I have yet to find one UK advert that does not show the mpg figure. Further - sometimes the voice over will announce the mpg as a selling point
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [USMA:39524] Re: Metric & the new Mini CooperDate: Sat, 6 Oct 2007 07:26:59 +0100 It is a legal requirement in the UK (and indeed across all of the EU), that any car advertisement shall display the fuel consumption figures in litres/100 km as measured using three different cycles – see http://www.vca.gov.uk/fcb/faqs-fuel-consumptio.asp for a description. Advertisements must also carry CO2 emission figures in g/km. Imperial equivalents may be shown alongside, but they are not mandatory. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard MSent: 06 October 2007 06:20To: U.S. Metric AssociationSubject: [USMA:39523] Re: Metric & the new Mini Cooper >From what I understand in the UK fuel economy is still figured in mpg >(imperial gallon). Even though petrol is purchased by the litre, fuel economy >isn't figured that way. Maybe if they ever switch the roads to showing >kilometres the situation will change. As it stands now it seems like you have >to convert some unit or come up with something like 'miles per litre' or >'litres per 100 miles' or some other weird unit. Rather than converting miles >to kilometers, it looks like litres are being converted to gallons. Rick On 10/6/07, Bill Potts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Are you sure the UK setting includes Imperial gallons? They've sold gasolineby the liter for years. Bill PottsRoseville, CAhttp://metric1.org [SI Navigator--approaching 100,000 hits]-----Original Message-----From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On BehalfOf Michael PalumboSent: Friday, October 05, 2007 08:16To: U.S. Metric AssociationCc: 'U.S. Metric Association' Subject: [USMA:39520] Re: Metric & the new Mini CooperSurprisingly not. My 2004 VW R32 has the capability of displaying metricunits, but they have no end-user exposed interface for switching the units in your car. You have to use a dealership diagnostic tool(VAS5150) or a home diag tool (VAGCOM, etc.) to change it.They tied all preferences into the car's country code, so if you set yourcar as being in the US, you get a 12-hour clock, miles, Fahrenheit, and gallons. Only the temperature can be switched with an obscure button keypress. Set it to Canada or EU, 24-hour clock, kilometres, Celsius, litres.UK, 24-hour, Celsius, miles, imperial gallons.It's a very weird system and not at all user-friendly. And like I said, my 2002 Mini had a similar system, you could only switch the temperature.-MikeMartin Vlietstra wrote:> I would have thought that every North American car that had a digital> display would have this sort of facility, plus the ability to display > text in English, French or Spanish. Many cars in the European market> have the facility to display text is a dozen or so different languages.>> -----Original Message-----> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On> Behalf Of Michael Palumbo> Sent: 04 October 2007 15:07> To: U.S. Metric Association> Subject: [USMA:39518] Metric & the new Mini Cooper>> All,>> I traded in my 2002 Mini Cooper this past weekend for a new 2007 Mini> Cooper. The 02 model had a centrally mounted speedometer that was > listed in both miles & kilometres, but was otherwise entirely> customary units. Fuel efficiency was always listed in miles per> gallon, range was listed in miles, and temperature was in Fahrenheit > (at least the latter could be changed to Celsius by holding in a> combination of buttons every time you started the car).>> When I went to the dealership to look at the 07 model, the first thing > I noticed (and commented on to the salesman) was that the speedometer> was only listed in miles, they removed the secondary ring for km/h. I> was apparently the first person to ever mention that. However, I was > quickly appeased when he showed me the new in-car computer.>> Press just one button, and you're taken to the configuration menu.> From there, you can set every single variable in the car to metric standards.> Range in kilos, speed in km/h, temperature in Celsius, fuel> efficiency in L/100 km, and if you prefer, time on a 24-hour clock.> You can even get a secondary digital speed display that works in km/h. >> I've attached a picture of the tachometer that's mounted above the> steering column; this is where the relevant information is shown to> the driver. Note the larger digital speed display at the top, with > temperature, current km, and trip km below that.>> It's so nice to see a car manufacturer make this easy to switch,> without going through hidden menus, obscure button combinations, or> requiring a dealership diagnostic tool.>> I'm very pleased with this, if I could just find out how to get rid of> that accursed MPH ring in the middle, I'd be all set! By the way, it> handles splendidly and so far uses 5.6 L/100 km (or 17.8 km/L if you> prefer distance per volume). Excellent!>> Cheers,> Mike _________________________________________________________________ Feel like a local wherever you go. http://www.backofmyhand.com
