Since last year, data on consumption and emissions have been collected from cars registered from 1 January 2021.
The data is collected in connection with inspection, service or repair, and makes it possible to keep statistics on how much fuel cars consume in reality.
Now the European Environment Agency has released the data from 600,000 cars, and with this as a basis We Car Owners compiled which brand builds the most frugal petrol cars.
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Petrol cars from Toyota are frugal
When it comes to petrol cars, Toyota is both the brand whose cars have the lowest consumption, and the brand whose petrol cars perform closest to the promised consumption figures.
In reality, Toyota cars draw an average of 5.5 liters per 100 kilometers, which is 12 percent more than their official consumption.
It is also just below the consumption of the diesel cars from Peugeot and Citroën, which with a real consumption of 5.6 liters per 100 kilometers are the most frugal diesel cars on the market.
According to Vi Bilägare, the fact that Toyota’s cars are so frugal can be derived from the fact that the brand has invested heavily in hybrid cars, as non-rechargeable hybrids are included in the statistics for petrol and diesel cars.
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Ferrari has the highest consumption
The brand with the absolute highest consumption is Ferrari with 1.63 liters per 100 kilometers, which is 45 percent higher than the official figures.
Even Bentley’s cars are thirsty with a consumption of 14.8 liters per 100 kilometers, which, however, is only 18 percent more than the official figures.
Two more common car brands that really don’t live up to their promises in terms of consumption are Mercedes and Alfa Romeo, whose petrol cars draw 35 percent more in real life than on paper.
Mercedes cars in reality draw 14.5 liters per 100 kilometers on average, which can be considered remarkable for a brand that builds a lot of cars with small, frugal gasoline engines.
On average, the petrol cars in the study have a consumption of 9.3 liters per 100 kilometers, which is 22 percent more than the official figures.
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Consumption for different brands – petrol cars