How many km per full tank is considered good?

last SG · 2007-11-11T12:38:28+00:00

Depends on engine capacity man.. My dad's Picanto's 1.1-litre engine can manage 13 to 14km/l..but it's not very good actually..16 to 17km/l is achievable.....

reddressman SG

Hi,

my friend is thinking of buying a car.

he just wants to know how many km should a car of 1.6 or even 1.5 litre travel to use up the entire full tank of gas.

Please advise :

1.5 litre car: x km/tank

1.6 litre car : y km/tank

* pls indicate the tank capacity.

* note: I am talking about normal city driving for auto cars. If you have numbers for manual, pls indicate as well.

I wish to find out how much is considered good utilization. And how do you determine the capacity of a full tank when you ask the uncle to top up?

toyota-corolla SG

Can't help you with the FC, ut determine the capacitu of a tank is very simple. I asked my dad, he told me this, the most stupid and manual way.

First time, personally top up full tank, remember the price, next time, go top up, just tell the uncle roughly how much.

Hope this help. Wink

AndrewPKYap SG

If the car gives you 13km/liter and the tank can hold 25 liters, then a full tank will give you 13 x 25 = 325 km

Given that the crude oil price might hit US$100 soon, go for one with the best possible mileage, unless of course, he/she is not going to actually use it but to keep at home for emergency use.

t3r SG

my car is currently doing 4.8km/L Mad

AndrewPKYap SG

sounds like you have a leak somewhere... Laughing

AE86tofu SG

i have never seen nor heard a 5 series tank leaking...

AE86tofu SG

my puny 1.3L car does 370km/tank and its a 30L tank

ORIGAMIST SG

my latio give 12 per liter

ORIGAMIST SG

forgot to add, my matrix give me only 10

HeXy SG

My zoom zoom axela gives around 10km/l..

toyota-corolla SG

Honda Civic 1.8A can clock up to 15-16km/l. Very Happy

Shooting_Cloud SG

There are a lot more variables than just engine capacity when comparing FC. Mods, tyre size, driving style, turbo or NA, 4WD/RWD/FWD, different manufacturers, synthetic or mineral oil, car weight, etc.

As an indicator, efficient Jap cars will give you max:

14km/l for 1.5liter engine (e.g. Vios)
12km/l for 1.6liter (e.g. Corolla)
10km/l for 2liter (Camry)

Some Honda cars give even better FC (e.g. Jazz) and Hyundai cars usually give poor FC. Sunny has poor FC but Latio is similar to the above.

All the above based on talking with frens and personal experience.

By the way, Yamaha Spark gives 50+ km/l Very Happy

nyox SG

I’m only getting 6-7km/l on a 3L engine. but i think that’s fair since both my father and i are very heavy footed.

sinicker SG

my non-SP mazda 3 sets me back at 10-11.5km/l.

AE86tofu SG

actually having the right power also will improve FC…for eg my dads 2.4 camry does 12km/l…unlike the 10km/l u guys stated for the 2L camry….and back in those days my dads W124 E220 consumed less petrol than the lower end E200 model….so having the right amt of power helps…

Unknown_X SG

my mark x 2.5l is doing abt 8.2-8.7km/l.

t3r, your car drink and urine at same time izzit? lol.

ae86tofu, your car drinks alot for it's size. maybe got sth to do with age? lol

BrUtUs SG

will the fuel u pump affect the FC?

reddressman SG

That is an interesting way to get calculate a full tank. and of course I think you also mean assuming the petrol price remain the same between refills.

Usually, people don't wait till tank is completely empty before refilling and even a little bit left may last another say 20 to 100 km. a little oil makes a lot of difference. Wink

Also, I like to say that I think x km / litre figures derive from xx km per tank. altho we know how much we pump each time, we may not know exactly how many km is run using this amount of petrol. The ideal way , i think is to empty the tank completely and then fill it full which should be the capacity of the tank and then drive until it emptys and get the km.

That is what prompted me to ask what is the basis for people's mileage figures.

maurizio13 SG

If you want good mileage, get a car like Honda Civic Hybrid.

The sales person told me it does 23km/litre.

vulpes macrotis mutica SG

ideally it can but i only clock 12km/l on unleaded 95