Hi mate, forgot to comment sooner but 13 days ago I passed my test with only two minors! I honestly don’t think I would’ve achieved this result if it wasn’t for your helpful and entertaining videos. Thanks for all your help!
what do you mean minors??? here in portugal any tiny infraction you commit, no matter how minor, makes you fail automatically unless you give the inspector 50 quid beforehand hehe
Passed my test last week first time with 0 minors - right before my instructor arrived to take me to the test centre, I watched one of your recent videos where you busted myths of the test, and described what examiners really want to see. Don’t think I would have gone into the test with as good a mindset as I did without you, so a huge thank you!!
Be interesting to see a petrol vs diesel comparison for cars with same engine capacity over the same route, like a 2012 1.6 focus (as I know it comes in both petrol and diesel variants) or any other manufacturer with both engines in the same model car
The2000/2010s 1.6 Ford diesel and the 1.5 Renault diesel are extremely economical engines for their time. Even still today, epically now that diesel is not the same price as petrol. If you live outside one of these congestion zones, one maybe your best bet for a cheap reliable car that is cheap to run. I think you could get a focus and a Megan with these engines, both would be a decent car, that could be had for a grand or under today (probably), last you about 5 year, with probably a clutch change, And a bit of ball joint fix in maintenance. Try and get the lowest spec possible, as all the electronics will be slowly breaking on by one now, but the fundamentals will be sound. I remember being in this price demo, as long as it ran, nothing else mattered. If someone is a bit tight for cash, that is two decent cars to be looking out.
I had one of those Aygo Xs as a hire car while I was on holiday in Ireland. By far the slowest car I have ever driven, although it was well equipped and made a great noise. My Polo TDI felt like a rocket ship when I got home 🤣
Ikr, better than my 2L volvo C30 for sure! That'll do about 28 mpg around town, 36 mpg motorway, and 40 mpg on a country road (the slightly slower speeds seem to suit it vs a motorway). I guess thats what a couple of decades almost of engine improvements and lighter weight does.
The Mazda was good because in terms of engine technology its superb, the Aygo has an ancient but tried and tested engine which whilst incredibly gutless doesn't use much fuel.
@@__-fm5qv I know the feel of that fuel economy... the 2l in my impreza chugs along 22mpg if i drive like a granny, and more to the tune of 7mpg if i drive how i want, lord help my wallet
Very interesting video,I enjoyed it very much. The fuel economy of that little Aygo NA 1.0l is very impressive even for such tiny,light car! I have much heavier car with a 1.7 Turbodiesel and it does like 40-47MPG most of the time, so I was impressed by the MX-5 doing around 40 too! Its great fuel economy for a NA 2l.
Driven Toyota Aygo around Tenerife. Driven 520 kilometers, a lot on serpentines. Used only 27 litres, that is 5.2litres/100km or 54mpg (imprerial). Liked the car a lot.
Hi Richard, I passed my driving test this morning (7:50am, heavy rain!) with 0 minors. I attribute the majority of passing to your videos, which I've been watching religiously for the last 3 months. I made very quick progress during my lessons, but the truth is I was putting all of your teachings into practice whenever I was sat behind the wheel. Can't thank you enough.
and i forgot to mention just had my test today and i passed, and all the time i have been learning i have been watching you videos for pointers, thank you richard!
I'm happily surprised at the number of comments from people who are saying your videos have helped them pass their driving test. Awesome result, thanks for being a great guy and helping people like this 👍 10°C that's horribly cold, says I on a 21°C mid winters day (yeah I'm not in the UK) I watch your videos to see what driving in the UK is like so i enjoy your content too 👍
@@raulbila46 the UA-camr - Ecodriver got 74.1mpg in the new Aygo-x which is a bigger car with the same engine and lower official fuel economy figures Search "ecodriver Aygo" you should see the quote on the video thumbnail "a new star is born"
Hi Richard just passed my test and wanted to say thankyou for the videos, really been very helpful and informative, thanks for posting, always entertaining and informative, keep up the great work
coming up close to my test date and finding the mock tests you do really helpful along with other little things such as eco driving and lane changing etc love the vids
Impressive numbers from the MX5. Very similar to what I typically get in my 1.5L Toyota Yaris T Sport (which is 18 Years old mind!). Cars went through a phase from about 2005-2015 of getting nowhere near their claimed fuel economy. Before that manufacturers were honest, afterwards we had WLTP.
Diesel gate scandal involved far more than emissions and reached out beyond just diesel cars. The car manufacturers in my opinion, seemed to be cooking the books on MPG also, but that fact has been lost as emission standards and the laws that they had to maintain came first, state government law before personal private loss.
@@jonathanellis1842 it's because they changed the rules. Back in the day they used to hang the engine up outside the car and run it. It wasn't a real world test.
Maybe both cars being naturally aspirated make a difference. With a turbo, manufacturers can fiddle the ECU to turn off the turbo when driving resembles an official fuel economy test. My 1.6 turbo certainly does not meet claimed mpg figures whereas my old 3L V6 slightly surpassed them (though it used more fuel than the 1.6 turbo).
Love this video mate! This was a perfect way to show the real world fuel economy of 2 cars. There's lots of differences I've found with how my fuel economy figures go with different cars and I'm an economic driver, someone who does only 60mph mostly on highways and motorways to save fuel and costs. There are also other ways to keep fuel economy good like checking tyre pressure and amount of weight in your car, and of course choosing the right car for your daily life. What I've mostly learned is to drive as economically as possible, checking my tyres and keeping weight on my car, and also trying to use good roots too. Loved this video!
In the tradition of your usual commenters, first let me just say I've passed my driving test last week on Monday and I simply couldn't have done it without your helpful videos, so many thanks for that - and enjoy a new subscriber. 🙂 BTW: we have right-hand traffic, but the lessons on clutch/gas control are universal and even traffic laws are mostly similar with swapped directions anyway (since we're also party to the Vienna convention). That said, while I have a license for a manual (and it was kind of fun learning on it, aside from the frequent stalling and resulting anxiety in traffic 😛) the family car I'll likely end up driving for my first real experiences on the road is an old 2010 or so automatic, so hopefully a lot easier to drive than what I've been learning with. Aside note: for a long time I've avoided getting a license largely because I've basically never really needed a car in my life so far and also consider them both rather overrated for their utility and also not the most environmentally conscious choice relative to what I prefer (more of a bike/public transit/railroad enthusiast) - and that applies even for EVs. In fact my plan was to kinda-sorta wait till EVs became more affordable (as they are also a lot easier to drive) and maybe then get a license, but let's just say that pressure from relatives kinda pushed me into it last year (I'm already pushing 30 😁). To tie that into the topic of the video, I'mma just mention that the most fuel efficient (and eco-friendly) car still remains "no car" (if you can afford that, of course) - but nonetheless I'm glad you also put out videos like this on fuel economy and eco driving for when people do need a car. 😉
Congratulations on passing! I agree no car is the most fuel efficient car but a part of me feels like private transport is a luxury that will be a shame to lose. Will be good to make it clean though.
Becoming a car reviewer... You would make an episode of car wow very exciting and with your memory of the knowledge was very good. I am terrible at remembering that much information without a script
I would like to give an update, i got cheap an insurance quote on a 2005 Toyota land cruiser Amazon with a v8. Its still about 2k with "self install not a blackbox" blackbox thing's. But id much rather have a diesel but they won't insure it for some reason dispite it being basically the same car
Interesting vid, definitely something for people to think about. I suppose the best solution is an economy car for most trips and a sporty car for driving fun. Some years ago I used to drive a Toyota Celica Supra (2.8i) and a Toyota Corolla (1.3) of the same age. I used to get better fuel economy in the Supra, mainly because at any given speed the engine had to work less, by which I mean much lower revs. I still miss that Supra 😭
Same with my bmw and opel i had less fuel usage with the bmw on highway because i had less revs compared to the 1.6 litre opel i had to drive hard to achieve the same speed, but in stop and go traffic the opel was far better on fuel than the bmw which heated a lot in traffic.
