Prelude fuel consumption

[Alfettaman]

I was quite pleased to be averaging 54mpg [UK] in our new Prelude, and with a high point of 62.5mpg [UK]

But then my amazing wife went out for her first drive in the Prelude: 18 miles, cruising at 55-60 mph, focused on driving the new car (rather than worrying about mpg) and averaged 68.2mpg [UK]!

I've bet her that she won't be able to do 70+mpg [UK], but now I'm getting worried that it's a bet I'm going to lose...

 

[PR76UDE]

I think 70 will definitely be doable. Remember coasting is actually more efficient than regen, and this car is built to glide. Though even without trying to hypermile it seems shockingly efficient, I pulled 56mpg on my test drive which included several sessions of flooring it for no particular reason. Will be taking mine on a trip around Europe, through the alps, when it arrives. Will be interesting to see how it does on proper road trip like that, was thinking actually how does the regen behave once the battery is full, which could be quite possible when riding down an entire mountain.