Verna Diesel 1.6 Automatic - Fuel Efficiency
Hi Fellow Members, Its been about a month and 20 days that I have bought my above mentioned car.
I have done approximately 3700 KMs till now, a combination of 65% Highway driving and 35% in-city driving.
This is the mileage I am getting from the car, so far:
In-city Driving -
13.5-13.8 KMPL
Notes - The last month and a half has experienced crazy traffic in Chandigarh with the festive season being there and the weather being pleasant.
Highway Driving -
In Plains
18-19 KMPL
Notes - I have done 3 major trips:
1. Chandigarh to Amritsar and back.
2. Chandigarh to Haldwani and back.
3. Chandigarh to Delhi and back.
The first trip gave me approx. 17.5 KMPL.
The second trip, owing to traffic snarls from Sonipat to Ghaziabad and then Rudrapur-Bilaspur strech,I got about 15 KMPL.
Delhi and back was a consistent 20 KMPL.
I'd put the average for these three trips at about 18-19 KMPL.
Hill driving
Uphill drives - 12.5-13 KMPL
Downhill drives - 19 KMPL
The drives have included about 3-4 trips to Kasauli/Solan.
I was interested to know:
1. How does it compare against:
a. Other Verna D Automatic cars.
b. Other D Auto cars.
c. Other Verna D Manual cars.
2. Can I expect the average to improve with time/more miles or will it remain constant now or will it go down?
3. Will using a fuel additive like System-D or something give me a better mileage?
Thanks!