As someone who drives a 6.2 V8, I watched this for it's entertainment value. I was entertained. It also was sad, seeing all the misery, being forced upon people, to save a spot of gas. I wonder what the blue bus, managed to eke out of a gallon.
i think you will enjoy (if you not watched it before) top gear where Jeremy tells the BMW M5 (i think) it is to keep up with the Prius going flat out around the top gear track and how the fuel economy is so different to the usual lol
The gentleman driving the car is having fun and is hypermiling. Attitude and goals are everything. We are not all the same. I also have a 6.3 Liter V8 which is fun but gets 10 mpg if that much. I would drain my bank account to take a long journey in it. Hence the 1.5 Honda to get me places. If everyone drove a V8 petrol would cost a lot more. I kind of like the smaller motors for keeping demand down and saving me money.
if the oil pump click off is not accuracy, u can try pressing the trigger slowly to let the oil flow slow, to fill up the tank to the same lv (under the overflow hole) tell us if which gas station pump is not correct as much as .5L not accuracy. it means when u pay 1L price give u 1.5L oil. if full tank is 30L then just 20L price, saved ~15gbp, more than 1hr basic salary thx very much, u have made many good videos, and it's not easy to take a driving shot and need many cameras
He means that the total error of the fuel pump can be about 0.5 litre. It doesn't matter how much fuel you pump, that's accurate, but the stopping point where it clicks off can vary by up to 0.5 litre or so.
It's a good point that I could fill it up visually. I don't think it's letting fuel go down that hole though which it will inevitably do as I drive if I fill it that high.
@@ConquerDriving By 'hole', I assume you mean fuel filler neck. That does fill up with fuel in normal operation; it's basically just a tube that connects to the fuel tank. The way the fuel pump clicks off is by detecting that the fuel level is at the end of the pump nozzle, so brimming the tank doesn't add much more fuel or really bring the level that much higher.
Could you do a petrol vs diesel comparison with the same routes perhaps? Maybe your 1.4 TSI Leon against a similarly powered (1.6-2.0l?) diesel.. If you've got one around that is
I passed my manual test today here in Australia with 0 faults. the officer even complemented my shifting. just wanted to say thankyou i watched a lot of your mock tests even though the uk test has alot more in it like hill starts and emergency stops. it still helped me not make those mistakes and get my license. thanks again! edit: i also have to say the officer i had was really cool and him being funny, making jokes and staying calm helped me stay calm and we were chatting abit during the test.
Nice interesting video, Toyota's particularly and most new modern cars do get surprisingly good fuel economy these days. Wish I was getting similar to what you are getting in your MX-5 in my 2007 1.6 120bhp Mini Cooper (NA - not the turbocharged S ) getting 34mpg around town and 45mpg dual carriageway but that's modern cars and their improvements. If I bought 2 year newer mini, same model and engine but they introduced the start stop feature, it might improve that economy slightly. Recently switched from my 1.4 turbo diesel peugeot, that would get 50mpg city and 66mpg dual carriageway but turbo diesel completely different but since it only had 67bhp, it was easy enough to drive around town, brisk acceleration to 30mph but completely dead above that, very difficult to swap lanes on the dual carriageway and fill a gap since it just didn't have the power to go from 50 to 70 quick enough but I am finding the mini more difficult to drive in town thanks to the heavier clutch and slightly odd delay to throttle response from setting the gas from idle, alot more fun and easier to drive on the country lanes and faster roads, has the power to change lanes swiftly and efficiently with the addition of being able to happily go along at 30mph in 6th so only thing more difficult is setting off basically, easier in every other way. Last thing to say if you're not bored already 😂, I had a 2010 1.2 3 cylinder polo before those two cars, 60bhp, alot less torque than the 67bhp 1.4 turbo diesel I replaced it with, and it was pretty gutless, okay in town but not easy to change lanes and that didn't get too much mpg than my 1.6 mini, I recall getting 42mpg around town and 47mpg on the dual carriageways. So worst of both worlds imo, poor performance and not really enough of an economically gain. That Aygo is impressive getting 60mpg everywhere for a 1.0 petrol with 72hp, might need to push it a bit harder to get going quickly but makes up with the economy.
Only clicked on this as I once had a 1.8L 1992 Nissan. My dad lived 6 hour drive away. Easily would get there and back on one tank. Until the tranny went. Borrowed my friends 1L 1990 Chevy. 3 tanks and sounded like I was on the rev limiter the whole way. Now I’ve settled for a 650cc motorcycle. 0-60 3.2 seconds. 68mpg.
I’ve done this experiment with my car and my sisters’s car. We both have a Toyota fortuner (it’s the suv version of the Hilux) mine was a 2012 2.7L i4 my sister’s was a 2010 4.0L v6. We were going on a road trip so both cars were loaded but we had similar weight on both car. We filled our cars in the same gas station and drove side by side the whole way after 300 km filled our tanks and they were the same almost exactly.
Good video, well presented. The fact you are noting the MPG by the cars computer isn't accurate enough for real world MPG. Fill the tank up till it clicks once, then do the driving, then fill up again. Now do the calulations, fuel needed by the amount used, thats how you calculate the real world MPG. Passed my test 1st time in june 1986 at the age of 17 :-)
Hi Richard..it would be very interesting for car enthusiasts like me to see a video from you about fast driving and racing Technics in the track and more !! And give us your explanation about understeer and oversteer and what to do in this situations if happens .. if you want you can upload a video with this type of content in your other UA-cam account where you upload more videos about track driving...i will appreciate that ...much love from Greece!!!
Through experience I've found out in a Ford Focus, a Mazda 3, a Citroen C3 and a Volvo S40 that the engine computer will request a higher gear than is optimal for almost any condition; figuring out the ideal torque/RPM range for an engine and then keeping the engine in its happy place gives better economy than the 'suggested gear' reading does. Granted, I've not driven cars made during the last 8 years or so, but up until then, this seems to have held true. Also I've never held a Mazda engine below 2000 rpm in normal operating conditions; the MX-5 ride looked an awful lot like "Engine Lugging: The Movie".. Frankly, I'm amazed at how well it did.
On a related note, I quite like the instantaneous fuel economy meter in my 2.7L Hyundai Coupe - the car will happily provide torque in pretty much any gear, but it's pretty easy to figure out where the minimum fuel consumption line is, and if that's not being hit during cruising conditions, try a higher gear. That instantaneous readout is a function of injector duty cycle to achieved distance, so it's quite a good metric to go by.
I find that fuel consumption is lower even if the engine is close to struggling. You may find this video interesting: ua-cam.com/video/0tef5qTHzYk/v-deo.html
On the topic of the Aygo X's adaptive cruise control, I find it can make it a bit too easy to get boxed in behind slow moving traffic on busy dual carriageways/motorways, as the car starts to slow on its own you don't notice as much when you're catching traffic ahead and before you know it you're stuck behind someone at 50 as traffic blazes past in the next lane at 70. I don't use it anymore as I'd rather have full control and be able to tell much further in advance when an overtake is needed to avoid being boxed in.
I use the window demister(or switch it to blow on the legs and the windshield) on warm and the fan on 1/2 and thats how my car stays warm and cozy, without using the A/C.
