Toyota Corolla Cross - Fuel Efficiency

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Melkbos2$$

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I purchased a new Toyota Corolla Cross 1.8 XS in October 2022 (Cape Town), fuel efficiency specification/mileage reported by Toyota was 6.9 L/100km with a range of 693 km on the full tank (47 liters), however, I am now on 3000 km on the ODO the on-board readout shows the fuel efficiency between 8,2 - 7,6 L/100 km for the 3 months which is not as per the specification of 6,9 L/100 km - also the fuel range varies between 500 - 480 km on the full tank which is approximately 30 % less than specified.

I appreciate and understand that fuel efficiency is governed by personal driving habits, however, I do not drive the vehicle hard or over-rev the vehicle, I'm a retired pensioner who drives as any normal person, I have spoken to the car dealership on a couple of occasions only to be advised the car has to be run-in?

I am interested to know if there are other Toyota Cross owners who have experienced similar circumstances or are able to advise what course of action one can take.
 
Manufacturers fuel claims should always been taken with a pinch of salt, what you are currently getting seems about right, it is only a litre more than what they claim, they test fuel efficiency in a closed environment which is not reflective of real world usage.

The only way you might get 6.9L/100 is if you drive on the highway doing constant speeds, stop and go driving especially in the city will use more fuel. If you only do town driving then you should get the cross hybrid.
 
If you are retired then i assume most of your driving is not on the long road ? I have noticed that i can only achieve the manufactueres fuel specs when doing long road driving. My combined consumption is almost always higher than manufacturer claims . The car should def get a bit lighter after you put on a few thousand more km
 
epah said:
Be specific, which diesel?
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Melkbos2$$ said:
I have spoken to the car dealership on a couple of occasions only to be advised the car has to be run-in?
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They might be correct. We noticed a decrease in fuel consumption once our Tiguan had done about 10 000 km. But also to agree with some of the other posters, your mileage may vary, especially when driving in town.
 
Melkbos2$$ said:
I purchased a new Toyota Corolla Cross 1.8 XS in October 2022 (Cape Town), fuel efficiency specification/mileage reported by Toyota was 6.9 L/100km with a range of 693 km on the full tank (47 liters), however, I am now on 3000 km on the ODO the on-board readout shows the fuel efficiency between 8,2 - 7,6 L/100 km for the 3 months which is not as per the specification of 6,9 L/100 km - also the fuel range varies between 500 - 480 km on the full tank which is approximately 30 % less than specified.

I appreciate and understand that fuel efficiency is governed by personal driving habits, however, I do not drive the vehicle hard or over-rev the vehicle, I'm a retired pensioner who drives as any normal person, I have spoken to the car dealership on a couple of occasions only to be advised the car has to be run-in?

I am interested to know if there are other Toyota Cross owners who have experienced similar circumstances or are able to advise what course of action one can take.
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There is always a massive disclosure when they give fuel consumption claims. You have zero leg to stand on. They have mastered this avenue already and plugged all holes they had with it over the decades.
 
I have 2023 Corolla Cross XR with 17000km and the first service done. I am also experiencing the same high fuel consumption of between 8.2 and 9L /100km. I have never experienced 6.9L even on the long road. So I’m not very happy with my Cross because of the high fuel consumption.
 
To get anything close to the manufacturers claimed economy you need to learn to drive economically, slow pull offs, free wheeling to a standstill, minimal braking etc. Basically you need to use the fuel to actually get the lump of metal from one point to another with minimal conversion of forward motion into brake heat…
 
Gtx Gaming said:
Can't expect 320d feul consumption if you did not buy a 320d

The hybrid is one go for if want better feul consumption, manufacturers always lie about feul consumption.
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from what ive read and watched

hybrid is only good if majority is city driving

they tend to go the otherway if most of the time is spent on the freeway
 
Afzito said:
I have 2023 Corolla Cross XR with 17000km and the first service done. I am also experiencing the same high fuel consumption of between 8.2 and 9L /100km. I have never experienced 6.9L even on the long road. So I’m not very happy with my Cross because of the high fuel consumption.
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Missus OF has one, a bit less milage but similar (not so good) fuel consumption. Luckily she only does a minimal km.
 
Mine has 24 000km on the clock and my average from new is 8.1l/100km. It does not like in town travel, It does between 8.5-9.5l/100km, driving on the highway is a different story though, there it gets the claimed consumption of 6.9-7.1l/100km.

What irks me is the small fuel tank, it is a pain to only get 500km/tank, especially driving long distances.

I am also kicking myself for not getting the hybrid.
 
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