Why can Mazda 3 not resolve FC and underpowered?

[JX83]

Just wanna share my 2 cents, for those of you that say that it can achieve 13 to 15 km/L, in my mind, in Spore? I was like WTF!!!! LIAR!!!!

In my mind lah....

I can tell you I can only achieve that kind of FC travelling in NSH constantly at 100km/h in between petrol kiosks.

So no matter what you say about its the driver not the car crap, I wun believe you...

 

btw my mz3 is completely stock.

 

Haha don like that said ah maybe he is the 1 out of 10 ppl that can do it :) I remember one time when I was washing my car at mscp was chatting to a guy about his mz3.. Ask him about his car fc and told him I was quite interested to buy at 1st as it look nice.. He told me fc wise is quite bad.. I believe a stranger won't lie about that right..

[Kangadrool]

2l? might as well get maz6.

 

I never understand why ppl pay 2l price for a 1.6l body size.

 

I mean if it is a real sport car, nothing to say but maz3?

 

a waste right? paying higher for a smaller body?

 

you pay for the nice body and stability not power.

 

i think most ppl buy maz 3 because of its nice styling than anything... power should not be a consideration if getting a maz3.

 

LOL... [laugh]

 

You will hardly see Mazda 3 in 1.6L form, Civic in 1.6L form, Altis in 1.6L form in other markets. This is uniquely Singapore.

 

The fact that Singapore's traffic is start-stop and top speed isn't high does not mean one should choose a small engine in a big car shell. On the contrary, a bigger engine with good power-to-weight ratio is important to ensure optimum fuel consumption and good drivability.

 

 

Edited July 26, 2010 by Kangadrool

[Passion]

Singapore importing all these 1.6L are due to the taxes.If there isn't this taxes and COE,I would have gotten a 2L and above car.It's silly to drive a car that underpower and consume similar petrol compare to their higher power plant counterpart.

[Kelpie]

LOL... [laugh]

 

You will hardly see Mazda 3 in 1.6L form, Civic in 1.6L form, Altis in 1.6L form in other markets. This is uniquely Singapore.

 

The fact that Singapore's traffic is start-stop and top speed isn't high does not mean one should choose a small engine in a big car shell. On the contrary, a bigger engine with good power-to-weight ratio is important to ensure optimum fuel consumption and good drivability.

 

Not true leh, the Civic 1.6 is also sold in the Middle East market, particularly the Egypt .

 

Civic 1.6 though has a larger shell, it is comparatively lighter than its 1.8 and 2.0 counterpart.

 

Regards,

[5936]

Do you mean road tax in particular?

 

[5936]

My M3 2L, Texas

[Cm_0612]

Haha don like that said ah maybe he is the 1 out of 10 ppl that can do it :) I remember one time when I was washing my car at mscp was chatting to a guy about his mz3.. Ask him about his car fc and told him I was quite interested to buy at 1st as it look nice.. He told me fc wise is quite bad.. I believe a stranger won't lie about that right..

 

 

haha....seriously I would be very interested to know how he do it then. Maybe he can teach us mz3 drivers a trick or two...:)

 

[Redboy]

Just wanna share my 2 cents, for those of you that say that it can achieve 13 to 15 km/L, in my mind, in Spore? I was like WTF!!!! LIAR!!!!

In my mind lah....

I can tell you I can only achieve that kind of FC travelling in NSH constantly at 100km/h in between petrol kiosks.

So no matter what you say about its the driver not the car crap, I wun believe you...

 

btw my mz3 is completely stock.

 

 

can be done. It's all in the mind & right leg, bro!

 

Service your vehicle at recommended intervals, keep tyres at optimum pressure etc.

 

How one drives is important. Must judge traffic conditions & try to regulate pressure on accelerator(i.e. knowing when to speed up & when to ease off)

 

I observed that FC increases when we keep changing our speed too much suddenly.

so try as much to keep acceleration gradual & dun follow too closely to other vehicles.

If follow too closely, it's likely that you have to brake & lose momentum.

It's safer also.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Notsogoodman]

Haha don like that said ah maybe he is the 1 out of 10 ppl that can do it :) I remember one time when I was washing my car at mscp was chatting to a guy about his mz3.. Ask him about his car fc and told him I was quite interested to buy at 1st as it look nice.. He told me fc wise is quite bad.. I believe a stranger won't lie about that right..

 

but did he tell u how much getting km/l???? what i am saying is maybe he was getting 15-16km/l on his old car and thus his mz3 can't match up? when pple ask abt my MPV, i always say bad (coz it's worse than my previous sedan)

[Cm_0612]

can be done. It's all in the mind & right leg, bro!

 

Service your vehicle at recommended intervals, keep tyres at optimum pressure etc.

 

How one drives is important. Must judge traffic conditions & try to regulate pressure on accelerator(i.e. knowing when to speed up & when to ease off)

 

I observed that FC increases when we keep changing our speed too much suddenly.

so try as much to keep acceleration gradual & dun follow too closely to other vehicles.

If follow too closely, it's likely that you have to brake & lose momentum.

It's safer also.