I find that statement kind of confusing. It implies that the AC heats the car, which it doesn't. At least, as a american, AC means cold air. So it doesn't matter whether the AC is on or not when you're using the heater, since you're not using the AC. Unless AC has come to mean 'climate control', which is an entirely different thing, I'm pretty confident it won't matter whether you have the AC on or not if you want heat.
@@quinnobi42 ac does work when you use heating in a car.. It cools the coil down to pull moisture out the air.. Very useful for demisting windows, but also does increase fuel use by up to 10%.
@@MichaelFlatman very interesting. And doesn't really add up, since my Geo tracker from the 90s doesn't have AC at all, and yet it has a heater that is perfectly capable of demisting the windshield/windows.
When he said "how did I move them around for the intro" I figured he was just going to tell me that he pushed them. For short distances on flat ground, that's one of the ways that I move my car.
Something I noticed in your video and do notice in real life. With underpowered cars such as the aygo (or my VW Tiguan 1.5 130hp) you drive slower since it doesn’t have the power to go into the fast lane, hence you are driving slower (and get more frustrated about not being able to pass). We do have the MX-5 1.5 and it uses the same as a VW Tiguan 1.5 130, which is acceptable for the Mazda and great on the VW. But now I can’t compare it with my new Volvo V60 T6 hybrid. Fuel consumption is lower and it has no problem with overtaking, but again, it is a different class of car, with a different technology in another price range.
I was given a regular Aygo as a courtesy car after an issue involving livestock and my MX5. Driving it bordering on abusively I still managed 47 to the gallon, which really puts the 30 of my MX5 to shame (MK3, so not quite as good on fuel as yours. better steering rack though ;P). Having said this, no level of economy is worth how slow that thing was for the 2 longer journeys i had to do. on a slight incline i couldn't even maintain 70.
I have a 2L Mk3 and my friend a 2L Mk4. Driving similarly behind each other always gives us roughly a 1,5-2L/100km difference. 6,5L/100km fast cruising for him, 8-8,5L/100km for me
my Suzuki Swift Sport is in between those two: 1.372 litre 4 cylinder turbo petrol engine, 138 hp and 0 to 60 in 7.4 secpnds. I can drive it quite fuel economy even in the city with 58,7 mpg.
Most cars in Canada/U.S. gulp fuel like there is no tomorrow. I drive a 2015 Acura RDX and it consumes about 20mpg in city and 26 mpg on the highway. It's got a 3.5L v6 engine(no turbo) with a 6-speed automatic gearbox.
I get a consistent average around 54mpg from my 1997 Peugeot TD, all the mileage done in local runs, shopping etc., at posted speed limits of 30 and 40mph. I'm happy with this but less so regarding the £300 a year road tax. My thrill vehicle is a 1000cc motorbike, which I only tax for six months of the year.
You sit closer to the steering wheel than my nana does. Your elbows, at resting position are angled at 90 degrees. Driving instructors and motoring organisations both here in Australia and also in the UK always recommend that while driving, you should position your hands on the wheel with a 120-degree bend in your elbows. You are positioned so far forward that you have to reach backwards, and bend your wrist down a full 90 degrees just to to place your hand on the gear shifter
This is a comfortable position for me and allows me to drive safely for long distances whilst being relaxed and comfortable. At no point did I struggle to control the vehicle.
Wow this makes me envy a smaller engine again , I enjoy my octavia vrs which shares the golf gti engine but it is a pig on fuel , as you said it’s nice to have the power there when you need it but most cases you really don’t need it. Seeing these small engine cars reach 60+ mpg is amazing I thought that sort of thing was only possible with a diesel. I usually get about 35-40 mpg motorways and on 50 roads really forcing economy out of it maybe 45. Would be interesting to see you do a similar comparison with a turbo petrol and a turbo diesel
That doesn't sound too bad lol, I get 33-35mpg on a 1.5 petrol car but then I am not the most eco person with gears and like having the most pulling power ready a lot of the time. Can't remember if my 1.0 fiesta got similar mpg or if it was even mid twenties. Need to dig through the photos...
@@Stallzyx ohh once your off the motorway it’s like 25-28 mpg at best lmao 🤣 but yeah you gotta actually use your gears in n/a small engines so yeah I get you haha. I think tho mpg alone can be a misleading thing on its own because you gotta weigh up the other factors, the type of car , reliability etc . Like my old 1.2 corsa was relatively speaking good on fuel but it had way more problems than Iv had with my current so when you add it up with repairs and stuff sometimes the figures aren’t far off , plus that car in the vid looks tiny very tiny , I like fishing and I can Chuck all my gear and have people in the car and it wouldn’t even sweat it. I also wonder how long those smaller engines can go for because end of the day physics is physics a smaller engine doing more work to produce the same result as a bigger engine is not gunna last as long. I think mpg alone can sometimes be misleading
Interesting exercise. Here in the States the EPA estimates city/highway/combined miles per US gallon. I'm currently getting 40 mpg (nearly 50 miles per imperial gallon) in a 2020 Mazda3 2.5 naturally aspirated. I generally get better mileage than EPA estimates in all the cars I've driven over the years. Good maintenance helps too. Oh, and a point of local interest . . . Was that part of Braxted wall you were driving by up the long hill? ( what? Hills in Essex? Haha)
EPA tends to lie by rounding to lowest common denominator. Which also means they often misrepresent manual fuel economy as its still better than cvt/automatics when drivem well.
@@Kacpa2 I've noticed that too over the years. There are a lot of things you can do in a manual to get better then EPA fuel economy. Shifting early, coasting or engine breaking to a stop, etc.
Depends on how you drive them aswell, not to mention on Motorways and city driving, turn off the air con or heating for better MPG 😊... Please do Petrol Vs Diesel ⛽
Hi sir Richard i have a question. Sorry if it's not related to the video but is giving gas before lifting the clutch up (for a smooth take off) a waste of fuel? Esp in a stop and go traffic situation?
It depends imo. If I’m in stop start traffic that isn’t moving, when I go if I lift the clutch up very slowly then I have no problems, I do however drive a diesel. I would recommend personally though to always give a bit as an extra insurance against stalling. Interested to see Richards take on this.
That's fine. I do that as well. If your car can handle no gas when moving off in slow traffic, you can, but there will be practically no difference in economy and the clutch might wear out a few days/weeks sooner if you add gas, which isn't really a major issue.
He has a whole video on clutch control and I do believe he recommends giving gas before lifting the clutch. I don't know about fuel economy differences, but I imagine they would be pretty small.
It won't use much more fuel, making the engine struggle uses more fuel also as it's not just revs but load that uses fuel. Try to minimise the revs without the engine struggling then you will have the best fuel economy.
my seat ibiza 1.2l 2015 gets about 50 mpg on my journey to work. There is a bit of city travel at start and end, but majority of the miles is 50-60 mph roads.
Car 1: That's better than my Prius although people get those kinds of numbers and I don't know how. Although the might not have as many 70mph highway like I do 5-7 days of the week. This makes my Prius look very inefficient, although it has a total of 110hp.
Great video bro, it would be really interesting to see how the 1.5L mx5 would compare to the aygo! If you could set this up it’d be another great watch! 🙏🏼
I drive my 1.5L mx-5 (2019) quite spirited and get a very respectable fuel economy for sporty city driving. If you are in a city and love sporty cars it is my recommendation by far as you get the fun without going dangerously fast. Foot down higher revs up to gear 2-3 and your going 30-40. Other sport cars would be too fast. You get the excitement without breaking the rules. (Too much at least)
Speed limits in the UK are not bad but lower than world average. Here in UAE we drive from 70mph to 100mph speed limits hence why we tend to prefer cars with engines that are 1.5L or bigger, preferably a 4 cylinder turbo, we love Peugeot 5008s, Nissan Almera (Sunny) and Toyota Camry for the motorways there.
