Fuel Consumption

[ktm690rr]

Hi,

 

New Yeti CR 170 Elegance manual, 1,300 miles so far. I understand it will take a couple of thousand miles for the engine to bed in after which I can hopefully expect better fuel consumption. The EU official consumption figures do not relate to the real world and are pretty useless even as a guide. Can anyone give me some idea about what consumption I might expect given that the car is being driven carefully by a senior citizen !

 

Thanks

 

Mike

[tomikulmala]

I've got CR 170 4x4 (2010).

The best I've had is 5.2l/100km in mixed commuting (50-60km/h limits + traffic) and 5.8l/100km on motorway driving 105km/h in speedometer.

[pinkpanther]

 I'd say mid / high 30's to mid 40's.

 

A colleagues 140 manual returned mid 30's in predominantly urban use, whereas my 140 manual has averaged 42 mpg over the last 10k miles of mixed use (average speed typically greater than 23 mph).

 

Both Fuelly and Honestjohn real MPG are useful resources for actual / reported MPG's, and are probably more realistic than the manufacturers published figures.

[pinkpanther]

Looking back on my fuelly history I've pretty much disproved the theory that mpg improves as the engine "beds in". Each of the news cars I've owned have shown little improvement over time - previous Yeti (110 manual 2wd) averaged the same over the first 10k miles, as the next 30k miles.

[clv101]

New Yeti CR 170 Elegance manual, 1,300 miles so far. I understand it will take a couple of thousand miles for the engine to bed in after which I can hopefully expect better fuel consumption. The EU official consumption figures do not relate to the real world and are pretty useless even as a guide. Can anyone give me some idea about what consumption I might expect given that the car is being driven carefully by a senior citizen !

Best bet is to look at the results on Fullly: http://www.fuelly.com/car/skoda/yeti?engineconfig_id=13154&bodystyleconfig_id=&submodel_id=

Regarding improvement over time, here are a few long series from new:

http://www.fuelly.com/car/skoda/yeti/2014/JohnnyBeBad/271373/fuelchart

http://www.fuelly.com/car/skoda/yeti/2014/Andy831/264364/fuelchart

http://www.fuelly.com/car/skoda/yeti/2014/Skodaman/303125/fuelchart

http://www.fuelly.com/car/skoda/yeti/2014/jerbear/279395/fuelchart

There's not a lot of evidence - Maybe a 5% improvement over the 1st 10k? Who knows, it doesn't seem to be a significant effect.

[jerbear]

Had mine a year to the day. As you can see from my Fuelly I'm returning on average around the 41-42 mpg. Maxidot always says around 2-3mpg better than actual.

My work journey in the week is around 16mile round trip, longer journeys on the weekend, driven sensibly but without too much thought on mpg !

[bilun777]

My first Yeti was a 170 TDI and averaged between 38/43 mpg.

We got a one time best of 47mpg cruising around the Yorkshire Dales.

The Maxidot readings were nearly 10% optimistic as well.

[Llanigraham]

I thought the 170 was supposed to have better fuel consumption than the 140, but all the figures shown here are worse than mine!

[Yetiflute]

Senior citizen replying. I've had my 170 for nearly 4 years and it has done 35000 miles. Measured consumption (not maxidot) averages 42mpg. I drive carefully to the speed limits which means I do 70mph on motorway and 60mph where safe on other none restricted roads. A good mix of short, medium and a few long journeys. Hope that Helps

On a long journey on A roads it will do 50mpg if I drive with economy in mind (still do 60mpg where possible though). It is the many short journeys and MW driving at 70mph (74 indicated) that kills it.

John

Edited 7 March, 2015 by Yetiflute

[rustic]

Well our Greenline Yeti diesel, has broken the 50 mpg barrier, and no looking back.

Now 4400 miles on the clock since December.

The Maxidot has shown 58 mpg, but Brim to Brim, we actually get 52 mpg

The actual mpg had improved tank on tank, each time better than the previous tank.

So the theory that mpg improves with mileage is proven in our case, as each week our journeys are virtually identical, with the same driving conditions, and 65 mph average on the motorways.

So next target, 55 mpg on a full tank lol...

[Ryeman]

A lot of motorway driving in v light traffic and the best fill to fill in the 140 is = to 48mpg driven for economy and now ~18,000 miles.

[eribaMotters]

I have a 110bhp 2.0L diesel. If I drive like a vicar, on a long run I can match/just exceed the official figures, if I stick to a satnav 55/60 mph. I suspect this is the case with other engines.

Once you go above 60mph the mpg drops, as others will testify.

 

Colin

Edited 7 March, 2015 by eribaMotters

[aerofurb]

All three TIBETs have been CR170s (as per the OPs Yeti) and all have returned an average of around 43 mpg (total mileage of 60k or so). This is brimming, not Maxidot which gives about a 7% error on average.

 

Mixed driving but mostly shorter than ideal (for a diesel) journey.

 

Early in its life, TIBET III returned 43mpg on a 2900 mile (10) day trip to Croatia and return at an average of 54 mph - 3 up plus many luggages.

 

Personally, I've never seen the magic increase in mpg at any particular mileage threshold with any of the TIBETs. I do see an increase as soon as the warmer ambient temps arrive over the winter months. 

[James I]

The Yeti I had was a 170, I drove it to 130,000 miles and it also averaged 43-45mpg which I thought was good considering it is as aerodynamic as a brick and weighs a lot.

