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Rallydriver

web_ferret wrote: »

On my Continental Sport Contact 2s, I was averaging around 52mpg, I'm now getting 48 mpg [on michelin energys]

But why am I using more fuel???

If you're journey has lots of corners, maybe not being able to carry as much speed through them means you have to decelerate and then accelerate more, using more fuel.

web_ferret

Rallydriver wrote: »

If you're journey has lots of corners, maybe not being able to carry as much speed through them means you have to decelerate and then accelerate more, using more fuel.

Journey is a daily commute 62 mile round trip. My driving style hasn't changed. MPG used to hit 60 on the 55mph section - now the most I have is 55mpg.

I've bee doing this trip for years and can notice a difference between mpg in wet and dry, hot and cold, wind direction, number of muppets on the road etc.
Even factoring in all the above - These tyres are ment to save fuel but they aren't!

I haven't noticed any difference in grip between the two tyres. I even tried a little test on a particularly wet day but the tyres held firm.

I've got a 140bhp diesel.