I would like Toyota to bring the Aygo to the states, but with the option to put in a turbo. It would be a great first car for new drivers, and they would be very cheap to insure
Interesting test, I would have thought the smaller, lighter, and more aerodynamic Miata would be more efficient. I'd be interested to see some fuel efficiency testing on the small diesel cars sold over there if possible, I'm quite curious about them because diesel cars aren't common here in America, especially the comparatively highly efficient and tiny ones you get there.
Different engines have vastly different volumetric efficiencies so depends what they're built for! 20 year old cars are a bit different but in the world of direct injection the NPC boxes can get crazy efficient.
My mum has a 3 cylinder 1.2L diesel VW polo, 100mpg is possible with careful driving. My mum isn't an economical driver though so the highest she gets is around 75mpg. I wouldn't buy a 2010 onwards diesel though since they're burdened with so many emissions control devices. She's constantly having issues with the DPF and the EGR valve and driving economically causes these to clog up quicker. Maybe they've gotten better but my Aygo has no extra emissions controls other then the ECU controlling the valve timing and Air/fuel mixture and the catalytic converter.
@@micheals1992 I had a year 2000 GTD Golf that I bought for £600, it was mapped and 5th gear didn't work. I was 21 and drove like a yob everywhere, often 4.5k revs in 4th all the way to work. That 1.9tdi got 52mpg minimum and I loved it!
@@mart3058 My partner probably? has the same engine in his 1.9TDI Skoda Octavia. It can just about push 70mpg with careful driving, in day to day driving 56mpg is about the average. It's a PD engine
@@micheals1992 Similar engine but my golf was the 100hp pre-PD motor, mechanical fuel pump and smaller bearings but apart from that same as a PD130, I loved that car but sold it when the gearbox exploded lol
your videos are amazing and I love all of them. I really appreciate your testing methods. I am curious of something.... you ever had any accident(s)? if yes, how many and there was your fault or not? Also could you somehow avoided them? Maybe in the future you will be able to make a video talking about this topic?
9:29 - Lol the wall. I use that slip road every week (always travelling to Basildon and back from Braintree), I always go that way and over the years I've seen that wall knocked down, and rebuilt and knocked down again multiple times🤣 was even in the newspaper 🤣 poor people who live there though 😩
Also one of my observation is its all about horsepower. The higher the horsepower, the more fuel consumption. Its not always the displacement cc or engine liters. A daihatsu rocky powered by 1.0L turbocharged engine (98 horsepower) consumes more fuel than a daihatsu rocky 1.2L naturally aspirated engine (86 horsepower). Both are non-hybrid engines. Ironic right? Since I know some will expect that a 1.0L is smaller in displacement will consume less than a 1.2L. But not always the case. Since the 1.0L is turbo-fed, it produces higher horsepower. It probably would consume less if it wasn’t turbo fed. Its not the liters/displacement, it’s the horsepower figures that plays a big factor on dictating a car’s fuel consumption.
I've seen a lot of people braggin about their 3L engines getting better economy than their 2L, I'd love to see a test with a 3L engine car as well. I do call BS on these claims but it would still be interesting to see. Maybe there's some specific situation or road type where this could be true. I just don't see it as the overall majority of cases.
I owned a 2litre mk3 gt Cortina and I later owned a 1.6 litre Mk3 Cortina. The 2 litre was significantly more economic to run!! The 1.6 had to work much harder to haul what was basically the same car about. So comparisons like this video can be quite misleading. Obviously this was a long time ago but the engines were identical except in capacity.
As a fellow owner of a 100AE Soft top Miata, I will say you must have such light foot as my car is averaging around 8l/100km, or 35 British MPG combined (30% hwy, where I cruise around 75mph, 70% city). I do have a few mods and the Fab 9 engine tune, maybe that's messing with my fuel economy.
I usually get 33mpg when driving with enthusiasm and about 15mpg on track. This video may interest you from my other channel: ua-cam.com/video/Vbkr3_8L-Jc/v-deo.html
Hi mate, forgot to comment sooner but 13 days ago I passed my test with only two minors! I honestly don’t think I would’ve achieved this result if it wasn’t for your helpful and entertaining videos. Thanks for all your help!
That's really great to hear! Thank you for watching and congratulations on passing!
Congrats man, where did you do your test?
what do you mean minors??? here in portugal any tiny infraction you commit, no matter how minor, makes you fail automatically unless you give the inspector 50 quid beforehand hehe
@@Fred_the_1996 Yeah lol, Eu sou Português, but yeah i live in germany since my birth
Congrats 🎉
40 mpg in the city for a sportscar is massively impressive
the peugeot rcz 1.6 does a better averege
@@heldermonteiro2718 nobody would want to drive that for free
@@th6790 what??
spots car??? you having a laugh
Would have been better if he would have used more rpm. You should not me driving in sixth gear at 30. This guy has no common sense.
I passed my test last Friday with 3 minor faults and I can't thank you enough for your videos, tips and explanations. Keep up the good work 😊
That's great news! Thank you for watching and congratulations on passing!
Passed my test last week first time with 0 minors - right before my instructor arrived to take me to the test centre, I watched one of your recent videos where you busted myths of the test, and described what examiners really want to see. Don’t think I would have gone into the test with as good a mindset as I did without you, so a huge thank you!!
That's great news! Thank you for watching and congratulations on passing!
Kudos for aknowledging and respecting the different purposes of the cars. Too many "reviewers" criticise apples for not being oranges.
Be interesting to see a petrol vs diesel comparison for cars with same engine capacity over the same route, like a 2012 1.6 focus (as I know it comes in both petrol and diesel variants) or any other manufacturer with both engines in the same model car
The2000/2010s 1.6 Ford diesel and the 1.5 Renault diesel are extremely economical engines for their time. Even still today, epically now that diesel is not the same price as petrol. If you live outside one of these congestion zones, one maybe your best bet for a cheap reliable car that is cheap to run.
I think you could get a focus and a Megan with these engines, both would be a decent car, that could be had for a grand or under today (probably), last you about 5 year, with probably a clutch change, And a bit of ball joint fix in maintenance. Try and get the lowest spec possible, as all the electronics will be slowly breaking on by one now, but the fundamentals will be sound.
I remember being in this price demo, as long as it ran, nothing else mattered. If someone is a bit tight for cash, that is two decent cars to be looking out.
I had one of those Aygo Xs as a hire car while I was on holiday in Ireland. By far the slowest car I have ever driven, although it was well equipped and made a great noise. My Polo TDI felt like a rocket ship when I got home 🤣
The fuel economy on both was significantly better than I anticipated.
Ikr, better than my 2L volvo C30 for sure! That'll do about 28 mpg around town, 36 mpg motorway, and 40 mpg on a country road (the slightly slower speeds seem to suit it vs a motorway). I guess thats what a couple of decades almost of engine improvements and lighter weight does.
@@__-fm5qv It's not always true. I have a 2002 Skoda Fabia and I can get an average of 50 mpg easily. It's a 1.4l, 3 cylinder turbo diesel
@@__-fm5qv thats pretty good that for the size of the car
The Mazda was good because in terms of engine technology its superb, the Aygo has an ancient but tried and tested engine which whilst incredibly gutless doesn't use much fuel.
