FUEL ECONOMY ISSUES

[paulnat1]

hi, guys.

lately i've been having concerns about the fuel consumption of my car. since it's a 2.4-liter engine, i'm quite aware that it consumes more gasoline than my previous car, which had a 1.8-liter engine. and i'm also starting to have doubts about the car's Eco button.

i just would like to know if there are other ways to reduce fuel consumption besides leaving the Eco button switched on. maybe i have to reduce the weight of the car or drive at a decent speed?

hope to hear your feedback on this one.

[aliasusdxb]

Depends what car do you drive if its a heavy car it won't make a difference if its a light car make sur to drive it below 3000 RPM that should help

[zaki.hussain]

What average is your car giving ? I also drive Optima 2.4ltrs, and the average fuel consumption is 8 litres per 100kms which I belive is pretty decent for a 2.4ltrs engine.

[aliasusdxb]

I dont Get that Zaki the minimum i get in city driving is 10.5 - 11.1 8.0 is city or highway, I get 7.0 - 8.0 on a highway even less than that some times. If you are getting 8.0 in the city that is very good

[zaki.hussain]

10.5 to 11 is a very high consumption average for a 2.4ltrs engine. Suggest you have the car checked. My worst in heavy traffic driving is 9.0, but my overall average is 8.0. I calculate another way that about Dhs.100 of fuel gives me roughly 650 to 700 kms.

[aliasusdxb]

Then there is a problem with the car i suppose i will get it to the service centre

[paulnat1]

i stopped using the eco button for now.

thanks for the feedback, guys.

[aliasusdxb]

So you guys are saying that the ECO button dosent make any difference

[zaki.hussain]

As per my experience the ECO button doesn't really make any difference inf fuel economy. The only difference it seems to be making is the car losing power. So I never use it.

[aliasusdxb]

actually it does make a difference if you drive in a particular way