 

Not on a mz3 driving in spore...

[Redboy]

Not on a mz3 driving in spore...

 

i am also driving mz3 in singapore

in fact, i have never driven outside singapore

 

give it a try, bro!

if you don't bother to try, you won't know!

 

 

[Cm_0612]

i am also driving mz3 in singapore

in fact, i have never driven outside singapore

 

give it a try, bro!

if you don't bother to try, you won't know!

 

Its not that I'm being an ass...

Tried liaoz, the first year I collected my car...best I got was 11km/L, in Singapore...

NSH was 14km/L, constant at 90 to 100km/hr...drive until wanna sleep sia..

 

Accelerate lightly, brake early and brake lightly, cruise to traffic light if I see the light turn yellow, safety gap between cars until 3 cars can cut in, tyre pressure at 250kpa,

removed spare tyre, changed to lighter weight rims, boot always empty, highway travel always 90km/hr or below, seldom overtake,

air con not used in morning and evening (with windows up!)

 

Now I gave up the above boring drive style and drive as per I like and get about 9 to 10 plus...

 

So you telling me you can do better, maybe 12km/L I can believe, hell I will even believe 13, but 15km/L is too much....

[Desmondtwb]

How can 15 be possible on the mazda 3?

If you calculate solely while travelling on the highway (40km) of course 15 is acheiveable but over a run of full tank, bo ko leng la.

[Redboy]

Its not that I'm being an ass...

Tried liaoz, the first year I collected my car...best I got was 11km/L, in Singapore...

NSH was 14km/L, constant at 90 to 100km/hr...drive until wanna sleep sia..

 

Accelerate lightly, brake early and brake lightly, cruise to traffic light if I see the light turn yellow, safety gap between cars until 3 cars can cut in, tyre pressure at 250kpa,

removed spare tyre, changed to lighter weight rims, boot always empty, highway travel always 90km/hr or below, seldom overtake,

air con not used in morning and evening (with windows up!)

 

Now I gave up the above boring drive style and drive as per I like and get about 9 to 10 plus...

 

So you telling me you can do better, maybe 12km/L I can believe, hell I will even believe 13, but 15km/L is too much....

 

maybe u can try to turn on FC monitoring thing which indicates instantaneous FC.

 

It tells you how the car achieves optimal FC.

 

I used that & now roughly know how to drive to optimize FC.

 

By the way, do u ferry passengers often?

 

I do ferry passengers occasionally on wkday evenings/wkends & lunchtime.

 

Presently, my FC still hovers around 14+ range.

 

 

 

[Redboy]

How can 15 be possible on the mazda 3?

If you calculate solely while travelling on the highway (40km) of course 15 is acheiveable but over a run of full tank, bo ko leng la.

 

 

 

if calculate solely while travelling on highway, I think can get 20+km/l

This is based on FC monitoring system on mz3.

 

That time, I got 15+ based on almost full tank & it's after engine flushing was done.

 

anyway, if a Merc C180 can claim to get 13.5, I dun see why 15 on mz3 is unachievable.

 

I ever heard of wish getting 16, stream getting 14....

 

Anyway, I think my FC still is incomparable to vios/fit but respectable for 1.6 sedan.

Fit/vios should be getting 15 or 16 easily.

Edited August 4, 2010 by Redboy

[Quantum]

if calculate solely while travelling on highway, I think can get 20+km/l

This is based on FC monitoring system on mz3.

 

That time, I got 15+ based on almost full tank & it's after engine flushing was done.

 

anyway, if a Merc C180 can claim to get 13.5, I dun see why 15 on mz3 is unachievable.

 

I ever heard of wish getting 16, stream getting 14....

 

Anyway, I think my FC still is incomparable to vios/fit but respectable for 1.6 sedan.

Fit/vios should be getting 15 or 16 easily.

nowdays it's difficult to get good FC, I remember 5 yesrs ago, even my sunny also easily got 15km/l, now only 11km/l liao, don't why, most probably due to too many congestion to SG road

[Cm_0612]

if calculate solely while travelling on highway, I think can get 20+km/l

This is based on FC monitoring system on mz3.

 

That time, I got 15+ based on almost full tank & it's after engine flushing was done.

 

anyway, if a Merc C180 can claim to get 13.5, I dun see why 15 on mz3 is unachievable.

 

I ever heard of wish getting 16, stream getting 14....

 

Anyway, I think my FC still is incomparable to vios/fit but respectable for 1.6 sedan.

Fit/vios should be getting 15 or 16 easily.

 

I know lah, he must be using 15" rims.....

[M3ZZ]

My 2 weeks old mazda3 2.0 gives me abt 8.5-8.6L/100km. I think its very good for a 2.0L car rite. I guess underpowered is meant for the 1.6L. The 2.0L is definitely not underpowered. In fact it goes up to 90km/h pretty effortless and quiet too. After zooming ard for 2 weeks and am very convince this car really gives me the joy of driving. I feel shiok whenever am on the road with this beauty. Also I do get lancer drivers trying to race with me on ecp a couple of times. Not sure any one of you mazda owners get such invitations...