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Which small car offers good fuel economy?
My wife has a Vauxhall Meriva 1.6 Club which is three years old in August and has done about 15,000 miles. It cost just under £9000 new as it was the last of the old models. I am considering replacing it with a smaller car such as a Kia Picanto, a Suzuki or Fiat 500, to hopefully save on fuel etc. The specs for these superminis show very low fuel consumptions, but what is a realistic estimate of mpg for journeys averaging less than 30 miles and as our current consumption is about 35mpg is this a change worth making? I know you like the Fiat 500. Do you think this is the best option?
Asked on 16 March 2013 by ES, Tunbridge Wells
Answered by
Honest John
Check our what real drivers are getting in real cars at www.honestjohn.co.uk/realmpg. Some are only getting 35mpg out of Fiat 500 TwinAirs, though the average is 47.5mpg.
Real MPG enables you to register the fuel economy you are actually getting against your make and model of car, its engine and type of transmission.
Every time you enter an average consumption figure against your car, the overall average automatically adjusts to reflect it.
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