Is my leon heavy on fuel??

[seatleon2002]

I think my leon is a bit hard on fuel, not sure.
Its a 1.4 stella, mostly just me most of the time.
Mixture of motorway miles and secondary roads.
And I don't drive it so, nor driving it fast.

For a tank of petol getting about 370?

 

[godber225r]

sounds normal to me!!! 370 miles from a tank is good

 

[mjt]

sounds about right, the 1.4 isn't the most powerful of engines. the motorway isn't its natural habitat.

 

[seatleon2002]

Yeah you have to drive it through the gears quite a bit.
How do the 2.0 culpra compare against 370 a tank?
Its just the cost of fuel....do people use alternative fuels? pros cons

Sorry for all the questions new and not very well on leons

 

[NickT]

I'd love 370 a tank but then mines a Cupra (1.8) and it's hard keeping my foot off the loud pedal.
Normally I would get 270'ish with my daily commute which is mix of twisty with a few fast bits.
I'll get 330 if I have a good run down the A34 to my folks in Salisbury.
If you want economy then it's the dark side for you.

 

[godber225r]

i get about 300 - 320 miles a tank and i think thats good!!! thats a 225 LCR using V-power. with these cars its difficult not to have a lead foot on a long straight road!!

I would say that your car is fine.

Maybe try a fuel system cleaner in a full tank of fuel next time you fill up?

 

[Holdup]

I get 300 + on my 1.6 and i mainly do short town journeys with the odd bit of motorway 370's good

 

[MrBen2k7]

I get 500+ on my 110 SE TDi

 

[AntneeUK]

We get about 400 out of the wifes 1.4. A mix of driving around town and a 10 mile 50mph road between Mansfield and Nottingham. Rarely goes on the motorway. She doesn't rag it (no point in a ~70hp car is there?)

 

[epts2008]

370 is about right. I've got the 1.4 aswell and if Im driving in econamy mode I can get 400 to a tank which is alright but when im unleashing all 73 stallions I get about 360-370ish.
I would recommend taking the throttle body off giving it a good clean out reset it and chuck some redex fuel cleaner in and you'll probably get a few more miles out of a tank.

 

[marcuswomersley]

i get about 400-450 on motorway and a bit of town drivin. thats with ma 1.6