What is the average fuel consumption per 100 kilometers for a sedan?
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Sedans typically consume around 1.68 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers. Below are the fuel consumption calculation formula and tips for reducing fuel consumption: Fuel consumption calculation formula: Fuel consumed ÷ Distance traveled × 100 = Fuel consumption per 100 kilometers. The data on fuel consumed is relatively difficult to obtain accurately. Generally, a full tank is used as the initial data. After traveling a certain distance, the tank is refilled to full, and the fuel amount provided by the gas station is used as the accurate measurement. Tips for reducing fuel consumption: The economical speed is the speed at which the car consumes the least fuel when driving in direct drive or overdrive. When a car travels on the same road, different speeds result in different fuel consumption. Therefore, there is a specific speed at which fuel consumption is the lowest. Thus, the car should be driven at medium speed in direct drive or high gear to save fuel.
The car I drive the most is our family's 1.6L compact sedan. For daily urban commuting, it consumes about 7 to 9 liters per 100km, and can exceed 10 liters in heavy traffic. It's much more fuel-efficient on highways - even with air conditioning running the whole time, it only uses 5.5 to 6.5 liters. Actually, you can't just rely on official fuel consumption data. My neighbor has the same model, but because he drives 3km uphill every day to take his kids to school, his fuel consumption is over 2 liters higher than mine. With the recent sharp rise in fuel prices, it works out to about 0.7 to 0.8 yuan per kilometer - the maintenance costs are really quite substantial.
Last time I attended a car club event, I realized how much fuel consumption matters. My 2.0T sedan with turbo normally consumes around 8 liters per 100km, but if I frequently floor the accelerator from a standstill, it directly jumps to 12 liters. My friend who installed wider tires has it even worse - his fuel consumption increased by 1.5 liters. The most extreme case was idling with AC on during summer while waiting - the fuel gauge visibly dropped after just half an hour. My advice: always check navigation to avoid congested routes before heading out. Maintaining a steady 60km/h speed is most fuel-efficient - this trick saves me about 100 yuan in fuel costs every month.
