[rovervitesserrdcom]

Would some of you S drivers give me an ideal what MPG you get with mixed running, half town and long runs. Used to own a One D and loved it to bits but have become single again and would love an S. I would be doing quite a bit of mileage so would be interested to hear what you have to say. Many thanks

[mollyruss]

I part exhganged my Cooper S today, for a MINI One D I will miss her

A better MPG is what I'm looking forward to, as well as cheaper tax and insurance. My S was averaging at 28 MPG

[TimCS]

My S is now just over a month old with 1600 miles under its wheels. I'm getting on average 28mpg. That is over a mixed bag of town/suburban/country/motorway driving. Much better than my old Audi Cabrio which does 21mpg.

Another thing is it doesn't seem to matter if I drive my S fast or slow - it returns the same mpg. So you know what that means!!!!

[Lucky Dave]

Mixed driving I get 30 - 34 MPG in my MCS

On the motorway for a run I get 36 - 38 all day long!!

My GTT conversion saves me money on fuel

[bigcoyote]

Hey there,

I have the USA spec MCS - I get about 25-27 mpg in town and about 31-33 mpg on the high-way ( US Gallons ). My 04 MCS has the 6-speed manual trans.

[bimini]

27 mpg in my jcw around town mostly

[FunkyJMan]

I usually get about 22mpg in my 06 JCW

[BigMarsh]

I used to get 32mpg with my 03 MCS. I used to drive approx 50 miles a day with a 50/50 split between B roads and an A road dual carriageway.

I'm expecting to get between 25-30 out of my JCW when it arrives on a similar journey.

[KMK163]

I get 24-26 almost always on my 2003 MCS

[il-mostro]

Until recently i was getting an average of 28mpg, regardless of what sort of driving (unless i spent the whole tank with my foot welded to the floor!) I have just started using Sainsbury's Super Unleaded (97) and my mpg is now an average 32mpg.

They're not the most economical of cars!

[fone]

Averaging 32-35mpg in very urban (incl London rush hr commuting in evening) traffic using Optimax - weekly ave speed less than 20mph . 28-30 mpg on ordinary unleaded.

[marlin]

driven like a S should be I get on average 30 mpg on fantastic Lincolnshire roads in our JCWs
a little more on super fuel

[Neil the Hat]

Probably around 26-29 around town etc.

Up to around 34 on the motorway.

[Adrian_T]

Now I am confused.

Trip to scotland from London I can get 36mpg but have to keep to the speed limits (Less than 70 mph)

Daily Commute
10 miles Dual carriage way
5 Miles of Town Driving - Luton
8 Miles of country roads.

I get 28mpg if I drive like an old woman
and 24-25 if I drive properly.

Seem to find no change with 99 RON Tesco fuel but perhaps I need to persevere with this stuff as not filling very often with this.

Could the people who get over 30mpg on commuting please let me know how they get this as short of visiting GTT I can't see a way to improve the figures.

Thanks

[BlackFerret]

i get 24mpg urban

and normally

28 on motorways travelling 70-80 mph....

using optimax all the way as well

[MINI-Morgan]

Four things to save fuel :

1) DONT use Optimax! Use Esso Supreme Super Unleaded or Tesco 99 maybe.
2) Dont buy a works as they run stupidly rich and just drink the fuel
3) Get the ECU remapped with someone like MTH. I managed 38mpg on the motorway with MTH and around town it was sooooo much better on fuel. Happily didnt use very much at all.
4) Dont accelerate so hard and look ahead. If everyone is slowing down lift off. The MCS thanks to its heavy supercharger will slow down pretty quickly and during the slowing down your car isnt using barely any fuel at all! Far less than idle.

[bimini]

Quote: Originally Posted by Adrian_T

Seem to find no change with 99 RON Tesco fuel but perhaps I need to persevere with this stuff as not filling very often with this.

i havent seen an improvement in this using Tesco99...i generally cruise in 4th if i need to be nippy but i can happily cruise around town in 6th, so perhaps try a higher gear rather than shortshifting.

[Richard Crofts]

Anything between 24-34 mpg... depends on the right foot. I would estimate about 250-70 miles on a tank with reasonably hard use and mixed forms of driving. I have made over 300 on occasion but that was almost complete mway and dueltrack.

[Stevie B]

Quote: Originally Posted by bigcoyote

Hey there,

I have the USA spec MCS - I get about 25-27 mpg in town and about 31-33 mpg on the high-way ( US Gallons ). My 04 MCS has the 6-speed manual trans.

I get between 14 and 22 mpg in my US-spec '05 MCS on the autobahn (cruise set at 120 mph typically). It's 14 up rolling hills and 22 down them. I always have my foot in it during normal driving so my mileage suffers. It's the 44-year old kid in me I guess.

[Stevie B]

Quote: Originally Posted by bimini

i havent seen an improvement in this using Tesco99...i generally cruise in 4th if i need to be nippy but i can happily cruise around town in 6th, so perhaps try a higher gear rather than shortshifting.

Shortshifting is when you go up a gear early. For example, shifting short of redline.