MPG figures for fiat ducatto

[carioca]

sorry to do this but can anybody tell me how to get 27 to 30 mpg as advertised in test reports in magazines?

i own a 2005 carioca656 2.3td the best i have ever got is 24.5mpg this was doing 60mph on motorway, if driving about 70 to 75 mph iam down to 17.5 to 18.5mpg no where near the claimed figures i have now covered 9500 miles so engine should be loosened up by now

[enodreven]

Hi, I think you can answer that yourself, albeit you may not like the answer, but its to slow down to around 50/55, that's the only way i have found for getting much over 25 mpg. I personally don't mind if the MPG is around 25 so i wouldn't worry if you only get 24.5,

[Dave Newell]

Hi Carioca, you have to compare like with like. Yours is a relatively big coachbuilt with a large frontal area and a relatively small engine. This takes a lot of pushing through the air and the engine will have to work a lot harder than perhaps the 2.8 would. The claimed 27-30MPG from road tests would more likely be for low profile or even panel van conversions.

 

As Brian says, slowing down to 55-60 for cruising will help.

 

D.