Thread: 2.2 Puma Defender Fuel Economy

Unplugged it.

Mine is standard except a Steinbauer chip. It's happy 2-3000 rpm.

Did the cape last year fully loaded including full length front runner rack loaded. 255 Toyo’s, BAS 170 remap. Total of 6488 km averaged 13.2 litres per hundred km.

Over the weekend I had to do a run from the Mt Tamborine to Cooroy on the Sunny Coast.

I ran the truck at the speed limit, most was 110K's, RPM was 2210, temp was around 92deg's most time I looked at the gauge.

We had the RTT on top & truck was full of camping gear.

Average fuel was 11.2L's per 100K.

Cheers
Dave

Well, am off to Woods Point this morning with already 70km on clock, will report back.

Last week was at Craig's Hut with a mixture of 100/110kmh and locked CDL on track. After refilling I averaged 11.54L/100km.

Did the sums on the standard 2.2 130 for a couple of trips down the coast and back over the last couple of weeks. Filled up in Canberra, drove to Yass, down to the Nelligen area for a little off road work and back to Canberra. 517 KM total with an average of 12.57 lt /100 KM

Regards,
Tote

My 130 with a large canopy on the back uses around 12 lt 100 kms at highway speeds. and around 16 lts 100 kms when towing the caravan.
It is much happier and goes up hills better at 104 - 110 k's than it does at 95 kmh.

I am wondering if a slightly smaller tyre would lower the torque range to under 100 kmh ?

Ian
Bittern

Originally Posted by ian4002000

My 130 with a large canopy on the back uses around 12 lt 100 kms at highway speeds. and around 16 lts 100 kms when towing the caravan.
It is much happier and goes up hills better at 104 - 110 k's than it does at 95 kmh.

I am wondering if a slightly smaller tyre would lower the torque range to under 100 kmh ?

Ian
Bittern

My 90 displays similar characteristics when towing. Although I find it's cheaper to just change down out of 6th

Although when saying that I found that the Perentie pulls over hills better at 100 - 105 .....