Today is the day. Today is the D-Day. Or so I thought. What day is it? It's the day when I bring the Forester for a refueling. I've heard so many rumours about SUVs being fuel-guzzlers, let alone Subarus.
I drove it up to the nearby petrol station and filled it up. The bill wasn't exorbitant. In fact, it was on par with what I'd usually pay for my own ride, a 1.5l sedan. So that was another point in the bag for the Forester. No huge petrol bills. Then I dutifully reset the fuel consumption meter and was soon on my way. My intention was to monitor the fuel efficiency of the vehicle.
Being a typical Saturday, I travelled all over Singapore to visit friends and to have a short session at the golf range. From Yio Chu Kang to Bukit Panjang, then to Sembawang to Buona Vista. Wait a minute, I seem to have left out the Eastern Singapore. So I arranged for a late night supper session at East Coast whilst catching the Wigan/Man U match.
Covered all types of roads, both minor and major, including expressways. Experienced my fair share of smooth traffic and congestions. Yet through it all, the most surprising thing was that my fuel consumption showed 8.8l/100km!!! And to the people who know me, I am not exactly light-footed on the accelerator pedal.
I am only piloting the 2.0X and was expecting to be sorely disappointed with the lack of power/torque to carry the heavy chassis off. Yet, the power and torque distribution is sufficient and feels balanced enough. I didn't feel the need to push the vehicle hard and it feels all prepared to take on any distance or route which you throw at it.
So today's discovery was absolutely awesome and a BIG surprise.
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