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The most economical SUV in terms of fuel consumption in Russia
Assessing an SUV to save fuel costs is somehow illogical. If the car is cross-country, then, by definition, it must be equipped with a powerful engine with a significant fuel consumption. This is in the first place. And secondly, diesel engines are more economical than gasoline ones with equal power, and putting them in one row is meaningless. But nevertheless ratings of off-road cars on economy of the expense of fuel are made by experts of a various level and in the different countries.
Evaluation of German experts
Experts of the analytical center AutoUncle, having taken for a base more than one and a half million cars sold on the territory of Germany, compiled a list of the most economical SUVs and crossovers. In the calculation cars were taken not older than 2008, only with diesel and gasoline engines. On the hybrids it was not.
The most economical SUV in terms of fuel consumption the Germans did not determine, because the first ten places were occupied by compact crossovers, which was to be expected. And the first and last places went to Renault Captur. The first with a consumption of 3.6 liters - diesel, the tenth with a flow of five liters - a petrol version.
And engines of the same power, only 90 liters. With., Differ only in volume - 0,9 and one and a half liters on gasoline and on diesel fuel accordingly.
The conclusion can be made unambiguous: the most economical is a real SUV, if the fuel consumption rate approaches 5 liters per 100 km.
Hybrid SUV
In 2015, a hybrid version of Mitsubishi Outlander PHEW appeared in Russia. The power of its gasoline engine - as many as 160 "horses". The manufacturer claims that this is the most economical SUV in terms of fuel consumption (gasoline is saved in an amount of at least 1.6 liters for every hundred kilometers due to charging the car from the power grid). Well, or one of the most economical.
If with the same weight two-liter gasoline engine SUV with a capacity of 146 liters. from. Consumes in a mixed mode more than 7.5 liters per 100 kilometers, the engine of its hybrid fellow with the same capacity and 118 liters. from. - already less than five and a half liters.
True, if the electric power is considered a separate type of fuel, then whether the hybrid SUV is economical in terms of the overall fuel consumption is not very clear.
SUV rating on diesel fuel
Since diesel engines consume less fuel than gasoline, SUVs with such engines rank and top.
The most economical SUV for fuel consumption (diesel) - Renault Duster. The nine-hundred-and-a-half-liter (and in the new restyling model - 109 hp) diesel engine shows fuel consumption of about five liters on a smooth road. In urban conditions, of course, more, but also better than many.
The second is in the rating of Nissan X-Trail NEW. Many amateurs will call him the best. The fuel consumption is more than 100 grams, but the engine of almost the same volume develops a capacity of 130 liters. from. And the torque is greater than 300 Nm at the same speed as the Duster. This is a full-fledged, rather powerful SUV.
Next on the list are Ford Kuga with a capacity of two liter engine of 150 liters. from. And a six-stage ITUC with 5.5 liters, Ssang Young Actyon with a capacity of 149 liters. from. And 5.7 liters and Skoda Yeti, which it is difficult to call an off-road car, but with all-wheel drive and a turbodiesel, it looks decent and shows a fuel consumption of 6.3 liters per 100 km.
Budget French SUV
Generally, the Duster is a budgetary small crossover weighing less than 1.4 tons with poor basic equipment, but with very good off-road qualities. Completely independent multi-link suspension, at 1750 rpm, 250 Nm of torque, a high, over 200 meters clearance and short overhangs allow the French car to confidently go off-road.
To name the most economical SUV in terms of fuel consumption the best will be a clear exaggeration. After all, the maximum speed to which a stately off-road car with six-speed mechanics can be accelerated is 167 km / h. Up to 100 km / h acceleration time is more than 13 seconds. Starting from the spot, the first kilometer passes in 35 seconds.
Rating of off-road cars on gasoline
The most economical petrol SUVs for fuel consumption are the Citroen C4 Aircross with an average of less than 6 liters with a 1.6 MT 2WD power plant with 117 liters. And then Mitsubishi ASX, whose engine consumes slightly more than 6 liters at the same parameters, from which the Mazda CX-5, Opel Mokka and Nissan Qashqai fall behind.
