Some MY15 Defender Fuel Figures

[AndyG]

After a fairly long trip to Melbourne and back i was surprised by the fuel figures, especially how low they can get if driven conservatively. I would say the full length empty front runner roof rack i couriered Coffs Harbour to Melbourne made minimal impact, however when you gun it up the Newell :(

So with the Cruise Control on at a steady 100 you should expect low 8's

The low fuel burn has me stumped, but i have double checked the figures and always filled to the second click.

[LR V8]

Nice returns there Andy.

Where you are showing km/litre should state litres/100km :)

Cheers,

Pete

[bemm52]

Do MY15 Defenders have a cruise control option or am I reading things wrong :confused:
Cheers Paul

[Pickles2]

Well, I can get 9.5 to 10.5 l/100K usually, about 28/29 MPG, in our 90, but I'm baffled by your 7.6?
Pickles.

[AndyG]

Do MY15 Defenders have a cruise control option or am I reading things wrong :confused:
Cheers Paul

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[AndyG]

Well, I can get 9.5 to 10.5 l/100K usually, about 28/29 MPG, in our 90, but I'm baffled by your 7.6?
Pickles.

So I am, but double checked the fuel dockets etc. my son drives like a little old lady with an egg on the accelerator. But thinking about it now, we fueled up after the sand driving course so it was all easy running down the Pacific Hwy below 100 90% of the time. Maybe the fueling was wrong, but that would have fouled the next read.
Will see what happens in convoy with the ho ha's 101 in June :D

But there is certainly a linear relationship, if not exponential between speed and fuel burn.

[cj7mexicodefender]

Well, I can get 9.5 to 10.5 l/100K usually, about 28/29 MPG, in our 90, but I'm baffled by your 7.6?
Pickles.

I figured your average MPG to be about 34? is my math correct?
I average 14-15 mpg with beast but that's 6 cyl diesel Cummins.... you can do better if you baby it.... your numbers are good.

[MrLandy]

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Hey AndyG, which cruise control did you put in? Does it work well?

Your highway figures of around 12l/100km at 110 km/hr are about the same as I get with no headwind in my 2014 2.2. ...but I would have thought we'd get better than that! My 98 Tdi can get 10l/100km at 110km/hr on highway! ...I keep hoping the new one will improve when run in, but at 19500km now I'm not sure it will....

[LR V8]

Hey AndyG, which cruise control did you put in? Does it work well?

Your highway figures of around 12l/100km at 110 km/hr are about the same as I get with no headwind in my 2014 2.2. ...but I would have thought we'd get better than that! My 98 Tdi can get 10l/100km at 110km/hr on highway! ...I keep hoping the new one will improve when run in, but at 19500km now I'm not sure it will....

Mine is at 22k km and at 110km/h I get around 11.7 without aircon and 12 with. Around town at 80/90 I drop to 10.7

About as good it gets I think.... but stacks better than other brands of similar size.

Pete

[AndyG]

Hey AndyG, which cruise control did you put in? Does it work well?

Your highway figures of around 12l/100km at 110 km/hr are about the same as I get with no headwind in my 2014 2.2. ...but I would have thought we'd get better than that! My 98 Tdi can get 10l/100km at 110km/hr on highway! ...I keep hoping the new one will improve when run in, but at 19500km now I'm not sure it will....

E-Cruise by Autostrada

Yes, i would buy one again

[jimb]

Nice returns there Andy.

Where you are showing km/litre should state litres/100km :)

Cheers,

Pete

Never understood litres/100km. Whats 100km got to do with anything.. not useful. Much prefer km/litre.

Its like when you ask people how thirsty and they reply "I get xy kilometres per TANK.... yep, super helpful. NOT.

[Loubrey]

Never understood litres/100km. Whats 100km got to do with anything.. not useful. Much prefer km/litre.

Its like when you ask people how thirsty and they reply "I get xy kilometres per TANK.... yep, super helpful. NOT.

Agree 100% with you jimb, strange way of calculating consumption as the figures mean nothing outside side by side comparison.

My 2.4 90 get 10.2 km/ liter (4 years of tracking on Gas Cubby App) which means 56 liters would give me a theoretical 571.2km range.

