Scottish Elises

Hey guys!

Now finished off my third tank of petrol in the new motor.
Been getting around 160-200 miles to a full tank of V-Power in my Exige S (220bhp). Is this about right? Seems really thirsty!?
Not much better than my M3!

What are all you chaps getting-ish?

N/A exige with normal driving 215-250miles.

I get high 30's to mid 40's a gallon on my not so standard S1 as a daily runnabout it all depends how heavy your right foot it oh that equates to about 300 odd miles

Knowing how you drive thats pretty good. Did you keep the M3 or trade it in?

Kev.

Still only a 40l tank though, innit? Or have they increased tank sizes since the later S1s? Betcha it's still cheaper to fill than the M3

Tank size was originally designed for a car that could easily swing 40mpg.

FWIW, my tuned VVC seems to get about 250-270 miles out of a tank irrespective of how I drive (barring track)

Ali got 46l in his car on Monday.

tut

tut wrote:Ali got 46l in his car on Monday.

tut

It's only meant to be a 43l tank on the S2

cant claim i ever check

E46 M3 tank size is abotu 62litres IIRC whereas the Exige tank is ~40l.

Not really comparing apples with apples is it!?

So if you were getting 20mpg out of the M3, and you're getting the same miles on a tank, you're getting 30mpg out of the Exige. Make you feel better?

I have 2006 exige s

Will get 250miles of non-stop motorway driving at best, this will drop to about 180miles for normal every day stop start kind of stuff. (thats with cheap petrol)

Yours does sound thirsty........

Yup, £50 worth of V-Power...
..and that was for 65 track miles in the morning plus maybe 20 or so on the road...
That's less than 8 mpg.

I think the tank must be bigger (or the filler neck - I did brim it).

Assuming 42L ish fillups here are some estimates (bear in mind mine will be slightly worse as it's a 240):
Motorway 300 miles (32.5 mpg)
Normal driving/commute 250 miles (27mpg)
'Spirited' backroads (i.e. not stuck behind tut) 185miles (20 mpg)
Autobahn 100 miles..or 45 mins (10mpg)

Track - anything from low teens in the wet to less 8 as exhibited at KH. I dread to think what Spa would be like!

My old S2 111S was hard pushed to dip below 20mpg - even on track!

alicrozier wrote:..and that was for 65 track miles in the morning plus maybe 20 or so on the road...
That's less than 8 mpg.

Fuel consumption must be quite bad with the supercharger, I can get 100+ track miles from a tank in mine.

I also get about 250 miles or just under out of a tank with normal driving - mix of motorway/town/country roads. Think it's about 200 miles on a 'spirited' blast on the country roads. That's a N/A S2 Exige.

When I had my Elise 111R, I once got about 320 miles out of a tank - purely motorway driving in 6th gear. Think the Elise was a bit lighter than the Exige too, so guess that explains why the Exige doesn't get as many miles out of a tank.

i get approx 6k miles out of a fuel tank before it needs replaced

ive got to say im with andy on this one - i never check

Craig, 160 to the tank was the same as my exige S. Even when it was tuned I still got the same, so nothing to worry about.