UK / english mpg?

Question

Dear Brits ... do you use Imperial Gallons when you calculate your car's Miles-per-gallon? A friend's father, is visiting the States and tells me that his Ford Focus gets 50 miles per gallon. The US Ford Focus gets about 30 - 35 m.p.g. ... just wondering if the old guy is as drunk as he sounds.

Answer 1

yes we still use imperial gallons. So bigger than yours.

50 MPG is a bit of wishful thinking. I get about 42 MPG from mine and that requires careful driving.

Ian M

Answer 2

The U.S. gallon is 80% of the Imperial gallon. A petrol powered Ford Focus which may average 40m.p.g. in U.K. would give 32m.p.g. in U.S.

The Britis Focus would probably get around 48m.p.Imperial gallon.

Aroung 50% of new registrations for new cars are for diesels

Answer 3

He probably is drunk, though.

Nout wrong with that *hick*

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_ga...

Answer 4

it could get 50 Mpg easily if it was a Diesel Engined Focus