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Originally Posted by SnoopZ
Most of my driving is motorways and country roads so i haven't yet had chance to find my economy on city driving, but im well please with 30.7 as i was expecting around 27mpg which would add another £25 a month to my fuel bill.
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That's very good actually for the nutty amount of power the VXR has. The ST is a bit nose heavy tbh with the 5 cyl Duratec and overall the car is a wee bit heavier (about 40kg I think) than the Astra so that's reflected partly in the poorer fuel economy.
The only thing I've found with the modern hot hatches I've driven is that the gearboxes tend to lend themselves towards economical driving which is what you've no doubt found with being able to squeeze 30mpg but when you're really giving it some beans on a track day it can be a little bit unfulfilling.