On the other hand 9.8 liter/ 100km means very little other than comparing it to anyone wanting to know about it...

Always chuckle when someone tell you that it cost less to fill the tank this week... because you put bloody less fuel in you muppet!!!

My two cents! :D

Cheers,

Lou

[jimb]

...On the other hand 9.8 liter/ 100km means very little other than comparing it to anyone wanting to know about it...

Always chuckle when someone tell you that it cost less to fill the tank this week... because you put bloody less fuel in you muppet!!!



Lou mate. I fully AGREE on both counts!
(in Europe they used to do km/L but I think they have become irrational and changed as well)

quick story. Talking with the neighbours and they were asking about the Defender and I made the comment that I thought it was pretty economical for a 'large 4wd'.

"Really" the neighbours wife replied with scepticism, " how often do you fill it?"

I said, "Once a week, and if I'm around town (in Mackay) without a roof rack I am normally make 10k/litre (its actually 9.7km/L but I rounded up to not look like a freak).

I ask, "what do you get in the Cruiser?"

"Oh, its pretty good. Fill it once a week."

I'm not sure why, but it did sorta annoy me because I knew a V6 thirsty toyota isn't going to be doing 10km/L. I asked for tanks and how many litres a week- but just one tank filled a week- no specifics.

The husband and I drove up to Eungella the other day.
17km/L.
auxiliary tanks...
...need I say more?!

probably 200litres of fuel in that baby compared to my piddly 75 (which BTW, has anyone got close to filling 75 litres?)

better response again is "I get 575km out of 1 tank!", and they have no idea how big the tank is.

[AndyG]

Never understood litres/100km. Whats 100km got to do with anything.. not useful. Much prefer km/litre.

Its like when you ask people how thirsty and they reply "I get xy kilometres per TANK.... yep, super helpful. NOT.

Each to your own, i prefer it because, if i want to do say a 750 km trip i can go

12 * 7.5 = 90 liters, easier to do in your head, or mine at least

[benji]

New playdos fill with 120 lt on average.

Twas talking to a chappy about the economy of his v8 Landcruiser diesel. He averages 17.


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[Loubrey]

New playdos fill with 120 lt on average.

Twas talking to a chappy about the economy of his v8 Landcruiser diesel. He averages 17.


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So that would be 17 liter/ 100km or 5.9km/ liter... pretty dire if you ask me.

I also smile when guys fit long range replacement tanks and the onboard computer calculates on the the original volume. Makes the figures look spectacular because suddenly you get twice the km's for what the computer thinks is the same volume of fuel...

They interviewed people 6 to 8 weeks ago when the fuel price was low and the one woman reckoned it normally costs her $100 to fill the tank, but with the cheap price it's less than half that, so she fills up every second day... :arms: :D

Cheers,

Lou

[PAT303]

Or the people who buy a brand new vehicle and pay $1000 a month in repayments to save $30 in fuel. Pat

[MrLandy]

Or the people who buy a brand new vehicle and pay $1000 a month in repayments to save $30 in fuel. Pat

I'm paying off my new Defender, to spend $30 more in fuel! ...My 300Tdi uses 2litres/100km less than my puma! So much for lower emissions.

[Jeff]

New playdos fill with 120 lt on average.

Twas talking to a chappy about the economy of his v8 Landcruiser diesel. He averages 17.

17 mpg? That's what my 2A used to get.

Jeff

:rocket:

[Loubrey]

17 mpg? That's what my 2A used to get.

Jeff

:rocket:

Hi Jeff,

17 liter/100km is actually 13.8 mpg, so most probably worse than your 2A and pretty dire for a modern engine as a said before...

The Land Rover SDV8 engines are SIGNIFICANTLY more economical. Just goes to show how old Toyota's tech actually is and how weak their arguments to the contrary are.

Cheers,

Lou

[Wolfman_TWP]

I get 10Litres/100Kms or 9.89Ks/Litre with my new Defender (MY15). As I get used to her, that will get better. (Must stop fighting the computer) I find that tire pressure has an impact on fuel usage as well. I'm experimenting at the moment. (I found that with my old Corolla, if I increase tire pressure by 2-4PSI, I get better fuel economy. While still getting good tire wear.) (I'm referring to tar based travel only, here..)

Wolf