bro, I'm not sure about you but for me, really unacceptable. Even more thirsty than a 2.0 car... somemore driving normally, not very fast that kind...

I don't think the key to save fuel is the speed.. its more about how you accelerate.

Like drsmallkid said, to save fuel you have to keep the eco indicator on most of the time. The eco indicator will lit after about 25km/h if u drive economically, the rest is a course of how to drive the car gently and plan your journey like not accelerating unreasonably when there's a stop in front and overtaking aggressively.

Yes it will definitely kill the fun, this is no award winning engine, its just an engine that does better than its previous engine.
If you have time to keep a watch on Nissan Almera thread, despite having VVT on both the intake and exhaust and being lighter than Persona, the fuel consumption is no where better than this Persona.

Previous generation Persona AT I only manage to stretch 350km from full tank till low fuel indicator lit, in my opinion this VVT is also doing better than the previous gen Persona.

thanks for your explanation bro. Surprise me that the old campro engine was that fuel thirsty.

Interested in buying this new Persona. But a bit worry about Proton because of its financial issue and the fact it will be taken over by foreign company soon....

What's your FC litle/100km? I terbalik driving technique by revving to the preferred speed only keep light foot

Old persona are almost the same fc but u need to pay for the extra 10liter fuel. My std cvt best can go around 380km only 80% city driving from full tank to fuel light up. Average 7.3l/100km. Here are some tips i like to share maybe can help fellow cvt owner for better saving:

- Pump the front tyre 220 psi back 200 psi (70kg driver and 60kg front passenger). If back got passengers or luggage then back add 10~20 psi. Check tyre pressure every 2 weeks.

- Off the aircond when starting the car cold, jalan first and on the aircond when temperature indicator got 2 bar. Lower or off the aircond if not that hot.

- After release the brake from a full stop, let the car move a bit first before accelerate gradually. The key of cvt to save fuel are u need to control the gas pedal well at slow driving. If u press hard the gas pedal at wrong timing, u will tend to bring up the rpm unnecessarily instead of moving the car faster.

Best fuel brand i tested is petronas 95 as it's give better power at low torque.

I think the take over will only effect the management side, others thing will not change too much in the short time.
What r you worry about? after sales services?

good tips. thanks bro

like that is not a wise way .... not everyone willing to do that in order to save oil ... so means this car FC still not goood or worst than old my vi .. as i am driving the myvi ... if possible i willing to get new car with similar old my vi FC or better .. not even worst ... anyway thanks for ur tip

I think not everyone is willing to do that coz it REQUIRED SOME EFFORT . Many drivers wanted consistently good FC in all situations conditions and driving style, which is pretty much impossible.

The most effortless ways are.... throwing the ball back to other people:

gomen: lower the god damn petrol price pls
SC staff: please finetune the car and adjust the tyre pressure optimally please. I dont care about the psi thingy its ALL SO DAMN CONFUSING.

This post has been edited by alanyuppie: Mar 10 2017, 12:22 PM

yes indeed , i think should add a pros for this car .. still bad FC , but better old persona.. thanks for the information .. think i should consider other cars ..

wow...
my mt driving skills still giving me bad fc, 400-420km for RM75

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My style of driving is like the tips you gave - smooth, no jerks, no syok. Most of the time the ECO light is on.

I can see that most of us are concerned with the FC. Not a surprise due to our financial bracket.

According to Carsifu -> At a constant 90kph, the new Persona is 10% (automatic transmission) and 13% (manual transmission) more fuel efficient compared with its predecessor.
Yes you are right - New and old persona are almost the same FC. Nothing to shout about because in the 1st place, old persona FC is bad. So, 10-13% less bad, is still bad!

We've to accept the fact that Persona is a heavy car - nice for highway driving.

This post has been edited by oldgoat: Mar 10 2017, 04:59 PM

All CVT owner, did you guys aware your temp gauge? It will be normal for 3 bars, when you drive on highway, 110-120, especially morning and night, it will reduce to 2 bars? Wanna collect more info before check with SC. So far i know only 2 people having this issue including me.

Iriz is also like that, nobody had any prob so far. Dont worry much about it

me too. this is already discussed in v1.
If I can remember clearly, SC said the temp gauge will show realtime info whereas compared to other car models, they tend to delay the information.
So this means although in other cars, it's showing 3 bars, actually it is programmed to delay it.

But i don't buy such saying... If you tell me the gauge have smaller ratios so compare to other car makes, it's more "sensitive" then i believe.

I think when driving on highway, waterpump works faster, and ur radiator cools down faster due to higher speed. The thermostat might not be quick enough to open/close to balance off the water temps. If anybody got OBD reader then can find out what's the temp at 2 bars and 3 bars. Maybe it's not far off +-10degrees

Is it not the water pump (like the radiator fan) is controlled by the temp sensor? On high speed, the radiator is cool down by the wind that hit it and therefore the water pump (like the radiator fan) is switched off to prolong its lifespan? Just asking to clear my doubt.

This post has been edited by oldgoat: Mar 10 2017, 09:08 PM