Saturday, January 24, 2015

Why is my Fuel Consumption high compared to others of the same car model?

I own a Chevrolet Cruze 1.8 AT LS and I regularly record my Fuel Consumption at fuelly. I noticed that my average Fuel consumption is one of the lowest at fuelly. My car is regularly maintained and has around 40,000 km. I use my car for city driving in moderate to heavy traffic. My fuel consumption averages at 6-7KM per Liter. My brother owns a Honda Civic 1.8 AT and his car averages at 8KM per liter. Can someone explain to me why there is a a huge difference in fuel consumption between the cruze and civic? Is there something I can do to improve my cars fuel consumption?

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