Suzuki Maruti Alto Fuel Economy

[Nilantha]

Gays I never shift to 5th gear. when u drive at 5 th, the fuel eco is so bad. use only upto 4th and post ur results.

this may be true. theoretically, if engine have no load fuel consume is low. if speed below 50 and gear is on top gear the engine have a load.

Edited June 19, 2012 by Nilantha

[Magnum]

he called everyone who helped him as gays! :sport-smiley-004: LMAO

[Rookantha]

Hi,

I was just searching for help for Altos and found this. I can see its been almost 3 years from the last response but want to know few things as I'm also driving Maruti Alto 800 (2010). Hope some expert can help me with this.

1. What is the ideal gear shifting ratio as this doesn't have a RPM meter. can you tell me which speed which gear. Usually I do shift as follows

1st to 2nd : 20kmph

2nd to 3rd : 30 kmph

3rd to 4th : 40 kmph

4th to 5th: 50kmph

is it OK for the engine and fuel economy??

2. Recently I went on a trip to Jaffna (Full flat straight roads) with wife and our baggages. My car did something around 21Km/l (Calculated using full tank to full tank method) in cities it does only 12 - 13 km/l

Regards

[Rookantha]

Hi,

I'm driving a Maruti Alto 800 (2010). Hope some expert can help me with this.

1. What is the ideal gear shifting ratio as this doesn't have a RPM meter. can you tell me which speed which gear. Usually I do shift as follows

1st to 2nd : 20kmph

2nd to 3rd : 30 kmph

3rd to 4th : 40 kmph

4th to 5th: 50kmph

is it OK for the engine and fuel economy??

2. Recently I went on a trip to Jaffna (Full flat straight roads) with wife and our baggages. My car did something around 21Km/l (Calculated using full tank to full tank method) in cities it does only 12 - 13 km/l

Regards

[amilawuk]

not an expert but my two cents....driving a 2004 alto

1. No idea. I just shift the gears when i "feel" its the right time. I dont look at the speedometer.

2. 13km/l in colombo traffic. 18-20 in long distance.

[gayantha789]

Alto 800 can easily manage Mileage of 13-14 kmpl in the city and can go up to 17-18 kmpl on the highways.

[trish_auto]

All small Indian Suzuki cars are fuel efficient due to its low power and torque. In my personnel experience, Maruti 800 CC does 18-20 km/litre in long distance with two passengers and A/C . Alto K10 - 1000 CC does 16-17 in long distance with two passengers and A/C. But you may have to switch off your A/C in a quick overtake with full load.

Few tips are,

I always fuel Euro 3 in long distance driving ( more power over normal 92 Octane),

change the air filters in every 5000 km ( may use for higher mileage but it depends on which part of the country you are driving) and

use low friction high end engine oils ( lot of people use cheap mineral oils, but it has a huge effect on the fuel efficiency)

Make sure clutch is in good shape

[Damith Rangana]

I have 2018 Alto lux model.still run 3500 km only.when full tank it runs only 287km.what is the problem.

[Twin Turbo]

On 9/8/2018 at 2:27 AM, Damith Rangana said:

I have 2018 Alto lux model.still run 3500 km only.when full tank it runs only 287km.what is the problem.

The new engine needs a little millage to loosen up.

[trish_auto]

On 4/1/2012 at 10:45 AM, nels@autolanka said:

Gays I never shift to 5th gear. when u drive at 5 th, the fuel eco is so bad. use only upto 4th and post ur results.

any way i am still getting more than 20 per lit. had checked all the ways that u gays told me.

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