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Is a focus st gonna be better on fuel then my sri turbo?
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 1:53 pm
by jason1987
im thinking it would be especially on motorway as its a modern engine? as i wouldnt mind paying the fuel i do atm but for an st as your getting performance
Re: Is a focus st gonna be better on fuel then my sri turbo?
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 3:10 pm
by Doggy
Welly's got the volvo with the same engine - an S50 T5, I think?
He says he gets about 25 mpg IIRC
I've heard you only need to fill the ST up once anyway, cos it'll be stolen before it runs out.
Re: Is a focus st gonna be better on fuel then my sri turbo?
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 9:26 pm
by lozz
Try out a diesel car mate
itl be the best thing you ever do,
think of all the money you will save,
yup there not rapid but there alot better than they used to be on power,
iused to be a petrol head and wouidnt have anything under 150 horses but ive just thrown pure money up into the clouds,
good fun tho but derv is the way imho
Re: Is a focus st gonna be better on fuel then my sri turbo?
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 12:04 pm
by mjb
dogslife wrote:I've heard you only need to fill the ST up once anyway, cos it'll be stolen before it runs out.
ROTFL!
So true...
Better to get a car with a nice big N/A engine. I loved my old tubby, but my V6 wipes the floor with it in terms of performance AND fuel economy
Re: Is a focus st gonna be better on fuel then my sri turbo?
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 2:18 pm
by Catflem
I get high 20's to low 30's on a motorway run at 70ish with my 40 year old 3 Litre Essex V6.
The MPG is helped with the aid of an overdrive gearbox, which were in common use until the 1970's.
Perhaps a step back is the way forward.
Re: Is a focus st gonna be better on fuel then my sri turbo?
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 9:19 pm
by highlander
The 2.2 litre EW12 J4 engine (as fitted to the D9 SRi and a small number of D9 Coupes) was what PSA decided was the best replacement for the 2.0 Turbo you've got in your D8 SRi. The engine is very fuel-efficient for a petrol engine, fairly powerful for an NA engine, and feels/sounds very sporty for a four-cylinder engine.
If you don't want a diesel engine, keep an eye out for a D9 SRi in good condition. They'll be more comfortable as a long-distance cruiser than a Focus ST, and far less likely to be pinched by some little sod. And will probably cost you less to buy (and maybe to insure, though the 406 seems to be very strangely placed in the insurance groups).