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piers.singer · 03-16-2011, 09:22 PM

I've been considering a small diesel as well - the Renault Clio 1.5 dci 65 seems quite attractive as it's posted at 65mpg and can be had used for not a lot of money at all. In its case, http://www.spritmonitor.de lists anything from 43mpg to 75, with an average of 58mpg, so I think that 60mpg would be a reasonable achievement in the real world without hypermiling or modifications.

I've only ever driven petrols up until now and so I have no idea if the extra mpg will be worth suffering the foibles of diesel engines. The 1.2 petrol (closest power output) is posted at 48mpg, making the diesel 35% more economical.

03-16-2011, 09:22 PM	#22 (permalink)
piers.singer EcoModding Apprentice Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Sussex/Kent, UK Posts: 108 Thanks: 4 Thanked 23 Times in 12 Posts	I've been considering a small diesel as well - the Renault Clio 1.5 dci 65 seems quite attractive as it's posted at 65mpg and can be had used for not a lot of money at all. In its case, http://www.spritmonitor.de lists anything from 43mpg to 75, with an average of 58mpg, so I think that 60mpg would be a reasonable achievement in the real world without hypermiling or modifications. I've only ever driven petrols up until now and so I have no idea if the extra mpg will be worth suffering the foibles of diesel engines. The 1.2 petrol (closest power output) is posted at 48mpg, making the diesel 35% more economical. __________________ Spoken like a champion. Oh no, disaster!