You got me on this one.
What do you mean?
So, it has a silly 10 speed Gearbox which is not only pointless but doesn't help lower consumption.Ricoffy wrote: ↑Wed Oct 13, 2021 7:45 amAfter about two weeks of ownership, I have the following to report:
1) Gearbox and pistons still ok.
2) The gearbox tends to skip 2nd and 4th gear in normal urban driving conditions. This is hardly noticeable, but it does have an effect on the fuel consumption in town. Granted, I drive over about 9 speed humps and come to a dead stop 7 times on my way to work (roughly 8km drive), and this results in a urban consumption of anything between 6-8km/l. I expected it to be more frugal than that.
3) I did do a little experiment this morning and drove like miss Daisy, then the gearbox goes through all the gears and the consumption decreases to 10km/l - this will however be a bit difficult to do in normal traffic conditions.
4) When choosing the Selectshift option, the torque and acceleration is something to behold. There is however a short delay before it engages the next gear and you have to time the shifting just right to ensure that you don't over rev the engine.
5) We are experiencing a heat wave at the moment and temperatures easily go up to 38 at 13:00. I have the climate control set at 21 and it works a charm. I did however notice the gearbox tend to let the engine rev a bit higher in D mode to accommodate the extra strain on the engine.
6) The lack of a split rear window is lamentable. Although I understand the reasons Ford decided against it, I do have some use for a split rear window. In my D23 I would leave it open about 1 cm and it helped a lot to dissipate the heat buildup in the cabin on hot days.
7) I filled up this morning and the OBC registered a combined consumption of 10.9km/l - however it should be taken into account that 340km was long distance driving with a consumption north of 12km/l.
Anyway, I am still enjoying the Wildtrak (and the new car smell every morning). For its size, its really an easy car to live with
I am amazed that you are amazed.BushWacker wrote: ↑Wed Oct 13, 2021 9:50 pm... Chicory,
... I'm amazed there are speed humps where you are ! ?
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So with careful driving you can get a so-so fuel consumption.