fuel mileage.....can you beat this

[poppa smurf]

had some deliveries up north, in no hurry so 100 - 110 going up and dawdled back at 100 coming home

just on 700 kilometres from the tank.......very close to empty when I got back in early this morning though......don't reckon she'd go too much further

very cold, still night, little bit of rain!!!

[poppa smurf]

yep! in the BA.......not aware that I was creating a "pi55ing" contest

I am just amazed at the economy of the large six......my normal running is around 7 - 9 litres per 100 which equates to around 500 to 600 kms per tank

if it's going to turn into any sort of contest I will ask that the thread be shut down from the start

[jpd80]

Originally Posted by poppa smurf

yep! in the BA.......not aware that I was creating a "pi55ing" contest

I am just amazed at the economy of the large six......my normal running is around 7 - 9 litres per 100 which equates to around 500 to 600 kms per tank

if it's going to turn into any sort of contest I will ask that the thread be shut down from the start

If you don't use cruise control you can get way better economy.
Using the momentum of the undulating road is something the cruise doesn't let us do..

(corrected my grammar for clarity)

[Bushbasher]

Originally Posted by poppa smurf

yep! in the BA.......not aware that I was creating a "pi55ing" contest

I am just amazed at the economy of the large six......my normal running is around 7 - 9 litres per 100 which equates to around 500 to 600 kms per tank

if it's going to turn into any sort of contest I will ask that the thread be shut down from the start

Hey, Poppa, I think you got your figures backwards, if you normally get 600km to a tank at 7 L/per 100 then you'd have a 54L tank, 500km @9L/per 100 would be a 45L tank. Don't BAs' have 68L tank? 600km from say 65L would be something like 10.2L/ per 100 give or take.

Bushbasher

[302 XC]

Originally Posted by poppa smurf

I am just amazed at the economy of the large six......my normal running is around 7 - 9 litres per 100 which equates to around 500 to 600 kms per tank

My AU uses an extra litre or two more per 100Ks than the inlaws 4 potta hyundai thingy
Best part is i dont need to ring the big 6s neck to get it moving like i do with the hyundai
With the economy some are getting in the larger engined cars i dont understand what all this damn fuss is about how great 4 pottas are
Were only takin a few litres per hundred if that difference
Ill have the large car ,all day thanks

[Brazen]

Originally Posted by 302 XC

My AU uses an extra litre or two more per 100Ks than the inlaws 4 potta hyundai thingy
Best part is i dont need to ring the big 6s neck to get it moving like i do with the hyundai
With the economy some are getting in the larger engined cars i dont understand what all this damn fuss is about how great 4 pottas are
Were only takin a few litres per hundred if that difference
Ill have the large car ,all day thanks

I know, I read a review where they got over a 1000km out of a tank from a 3.0 SIDI Holden Berlina, I don't think some people realise how good a modern large car can be on fuel.

[302 XC]

Originally Posted by Brazen

I know, I read a review where they got over a 1000km out of a tank from a 3.0 SIDI Holden Berlina, I don't think some people realise how good a modern large car can be on fuel.

Best mates mum has one of these,great on fuel
But dont expect to overtake ,or power up rapidly
They are designed to save fuel,put the boot in them and cylinders shut down
Economy doesnt come in when it takes K after K after K to overtake trucks, or when in a situation you cant power out
We had one situation where a car went to turn , then changed their mind and cut us of, we went around and put the boot in , to avoid a crash and the computer had a stress attack and shut pots down
Mates mum loves it to death,but ill have something that when the power is needed its there
Id like to see some of these great 4 pottas, when they have 4 or 5 in them,or heavens forbid towing a trailer

[Yellow_Festiva]

Originally Posted by 302 XC

Id like to see some of these great 4 pottas, when they have 4 or 5 in them,or heavens forbid towing a trailer

Easy done!... with a diesel ;)

My 2L diesel Focus returns an easy 5L per 100 on the freeway no worries. If I'm really tight with my driving I can get it down to 4.8L

This is still with about 20% stop start driving as well.

I did a few similar runs with varying conditions. Fully loaded car (equivalent of 4 people on board) plus 80kg on the roof added .8L per 100.

Did the same trip with a loaded 5x7 trailer (prob 600kg) and some in the car and the consumption went up to 7.4L per 100.

Still very impressed... What would my rig have weighed total? 2.1 tons?? A slightly tuned version of the 2L diesel (130kw / 380NM) would do sub 7 per 100 in a Falcon easy.

[Yellow_Festiva]

You would have gone further if you were doing 90!

Focus diesel... best I got from a tank was 920km.

[f1tzy]

840k from fg xr6t trayback ute 6sp manual

[poppa smurf]

I didn't use cruise as there were a couple of big fellers off the side of the road plus triple and quad road trains

ground relatively flat from coober pedy, I was surprised that it returned such a good figure

[brismike]

860k's per tank in my XR6 FG on a round trip from Brisbane to Melbourne and back recently. Averaged 7.9 litres per 100k's. Included some city driving in Melbourne and Sydney. I was very impressed with what I got from my XR6 and it is such a lovely car to drive.

[graham7773]

1997 VT Commodore Acclaim wagon Sydney to Beaudesert in qld on 1 tankful using cruise 5k over posted speed signs (allowing for inaccurate speedo reading), 4 hours from St Marys to Kempsey mostly freeway, 110kph. would have been better but truckies don't like sitting behind you at 90kph which is the most economical speed to travel at. And it is surprising how many Fords I went past while going there. Of course, they must have all been oldies going on holidays. Maybe I should add, travel distance 840k. Works out to less than 8.3kpl

[rex351]

Can't get under 11L/100km in our BF traytop ute, averages around 16 in town even with a light right foot. You win!

