What revs at 70 ?

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Elgwiz
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Post by Elgwiz »

I was driving my wife’s car and noticed that at 70 on a level road the Rev counter reads just under 3000. It’s a petrol Vauxhall.my QuashQai is revving at 3500 and sounding stressed. Is this normal ? The fuel consumption is not brilliant either; 40 mpg on a long run according to the read out on the dash. Any comparison would be interesting thanks.

david sunderland
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Post by david sunderland »

Stressed at 3.500rpm mine is often in 5000rpm people don't drive cars anymore no wonder they get clogged up .....70 mph will suit the peak revs of that engine to motorway speed what QQ do you have petrol. or diesel ..5speed or 6speed...
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Elgwiz
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Post by Elgwiz »

I should have said, it is a 2007 petrol QuashQai with a five speed box. I am always looking for a sixth gear
david sunderland
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Post by david sunderland »

The torque peak for your car is 4.400rpm which means it will rev quite high at 70mph. Yes your right it needs a 6 gear.... Some engines.... petrol need lots of revs to make them go.my old Honda 1.8 was like that...Now the new 1.2 engine in my car torque peak.
Pulling power. is 1800rpm so its drives like a diesel. And if you put your foot down it goes must admit it not my car .... lease.. And I don't worry about mpg I just enjoy it
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Pandjh
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Post by Pandjh »

My 1.2 2015 petrol 6 speed gives basically the same numbers as my old 1.5 2009 diesel 6 speed:

5th gear is 2750 revs
6th gear is 2300 revs
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Post by gvmdaddy »

david sunderland wrote: Thu Nov 30, 2017 8:58 pm Stressed at 3.500rpm mine is often in 5000rpm people don't drive cars anymore no wonder they get clogged up .....70 mph will suit the peak revs of that engine to motorway speed what QQ do you have petrol. or diesel ..5speed or 6speed...
All I can say is that if you’re driving around and frequently reaching 5000+rpm then it’s high time you sat down and thought about your driving style! Downright irresponsible, dangerous and wasteful. You’re driving on public highways, not a racetrack.
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Wow this guy does not not know me at all .The point I was trying to make was don't be worried about reving cars and using your gears to pass cars or lorry's as fast as need too ......me iam a 67 year old pensioner 1 speeding ticket in 50 years of motorbikes and cars and 30 years of forktruck driving with a test every 2years..thanks for that gvmdaddy
Qashqai tekna 1.2 petrol dig 6. 3. 17. gunmetal grey. glass roof m\ t...............now RENAULT KADJAR GT 160 BHP same as the QQ same car
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