E10 consumption for Omega

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I noted that whenever I used E10 fuel in my 2009 Commodore Omega wagon on a recent trip up the coast to Cairns and back towing a 4.5-metre pop-top van the consumption shown on the trip computer went up by approx 5-10 per cent, from around 16.0-16.5 L/100 km on 95-octane fuel to 17.5-18.5 L/100 km on E10. The benefits seem questionable?

Answered by CarsGuide

7 October 2010

Carsguide.com.au

The increase in consumption you report is certainly higher than would be expected, but that could be because you were towing. Try it again in normal day-to-day driving and see what you get. The expected increase in consumption is about three per cent and that should be offset by the lower price of E10.

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