Although manufacturers sell cars worldwide these days they are set up differently for different markets. Americans like their climate control to be more aggressive i.e. if the temp inside the car is far from the set temp they like the air to be coming out of the vents at gale force and to be extra hot or extremely cold so it gets to the set temp asap. This takes its toll on the fuel consumption. I was in the USA at the start of May and did more than a few miles in my daughters four litre SUV, had to fill it three times in 10 days. Taking into account the difference in a US and British gallon the equivalent price for a litre of unleaded was 86p, they think that's expensive. It's a big country and many used cars have covered mega miles, my daughters is on 225000.
In US and UK price reasonable low for unleded
Currently in Israel 1 liter or 95RON cost 2.33$ or 1.96 GBP
Next time i drive in middle of day after car parked uner sun i will try to do as folow
when i unlock car i will open all dors for minute or 2, then when i start to drive i will crack open rear windows to allow hot air to escape from cabin and power on A/C without recirculation with max fan speed for first 2-3 km, then will close rear windows and will switch climate control to auto 25-26 degrees C, when i do so i will record video from Car Scanner app dashboard, there i set outside and inside air temp sensors, powermeters speedometer.
I will do 15km trip, outside temp must be 31-33 degrees C.
Maybe part of Climate control issues is that fact that in almost any situations when it started it uses recirculation, but that mean that a/c will fight hot air and heated parts of cabin to reduce air temperature in cabin, meibe i wrong but i think that better way to cool air in cabin faster is to push hot air out from cabin either throught cabin ventilation in lugage compartment or throught rear windows opened slightly.