@@__-fm5qv I know the feel of that fuel economy... the 2l in my impreza chugs along 22mpg if i drive like a granny, and more to the tune of 7mpg if i drive how i want, lord help my wallet
This video was destined to reach my home page, I own an Aygo, and dream of owning an MX5😂
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Very interesting video,I enjoyed it very much. The fuel economy of that little Aygo NA 1.0l is very impressive even for such tiny,light car! I have much heavier car with a 1.7 Turbodiesel and it does like 40-47MPG most of the time, so I was impressed by the MX-5 doing around 40 too! Its great fuel economy for a NA 2l.
Driven Toyota Aygo around Tenerife. Driven 520 kilometers, a lot on serpentines. Used only 27 litres, that is 5.2litres/100km or 54mpg (imprerial). Liked the car a lot.
Hey, I passed this morning with a few minors, I really appreciate all your videos as they really helped me prepare. Keep up the good work!
That's fantastic news! Thank you for watching and congratulations on passing!
I passed my test five years ago but I still like you and your videos ☺️
Hi Richard, I passed my driving test this morning (7:50am, heavy rain!) with 0 minors. I attribute the majority of passing to your videos, which I've been watching religiously for the last 3 months. I made very quick progress during my lessons, but the truth is I was putting all of your teachings into practice whenever I was sat behind the wheel. Can't thank you enough.
That's really great to hear! Thank you for watching and congratulations on passing!
Passed my test last Tuesday your videos helped out a ton thanks
Congratulations on passing!
and i forgot to mention just had my test today and i passed, and all the time i have been learning i have been watching you videos for pointers, thank you richard!
That's fantastic news! Thank you for watching and congratulations on passing!
I love these videos about economy! Thanks for the content!
I'm happily surprised at the number of comments from people who are saying your videos have helped them pass their driving test. Awesome result, thanks for being a great guy and helping people like this 👍
10°C that's horribly cold, says I on a 21°C mid winters day (yeah I'm not in the UK) I watch your videos to see what driving in the UK is like so i enjoy your content too 👍
I have the old 2012 facelift Aygo, it can push 80mpg during the summer months (best tank upto now in summer was 79.4mpg).
Wow!
maybe 7.94, you misplaced the "," so stop lying
@@raulbila46 7.94 is a tractor lol, what are you on about
@@raulbila46 the UA-camr - Ecodriver got 74.1mpg in the new Aygo-x which is a bigger car with the same engine and lower official fuel economy figures
Search "ecodriver Aygo" you should see the quote on the video thumbnail "a new star is born"
the Citroen at 1:35 has seen better days
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Hi Richard just passed my test and wanted to say thankyou for the videos, really been very helpful and informative, thanks for posting, always entertaining and informative, keep up the great work
That's fantastic news! Thank you for watching and congratulations on passing!
I think comparing two cars with the same model but different engine size would be more interesting to see .
coming up close to my test date and finding the mock tests you do really helpful along with other little things such as eco driving and lane changing etc
love the vids
Impressive numbers from the MX5. Very similar to what I typically get in my 1.5L Toyota Yaris T Sport (which is 18 Years old mind!). Cars went through a phase from about 2005-2015 of getting nowhere near their claimed fuel economy. Before that manufacturers were honest, afterwards we had WLTP.
Diesel gate scandal involved far more than emissions and reached out beyond just diesel cars. The car manufacturers in my opinion, seemed to be cooking the books on MPG also, but that fact has been lost as emission standards and the laws that they had to maintain came first, state government law before personal private loss.
@@jonathanellis1842 it's because they changed the rules. Back in the day they used to hang the engine up outside the car and run it. It wasn't a real world test.
Maybe both cars being naturally aspirated make a difference. With a turbo, manufacturers can fiddle the ECU to turn off the turbo when driving resembles an official fuel economy test. My 1.6 turbo certainly does not meet claimed mpg figures whereas my old 3L V6 slightly surpassed them (though it used more fuel than the 1.6 turbo).
@@iliyakuryakin4671 Turbo doesn't lower your mpg.
You post this video on my Birthday :D
Happy Birthday for yesterday!
@@ConquerDriving thanks.
whoever has richard as their driving instructor, you are very lucky individuals
My wife and I have 1.5 litre MX-5 and an much older Citroen C2 1.0L . I love driving both of them as they are fun and frugal in equal measure.
Love this video mate! This was a perfect way to show the real world fuel economy of 2 cars. There's lots of differences I've found with how my fuel economy figures go with different cars and I'm an economic driver, someone who does only 60mph mostly on highways and motorways to save fuel and costs. There are also other ways to keep fuel economy good like checking tyre pressure and amount of weight in your car, and of course choosing the right car for your daily life. What I've mostly learned is to drive as economically as possible, checking my tyres and keeping weight on my car, and also trying to use good roots too. Loved this video!
In the tradition of your usual commenters, first let me just say I've passed my driving test last week on Monday and I simply couldn't have done it without your helpful videos, so many thanks for that - and enjoy a new subscriber. 🙂
BTW: we have right-hand traffic, but the lessons on clutch/gas control are universal and even traffic laws are mostly similar with swapped directions anyway (since we're also party to the Vienna convention).
That said, while I have a license for a manual (and it was kind of fun learning on it, aside from the frequent stalling and resulting anxiety in traffic 😛) the family car I'll likely end up driving for my first real experiences on the road is an old 2010 or so automatic, so hopefully a lot easier to drive than what I've been learning with.
Aside note: for a long time I've avoided getting a license largely because I've basically never really needed a car in my life so far and also consider them both rather overrated for their utility and also not the most environmentally conscious choice relative to what I prefer (more of a bike/public transit/railroad enthusiast) - and that applies even for EVs. In fact my plan was to kinda-sorta wait till EVs became more affordable (as they are also a lot easier to drive) and maybe then get a license, but let's just say that pressure from relatives kinda pushed me into it last year (I'm already pushing 30 😁).
To tie that into the topic of the video, I'mma just mention that the most fuel efficient (and eco-friendly) car still remains "no car" (if you can afford that, of course) - but nonetheless I'm glad you also put out videos like this on fuel economy and eco driving for when people do need a car. 😉
Congratulations on passing! I agree no car is the most fuel efficient car but a part of me feels like private transport is a luxury that will be a shame to lose. Will be good to make it clean though.
Please keep making videos they are very helpful 😊
Fantastic video Richard, actually very impressed with your mx5 mpg. . Also love those sporty dials 👍👍
Becoming a car reviewer... You would make an episode of car wow very exciting and with your memory of the knowledge was very good. I am terrible at remembering that much information without a script
wonderful content. thanks mate. loved ur work. keep it up❤
Just wanted to say your videos really helped with me passing my test so thanks :)
That's fantastic news! Thank you for watching and congratulations on passing!
Funnily enough, the cheapest insurance quote ive gotten so far was for a 2019 nd mx5 with a 1.5, so im working towards getting one as a first car
What a first car! Awesome!
@@ConquerDriving especially for the finance for a HP
I would like to give an update, i got cheap an insurance quote on a 2005 Toyota land cruiser Amazon with a v8. Its still about 2k with "self install not a blackbox" blackbox thing's. But id much rather have a diesel but they won't insure it for some reason dispite it being basically the same car
Great vid. Loving the MX-5 content lately, keen to see more of it!
Very interesting, informative video Richard.
Interesting vid, definitely something for people to think about. I suppose the best solution is an economy car for most trips and a sporty car for driving fun.
Some years ago I used to drive a Toyota Celica Supra (2.8i) and a Toyota Corolla (1.3) of the same age. I used to get better fuel economy in the Supra, mainly because at any given speed the engine had to work less, by which I mean much lower revs. I still miss that Supra 😭
I would say owning one car is usually cheaper. But it depends on the car and your circumstances.
