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Will I get from Kent to John O'Groats on a single tank of fuel in my Focus 125 EcoBoost?
I sold my Golf once it was repaired and replaced it with Ford Focus 125 Ecoboost, which is really nice to drive. I see the real world MPG for this car does look a little disappointing but I'm soon going on a long run to John O'Groats. That's around 702 miles from where I live in Kent. Will I make it on a full tank? I'll let you know when I submit my MPG.
Asked on 13 July 2013 by DH, via email
Answered by
Honest John
On your trip, the instant consumption readout will be very useful. You'll find that fuel economy plummets on virtually any uphill stretch, so to improve economy best not to leave it on cruise and not to increase pressure on the accelerator uphill.
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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