10 tips that will improve your car's fuel economy for free

The following advice will help you spend less money on fuel and be more friendly with the environment at the same time. Follow all these steps, and you may be able to reduce fuel consumption by up to 20 percent.

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[Eli-krbm]

My personal tips: try to maintain momentum all possible times (keep rolling at least slow) and dont use the brake (coast)<-its like throwing away the gas you just used to accelerate in first place

[jantubaman]

1. Accelarate swiftly and maintain the maximum speed allowed at all time 2. Try to brake the bare minimum 3. Drive 100 km/h on the highway with cruise control . My record is 1200 km with 53 liters of diesel

[karstensiegmarsson]

I go 60´000 km each year in my BMW X1 and I do everything analogue to this vid. I´m running on 5.3 L/100 km, my colleges use at least 6.4 L/100 km. On this long running distances, the difference is huge!! Very good, helpful and effective tips!

[jeremycubs]

That's the Biggest oil dipstick tube I've ever seen lol

[Peppermint]

The best and easiest is not to rush between traffic lights. Look ahead and see if the lights are turning red: if they are red, slow down a little so when you reach the intersection hooefully the light will turn green so you pass without braking. Mechanically speaking, on older cars fuel consumption is greatly affected by the condition of the fuel injectors which are almost always neglected. Have them cleaned in an ultrasonic bath every 60K miles or so.

[summushieremiasclarkson]

I follow the braking rule religiously on highways, never brake. Always keep your speed dynamic and try to predict traffic, stay in the highest gear and only feather the throttle/gas pedal. It's ok to scrub speed on slopes, you will gain it back downhill. I manage using this strategy to get 4.8l/100km (or 21km/l) from a 1.8L civic manual, which is quite high for that car. City, that is just up to your luck. Typically with AC on, around 8-9 l/100km (13km/l).

[intrek]

Try leaving early when going to work and just take it easy instead of rushing it and showing up late .

[meygekon]

4:29 give the man who throws a box a medal

[AnonymousCaveman]

Another really simple thing also is if your car is a diesel and it's been doing a lot of start stop traffic, it's good once and a while to give it a bit of a "burn" by going on a longer journey for a bit like a motorway as that allows the car to clear itself. Petrols I don't think you have to but can be good for a car nonetheless. Sounds counter productive but after I did a 20 minute run at reasonable speed I gained about 5 mpg just because the car was able to run properly. Rather than doing a lot of start stop running.

[simonjohnhinton]

I had a v6 Mondeo that I drove economically and managed a respectable 32mpg. However I reset it and drove like I stole it and returned only 18mpg! 😁

[johnsarab]

Combine trips, accelerate slowly, up shift early to higher gear (high gear in my '69 chevy at 18 mph), time the traffic lights and get to highest gear possible.

[FreedomOfTħought]

Well... Guess we'll be needing these tips now..

[hunterhess]

I have a 1992 Pontiac Bonneville 3.8 v6. It gets 18 in the city, and 29 on the highway. My dad has a 3/4 ton 6.0 liter GMC Sierra. It gets 7 in the city, and 15 on the highway, so my advice is that when you are not hauling a heavy load, or hauling only 5 or 6 people including yourself use the car instead.

[Warmsunset]

Thank you - as per the '' i stop '' in my vehicle. The stop/start. As my previous vehicle was an 2005 1600 estate, it did not have the modern facility of having an improved technological battery and improved/bigger starter motor in the vehicle. Yet for all of this, I still see the vehicle as when stationary for LONGER than 10 -15 seconds to only THEN switch off.

[johnbehneman]

THANK YOU SO MUCH. SOMETHING TO CONSIDER.

[Michelle-tksp]

One tip for a great fuel economy is stop using the vehicle to go to Carl's Jr and ordering another quadruple patty melt with extra fries. Lose the weight and there's one good tip right there!

[comedyman]

if all you care is low fuel consumption, you could over inflate your tires by just a small amount
last step: don't buy a 4WD car just to move around the city. haha

[danmaycock]

I've found through driving at work and getting all nerdy with the instant MPG readout that by keeping in say 3rd rather than 4th and retraining your right foot to ever so slightly tap a hair's width of throttle so the gearbox is spinning and just a touch of fuel/air is fed the MPG can get quite high although you throttle past a certain point it drops but just that slight nudge will do wonders 👍

[princegorman]

If I want to move from 30 miles per gallon to 40 miles per gallon. How do I do it

[agamurtuza]

Hey that's dacia duster James may favorite car.