 

 Worst I ever saw on the maxi dot was 28 mpg, this was after a drive from West Thurrock to St Helens in high winds and rain driving at outside lane speeds...

 

 

 Best was St Helens to Heathrow, steady run tail gating trucks to avoid head wind resistance and the maxi dot displayed 67 mpg but this was a very slow drive and extremely tedious.

[PaveyArk]

45mpg here in 2 month old 170 TDI. I'm filling up more often than in my old Audi A4 Avant 140 TDI. It is nicer, and more fun, to drive though....

[Gyp]

I'm quite relieved that most people are getting similar figures to me. My maxidot average is about 45, so I expect real figures to be 42ish.

I'm sure BossFox said he was getting about 48 from his, but that sounds optimistic.

[ktm690rr]

Thanks to everyone who responded to my question. Currently with 1,000 miles on the clock my CR 170 is giving 44 mpg, that is calculated brim to brim. I noted that someone noted that temperature makes a difference, I did note this too with my previous diesel skodas, it was quite a hit some days. 

The only thing that is a let down is the spare wheel scenario. The bottle of goo and a electric pump are inadequate, the space saver is an extra cost, it has limited miles as well as speed. Due to my location I have had to opt for a full steel wheel, but of course there is no where to store it properly as a result it intrudes into the boot space. Skoda should have thought this through.

Having said all that I am enjoying the Yeti

 

Happy motoring

 

Mike

[Tomo1971]

The spare wheel/goo issue is most manufacturers now, even on vans. The van im about to trade for a Yeti didnt come with a spare as standard - but there was storage designed for it underneath but of course its a cost option.

 

They all do it to 'fiddle' the fuel economy figures as the cars are lighter without the spare wheel.

 

Before so long our cars will look like the the Flintstone cars - every thing will be an option - even the engine!

[James I]

Spare wheel is a discussion that has already been had lots of times on Brisky, the boot floor is high to accommodate the Haldex and rear subframe below leaving limited room for a spare wheel, in all honesty I had my Yeti for nearly three years, covered a lot of miles and only once need to call Skoda Assist because I had a puncture, he had a handy kit that contains a sharp pointy instrument and some patches, this can be done without jacking the car up, once plugged inflate and go to get a new tyre, it really was quite simple.

[Carlodiesel]

Back on mpg.

My Greenline 1.6 is doing so well I now go faster not driving so much to get good mpg.

 

Recent trip Devon to Heathrow, plus running around Bucks/Berks, & home gave me 57mpg.

I was not hanging around & motorway, was shall we say spirited.

 

So far well happy with the Greenline in all respects.

This includes a full size spare wheel, tools, goo, compressor, warning triangle, roof flashing light, wife's handbag, ooh & lots of luggage.

[James I]

Back on mpg.

My Greenline 1.6 is doing so well I now go faster not driving so much to get good mpg.

 

Recent trip Devon to Heathrow, plus running around Bucks/Berks, & home gave me 57mpg.

I was not hanging around & motorway, was shall we say spirited.

 

So far well happy with the Greenline in all respects.

This includes a full size spare wheel, tools, goo, compressor, warning triangle, roof flashing light, wife's handbag, ooh & lots of luggage.

Your greenline sounds very frugal but compared to the 170tdi, your greenline is much lighter, lower and is designed to be more aerodynamic with small mirrors etc, and fuel efficient, the 170 has to carry the extra weight of the drivetrain around, is higher and heavier, so will never achieve the same mpg as a greenline.

[steve20bore]

 I am driving in to Aberdeen, Monday-Friday, a round trip of 98 miles each day, for six weeks.

 

 I am taking the opportunity to record brim to brim mpg.

584 miles covered over the last week.

Neck to neck fill up. Same fuel sation, same pump.

54.6 ltr. / 12.01 gal.

I work that out to a little over 48mpg.

The Maxidot, over the last 3500'ish miles shows 47.9mpg.

More than happy with those figures for a 140 DSG.

 

 

Steve.

[ddyer79]

After 13,062 miles just completed my best brim to brim figures in my 170 DSG 4x4 of over 47 mpg for 510 miles driving.

[dbg400]

Average after 35K is just under 42mpg. Just the first few fillups were around 39; there's been little change since around 8K. Lots of short journeys (three mile commute) and maybe 20% is on longer runs. Best ever was from the last tank, getting nearly 46mpg. That included returning from the Midlands meet getting 61 on the maxidot, which equates to around 52mpg (the maxidot on mine is very optimistic). Admittedly I tend to do long journeys at ~63mph, which is enough to keep me from getting chased down by trucks!

[137699]

Looking back on my fuelly history I've pretty much disproved the theory that mpg improves as the engine "beds in". Each of the news cars I've owned have shown little improvement over time - previous Yeti (110 manual 2wd) averaged the same over the first 10k miles, as the next 30k miles.

 

That may be your experience but not mine. I've done 21000 miles so far in mine and I noticed 2 noticeable "leaps" in economy - one at around 6000 miles when it improved from the 35-38mpg it had been returning to around 40mpg, then again at about 15,000 miles when it jumped again to about 42mpg where it has now settled.

 

I thought the 170 was supposed to have better fuel consumption than the 140, but all the figures shown here are worse than mine!

 

I think that's a common misconception. Reading what 140 owners tend to return in MPG they all seem to be a good chunk better than the 170 owners.