Citroen C4 - Higher fuel consumption in sports mode

[markocitroenc4]

Hello everyone! My name is Marko, I am 27 years old, and I live in Sweden. Six months ago, I bought my first new car (before that, I had a second-hand Skoda Fabia.) I've never been a Citroen fan, but as soon as I saw the new C4 and tested it, I fell in love. And I still love that car to this day!

I have an automatic transmission (8 gears), and most of the time, I drive in eco mode, because I only rarely go on the highway. Average consumption is 6l/100km. On Saturday, when there was not so much traffic, I went out on the highway to test the sport mode, and the consumption went up to 9l/100km. Is it normal?

I had an old Skoda Fabia before with a manual transmission and no modes, so I'm completely new to this and would like to know why the car consumes more in sport mode. Obviously I won't use the sports mod much, but I'm still curious why the consumption is higher.

[JockoT]

Hi Marko. Sports mode holds lower gears to give better acceleration at the expense of fuel economy. You wouldn't have driven your Fabia in 3rd and only occasionally 4th gear. That is what Sports does. Is there a setting between Eco and Sports?
Eco should give the best economy. That's why it is called Eco.

[trollbait]

The different modes can also change the accelerator mapping. Sport mode will open up the throttle at a lower depression than Eco, for instance.

[Cooll1997]

Originally Posted by markocitroenc4

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Hello everyone! My name is Marko, I am 27 years old, and I live in Sweden. Six months ago, I bought my first new car (before that, I had a second-hand Skoda Fabia.) I've never been a Citroen fan, but as soon as I saw the new C4 and tested it, I fell in love. And I still love that car to this day!

I have an automatic transmission (8 gears), and most of the time, I drive in eco mode, because I only rarely go on the highway. Average consumption is 6l/100km. On Saturday, when there was not so much traffic, I went out on the highway to test the sport mode, and the consumption went up to 9l/100km. Is it normal?

I had an old Skoda Fabia before with a manual transmission and no modes, so I'm completely new to this and would like to know why the car consumes more in sport mode. Obviously I won't use the sports mod much, but I'm still curious why the consumption is higher.

The car's systems are optimized to reduce fuel consumption, which means the engine operates more efficiently and doesn't burn as much fuel. This is why you're able to achieve a lower average consumption of 6l/100km in eco mode.

[ModernTalking]

Originally Posted by markocitroenc4

Hello everyone! My name is Marko, I am 27 years old, and I live in Sweden. Six months ago, I bought my first new car (before that, I had a second-hand Skoda Fabia.) I've never been a Citroen fan, but as soon as I saw the new C4 and tested it, I fell in love. And I still love that car to this day!

I have an automatic transmission (8 cuphead), and most of the time, I drive in eco mode, because I only rarely go on the highway. Average consumption is 6l/100km. On Saturday, when there was not so much traffic, I went out on the highway to test the sport mode, and the consumption went up to 9l/100km. Is it normal?

I had an old Skoda Fabia before with a manual transmission and no modes, so I'm completely new to this and would like to know why the car consumes more in sport mode. Obviously I won't use the sports mod much, but I'm still curious why the consumption is higher.

To save fuel when operating a car, the most important thing you need to pay attention to is not to let the engine work when it is not needed. In the case of waiting for a red light, if the number of seconds exceeds 30 seconds, you should turn off the engine and let the engine rest, this will help your car save fuel significantly.