Thread: Toyota to replace the V8

Compared to other big petrols the new V8 is quite frugal. Also not as bad as the big petrols in the 100 series Cruisers . Cheers

As usual it probably depends how heavy your right foot is.
A friend of mine has one and he says it is very thirsty around town but much better on the freeway. He hasn’t towed anything heavy yet but said his small camper trailer makes very little difference to consumption.
I’ll try and get some actual figures from him.

Originally Posted by Phil B

As usual it probably depends how heavy your right foot is.
A friend of mine has one and he says it is very thirsty around town but much better on the freeway. He hasn’t towed anything heavy yet but said his small camper trailer makes very little difference to consumption.
I’ll try and get some actual figures from him.

Mine does 12.8L/100 everyday driving, high 10's, low 11's on the highway, 15 towing the camper, and we aren't afraid to use all 400 horsepowers

That’s interesting
I’ll check and see what my mate is getting but I’m sure it’s much more than that

So.....
His was using between 15&16 around town and slightly more towing his camper
He complained and they did a “software upgrade” at his next service. He’s getting about the same as you now, about 12.
He is very happy with it.

What year is his? Mine is a series4 2018 with VVEL, about 2-3L/100 more efficient than the non VVEL models

These are great figures

Originally Posted by rick130

FWIW i saw the second current shape Hilux burning oil badly this morning.
The first was two weeks ago and continuously burning for 20 highway km, this morning's ute was emitting big, big clouds of blue on each gear change.

Not something I'm used to seeing from a Toyota....

I have spotted 3 over the last 12 months....blue smoke pouring out. I agree you don’t see this from any modern cars these days. Given the number they have on the road I supposed there will be the odd Monday built engine.

Much like the ticking time bomb in the discos.