bits.

Low power running has shown MASSIVE gains in effeciency on these engines, compared with same power level on other engines.
tabetha

I didnt know you had a 3dr as well.Do you use it much.

I owned my 3dr from 01-02 and sold it to Matt Bell. Bought it back from him last oct. In fact it must be around about now or last few days. It went from a stg1 car with me to a 400bhp bad boy :DD:

DOne less than 1k miles this yr :DD:

never had more than 240miles to a complete tank, usually its around 220. Absolute pants on fuel compared to the performance

i just cant get my head round the fact the RS does better than that!

Lambchop 1000 miles isnt much. They need to be driven. I bet its a hand full to drive.

I know they do mate but i've had a kinda busy year. It's just nice to have one i can wheel out and use whenever i feel like it. Yes it's a handful and great fun. My saff was stg3 greens. This is approx 400 ghp and goes VERY well!