Same with my bmw and opel i had less fuel usage with the bmw on highway because i had less revs compared to the 1.6 litre opel i had to drive hard to achieve the same speed, but in stop and go traffic the opel was far better on fuel than the bmw which heated a lot in traffic.
Very interesting video and extremely well explained! Thank you!
As someone who drives a 6.2 V8, I watched this for it's entertainment value. I was entertained. It also was sad, seeing all the misery, being forced upon people, to save a spot of gas. I wonder what the blue bus, managed to eke out of a gallon.
i think you will enjoy (if you not watched it before) top gear where Jeremy tells the BMW M5 (i think) it is to keep up with the Prius going flat out around the top gear track and how the fuel economy is so different to the usual lol
The gentleman driving the car is having fun and is hypermiling. Attitude and goals are everything. We are not all the same. I also have a 6.3 Liter V8 which is fun but gets 10 mpg if that much. I would drain my bank account to take a long journey in it. Hence the 1.5 Honda to get me places. If everyone drove a V8 petrol would cost a lot more. I kind of like the smaller motors for keeping demand down and saving me money.
if the oil pump click off is not accuracy, u can try pressing the trigger slowly to let the oil flow slow, to fill up the tank to the same lv (under the overflow hole)
tell us if which gas station pump is not correct as much as .5L not accuracy.
it means when u pay 1L price give u 1.5L oil.
if full tank is 30L then just 20L price, saved ~15gbp, more than 1hr basic salary
thx very much, u have made many good videos, and it's not easy to take a driving shot and need many cameras
He means that the total error of the fuel pump can be about 0.5 litre. It doesn't matter how much fuel you pump, that's accurate, but the stopping point where it clicks off can vary by up to 0.5 litre or so.
@@quinnobi42 then don't use the click off function, inject by hand will be more accuracy
That's what I mean. They click off at different levels by quite some margin.
It's a good point that I could fill it up visually. I don't think it's letting fuel go down that hole though which it will inevitably do as I drive if I fill it that high.
@@ConquerDriving By 'hole', I assume you mean fuel filler neck. That does fill up with fuel in normal operation; it's basically just a tube that connects to the fuel tank. The way the fuel pump clicks off is by detecting that the fuel level is at the end of the pump nozzle, so brimming the tank doesn't add much more fuel or really bring the level that much higher.
That blue mk5 supra 👍 a rare sight nowadays. A bit unexpected lol but still awesome 2:07
Could you do a petrol vs diesel comparison with the same routes perhaps?
Maybe your 1.4 TSI Leon against a similarly powered (1.6-2.0l?) diesel.. If you've got one around that is
Diesels better for motorway cruising
@@zarrow50 diesels better all around
@@Mr330d and a diesel should do 10,000 miles a year for the DPF not to get clogged up
@@zarrow50 not even remotely true . Plus I delete any DPF in a car I buy my current car has DPF & EGR deleted will never give trouble again
@@Mr330d all the best cars itw are petrol.
Mazda engines are seriously impressive , that’s a very nice balance for a sports car
I passed my manual test today here in Australia with 0 faults. the officer even complemented my shifting. just wanted to say thankyou i watched a lot of your mock tests even though the uk test has alot more in it like hill starts and emergency stops. it still helped me not make those mistakes and get my license. thanks again!
edit: i also have to say the officer i had was really cool and him being funny, making jokes and staying calm helped me stay calm and we were chatting abit during the test.
Congratulations on passing!
Great review, great work👍
Nice interesting video, Toyota's particularly and most new modern cars do get surprisingly good fuel economy these days. Wish I was getting similar to what you are getting in your MX-5 in my 2007 1.6 120bhp Mini Cooper (NA - not the turbocharged S ) getting 34mpg around town and 45mpg dual carriageway but that's modern cars and their improvements. If I bought 2 year newer mini, same model and engine but they introduced the start stop feature, it might improve that economy slightly.
Recently switched from my 1.4 turbo diesel peugeot, that would get 50mpg city and 66mpg dual carriageway but turbo diesel completely different but since it only had 67bhp, it was easy enough to drive around town, brisk acceleration to 30mph but completely dead above that, very difficult to swap lanes on the dual carriageway and fill a gap since it just didn't have the power to go from 50 to 70 quick enough but I am finding the mini more difficult to drive in town thanks to the heavier clutch and slightly odd delay to throttle response from setting the gas from idle, alot more fun and easier to drive on the country lanes and faster roads, has the power to change lanes swiftly and efficiently with the addition of being able to happily go along at 30mph in 6th so only thing more difficult is setting off basically, easier in every other way.
Last thing to say if you're not bored already 😂, I had a 2010 1.2 3 cylinder polo before those two cars, 60bhp, alot less torque than the 67bhp 1.4 turbo diesel I replaced it with, and it was pretty gutless, okay in town but not easy to change lanes and that didn't get too much mpg than my 1.6 mini, I recall getting 42mpg around town and 47mpg on the dual carriageways. So worst of both worlds imo, poor performance and not really enough of an economically gain. That Aygo is impressive getting 60mpg everywhere for a 1.0 petrol with 72hp, might need to push it a bit harder to get going quickly but makes up with the economy.
Only clicked on this as I once had a 1.8L 1992 Nissan. My dad lived 6 hour drive away. Easily would get there and back on one tank. Until the tranny went. Borrowed my friends 1L 1990 Chevy. 3 tanks and sounded like I was on the rev limiter the whole way. Now I’ve settled for a 650cc motorcycle. 0-60 3.2 seconds. 68mpg.
Mate of mine always use 5th instead of 6th for economy. If you go by the computer it's true tried on a few cars.
That was a good video mate
I wish we had some more of these smaller economy boxes I do like them
I’ve done this experiment with my car and my sisters’s car. We both have a Toyota fortuner (it’s the suv version of the Hilux) mine was a 2012 2.7L i4 my sister’s was a 2010 4.0L v6. We were going on a road trip so both cars were loaded but we had similar weight on both car. We filled our cars in the same gas station and drove side by side the whole way after 300 km filled our tanks and they were the same almost exactly.
Good video, well presented. The fact you are noting the MPG by the cars computer isn't accurate enough for real world MPG. Fill the tank up till it clicks once, then do the driving, then fill up again. Now do the calulations, fuel needed by the amount used, thats how you calculate the real world MPG. Passed my test 1st time in june 1986 at the age of 17 :-)
Thank you. I explain in this video why I use the trip computer and not the full tank method which is way out when using only 5 litres.
Hi Richard..it would be very interesting for car enthusiasts like me to see a video from you about fast driving and racing Technics in the track and more !! And give us your explanation about understeer and oversteer and what to do in this situations if happens .. if you want you can upload a video with this type of content in your other UA-cam account where you upload more videos about track driving...i will appreciate that ...much love from Greece!!!
Another grate video 👍
Through experience I've found out in a Ford Focus, a Mazda 3, a Citroen C3 and a Volvo S40 that the engine computer will request a higher gear than is optimal for almost any condition; figuring out the ideal torque/RPM range for an engine and then keeping the engine in its happy place gives better economy than the 'suggested gear' reading does.
Granted, I've not driven cars made during the last 8 years or so, but up until then, this seems to have held true.
Also I've never held a Mazda engine below 2000 rpm in normal operating conditions; the MX-5 ride looked an awful lot like "Engine Lugging: The Movie".. Frankly, I'm amazed at how well it did.
On a related note, I quite like the instantaneous fuel economy meter in my 2.7L Hyundai Coupe - the car will happily provide torque in pretty much any gear, but it's pretty easy to figure out where the minimum fuel consumption line is, and if that's not being hit during cruising conditions, try a higher gear. That instantaneous readout is a function of injector duty cycle to achieved distance, so it's quite a good metric to go by.
