Which 480 gives best MPG ?!?

Edward · Post by **Edward** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 9:47 pm

hi

which 480 gives the best mpg? the 1.7 the 1.7 turbo or the 2.0 ?

also does a manual give better mpg than a automatic ?

thanks

edward

lee · Post by **lee** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 10:08 pm

In my experiance having owned every engine variant i would say that the old fart 2ltr is by far the best engine for fuel consumption. I would back this with the manual box over the auto

Ettore Bugatti · Post by **Ettore Bugatti** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 10:15 pm

a parked 480...

Darren · Post by **Darren** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 10:33 pm

Grrr. I just spent the last 20 minutes typing out fuel consumption figures from a mpg chart I have on the back of my owners manual, only to loose it by hitting the wrong key on the key board.

Going by these figures, and from what I've read on the forum, the best for fuel economy runs in this order - 2.0, 1.7, 1.7T. Off course, it depends on your driving style. There only seems to be around 2mpg difference between the 2.0 and 1.7. The 1.7T is only another couple of mpg behind the 1.7.

I would get around 36-46mpg from my 1.7, combined easy driving.

Anybody with an 2.0 automatic pushing out realistic figures?

Edward · Post by **Edward** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 12:56 pm

ok thanks people.

i mostly am gonna do just town driving, would the 2.0 be most efficient in this scenario too over the 1.7 ?

piper1st · Post by **piper1st** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 1:11 pm

Ettore Bugatti wrote:a parked 480...

ahh haa ... technically not ... as it will do no miles!

Having owned all 3 engine types (all manual) ... the 2 litre gave me the best mpg ... this was especially evident on long motorway drives!

Big Brother · Post by **Big Brother** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 2:13 pm

piper1st wrote:
Ettore Bugatti wrote:a parked 480...
ahh haa ... technically not ... as it will do no miles!

A 480 being towed

Van · Post by **Van** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 2:18 pm

Darren wrote:Grrr. I just spent the last 20 minutes typing out fuel consumption figures from a mpg chart I have on the back of my owners manual, only to loose it by hitting the wrong key on the key board. ...

ctrl + z will undo your last action, if you deleted your text it's back with ctrl-z

Mike · Post by **Mike** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 7:53 am

I have run a 1.7 manual, 2-litre manual and 2-litre Auto over identical routes and driving conditions for the last 18 months (my motoring these days is pretty consistent and predictable). The 2-litre is better on long main road runs, the 1.7 better over smaller country roads and town running. Overall I was getting 38.8mpg from the 1.7, 36.4mpg from the manual 2-litre, and I am now struggling to better 33.2mpg from the 2-litre Auto. (No guarantee that they were all in similar mechanical tuning and condition!)
The Auto provides little scope for economy driving input from the driver - it always knows best! If you are careful with your driving with the manual cars, I found it quite easy to improve the mpg by 3-4 by changing up early and feathering the throttle whenever possible.
Personally I prefer the 2-litre Auto for daily transport, but the 1.7 non-turbo (I have no experience of the Turbo) was much the more sporting drive, and the one I would choose for a hobby car

Website · Post by **coyote1980** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 4:45 pm

I have driven all three and my experience is that the 2-liter is definitely the most fuel-economic 480 you can get

Dutchman_in_uk · Post by **Dutchman_in_uk** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 4:51 pm

I'm getting low 30's from my 1.7no-T manual...

I think we need a poll-button

triumphtoledo · Post by **triumphtoledo** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 11:09 am

seems odd that the 2-litre is more economical than a 1.7. Still....