Hello everyone, I'm Xiao Li. Since my first exposure to cars, the fuel tank capacity of family cars doesn't seem to have changed much. SUVs like the Prado have a large fuel tank, with a capacity of 87L. However, the fuel tank volume of ordinary B-class cars is generally around 60L, while A-class cars are around 50L, and the fuel tank volume of small cars is smaller, roughly around 40L, and even models like Baojun 310 have only 30L fuel tanks. Compared to a 60L fuel tank, a 40L fuel tank is very small, so how does it feel to drive a car with this capacity for a long time?Do you need to refuel frequently?Today, I will share my experience with the car, I hope it will be helpful to you.
Friends who follow me a lot may already know that my current scooter is a small car, specifically a Toyota Vios. Every month, I need to spend about 1,000 yuan on gas. The Toyota Vios only has a 40L fuel tank, which means I basically need a visit to the gas station every 7 days. For me, it's still acceptable to go to the gas station once a week in a car with a smaller tank, which is not too frequent. On the contrary, many people drive a car with a fuel tank capacity of 60 liters, but if they use the car frequently, they will have to go to the gas station almost once every two to three days.
The impact of fuel consumption For models with small fuel tank capacity, many people may find it troublesome to run the gas station frequently, but in fact, even models with large fuel tanks may need to refuel frequently. The fuel consumption of many models per 100 kilometers is basically about 10L, even if it is a 60L fuel tank, removing the residual gasoline from the fuel tank, you need to refuel after running 500 kilometers. In my case, although my car only has a 40L fuel tank, a tank of fuel can also drive me for 7 days due to the low fuel consumption. Compared to the 60L fuel tank model, the 40L fuel tank actually didn't make much of a difference to my experience, and I don't think the tank is small enough to make frequent trips to the gas station.
I noticed a rule that models with low fuel consumption usually don't have too much fuel tank volume. Small cars on the market have relatively low fuel consumption because of their light body weight and relatively low fuel consumption. Medium-sized and large-sized vehicles are usually much heavier than small cars, so fuel consumption is correspondingly higher, and even if the fuel tank volume also increases, the frequency of refueling in daily use is actually similar to that of models with small fuel tanks.
The impact of the frequency of using the car and the mileage is small, and the frequency of using the car is large, whether it is a working day or a rest day, almost all of them need to use the car. However, I didn't drive the most miles, so refueling once a week was almost enough. In contrast, some people drive models with 60L tanks, use the car more often, and drive farther each time, then they will refuel more often than me. For such people, even if there is a 60L fuel tank, a tank of fuel may not be able to make them use it for a long time, sometimes just refueled today, tomorrow you need to go to the gas station again.
Like my wife's model, it also has a 40L fuel tank, and she goes to work every day, but a tank of fuel can make her drive for half a month. For her, even a 30L tank doesn't matter, and a small tank hardly affects her.
Generally speaking, models with small fuel tanks tend to be small cars with relatively low fuel consumption, although the fuel tank capacity is small, but it will not cause any bad experience to the car. Models with large fuel tanks usually consume more fuel, and even if they have a large tank, they may need to go to the gas station frequently because they are used up quickly. I hope my explanation can help everyone, if you find it useful, please don't forget to give me a thumbs up. Pay attention to Che Xiaoli, and will share an issue of car dry goods every day, thank you.