I find that fuel consumption is lower even if the engine is close to struggling. You may find this video interesting: ua-cam.com/video/0tef5qTHzYk/v-deo.html
@@ConquerDriving I suppose the only data that matters is hard data :)
On the topic of the Aygo X's adaptive cruise control, I find it can make it a bit too easy to get boxed in behind slow moving traffic on busy dual carriageways/motorways, as the car starts to slow on its own you don't notice as much when you're catching traffic ahead and before you know it you're stuck behind someone at 50 as traffic blazes past in the next lane at 70. I don't use it anymore as I'd rather have full control and be able to tell much further in advance when an overtake is needed to avoid being boxed in.
Yeah, you always have to keep an eye on your speed to not slow down too much. I also don't use the acc if there's lots of traffic.
@@gsonz172 Same it's generally only low traffic clear conditions I use it in now
I use the window demister(or switch it to blow on the legs and the windshield) on warm and the fan on 1/2 and thats how my car stays warm and cozy, without using the A/C.
I find that statement kind of confusing. It implies that the AC heats the car, which it doesn't. At least, as a american, AC means cold air. So it doesn't matter whether the AC is on or not when you're using the heater, since you're not using the AC. Unless AC has come to mean 'climate control', which is an entirely different thing, I'm pretty confident it won't matter whether you have the AC on or not if you want heat.
@@quinnobi42 ac does work when you use heating in a car.. It cools the coil down to pull moisture out the air.. Very useful for demisting windows, but also does increase fuel use by up to 10%.
@@MichaelFlatman very interesting. And doesn't really add up, since my Geo tracker from the 90s doesn't have AC at all, and yet it has a heater that is perfectly capable of demisting the windshield/windows.
20:32 Mk1 Focus
Guessing for travel to and from work the Aygo gets the thumbs up
The Aygo X is definitely a better for the boring trips. More comfortable and easier to drive.
When he said "how did I move them around for the intro" I figured he was just going to tell me that he pushed them. For short distances on flat ground, that's one of the ways that I move my car.
Something I noticed in your video and do notice in real life. With underpowered cars such as the aygo (or my VW Tiguan 1.5 130hp) you drive slower since it doesn’t have the power to go into the fast lane, hence you are driving slower (and get more frustrated about not being able to pass). We do have the MX-5 1.5 and it uses the same as a VW Tiguan 1.5 130, which is acceptable for the Mazda and great on the VW. But now I can’t compare it with my new Volvo V60 T6 hybrid. Fuel consumption is lower and it has no problem with overtaking, but again, it is a different class of car, with a different technology in another price range.
I was given a regular Aygo as a courtesy car after an issue involving livestock and my MX5.
Driving it bordering on abusively I still managed 47 to the gallon, which really puts the 30 of my MX5 to shame (MK3, so not quite as good on fuel as yours. better steering rack though ;P).
Having said this, no level of economy is worth how slow that thing was for the 2 longer journeys i had to do. on a slight incline i couldn't even maintain 70.
I have a 2L Mk3 and my friend a 2L Mk4. Driving similarly behind each other always gives us roughly a 1,5-2L/100km difference. 6,5L/100km fast cruising for him, 8-8,5L/100km for me
In german, it is also called elephant race ("Elefantenrennen").
2.5L mazda6 2016 gets me 32-34 mpg in normal city conditions (or in sports mode with no traffic), 45-48 mpg on the highway, combined 39-41 mpg
the WLTP for example has clear acceleration curves which apply for city-car , but also for luxury sports car.
my Suzuki Swift Sport is in between those two: 1.372 litre 4 cylinder turbo petrol engine, 138 hp and 0 to 60 in 7.4 secpnds. I can drive it quite fuel economy even in the city with 58,7 mpg.
Most cars in Canada/U.S. gulp fuel like there is no tomorrow.
I drive a 2015 Acura RDX and it consumes about 20mpg in city and 26 mpg on the highway. It's got a 3.5L v6 engine(no turbo) with a 6-speed automatic gearbox.
I get a consistent average around 54mpg from my 1997 Peugeot TD, all the mileage done in local runs, shopping etc., at posted speed limits of 30 and 40mph. I'm happy with this but less so regarding the £300 a year road tax. My thrill vehicle is a 1000cc motorbike, which I only tax for six months of the year.
In conclusion, fuel consumption mostly depends on weight, powertrain (fwd, rwd, awd) and drag coefficient. Not displacement as most people think
You sit closer to the steering wheel than my nana does. Your elbows, at resting position are angled at 90 degrees. Driving instructors and motoring organisations both here in Australia and also in the UK always recommend that while driving, you should position your hands on the wheel with a 120-degree bend in your elbows. You are positioned so far forward that you have to reach backwards, and bend your wrist down a full 90 degrees just to to place your hand on the gear shifter
This is a comfortable position for me and allows me to drive safely for long distances whilst being relaxed and comfortable. At no point did I struggle to control the vehicle.
Finally got my first car a volvo s60 r-design after passing my test 6 months again seems to be pretty good on fuel.
Wow this makes me envy a smaller engine again , I enjoy my octavia vrs which shares the golf gti engine but it is a pig on fuel , as you said it’s nice to have the power there when you need it but most cases you really don’t need it. Seeing these small engine cars reach 60+ mpg is amazing I thought that sort of thing was only possible with a diesel. I usually get about 35-40 mpg motorways and on 50 roads really forcing economy out of it maybe 45. Would be interesting to see you do a similar comparison with a turbo petrol and a turbo diesel
That doesn't sound too bad lol, I get 33-35mpg on a 1.5 petrol car but then I am not the most eco person with gears and like having the most pulling power ready a lot of the time. Can't remember if my 1.0 fiesta got similar mpg or if it was even mid twenties. Need to dig through the photos...
@@Stallzyx ohh once your off the motorway it’s like 25-28 mpg at best lmao 🤣 but yeah you gotta actually use your gears in n/a small engines so yeah I get you haha. I think tho mpg alone can be a misleading thing on its own because you gotta weigh up the other factors, the type of car , reliability etc . Like my old 1.2 corsa was relatively speaking good on fuel but it had way more problems than Iv had with my current so when you add it up with repairs and stuff sometimes the figures aren’t far off , plus that car in the vid looks tiny very tiny , I like fishing and I can Chuck all my gear and have people in the car and it wouldn’t even sweat it. I also wonder how long those smaller engines can go for because end of the day physics is physics a smaller engine doing more work to produce the same result as a bigger engine is not gunna last as long. I think mpg alone can sometimes be misleading
Interesting exercise. Here in the States the EPA estimates city/highway/combined miles per US gallon. I'm currently getting 40 mpg (nearly 50 miles per imperial gallon) in a 2020 Mazda3 2.5 naturally aspirated. I generally get better mileage than EPA estimates in all the cars I've driven over the years. Good maintenance helps too.
Oh, and a point of local interest . . . Was that part of Braxted wall you were driving by up the long hill? ( what? Hills in Essex? Haha)
It's Braxted Park Road so I guess it's Braxted hill. Yes, there isn't many hills in Essex. 😄
EPA tends to lie by rounding to lowest common denominator. Which also means they often misrepresent manual fuel economy as its still better than cvt/automatics when drivem well.
@@Kacpa2 I've noticed that too over the years. There are a lot of things you can do in a manual to get better then EPA fuel economy. Shifting early, coasting or engine breaking to a stop, etc.
That supra at the start tho 😊
great video rich!
