Is 35 MPG at 56 MPH OK? (2.0 litre euro 6 engine)
Afternoon everyone. As the title suggests really........... We are just getting used to our new 3500kg motorhome.....single axle at the rear It is based on the new ford 2.0 Ecoblue euro 6 engine (130 bhp) It currently has 9000 miles on the clock. We recently did a trip up to scotland where for 99% of the time we stuck religiously at 56mph. There was no wind and the road was dry. Is an average of 35MPG over the course of 450 miles acceptable. I have the tyres pumped up to 55 PSI front and 65 PSI rear (IF I should be expecting more then as it is still under warranty then I will be able to take it back to the dealer to get them to investigate) Thanks in advance
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I am glad that you are enjoying using your van and I don't think you have anything to be concerned about.
I think that your mpg sounds perfectly acceptable although you do not say what type of van you have (eg van conversion, high top, coachbuilt with overcab pod, A class) all of which can have an effect on mpg.
I don't think that a dealer would be interested as mpg depends on many factors such as conditions, hills, driving style.
Be happy that you got what seems to be good mpg in a vehicle which is also your accommodation.
Continue to enjoy using it.
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I've got a 3500Kg Euro 5 150BHP and rarely get 35mpg. I can usually muster 32mpg generally at those sort of cruising speeds.
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Looks like the other thread has gone, Husky.
MrsK, don’t forget you're driving a pretty near fully laden commercial vehicle. 35mpg sounds good to me. It depends so much on how you drive and the terrain you drive over. For instance, you’ll get more to the gallon in East Anglia than you will in the Westcountry.
I doubt we get 35 out of our Boxer but we don’t stick to 56mph as we prefer to eat up the motorway miles as fast as we legally can.
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The average for our 3500kgs Peugeot based motorhome over the last six years has been 25 mpg so I think 35 mpg is pretty good. I will be interested to see if our new motorhome which is smaller and has the 160 hp Peugeot euro 6 engine gives us any better economy. I do always have to remind myself that even at an average of 25mpg it is still better than I was getting with my last tow car!
David
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Sorry Huskydog, as well as getting used to motorhoming we are also getting used to Foruming
Please accept my apologies.
As for the motorhome it is a coachbuilt low profile one.
If the consensus of the group is 35MPG whilst bimbling down the motorway is OK, then I will stop fretting trying to get it up to what ford said it would do. (We try and keep is at 1500 RPM as this is where the torque curve maxes out ................ apparently)
And yes, I have also noticed that driving around the lake district in 3rd and 4th gear did nothing for our bank balance.
Still the view and the pubs were nice
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then I will stop fretting trying to get it up to what ford said it would do.
Ford wont have any idea what weight/style of conversion the converter was going to put on their chassis so wont have made any commitment to what your motorhome should achieve mpg wise.....
35 mpg is good, better than the 28mpg we get......
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Interesting hearing motorhome fuel figures, as a tugger my all up weight towing with a 2ltr diesel is around 3.5T giving around 27mpg. (40+ solo)Maybe the total mass and aero is similar to a MH with the van on the back. With a lighter right foot towing at 56mph could probably better 30mpg.
I have found with all the diesels I've owned that fuel economy improves slightly as they run in. This can take 30-40k miles.
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A commercial vehicle is designed to carry weight and is tuned and geared accordingly, Via.
A car is not specifically designed to tow heavy loads so is not tuned or geared to do so which might explain the difference.
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Thanks all.
As for "what were expecting"....
I think we were taken in by the sales blurb and the "13% better fuel economy than the outgoing model"
In retrospect, 35 mpg is OK...........
As you say, it beats 25
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Peugeot based, 2.2 litre, 3500kg we get around 25 mpg long distance motorway at around 65 mph. 35 mpg is more than I would ever dream of!
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I realise vans and cars are different beasts but was just surprised how similar consumption figures were forMH,s versus my rig and speculated that a similar capacity engine moving a similar mass and brick shaped aerodynamics was the reason.
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I used to get similar consumption with my Kuga towing the van as I get with the lowline MH running at about the same overall weight. Clearly from the figures being quoted, travelling at slightly lower speeds make a significant difference to consumption.
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I have a 2014, 23000 mile euro5 panel van conversion, our average over the last 1000 miles has been 32mpg according to the Fiat computer, but I dont stick to a certain speed, except the speed limits, usually 60-65 mph so I am quite satisfied with the economy.
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, you will soon find your way round the forum and keep asking the questions 
