1000cc platz does an average of 16km/l

Did 1,250km over x-mas in a 1998, 1496cc-Mazda Familia (that I have had since 2003). Consumed a total of 109L. That comes to 11.47km/L

I used to think that it consumes too much; but now looking at the ACTUAL figures listed here, I think it is pretty good, given its age and that it's a 4WD version.

Talking about driving styles; you can force an auto trans car to shift upwards earlier by "pumping" the accelerator.

Drive barefoot or with your big toe and get 116mpg or 50km/l...

... well, not exactly.

http://www.treehugger.co...ius-to-get-116-mpg.html

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Better still, take lessons from this Kibe Kamunyu guy who drove a 2,000cc Alfa Romeo 156 from Westlands to Naivasha on only 1.75L of fuel... 48km/L!!!

He should start an Efficient Driving School...

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The article does not say how to do this!

@Injere

I also wonder why the Asian community love the car.. but if you see a gujarati liking one then there must be a reason why? here are my zim million worth of thoughts..
1. They are not your common hype motorgaris.. read Toyotas there for not a common target for Grogan/Kirinyaga spare parts market.

2. You probably get genuine spare parts 90% of the time. Thus with good servicing they are quite reliable over the years.. mine is 14yrs old and looks much better than most KB somethings..

3. they do consume more compared to Toyota.. but hey the Subarus and German cars are similar if not worse guzzlers

but now they have started becoming too many as well i fear mine could just be as much a target..

and why do you call them 'passanger cars'?