Depends on how you drive them aswell, not to mention on Motorways and city driving, turn off the air con or heating for better MPG 😊... Please do Petrol Vs Diesel ⛽
Hi sir Richard i have a question. Sorry if it's not related to the video but is giving gas before lifting the clutch up (for a smooth take off) a waste of fuel? Esp in a stop and go traffic situation?
It depends imo. If I’m in stop start traffic that isn’t moving, when I go if I lift the clutch up very slowly then I have no problems, I do however drive a diesel. I would recommend personally though to always give a bit as an extra insurance against stalling. Interested to see Richards take on this.
That's fine. I do that as well. If your car can handle no gas when moving off in slow traffic, you can, but there will be practically no difference in economy and the clutch might wear out a few days/weeks sooner if you add gas, which isn't really a major issue.
He has a whole video on clutch control and I do believe he recommends giving gas before lifting the clutch. I don't know about fuel economy differences, but I imagine they would be pretty small.
It won't use much more fuel, making the engine struggle uses more fuel also as it's not just revs but load that uses fuel. Try to minimise the revs without the engine struggling then you will have the best fuel economy.
Really enjoyable!
my seat ibiza 1.2l 2015 gets about 50 mpg on my journey to work. There is a bit of city travel at start and end, but majority of the miles is 50-60 mph roads.
Car 1: That's better than my Prius although people get those kinds of numbers and I don't know how. Although the might not have as many 70mph highway like I do 5-7 days of the week. This makes my Prius look very inefficient, although it has a total of 110hp.
Great video bro, it would be really interesting to see how the 1.5L mx5 would compare to the aygo! If you could set this up it’d be another great watch! 🙏🏼
2:05 Supraa!!! That would be very interesting to see how that one compares :P
I would guess around 20-25 mpg WLTP.
I think the MX5 would win that one.
I drive my 1.5L mx-5 (2019) quite spirited and get a very respectable fuel economy for sporty city driving. If you are in a city and love sporty cars it is my recommendation by far as you get the fun without going dangerously fast. Foot down higher revs up to gear 2-3 and your going 30-40. Other sport cars would be too fast. You get the excitement without breaking the rules. (Too much at least)
I agree, there is run to be had from driving a slower car hard than a fast car at the same speed with ease.
Speed limits in the UK are not bad but lower than world average. Here in UAE we drive from 70mph to 100mph speed limits hence why we tend to prefer cars with engines that are 1.5L or bigger, preferably a 4 cylinder turbo, we love Peugeot 5008s, Nissan Almera (Sunny) and Toyota Camry for the motorways there.
The trip computers may sometimes skew the actual fuel economy. Maybe should have filled them both up after the trip and seen the price difference?
Exactly. This sais nothing
I would like Toyota to bring the Aygo to the states, but with the option to put in a turbo. It would be a great first car for new drivers, and they would be very cheap to insure
Interesting test, I would have thought the smaller, lighter, and more aerodynamic Miata would be more efficient. I'd be interested to see some fuel efficiency testing on the small diesel cars sold over there if possible, I'm quite curious about them because diesel cars aren't common here in America, especially the comparatively highly efficient and tiny ones you get there.
Different engines have vastly different volumetric efficiencies so depends what they're built for! 20 year old cars are a bit different but in the world of direct injection the NPC boxes can get crazy efficient.
My mum has a 3 cylinder 1.2L diesel VW polo, 100mpg is possible with careful driving. My mum isn't an economical driver though so the highest she gets is around 75mpg.
I wouldn't buy a 2010 onwards diesel though since they're burdened with so many emissions control devices. She's constantly having issues with the DPF and the EGR valve and driving economically causes these to clog up quicker. Maybe they've gotten better but my Aygo has no extra emissions controls other then the ECU controlling the valve timing and Air/fuel mixture and the catalytic converter.
@@micheals1992 I had a year 2000 GTD Golf that I bought for £600, it was mapped and 5th gear didn't work. I was 21 and drove like a yob everywhere, often 4.5k revs in 4th all the way to work.
That 1.9tdi got 52mpg minimum and I loved it!
@@mart3058 My partner probably? has the same engine in his 1.9TDI Skoda Octavia. It can just about push 70mpg with careful driving, in day to day driving 56mpg is about the average. It's a PD engine
@@micheals1992 Similar engine but my golf was the 100hp pre-PD motor, mechanical fuel pump and smaller bearings but apart from that same as a PD130, I loved that car but sold it when the gearbox exploded lol
My 1.6 Mini Cooper r56 seems to only get around 30mpg max, even with incredibly gentle driving around town, burns through fuel so fast
My old r56 used to get 40 mpg quite easily in the city
sounds like something may be wrong there.
i regularly get 30 from my NC MX5 while beating the piss out of it (driven gently 35 is achievable)
That's quite a lot of fuel, I guess there is a lot of traffic.
your videos are amazing and I love all of them. I really appreciate your testing methods. I am curious of something.... you ever had any accident(s)? if yes, how many and there was your fault or not? Also could you somehow avoided them?
Maybe in the future you will be able to make a video talking about this topic?
This video may interest you: ua-cam.com/video/7-KAc3ZE2u8/v-deo.html
9:29 - Lol the wall. I use that slip road every week (always travelling to Basildon and back from Braintree), I always go that way and over the years I've seen that wall knocked down, and rebuilt and knocked down again multiple times🤣 was even in the newspaper 🤣 poor people who live there though 😩
I think I have seen it knocked over in the past too.
Try the same test with some of the new modern turbo-engines and you will be surpriced how efficient the Mazda is. ;)
Also one of my observation is its all about horsepower. The higher the horsepower, the more fuel consumption. Its not always the displacement cc or engine liters.
A daihatsu rocky powered by 1.0L turbocharged engine (98 horsepower) consumes more fuel than a daihatsu rocky 1.2L naturally aspirated engine (86 horsepower). Both are non-hybrid engines.
Ironic right? Since I know some will expect that a 1.0L is smaller in displacement will consume less than a 1.2L. But not always the case. Since the 1.0L is turbo-fed, it produces higher horsepower. It probably would consume less if it wasn’t turbo fed.
Its not the liters/displacement, it’s the horsepower figures that plays a big factor on dictating a car’s fuel consumption.
Engine size means little theses days. Take a 2 litre Toyota hybrid, they're one of the most economical petrol powered cars available.
I've seen a lot of people braggin about their 3L engines getting better economy than their 2L, I'd love to see a test with a 3L engine car as well. I do call BS on these claims but it would still be interesting to see. Maybe there's some specific situation or road type where this could be true. I just don't see it as the overall majority of cases.
2:06 SUPRA!!!
Use full tanking, same pump, same elevation, first release pressure in tank and fill with two autostops!
Interesting and informative. Compare diesel and petrol car next time.
I owned a 2litre mk3 gt Cortina and I later owned a 1.6 litre Mk3 Cortina. The 2 litre was significantly more economic to run!! The 1.6 had to work much harder to haul what was basically the same car about. So comparisons like this video can be quite misleading. Obviously this was a long time ago but the engines were identical except in capacity.
As a fellow owner of a 100AE Soft top Miata, I will say you must have such light foot as my car is averaging around 8l/100km, or 35 British MPG combined (30% hwy, where I cruise around 75mph, 70% city). I do have a few mods and the Fab 9 engine tune, maybe that's messing with my fuel economy.
I usually get 33mpg when driving with enthusiasm and about 15mpg on track. This video may interest you from my other channel: ua-cam.com/video/Vbkr3_8L-Jc/v-deo.html
Interesting as I have recently bought a mk2.5 1.8l. And going from a 1.0l polo. Similar to what I was expecting
I ran a mk2 mx5 a few years ago and unfortunately the 1.8 is a bit thirsty. Never got above 35 mpg even on a run. Newest model is much better !!