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208 messages, Last post on Nov 08, 2009 at 9:07 PM
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In July I hired a new 2.4L Rondo for a week. I've just worked out the fuel consumption for that period during which I covered a shade under 3000 miles through the Cascades and Rocky Mountains. It came to a creditable 29mpg, to put that in perspective: it was very lightly loaded, it was largely at steady speeds of around 70mph and I used the air conditioning as little as possible. I normally drive much smaller cars with a manual transmission so the Rondo felt unresponsive by comparison. There is plenty of power there, I'm just not used to having to wait for it to make it's way through a torque converter and then for the gearbox to realise it ought to change down. |
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Replying to: fazerider (Aug 23, 2008 3:58 pm)
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Replying to: fazerider (Aug 23, 2008 3:58 pm) did you not try the steptronic feature?
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Replying to: garnermike (Aug 24, 2008 6:35 am) |
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Replying to: conwelpic (Aug 24, 2008 2:37 pm) I think I might have used it that way most of the time if I'd not had such a tiring distance to cover. (And if I was used to changing gear with my right hand!) |
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Almost 1200 hwy miles this past week along the coasts No. and So. Carolina in my 2007 Rondo LX I-4 with 11,900 miles on her. Average mpg overall: 28.4.
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I have a friend who owns a 2007 Kia Rondo (6 cylinder). Him and his wife get around 16mpg in mixed city/hwy and on a recent highway trip the best they got was 19mpg. The car has about 4000 miles and the dealer hasn't been very helpfull. I noticed a few others complaining about horrendous MPG. Has anyone found a resolution to this problem? Thanks
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Replying to: garnermike (Oct 29, 2008 6:04 pm) |
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Replying to: techman41973 (Nov 09, 2008 4:32 pm) At first got high teens in city & low 20's highway. Figured the car wasn't broken in and it would improve over time. Well now I'm lucky if I get 15 mpg in the city (don't know how much the cold weather affects mpg). Most of my driving is city. Does Kia have a "driver habits learning curve"? ... once had a car that would adapt to your driving habits and your mileage would be effected. |
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| and run two doses through two consecutive tanks. I have found the Rondo engine especially sensitive to carbon buildup. I am running Techron thru a tankfull every 2000 miles; my mpg spikes up each time. I have the I-4, and consistently get 28 mpg on straight interstate trips. Down to 20 in winter urban driving..... | |
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