30D super low fuel efficiency, why bruv?

[Neal]

Just done a 259 mile trip with a fully loaded car and she’s averaged a true 44.2mpg. Running around at home I’ve never seen less than 36mpg. I’m sensible with it though and it does two 20 mile trips most days, very few short runs.

[mekondelta]

Trip from London to mid-Wales, a mix of motorway, A-roads and very little town driving. I had cruise control on the whole time (except towns obviously) and the eco setting enabled and I averaged 36.4mpg for the whole trip. I reset the gauge before I left. Cruise control was about 69-75mph depending on the amount of traffic. Had 2 adults, 1 child on the way there and 3 adults and 1 child on the way back.

Not sure how I could have squeezed any more out of it other than a lower mph on cruise control. I don't know how anyone gets 40mpg!

2014 F25 30d

[Stevo]

On normal runs (work, short trips etc) I'm now averaging 32 mpg. A 5 hour trip to Applecross recenty I got 38 mpg and that was with a hefty roofbox.
Safe to say this beast is heavy but a small (ish) price to pay for one helluva machine