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I am from sri lanka. I am a customer who bought a brand new corolla 141 model car which has send sri lanka. We have been informed that the fuel consumption rate of the above vehicle will be around 12 - 13 km per liter, at the time of placing the order. Since our decision of purchase is more on the fuel consumption rate we placed the order. But after we received the vehicle we realized that the actual rate is only around 7 - 8 km per liter. We are totally dissatisfied and disappointed. Earlier corolla model were much more better than this. With new technologies such as vvti and etc these rates should have been improved. Please tell us is there any way to get this improved. At the moment we are in trouble by buying your vehicle, there are other brands who's fuel consumption is far more better than this. So it's very very important to get something done on this to improve the fuel consumption rate. Somehow we need a improvement. We need a quick reply for the betterment of the car. Vehicle id no issued by sri lanka rmv - [protected] chassie no jtdbz 42e209029249, engine no 3zz3101369 - melani

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Pradeep Dissanayake
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May 13, 2013 8:57 am EDT

Initially i also very sad about fuel consumption of my corolla 141.Then i staterd to practice many methored .finally i'm rellay happy to say im very happy with the fuel consumption of my corolla 141 .Specially guranteed if you are good driver you can drive above than 15km/l in out station.But initial 30, 000 km dont expect much performance & practice with current fuel consumption in out station.Specially try to keep constant your accelarator & then will nortice automatically your RPM is coming down, Then fuel consuption is going high.If you are familier with the road start to reduce speed(Without using break) at least 1.5 times than normal 121 or any other smaller car.Your speed will not reduce.When you drive in a city CHANGE YOUR GEAR TO 3RD DON'T DRIVE WITH D" thats too impotent (please see above comment on Mr.Amitha Athauda).Main secret is try to keep your accelarator in constant possition.Specially arround 70 kmph -80 kmph gave optimum result for me.

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malkey
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May 29, 2013 8:57 pm EDT

i am an ower of 4 141 cars 2bluebirds and 2 alllions...i'm happy to say that my 141 is working 11.9-13 in town areas...and i have tested that its...working maximum 16.5 in long distance trips..with a/c...
so i'm telling that...it's depending on the driver of the car...because some of my drivers drive it for hires...then i cant get that much fuel working on the same car...normally i propose...go to the eco bulb..(.but it's very hard to pickup with the eco bulb in traffic)...and dont much use the acceletor...

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lperis
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Jul 17, 2013 9:10 pm EDT
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please send me fuel consumption of 141 incresing instrument. where to installing the equipment.

Sarath
lperis@yahoo.com

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nasarullah
BD
Aug 13, 2013 11:45 am EDT

I have recently bought axio 2008 X COROLLA RECONDITION, now i afraid whether i did right, consumption of fuel is high, then its a blander, nasarullah

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Kifamulusi
UG
Nov 22, 2013 2:21 am EST

Dear Sir, am in Uganda and i want to buy a 4WD ST215 Toyota Premio 1999, what is its consumption rates per kilometer?

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Daham Chinthaka Dharmadasa Liyanage
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Dec 17, 2013 4:57 am EST

I like to get details of new modification for fuel efficiency.

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Makeen
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May 28, 2014 10:12 pm EDT

Hi friends,

I am planning to buy a corolla car year of manufacture 2008, but I am really confused when i read your comments, my budget is 2.8 million what model of toyota ( fuel economy) should i buy, please advise.

Makeen

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ranga ekanayale
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Aug 16, 2014 10:32 pm EDT

Dear Melani,

I hope you have bought Corolla 141 Altis version it normally does 7-8Km/L but if you bought Corolla 141 Axio version you could find 13-14Km/L consumption. All wrong with Toyota World they told lies to customers.So sad!

