Thread: Spinoff question: Your fuel consumption per 100km

Originally Posted by FifiLámour

This is a spinoff question from DiscoWeb's "new boots" thread (didn't want to hijack it).

Just wondering what kind of fuel consumption you guys are getting per 100km - both on the highway and around suburbia.

We have a Disco 3 SE V6 petrol:

Around suburbia, it was using 18l of petrol per 100km
On the highway, it's more like 15l per 100km

Is this about the same as everyone else?


Caveat: I've noticed since having my air filter cleaned last week that I am now running at about 16litresl/100km in suburbia. Though some of that would be on the highway so it may be a bit skewed...

Hi Fifi, not sure about about the petrol. I have a D4 3.0 Diesel and average 8.5Lt per 100Klm's (according to trip computer) on a trip and around 9.8Lt around town.
Cheers, Craig

D3 TDV6 SE with ARB Bar and General Grabber At2 tyres. Mix of 50/50 country and town driving 10.0 Lt/100KM or about 10.5 with a windcheetah roof rack on. The bar added about .5l /100Km, tyres did not impact economy to a noticable degree.

Regards,
Tote

I can't help much with the Disco fuel consumption except to say that your figures are only about 2 litres/100km better than my 1973 Series III. Not much progress in about 35 years.

However, I would like to say that the fact that you quoted your fuel consumption in litres/100km wins you a lot of brownie points in my view.

I have given up trying to extract something meaningful from comments some people insist on making like, "I get 673 km out of a tank." As far as I can make out that translates into something like, "On one trip I did 673 km before I decided it was time to put some more fuel in because the fuel gauge was getting a bit low, but I have no idea how much fuel I put in."

Thanks for quoting figures that actually mean something, even if they aren't much better than my old Series III used to do.

Only had the car (05 TDV6) about 2 months and about to get some major transmission surgery, but mileage has been as follows:

Country/ Freeway - averaging about 10l per 100km

City - about 13l per 100km

Have found that the consumption indicator on the readout is actually pretty much spot on when I check it manually after refills

Cheers
Darren

My old D3 V8 consumed about 16l/100km in suburbia and down to 13l/100km on the highway. With a camping trailer it was 17l/100km on the highway. ON a long, soft sandy beach (low range, floored) the computer showed 50l/100km over 30 minutes (but the V8 roar made it worthwhile). These are figures calculated by taking fuel purchased / kms travelled, NOT from the optimistic trip computer. The figures are with 98 RON premium fuel (which reduced figures by about 6%). Don't have enough kms on the D4 3.0 TDi to have reliable figures.

MY09 (Build 08/08) TDV6 2.7
ARB Bar with OL 9500 winch,
Longranger (out of town) extra tank.
Kaymar rear bar with 2 wheel carriers.
Safari Snokel.
2 roof bars
Heap of crap boxed in back.

Just did Sydney > Brisbane 9.6 l/100k per vehicle trip computer. (calculated on fuel fill was 10.22 )

Brisbane > Cairns 8.6 indicated BUT I haven't refilled yet so cant give the fuel fill figure. (range is still showing around 400km to go (just got in 30 minutes ago....)

My normal around Sydney is between 13.1 and 13.9

Running 98 octane I get 10.x (indicated) on the highway and 15.x (indicated) for a combined cycle of Brisbane CBD/surrounds + freeway, etc. Add say 1 l/100km to this for actual.

I use cruise whenever I can to maximise the economy and use a very light foot around town. Always use 98.

Originally Posted by vnx205

I can't help much with the Disco fuel consumption except to say that your figures are only about 2 litres/100km better than my 1973 Series III. Not much progress in about 35 years.

However, I would like to say that the fact that you quoted your fuel consumption in litres/100km wins you a lot of brownie points in my view.

I have given up trying to extract something meaningful from comments some people insist on making like, "I get 673 km out of a tank." As far as I can make out that translates into something like, "On one trip I did 673 km before I decided it was time to put some more fuel in because the fuel gauge was getting a bit low, but I have no idea how much fuel I put in."

Thanks for quoting figures that actually mean something, even if they aren't much better than my old Series III used to do.

Hi vnx,
You mentioned that the fuel figures haven't improved that much over the years. Maybe the case, however todays engines are producing twice the power & torque.......massive improvement.
I went to the snow the weekend gone. For anyone who knows the area, I live in Mt Martha on the Mornington Peninsula. After filling my Disco, I went to Melbourne airport and back home. I then drove to Mt Baw Baw for the weekend (about 2 1/2 hours each way....winding roads, chains fitted part of the return trip) and back home. Hooked up my boat Monday morning and took it to Dromana for a service, then did the rounds of my building sites in the Mt Martha area.
Then did some running around Mornington that day before filling up with fuel late afternoon. All I could squeeze into the tank was 67Lt.
Not too bad for a 2.5 ton 4WD considering the range of driving that I did.
Maybe this should have been in the stories section?
Cheers, Craig