Another warm, dry day and I had my usual, two up, weekend trip to visit my mother-in-law, south of Edinburgh. It is about 60% motorway/dual carriageway, the rest a mix of town and country driving. The roads were busy, but apart from a couple of slow moving queues mostly the traffic was moving steadily. I gathered my ScanGauge E data for the day, and was pleased with the results.
Average mpg: 59.0 mpg
Max coolant temp: 84°C
Distance travelled: 83.0 miles
Maximum revs: 4055 rpm
Max speed: 61 mph
Average speed: 37 mph
Considering most of my driving was at around 55-60 mph it is surprising how much the average is pulled down.
Country and town driving gives the best scope for improving your fuel efficiency. On the motorway most people get what they get. I don't like motorway driving, for that very reason.
I am doing no coasting, all in gear driving, making best use of DFCO and "a raw egg under the accelerator". I am being particularly brisk in accelerating up through the gears (over 4000 rpm is unusual for me!).