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JayL84
Darlington, GB
Dec 13, 2014 1:26 am EST

Hi all,
Just came across this thread and thought of sharing what I have found out about this issue. This is solely for the 141 Corolla only one doesn't represent any other variants such as Axio, Altia or Verso etc.
The original 141s which started to roll out from the factory since 2007 (I believe) have the same 3ZZ-FE as the 121 with a remapped ECU. This map has been optimised for low rpm rates and the engine is coupled with a 4 speed automatic. With the above setup and being heavier than the 121, it is quite straightforward why 141 has a low fuel efficiency.
However, the face lift (2010 onwards) has a newer engine/ ECU map which have increased the power output. This has also been coupled with a CVT and this setup has resulted in delivering better fuel efficiencies as good as the 121 or better.
I hope this information would shed a light to some of your questions.
C.

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Lasitha Uyangoda
US
Feb 23, 2015 8:36 pm EST

ms Melani,

i and my father decided to buy corolla lx 141 as we were considering about the inner space to be quite enough four the six in our family. but all my father's friends were disagree of buying a 141 as it was condemned since its lower fuel consumption.
but finally we could be the third owner of well maintained 141 by toyota lanka and automiraj. the car was at Anuradhapura where the second owner was. so we had to drive all the way to Embilipitiya after buying the car :D. it was 310km and we had 14.5km/l avg. for your information when you do out station, reset you meters(avg fuel, avg speed) by giving a long press in relevant meter. again we went to Bandarawela via Ella rd and we had 12.5km/l for climbing up and had 16.4km/l for climbing down.
so we had impressive results for out-station and father told me it was 10.2km/l at Embilipitiya town. so if you are a city runner change your gear to d-3 and try not to accelerate continuously and break frequently and also 25 days in office and two three day out station doesn't help your over roll fuel economy. as above, calculate separately. 141 is having 4 speed gear auto 1.6l vvti engine and the body is considerably heavier than axio. mr Pradeep Dissanayaka was to right about the method to drive. and also try super petrol rather than 92oct as it gives you the results rather than the difference of rs.11(present price)
maintain it with care. it's a good roomy car which offers you a wide range of performance. so first you have to understand the vehicle and then observe the performances well and complain if you have. hope you'll figure it out (y)

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Harsha Indrasena
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Oct 27, 2015 4:06 am EDT
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Low fuel efficiency is a myth propagated by car vendors about this car to lower its second hand price. Probably, 141 corolla brand imported by the permit holders is the only brand new Japanese car available on the roads nowadays. I have been using this car for nearly 8 years by now. No repairs; no engine troubles. Done nearly 90000km. It is highly fuel efficient on long distance traveling ; definitely more than 15km/l. All cars do poorly in city limits.

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hsiaruk
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Feb 04, 2016 10:43 am EST

The Toyota 141, 2008 series is a very good looking car and a car that can can two sides to a story. The Honda Civic 2008 also does about 8KM per liter of patrol and these cars can improve running kilometers by simply following a few things by the driver. Some of the things are always use 95 Octane Fuel and in IOC stations and their fuel is clean and there is no need to add Soltron. Secondly your service has to be on time. Driving with excessive acceleration and high speed can be a another cause to doing between 7-8 KM per liter. Just a another advise for all drivers to practice when pumping fuel to always fill them during evening. You will get the best fuel at this time when its not highly exposed to the heat. If your Odometer reads average 12 and 14 km per hour, you have a good running car. After all do you think other cars run 14 plus except for the modern hybrids. Love your car, keep it clean and drive safe on the roads which is the most important element of being a good driver. No road rage. Hope this helps.

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Delon 141Lx
US
Apr 15, 2019 1:33 am EDT

Hi this is Delon from Sri Lanka. recently brought my 141 lx 2008. i am totally disagree with most of the comments in this section above. for me its a very good vehicle with good fuel consumption. its rather big and comfortable car, with a 1.6 engine and a big body this car is doing fuel very well.
for me in city drive traffic (11km per ltr)
Long Drive (15km per ltr)
in total run i have checked manually its doing (13.5km per ltr)
so what else more we can expect from a giant 1.6 vehicle gentleman? also good fuelling is depend on your driving skills.
for me its a good car physically /Technically with good fuel consumption. Recommend to buy it 🚘

if you willing to buy a vehicle only for more better fuel consumption, you guys can buy a hybrid toy 👍🏻

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