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Suppose 50 is still great overall, think at the moment with mostly short 6 mile commutes & the occasional longer trip ours is averaging 38.9mpg. If it was a motorway car I'd hope it would be 45+. Also, I admire your consistency on keeping track of your expenses!

Yeah I was expecting to be getting early 50s at best, just because of the size of the car compared to the engine. I know newer engines are going to be more efficient but I'm pleasantly surprised by just how good they are! Although like you said you have to sit slower than 'normal' just to hit them figures.

I'd assume the 1.0l would be the same you'd find in the Fabia or Octavia or Scala? Not sure they'd change much, if anything, for those cars despite them being smaller. Even the 1.5 sometimes need a kick if you want to overtake, although if you're going to be doing that then it's best to stay in D or S. Very comfortable & never had any problems with the 2020 model we had although that only covered 10k in 3 years so it barely got ran in.

I think I was quite lucky with lack of traffic & the conditions as it was in the evening, 50-57mpg is the average during the warm days with plenty of traffic to battle through. Would've thought the diesel Yeti was quite high on the economy scale. Perhaps because this engine is new it's showing bloated figures? I'm not sure how engines work in that regard.

That's some good figures for the 1L, I'd have thought with the weight it lugs about it wouldnt be very economical (maybe 40s, early 50s tops) but I'm not that mechanically literate when it comes to engines etc. I noticed on motorway runs the aircon doesn't affect MPG too much unless it's full whack. Had it set to 4 on one journey & 2 on another and they both reduced my MPG reading to between 50 & 55. Still good for a petrol SUV imo. I've personally looked at the 1.0L Karoq for myself when we don't have the motability car, good to hear it still pulls decent MPG. Hope that weeping shock absorber isn't a common problem? I'll be honest it sounds like an expensive job unless you're best friends with a mechanic that can do you mates rates. How do you find the car overall with that engine? Cheap enough to live with?

Just interested in everyone's best MPG if you've attempted to drive economically. We recently got a new motability Karoq & had to make a trip up north of about 250 miles, managed to get 62.6mpg according to the computer, never worked it out myself so just have to go by that. Very impressed with the new engine & gearbox so far. The whole drive was in E mode & cruise on the motorway was set between 62 & 67 depending on traffic. 1.5 Petrol SE L trim.

We've had two 1.5 Karoq DSGs now, one a 2020 model & the current 2024. The 2020 always felt smooth once you get to 3rd or 4th, at lower speeds it sometimes didn't want to change so it would start screaming, we never had any big problems, the only annoying thing was the start/stop system picked and chose when to work. You could drive for a whole day & it starts working at the end of the trip, or it'll work when you don't want it to like at a busy roundabout then not work for the rest of the trip. I did feel the 1.5 wasn't powerful enough for the Karoq The 2024 so far has been lovely, it seems like an upgrade engine wise but I'm not technically sound so couldn't tell you what's different. It's very good, start/stop works all the time. Averaged 38mpg over the 3000 miles, which is mostly a 4 mile work commute every other day. But I've done four 120 mile journeys in it & the best it returned was 54mpg at 70mph cruise control. I feel if I tried to hypermile it I'd be able to push 60mpg in the right conditions.

My dad has a 1.5 Karoq SE, I love driving that but struggled to fit 2 large suitcases in it along with hand luggage cases (I may well have been loading them wrong, it was 4am!) Locally I average about 35mpg in that but as it's not mine I don't exactly baby it, I have to test out the acceleration every now and again haha. That's a 2020 plate also so will be pretty similar to yours apart from the trim level. I have considered the Karoq but personally would prefer an estate car, even though the Karoq is classed as one at our Skoda dealer, as I'm trying to plan ahead for the future as well as now. Whatever car I decide to get I'll be keeping until it dies unless I'm lucky enough to win the lottery then it might have to go! Thanks for your reply.

Hi all, I'm probably asking for a lot here but here goes. I'd like advice on the best model & engine type for mainly short drives & the occasional longer trip. I currently have an old astra hatch, so need an upgrade to something more practical & have my heart set on a Skoda. Main mileage breakdown: Average 50miles a week, longest single journey about 12 miles. Longer trips 200 miles+ maybe 10 times a year on average. I'm thinking an Octavia or Superb, as they seem the best for my budget. But I'm not the most mechanically sound so when it comes to engines & stuff it all goes over my head, no matter how much I research. Also needs to be Automatic. Babied my Astra since its last fill up and averaged 27mpg locally. It's a 1.8 & the best I've got out of it was 40.8 on a run up to Scotland averaging 50mph. So I'd like to get better than those figure if possible. Thanks