City Fuel Consumption

[nivdavid]

hi guys,
what is your fuel consumption in the city I get somewhere between 4.5L/100km to 5.5L/100km (according to the trip computer) with AC off usually in the city is that normal? and in very short runs in the city (3-4 km) can reach 6-8L/100km (according to the trip computer) which is high for what I am feeling.
and currently according to the last real consumption test I did including city area, highways and hilly road (Usually using AC on auto and 21-23 degrees Celsius and sometimes seats heating but usually the weather is warm here only at nights bit colder) drove 450km and filled 23.2L of fuel (19.4 km/L), is that any good? I think it is but feel it should be lower.

 

[mick78]

hi guys,
what is your fuel consumption in the city I get somewhere between 4.5L/100km to 5.5L/100km (according to the trip computer) with AC off usually in the city is that normal? and in very short runs in the city (3-4 km) can reach 6-8L/100km (according to the trip computer) which is high for what I am feeling.
and currently according to the last real consumption test I did including city area, highways and hilly road (Usually using AC on auto and 21-23 degrees Celsius and sometimes seats heating but usually the weather is warm here only at nights bit colder) drove 450km and filled 23.2L of fuel (19.4 km/L), is that any good? I think it is but feel it should be lower.

Although I do drive the ZS Hybrid, a high consumption for a short drive is normal, as the system tends to want to warm up the engine to a certain point until it goes into electric mode, thus the first kilometers with a cold engine will have a higher consumption. Furthermore also an ICE engine is less efficient until it is warmed up to normal temperatures. This of course is true for most engine types (in EVs it's not the motor that needs temperature, but the battery) but in hybrids probably more notable depending on temperature and SOC/temperature of the hybrid battery.