[graham7773]

Originally Posted by rex351

Can't get under 11L/100km in our BF traytop ute, averages around 16 in town even with a light right foot. You win!

rex351, any traytop is about as aerodynamic as a duck flying backwards. You just can't get good economy from them.

[Jim Goose]

Drove my AUii wagon from Brisbane to Townsville.

Averaged 9.5lt per 100km using cruise control 90% of the time and 110km/h

[pottery beige]

200km to tank is my bestest effort.. highway cycle..

[tex]

Originally Posted by pottery beige

200km to tank is my bestest effort.. highway cycle..

Ha! Soft mr beige.

And I thought you were a hard driver.

How about this, full tank to fuel light in well under a 100 try that in ya falcon 6s you economy types

[pottery beige]

Originally Posted by tex

Ha! Soft mr beige.

And I thought you were a hard driver.

How about this, full tank to fuel light in well under a 100 try that in ya falcon 6s you economy types

nancy pants here kept slowing down 220ish for corners.. still a solid effort got the sarge from kadina out of bed and had popo helicopter on standby.....

[JimStone]

1999 AU1.5 Fairmont Ghia VCT 150k on the clock - regularly saw over 800k open road; climate control on, cruise set at 108kph by the GPS.

2011 Mondeo Zetec Ecoboost best so far 920k under same conditions but still less than 10k on the clock so should improve.

1980 RS2000 with cam, large bore extractors, 2 1/4 exhaust, dual weber idfs, etc open road 500k with 3.54 diff, 400k with 3.89 diff - but with no cruise or A/C.

[poppa smurf]

it would seem the vehicle is capable of much greater mileage.....

heading down to the south east shortly......I can feel a "challenge" in the offing

currently running 32 PSI all round.....I reckon I'll run that up to 35 (recommended 30 PSI)

[Rodge]

Originally Posted by poppa smurf

it would seem the vehicle is capable of much greater mileage.....

heading down to the south east shortly......I can feel a "challenge" in the offing

currently running 32 PSI all round.....I reckon I'll run that up to 35 (recommended 30 PSI)

Pump your tyres up to 42 p.s.i. and cruise at 85 k.p.h. and you'll be amazed at the economy, if you can stand the boredom and annoyed motorists stuck behind you.

[pundit]

Originally Posted by poppa smurf

heading down to the south east shortly......I can feel a "challenge" in the offing(recommended 30 PSI)

If your coming down mount gambier way man, don't do it the weather is shocking... Had a mate come down here a few weeks ago from tarlee his avg L/100km on the trip computer was reading back 8.6 in a '05 BA MKII SR, with 2 adults and next to no luggage in it. To top it off there was some P plater antics on the way...

Once he was here we loaded up 4 adults in the car, and trecked on to melbourne and got there on 3/4 of a tank from mt gambier... Not too bad... The drive back from melb we used a full tank but we went along the Great Ocean Road on the return trip.

[poppa smurf]

my figures vary greatly......I have seen these figures for short periods ( 7 - 9 even down to 5.6 ) but the only reliable constant I have is my trip meter between fills.....normally between 500 to 600 kilometres between fills

which I thought was average for these vehicles

the 700 is the best I have achieved yet but took very little notice of the onboard instant literage used.....obviously it can do better

as far as I know the BA tank is 68 ltrs but all of that would not be used

[Rodge]

Low 7's was the best average I got on a trip with my XR6 and bored myself to a near death experience in the process
These cars stop a lot of wind and have never been very aerodynamic so it helps heaps if you're prepared to travel at 85-90 k.p.h.

[poppa smurf]

I'm very surprised at the economy but I guess thats technology.....aerodynamics, fuel injection, lightweight materials all play their part but when all is said and done they are still a large vehicle

I must add that my fill up is almost always done when the gauge is showing somewhere between 1/4 and empty unless I'm about to make a trip

not sure if I'd be game to sit on 85 on the highway.......wife plus other motorists would have something to say about that

bad enough with the van on and i sit on 100......then I see the needle go down pretty rapidly usually around double the fuel and half the distance

[Mr Hardware]

virtually every car is good on the highway

around town with the aircon on - now that's the decider

[JimStone]

Originally Posted by Mr Hardware

virtually every car is good on the highway

around town with the aircon on - now that's the decider

AU1.5 VCT = 500k

Mondeo Ecoboost = 750k

RS2000 = 350k (but no A/C)

No hypermiling, just regular driving with occasional squirt in the traffic, except for the RS which is generally pushed a little - just can't resist the sound of webers

[dallasv8]

my BA RTV 6 auto gets about 610 km on the highway at 105km/h with no cruise control.usually push to get 550km.just using regular unleaded.
my 98 AU VCT XR6 manual that i used to have pulled 900km from a tank going from tville to mt isa doing 110km/h using regular unleaded.(put 10 bucks in at cloncurry just to make sure id get into the isa lol)

[Coyote mk3]

5 spd el xr6 best was 740 kms and still had 6L left in the tank.
On the way from Sydney to Brisbane car had 191,000 kms on the clock.

I have got over 700 kms from the tank on highway a few times though...not bad I don't think.
Now got around 280,000 kms