[Spamini]

Took my R56 mini cooper out for a 60 mile run today, and computer worked out I had more petrol than when i started! I've been mainly running around town, so the computer said I had 203 miles of petrol left when I started my journey. When I got back it said I had 213 miles left, average miles per gallon 41. So it is true what they have been saying. I mentioned before not hearing the exhaust, but you can when you overtake someone. It sounds great!

[Olly.]

That is good to hear, you do worry that it will never materalise in the real world but I have never got close to that out of my current Cooper

[Paul]

I tend to get about 28 from my S, used to get about 32 out of the Cooper, so if I the improvement is even half what they claim I'll be happy.

[zyo]

For me it may make the 'S' a viable option...finances permitting

[Philr]

I am getting 42 mpg from my March 06 Park Lane - mixture of driving - ave speed (if that helps is 32). Best I got was on a 'steady' run about 180 miles, 47 mpg.

[Prowse]

I get everything from 25 MPG tthrough to 51.5 MPG on a tank (Viper, PlayMINI and remap). Purely depends on how you drive, the journeys you make and getting stuck in traffic. Can't see the 2nd gen engine's being that much more fugal if you're having fun.

[SteveBrass]

I'm now 2 weeks in and showing 42.6 mpg with an average speed of 43mph.

The R53 used to do about 37mpg, so the improvement is about 15%.

In addition, I've found that the pulling power of the engine is good. Even in 6th, it doesn't bog down but will push on if needed (although obviously, much more so in lower gears)

[KenL]

That's good Steve.

In my Golf my average mpg is pretty much right on the official combined figure of 41mpg. I'll be delighted if I can do the same in the MINI.

[ALD0]

Quote: Originally Posted by Spamini (original)

Took my R56 mini cooper out for a 60 mile run today, and computer worked out I had more petrol than when i started!

That just tells me that the computer is wrong on the car or not to rely on them

[popey]

Quote: Originally Posted by Interceptor (original)

That just tells me that the computer is wrong on the car or not to rely on them

Nope!!!

It means he could be driving the car better than before there for the gain in MPG is greater then the use of Fuel thus increasing the range.

(he did refere range to more fuel tho)

[SteveBrass]

The miles til empty reading is just that; it doesn't say how much fuel is actually in the tank, but rather how far you can get on current consumption.

So if you had a gallon in the tank, and had spent the last 5 minutes stuck in 1st/2nd stop/starting it would show not many miles to empty. But if you then drove at 50 in fifth along a level stretch of motorway the miles to empty would increase.

[extigy]

Breaking the car in, i have been averaging about 38MPG (on regular unleaded).

[Rakey]

I got 26 MPG yesterday whilst driving an R56 MCS, it was mostly spirited driving whilst keeping up with a JCW

[rec]

i'm sitting at about 37mpg at the moment while running the car in :]

short distances tho

[~Marcus~]

Around 39mpg so far, though my commute is stop start across London.

Done 1100 miles - only 150 to go then it's time to cane it!

[pob]

Does anyone do mainly motorway driving in their R56? I'm about to start looking at replacing my company car and need something economical but quite quick - I do 150 miles motorway driving a day on average (at 'around' 70mph of course!). Does anyone else do something similar to this, and if so what mpg are you getting?

My current company A3 2.0 TDI averages 44mpg and our 'family' new shape Civic 1.8 petrol matches it on the same journey (which I have to admit is impressive for a 140bhp petrol engine) but if the Cooper hits around 45mpg on my typical journey I'd be very tempted - is that too optimistic a figure?

I've had 3 Coopers between April 02 and March 06 and I'm really missing owning a MINI!

[South Shore Lad]

Did a 400 mile round trip M/Way journey at New Year when the car (R56 MC) had about 200 miles on the clock.

Due to running in I didn't thrash it, but didn't exactly hang about either, and was pleased to get 45mpg. This was measured on the 'brimful to brimful' method which is about as accurate a way as it gets. It agreed with the computer anyway!

SSL

[SteveBrass]

My daily drive is 50 miles round trip, 30 mway on 20 urban.

The obc is showing 42.6 mpg. My old r53 used to show about 37mpg.

[pob]

Cheers. Looks v promising then.

[mini_jim]

Have had our R56 MCS for 5 days now and have averaged 40 mpg with mixed driving, short distances (5 - 15 miles) so we are well chuffed. It is still being run in though and my wife is doing all the driving

We had a R56 MCS loan car from MINI for 2 weeks and did 2000 miles in it!! Average mpgs were 38 mpg, with some spirited bursts included! A 500 mile drive, mostly motorway, averaging 75 mph gave 41 mpg - very impressive.