Big sipper

I was stunned when a 1.4-litre Astra returned a whopping 10.2L/100km average fuel consumption readout in a recent

Wheels megatest. Admittedly that car was subjected to some spirited driving, but I was still expecting my larger capacity long- termer to have an even bigger drinking problem. Happily the opposite has been true. At 7.7L/100km it’s appreciably close to the factory claim of 6.5L/100km, and my boost-happy, hoonish driving style likely accounts for much of the difference.