Whats The Most Fuel Efficient Car ?

[Velocity]

Please Name the Most Fuel Efficient / Reliable and Has a Second Hand Market Value -

Vehicale Only Needs to have AC / PS and Radio Cassette.

[priya]

  Velocity said:

Please Name the Most Fuel Efficient / Reliable and Has a Second Hand Market Value -

Vehicale Only Needs to have AC / PS and Radio Cassette.

So so..Dimantha how are you man! Guess who? Firstly I'll name my GT 1993 it does 12kmpl on slow driving but its not a VVT. Any budget? One of my friends having the CITY Vtec 1999 it does he said about 12kmpl still not a VVT. Its a LEV.

[Ripper]

  Velocity said:

Please Name the Most Fuel Efficient / Reliable and Has a Second Hand Market Value -

Vehicale Only Needs to have AC / PS and Radio Cassette.

Nissan FB15. my co worker's one supposedly does about 12kmpl in colombo, manual tranny though

toyota ae100, ae110- my sprinter does 10-12 in colombo and 15+ on open roads

I've heard toyota solunas also doing very well with fuel... and also the 121's... most VVTI's do pretty well in fuel anyways

I think all of these cars are pretty reliable and have decent second hand value too

[sudheeras]

Suzuki-Maruti Alto LXI does 16-17 Km per litre in city limits and around 18 Km/L long distance.

[GuruG]

Heard Honda Aria is good on fuel and does arround 14KMPL in city. When compared with an Alto n stuff Aria is a much better car.

Dear Velocity hav 2 say I'm touched by ur "Signature". I hope every1 in S.L. thinks like that.

[charitha19]

well the 2000 1.3 Swift does well. and its steady ride.. priveded u get teh japanese one..

even the latest 1.3 swift suppose to be good..

and they are decenent JAP rides..

have seen the swift R 1.3 of this. which is with manapperuma traders.. even that does 12 with decent driving it seems..

[Sha7]

  sudheeras said:

Suzuki-Maruti Alto LXI does 16-17 Km per litre in city limits and around 18 Km/L long distance.

This guy is asking about a Reliable car with a Second hand market.

Maruthi is not in that catagory!

[agitha]

  Velocity said:

Please Name the Most Fuel Efficient / Reliable and Has a Second Hand Market Value -

Vehicale Only Needs to have AC / PS and Radio Cassette.

what about the kelisa?? i heard it's good on fuel too

[GearHead]

  Sha7 said:

This guy is asking about a Reliable car with a Second hand market.

Maruthi is not in that catagory!

dont have any idea about the market values of these cars to comment on the resale value thingy, but i know many people who are using Altos and normal maruti 800s, and none of them ever complained about them breaking down. All those cars have done above 100,000kms...

Edited May 27, 2008 by GearHead

[Velocity]

Does any one know the Fuel Consumption of the Following Models.

Nissan March - 97-98

Kelisa Perodua 2004

Corolla 121 2003-2004

Edited May 27, 2008 by Velocity

[Watchman]

  GearHead said:

dont have any idea about the market values of these cars to comment on the resale value thingy, but i know many people who are using Altos and normal maruti 800s, and none of them ever complained about them breaking down. All those cars have done above 100,000kms...

even i havent heard of a maruti being unreliable.. just that its not very fun to drive... but gets 18kmpl, and with petrol prices goign up like this i'm sure they'll retain good value with time

[Saturn]

  Dilesh said:

even i havent heard of a maruti being unreliable.. just that its not very fun to drive... but gets 18kmpl, and with petrol prices goign up like this i'm sure they'll retain good value with time

Do Alto's really get that sort of fuel efficiency? Can hardly believe a car getting 17-18km/l in sl driving conditions.

anyone here have any experience with these cars? whats the real world fuel economy you get?

I test drove an alto, it was quite OK to drive with bearable performance. Not fast, but bearable to keep up and overtake tuk tuks etc..

[priya]

  Velocity said:

Does any one know the Fuel Consumption of the Following Models.

Nissan March - 97-98

Kelisa Perodua 2004

Corolla 121 2003-2004

One of my friends had a March same year 300-xxxx. According the model doesnt do much. It did 10kmpl he said 1 year back. Its a manual, dont have hands on about the other two.

[madmax]

  Velocity said:

Does any one know the Fuel Consumption of the Following Models.

Nissan March - 97-98

Kelisa Perodua 2004

Corolla 121 2003-2004

Kelissa is the most economical out of these. Also consider the Toyota Duet (Ugly car of course) The engine is almost the same as the Kellisa. Both these vehicle are known to give around 15kmpl in city and 18kmpl+ on highway. Forget the March. That engine is not econimical at all.

If you're considering something bigger I think the Corolla will be a good pick too. But full consumption will be more than the above two.

Else you can consider a diesel Corolla 1999 or similar.

Edited May 27, 2008 by madmax

[sudheeras]

As in life everything has it's compromizations. As an example Alto & Maruti are very reliable, less fuel consumption and can acquire a brand new car in an affordable price and easy to maintain.

But these cars are obviously not giving much of all other joys such as quick acceleration (since engine is just 800 CC) and more comfort while driving compared to Japanese (rather more in European ones), since the purpose of these cars(from design) are not those (this is what most of the people doesn't understand it seems). These are commuter vehicles and not targeted to give all the luxuries.

