High fuel consumption or normal?

21 is a little low. Should be around 28/29. Has this car been remapped?

What fuel you putting in? (quality/octane)

 

I'm averaging around 22mpg in mine. 70perecent of that use is spirited though was lil shocked coming from 987 Cayman S which returned same figures with the same use.

 

I assume were talking about a mk3?

I get 29mpg average, this is currently over around 3000 miles sine last reset, i drive it pretty tamely though which is why i bought the non-cup varient, although it is mapped to 303bhp

 

Did you see an improvement in mpg after the map?

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Cruise a standard Mk3 at 60 mph after a trip computer reset and you should see about 38 mpg.

 

I think you were right the 1st time - it should be higher if you do as Aerofoil says.

60mph on a flat road requires very little throttle input (<10% on RS monitor & c. 20bhp). This will use very little fuel.

Aerofoil offers opinion based on only what he has read elsewhere; he doesn't actually have a car it seems.

 

It will be a good benchmark test figure.

About 38 mpg or 7.43 L/100km at 60 mph or 96.5 kph.

You need a decent run to eliminate a bit of short term variations in road conditions.

Knowledge is power.........

 

It all just reads like you've googled everything....

 

I was pleased today to get 30.1MPG on a 100 mile motorway trip , (including a bit of town each end ) - 225 PH1

 

Have you sorted out your confusion over the cruise control and sport modes yet? Not so sure that's on Google.......

 

No confusion on my part.

You were massively, massively wrong on how the cruise control works. You were so wrong it was blatantly obvious you had never engaged cruise control in a Renault.

 

You mean the bit where you didn't know you can't have CC in Sport mode and you have to actively physically switch it out before Sport mode is available?

Anyway we digress. One thing I have noticed though is my 'Like' to 'Post Count' ratio is much, much higher than yours. Quality.

 

What a knob

 

No likes there.

Looked up Radial G yet?

 

Like I said ,what a knob.

 

You two should get a room and have some sweaty fun!

 

Can't say a noticed any difference, hadn't had the car very long before i had it mapped though.

 

Over the first 1,000 miles of the 275 I only got 23mpg average so far. I have been using it properly since 600 but only when warm. I guess the engine is tight and has plenty of friction that will get better with time. The other parameter might be the NS2r tyres which are bound to cost 1 or 2 mpg I guess. Still, my M135i returned 28mpg at the same stage of its life and in the same driving patterns...

 

How does the 275 compare to your M135i in terms of performance?

 

Straight line performance feels significantly lower but some of the delta is due to to how tight the Meg's engine still is at 1,000 miles and also placebo as the BMW's smoothness/low down torque kind of enhances the feeling of effortlessness. Braking better in the Meg in terms of raw power and feel/modulation but I am on semis+PFC pads vs OE in the BMW.

But if you compare lat grip and handling performance the Meg claws it all back and some compared to OE BMW suspension. I was on M4 LCAs at the end and that helped but the Meg is still a better driver's car with a lesser albeit decent engine.

Traction on a par as the BMW was an open diff.

 

Drifting it back to mpg.

More effort required, the official Extra-urban mpg is 45.6

 

Thanks for the very thorough analysis, nickfrog!

Incidentally, I get around 26mpg on average from town driving. I tried for one week to see what the maximum I could get would be if I drove like Ms Daisy and never went above 2500rpm. I actually managed 37mpg which was pretty amazing but very, very dull!

 

JEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESUS Christ Ha Ha, What was that argument about?!?!? Wow, its a thread just about High Fuel Consumption, if you don't agree with someones answer/comment then don't say anything at all, instead of calling someone (not so nice) names. I thought this was a Forum about Megane RS's not a place to call each other names, that's for the school yard

 

Yes pretty pathetic as 38mpg at 60 constant(ish) seems about right, I didn't see anything offensive in thinking that. I think there is bad blood here that more recent members like me do not quite understand.

 

I've done about 2500 miles in mine and don't see over 30mpg average. That's tank to tank using proper calculations as opposed to the trip.

I was surprised it was so low given its a brand new car. My old 172 cup would do 40mpg average over a tank and that was giving it some a lot of the time

 

Agreed, me too

 

Well like I said, and at the risk of being called pathetic, I think your returns are a little low. Is the servicing up-to-date on the car?

Without really trying I got 41.5mpg at 60mph after resetting the clock this week. This was over about 8 miles of constant driving but does include a 3/4 mile section up a 1 in 6 or so hill. Without this it was around 45ish.

 

Looks like my ~ 38 mpg @ 60 mph was about right then.

I like a rough average as it also eliminates any individual errors due to head or tail wind components and other multiple and variable driving conditions.

 

The general service interval is 12k miles or 20k kms, although there is a none compulsory interim service at half this.

Modern oil is very good and doesn't need changing as much as maybe some people think, based on old historic oil tech.

Having said that, if you think the dealers haven't serviced the car properly, maybe get back onto them or call Renault Customers Services?

 

Saw mid 33/34mpg on a trip down south a while ago, full of luggage and 3-up.

Average is 26-27mpg.