This surprised me a lot, actually. For some reason I wasn't expecting a MPG rating too much above the lower 40s region. So when I ran the numbers after my recent refill, I was rather shocked! As it happens I don't have the cost-per-gallon to hand (firstly because I never converted it from the cost-per-litre we're given here in the UK, and secondly because I don't have the receipt on me currently, but I'll edit this post later with that if need be), but I DO have some other insights!
So I drive a three-years-new Skoda Citigo. It's a great car, and one of the smallest you can get without buying a capsule-like Smart car. Admittedly, I could have opted for an older version, but the higher-than-average mileage on this one brought the price down to a fairly comfortable region.
This Skoda insists you fill it with 'Super' Unleaded with an octane rating of at least 95 every time you open the fuel cap and read the instructions label printed on the inside of it. My local petrol station offers octane-99 petrol. Sweet. The fuel does make quite a difference if your car specifically asks for it, I believe.
Anyways, here are the numbers:
467 miles driven.
33.96l of petrol bought to fill it up (it was almost empty at this point, I usually don't let it get this far. Was a bit touch and go!)
33.96 Litres = 7.4 Imperial Gallons
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467/7.4 = 63.1
This kind of thing makes me excited - like I could be getting close to breaking hypermiling records, but of course we probably aren't doing QUITE that well.
This has set the bar for me. I'd like to think I can beat it, but given that I normally fill up while the tank is half full still (and therefore heavier, requiring more of itself to carry around), it might be quite the challenge.