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<div>===Fuel Economy===<br />
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Figures in the table below are approximate, based on real-world experience of SELOC members.<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Engine<br />
! Steady motorway driving<br />
! Spirited B-road driving<br />
! on Track<br />
|-<br />
| K series - 118hp<br />
| 37mpg<br />
| 34mpg<br />
| ?<br />
|-<br />
| K series - 160hp<br />
| ?<br />
| ?<br />
| ?<br />
|-<br />
| K series - 200hp<br />
| ?<br />
| ?<br />
| ?<br />
|-<br />
| Toyota <br />
| ?<br />
| ?<br />
| ?<br />
|-<br />
| Honda NA<br />
| 37mpg<br />
| 31mpg<br />
| ?<br />
|-<br />
| Honda SC<br />
| 36-40<br />
| 20-25<br />
| 7-10<br />
|-<br />
| Audi 250hp<br />
| ?<br />
| 28mpg<br />
| ?<br />
|-<br />
| Audi 300hp<br />
| ?<br />
| ?<br />
| ?<br />
|}<br />
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To calculate fuel economy, divide the distance travelled since the tank was full by the number of imperial gallons it takes to fill the car again. 36L = 7.9 Gallons, 1L = 0.22 Gallons (see [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=1L+in+imperial+gallons Google's conversion thingy])<br />
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===Tank Capacity===<br />
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While not strictly related to fuel economy, this is a common question on the forums. The 'offical' tank capacity of an elise is 36L, however brimming a completely empty elise can take up to 45L.<br />
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===Fuel Guage===<br />
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===S1===<br />
The fuel guage on an S1 elise is hopelessly unreliable. On the S1, there is a digital readout which displays: Full>34L>33L>32L...11L>Refill. This can change by as much as 6L on a long corner, but 'Refill' normally means you have about 10-15% capacity remaining (good for about 30 miles of steady driving). <br />
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===S2===<br />
Early S2 gauge is still a number read out and is better than the S1 gauge as it will give you a good idea how much fuel is in the car, but just displays REFILL at 6lts.<br />
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The Later (Cir 04) S2 fuel gauge is a simple 5 segment display which obscures erratic readings simply by having a less granular display.<br />
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[[Category:Reference]]<br />
[[Category:Lotus Elise]]<br />
[[Category:S2]]<br />
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