Mazda CX-5 gasoline consumes more, but the engine is two-liter, its capacity is even 150 liters. With., The torque of 210 Nm is achieved at 4 thousand rpm. Dimensions of "Mazda" are about the same as the leader of the rating, but the clearance is already quite off-road - 215 mm. And the driver is to decide whether it is worth saving 300 g of fuel per 100 km of road of such a tangible loss of power and other advantages of the machine.
Opel Mokka, consuming slightly more than six liters of gasoline per 100 kilometers of the road, is produced in the all-wheel drive version, unlike the first three. The engine, whose volume is 1.4 liters, develops a capacity of 140 liters. from. At a moment of 6 thousand revolutions per minute. The maximum torque is 200 Nm. With a little smaller dimensions, it has a road clearance of almost 20 cm.
Nissan Qashqai with a two-liter engine for 140 liters. from. And the minimum consumption of gasoline for the line "Kashkayev" of 6.4 liters is supplied in the front-wheel drive version.
Off-road car "Citroen"
The most economical SUV for fuel consumption (gasoline) C4 Aircross consumes less fuel than other models, but it can not boast of remarkable characteristics. Its curb weight is less than 1.3 tons, its length is 4.3, its width is 1.8, its height is 1.6 meters, its ground clearance is 0.17 meters. The Citroen accelerates to 183 kilometers per hour, 100 kilometers per hour Reaches 11.3 seconds. This is a front-wheel-drive crossover with good off-road characteristics and not very fast engine. The maximum torque - only 154 Nm - can be achieved at 4 thousand rpm.
In the all-wheel drive version, more like an SUV, a two-liter 150 liter engine is installed. from. A torque of about 200 Nm is achieved at slightly higher revs. Citroen accelerates to a speed of 190 km / h, reach 100 km / h it succeeds in almost 11 seconds. But the consumption of gasoline in the mixed cycle is already 8 liters.
That is, for SUVs with gasoline engines fuel consumption is more perceptible depending on engine power than for their diesel counterparts, and therefore off-road qualities too.
Real SUVs
Analysis of the most economical, if we talk about consumed fuel, especially gasoline, shows some tension results. Whatever one may say, the most economical ones are, strictly speaking, not SUVs, but cars of good passability. If you go from the opposite, then from the line of the best five real, high passableness, you can choose the most economical SUV for fuel consumption in Russia, that is, the price for which does not reach sky-high levels.
In the top five inexpensive powerful SUVs fall Korean Ssang Yong Kyron, Chinese Great Wall Hover H3, Japanese Suzuki Jimny and two domestic jeeps that are not found in almost private use, maybe in vain - UAZ Patriot and Hunter.
On domestic off-road vehicles official data on fuel consumption the manufacturer does not provide, but, according to reviews, it is very high.
If we take separately the lowest-powered version of the diesel and gasoline engine with the lowest fuel consumption, it turns out that the best is a small "Japanese" Suzuki Jimny with a gasoline engine and manual transmission. It consumes fuel 7.3 liters per 100 km. It lags behind it even diesel Ssang Yong Kyron with a fuel consumption of just under eight liters.
SUV Specifications
Small, angular, four-seater, with three doors, but the most economical Suzuki SUV with a little more than 3.5 m, 1.6 m wide and weighing about a ton can boast a ground clearance of 19 cm. Gasoline, the volume of which - 1.3 liters and power - 85 liters. from. At six thousand revolutions per minute, and the torque of 110 nm "Japanese" spends on the route 6.2 liters, and in the city - more than 9 liters of fuel per 100 km.
When asked which SUV is the most fuel-efficient, it's easy to answer, if you do not take into account any other parameters and characteristics of the car. When you need this, undoubtedly, an important criterion to compare with the desired data of the machine, responding to it becomes much more difficult. Therefore, every driver who wants to buy an SUV should create for himself a list of advantages and disadvantages of the car, with which he is ready to accept.
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