The basic thing should have to understand is, again COMPROMIZATION! Here it is Luxury Vs Economy which are mutually destructive factors.

[Ripper]

  Saturn said:

Do Alto's really get that sort of fuel efficiency? Can hardly believe a car getting 17-18km/l in sl driving conditions.

anyone here have any experience with these cars? whats the real world fuel economy you get?

I test drove an alto, it was quite OK to drive with bearable performance. Not fast, but bearable to keep up and overtake tuk tuks etc..

checked with a buddy in office who owns one year old alto...it's properly broken in and with AC on it only touches on 17kmpl on open roads... he's not too sure about colombo driving figures though...

My biggest problem with these cars is that there isn't that much of space in them... it's not at all comfortable to do longer trips...

once went in an alto to seeduwa from colombo and man that distance felt a lot longer in that car

[RACERSEDGE]

well dims hanging around with all these hondas i still recon n in luv with my toyota starlet ep91(manufac 1998), with that 1300cc manual 16v efi engine,abs,double air bags n with a lighter weight id easily do 14kml on city runinig n max 17-18kml outstations. aand with this fuel crisis starlet is one of the most wanted in family car catagory how abt yo mazda 3's fuel cnsump?

[madmax]

  Ripper said:

checked with a buddy in office who owns one year old alto...it's properly broken in and with AC on it only touches on 17kmpl on open roads... he's not too sure

More or less the same as a Kelissa?

[AMG]

  Sha7 said:

This guy is asking about a Reliable car with a Second hand market.

Maruthi is not in that catagory!

Maruti is not an unreliable car and also has good resale value these days. Just check out the prices of the few Altos in AL classified. Only problem is its not comfortable as Japanese and the lack of room. If you are a tiny person then its a good buy.

[Saturn]

  RACERSEDGE said:

..my toyota starlet ep91(manufac 1998), with that 1300cc manual 16v efi engine,abs,double air bags n with a lighter weight id easily do 14kml on city runinig n max 17-18kml outstations.

Interesting. Anyone else have actual fuel consumption figures for starlets?

How's the performance of starlets? Normal ones, turbos ones etc

Edited May 27, 2008 by Saturn

[Devinda_Z]

a tad O.T but , i've heard those old 31 sri and 32- VW Golf's return crazy mileage - as in double digit second tier figures!

not a clue as to how thats possible though

[Velocity]

  RACERSEDGE said:

well dims hanging around with all these hondas i still recon n in luv with my toyota starlet ep91(manufac 1998), with that 1300cc manual 16v efi engine,abs,double air bags n with a lighter weight id easily do 14kml on city runinig n max 17-18kml outstations. aand with this fuel crisis starlet is one of the most wanted in family car catagory how abt yo mazda 3's fuel cnsump?

MAZDA AXELA

GRANDDAD DRIVING MODE - CHANGING GEARS BETWEEN 2000 RPM TOWN 11 and OUT STATION 16 )

NORMAL DRIVING MODE - CHANGING GEARS BETWEEN 3000- 3500 RPM TOWN 9 and OUT STATION 12 )

STIG DRIVING MODE - CHANGING GEARS BETWEEN 4500- 5500 RPM OUT STATION 10 )

I have a Kia Cerato Brand New 1600 - Does 12 kmpl in TOWN and around 17 Outstation, amazing.

By the way How is the fuel Consumption on Kia Rio - Hyundai Accent

[Lalinda]

  Velocity said:

Does any one know the Fuel Consumption of the Following Models.

Nissan March - 97-98

Kelisa Perodua 2004

Corolla 121 2003-2004

I drive a 2004 Kelisa manual (1000cc) and it averages about 14 in complete city driving with AC. On long trips it does over 18. Ride is not bad and the driving feel is great. A great car to rip through traffic and its my daily driver. Only recons and used ones are availble now. But still great.

We do have a 2003 corolla auto (1500cc) and it averages about 11.5 in complete city driving with AC. On Long trips it has returned in the ranges of 16 and 17. Its a very comfortable and silent car. Sometimes i just switch off the radio, sit back and enjoy the silence when i'm on baseline road.

Edited May 29, 2008 by Lalinda

[Car Maniac]

  priya said:

One of my friends had a March same year 300-xxxx. According the model doesnt do much. It did 10kmpl he said 1 year back. Its a manual, dont have hands on about the other two.

As I know the low fuel consumption is a native characteristic of K11 marches. Specially the K11 march 1000cc auto is really famous for very low fuel consumption figures like around 10kmpl. As Priya had told, I believe his friend's car is a 1.3 liter manual because one of my friends also told me his 1.3L march also does around 10kmpl in town though it is manual. It is unbelievable. :blink:

[jaga]

  charitha19 said:

well the 2000 1.3 Swift does well. and its steady ride.. priveded u get teh japanese one..

even the latest 1.3 swift suppose to be good..

and they are decenent JAP rides..

have seen the swift R 1.3 of this. which is with manapperuma traders.. even that does 12 with decent driving it seems..

Swift latest (beetle) japanese one does only 12.5 km on long run. it is not that economical as expected.