Thread: New 118D M-Sport 28MPG Is this right???

Well last night i managed to take the car on a 50 mile round trip. Four up and with lights aircon and wippers on it did 54MPG so i guess it is OK and it's these short trips really killing the MPG. Have to say owning a 330d as well i am very impressed with the smoothness and refinement of the 118d so far!

Patrick123D wrote: I would not be happy either. I've a 123D M-Sport with only 4400 miles on it. My car does a 7 mile journey each morning to work & 7 miles back (in stop/start commuter traffic). At weekends it's only used for a similar shopping run but I have averaged 48.6 mpg..... And I don't hang about. Something is wrong as your car is supposed to be far more economical than mine! My experience makes...

This economy driving thing makes you wonder.Anyone remember this ,about 20 years ago? Stirling Moss drove from london to scotland twice. The first time he drove like a lunatic, speed wise in and out etc etc.Next drive, well I cant remember how it was desribed ,or what the parameters were,lets just say he drove "sensibly" .The difference in the 2 drives time wise was amazingly close.I wont lie I cant remember what it was 20...

Jeez! My 135 does 26mpg - normal urban driving. How is she driving it, if shes anything like my other half she tends to drive our diesel like a petrol car ~ i.e: plenty of revs!!....

Sounds rather low. I'm getting around 44-45mpg in a 118d with mixed driving, maybe 40% motorway and the rest urban and country lanes.

I would not be happy either. I've a 123D M-Sport with only 4400 miles on it. My car does a 7 mile journey each morning to work & 7 miles back (in stop/start commuter traffic). At weekends it's only used for a similar shopping run but I have averaged 48.6 mpg..... And I don't hang about. Something is wrong as your car is supposed to be far more economical than mine! My experience makes "verysideways"...

Fuel consumption is worse when the engine is cold, and this is especially true of diesel cars, even more so than petrol. Three mile journeys either mean the engine never warms up or you're stuck in traffic achieving rubbish mpg. You need to figure out if there's something wrong with your car... so get it warmed through, then take it on the motorway and hold 70mph. I'd expect you to see a good 60mpg or so with a warm engine at...

Quote: I totally disagree with him - modern diesels warm up far more quickly than petrol engines - especially alloy blocked diesels like the 123D Sorry I don't agree with this a modern diesel is far more efficent and therefor produces less waste heat than even the best modern petrol. In other words they take longer to warm up. Frequent extreme short journeys are not good for diesel engines especially modern units fitted with a dpf. The...

If you are only driving 6 miles a day then I wouldn't worry too much about fuel consumption, you are still only going to use a gallon of fuel for your weekly commute Your indicated mpg is never going to be good on a short commute - especially if you are in traffic. My wifes getting 20mpg out of our 130 on her commute (about three miles), I was slightly dissapointed with this but took it on a longer run at the weekend and on a 30 mile...

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