Are the two consistent?

Of course the Citigo offers both, but am I right in thinking that you get BETTER MPG by slowing slightly, driving up hills, and accelerating slightly downhill versus the constant speed offered by cruise control?

You're probably right but I do love my cruise control

I'm getting around 20 km/l doing a mixture of city and motorway - mostly during rush hour traffic. Quite happy with that actually.

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200 miles on mine and getting 62 mpg on a run with cruise set at 70mph

Are the two consistent?

Of course the Citigo offers both, but am I right in thinking that you get BETTER MPG by slowing slightly, driving up hills, and accelerating slightly downhill versus the constant speed offered by cruise control?

 

Usually yes that is the case.

 

Depending what kind of a driver you are you can sometimes get better or worse economy with cruise control.

 

On flat-ish runs it's about the same I have found on all cars.

 

Phil

All my good intentions to maximise economy are being subverted by recent sessions with GTA5.

The Citigo is just too much fun to drive like a nun IMO

That little rasp the engine makes is intoxicating

Love it

Haha yes agree. MPG who cares !

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Are the two consistent?

Of course the Citigo offers both, but am I rights in thinking that you get BETTER MPG by slowing slightly, driving up hills, and accelerating slightly downhill versus the constant speed offered by cruise control?

Cruise will cost you mpg if youre normally a smooth driver because it can't see the hills so can't predict them and accelerate on the flat which is more efficient and will brake on the down bits IIRC. The best mpg to be had is to make SWMBO push... Are we there yet.....

AFAIK cruise never cuts the throttle completely when you are coasting (like you do when you drive yourself) which would explain the worse mpg I guess?

Even with cruise control you can push the pedal slightly before uphill. Then you can release cruice control when you are on top of the hill. Then use "resume"-function after down hill. Simple as that.

Cruise will brake on the down bits IIRC.

 

So won't brake. it cuts the fuel (completely) so you get engine braking but never touches the brake...