2016 Fiesta ST

[vskid3]

I admire your discipline, fist16. While the Fiesta ST and Focus ST are up there on my list of realistic dream cars, partially for the mileage, I know that I wouldn't be able to keep my foot out of the go pedal enough to reach those numbers.

[jedi_sol]

Welcome! It's nice to have your cake and eat it too.

[Fat Charlie]

That's why for my Subaru I set the UltraGauge to sound an alarm at 4000 rpm.

I heard it. Oops.

[fist16]

Its not easy keeping off the go pedal in this thing! Other than that, I think the extra power allows the engine to not have to work as hard which should help its mileage. With the driving techniques I've learned from this board applied constantly I think its possible to hit 40 but 35 is my next goal. Thanks for the warm welcome all!

[jedi_sol]

In my WRX Sti, while doing Pulse and Glide....I can usually get higher MPG if i boost up the speed then glide.

The boost allows me to get up to speed a lot faster, thus it allows me to glide even longer.

In other words:

BOOST / gliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide...

VS.

NON BOOST ACCELERATION / gliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide.

**Note that i do BOOST/GLIDE for pulse and glide only. I was hesitant to Engine off Coast while doing BOOST/GLIDE because I was afraid of prematurely ruining the turbo by constantly-boosting-then-engine-off over and over again. **

[fist16]

I noticed the same thing! I can boost up to speed quick and therefor spend more time gliding than I would with no turbo, also less effort going up hills. The biggest issue is self discipline. Driven correctly I think this car is a hypermiler sleeper. Its just a matter of focusing on mpg performance instead of speed performance.

[Fat Charlie]

As part of a pulse, yes. Maintaining a higher speed that calls for staying in the turbo, not so much.

What I really wanted back in my Subaru was a top gear that would let me putt at 70 without the turbo. That would have been sweet.

[MetroMPG]

Belated welcome, fist16.

Fun car. I'm curious what came first, the interest in MPG or this particular car?

[fist16]

Originally Posted by MetroMPG

Belated welcome, fist16.

Fun car. I'm curious what came first, the interest in MPG or this particular car?

Hmm, I'd say it was a bit of both. I had lurked these forums in the past so I was aware of the site and hypermiling but I didn't buy the car with hypermiling in mind or else I would have gotten the 3cylinder ecoboost fiesta. I bought it because I liked the cars performance, looks and decent economy.

I think what sparked my interest was the real time and average MPG display. The moment I saw those numbers I wanted to focus on making them go up and when thinking about how to do that I remembered this site.

[MetroMPG]

Did you try the 1.0t Fiesta out of curiosity? I'd love to.