Just completed a 140 mile trip to Perth ( Scotland not Aus) and averaged 40.8 MPG, I got 48 with my previous 1.6 diesel (Citroen C5).

 

MPG may be the current mainstream goal , however I had the most enjoyable drive today and still have a broad smile every time I drive the XF 

Brian,

 

The XF is fab isn't it? it was borrowing one that made my mind up that my next car after the Aston Martin would be a Jag .

 

MPG isn't my main concern, but until recently I had always looked upon cruise control with distrust and thought it unsafe.

 

It was only about three weeks ago I started using it just before I got rid of the XJ Supersport and got the XKR.

 

Both cars have adaptive cruise control which also does the braking and accelerating , and keeps the car in front at a safe distance .

 

I have noticed using the adaptive cruise control the MPG is better. I even got over 30MPG in the XKR driving it home from the stealership earlier in the week, albeit only 70 miles.

 

ATB,

 

Trevor

The current figure in my trip computer for a lot of short runs [and I think the S button when my son borrowed my car for a couple of days] is 27.2 mpg.

 

The car is having a "Terraclean" this morning and I am expecting mpg on a long run to be around 45mpg.

 

I only use cruise control on motorways as being within the West Midlands huge urban conurbation I find that steady driving is impossible.

 

Peter.

Peter,

 

i only use cruise control on the big roads also .

 

When I was picking up the car on Monday I was talking to the young Aston Martin salesman, he now has a Jag, a 2003 X type I think, or it could be one like yours, can't really remember .

 

He said it had done 85000, and he got it for less than a £1000 form a chap who was part exchanging .

 

He said it is a tad juicy, but he really likes it, and his young children think it is wonderful .

 

ATB,

 

Trevor