Dont get me wrong - 13l/100 is very good but 50% extra over normal is a bit much for a small camper - 20ft van would be OK.
Garry
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Dont get me wrong - 13l/100 is very good but 50% extra over normal is a bit much for a small camper - 20ft van would be OK.
Garry
My TDV6 has a rooftop tent - 265 70 17 maxxis bighorns (mud tyers) and I get around 13lt /100 driving around. I know not very good. When I hook up the 12 ft offroad van 1800kg, highway mileage is about 18.5/ 100
Unless its dead flat on the freeway it drives in 5th gear - i can drop it into 6th manually but as soon as there's an incline it pops back into 5th so I don't worry anymore and let the computer work it out.
I reckon that when you tow it increases by about 50% - looking at the posts in this thread that would be pretty close.
I towed a fairly heavy tandem empty recently for 4 hours in my MB Vito van with the 3lt turbo diesel. Normally get 8.2 empty. With the tandem on the back - got about 11.8 HOWEVER on my return trip with 3 pallets up around the 2 meter mark the consumption only increased to 12.5.
The main cause for increased fuel consumption is that you're towing SOMETHING. Size and weight don't seem to have such a dramatic impact - if you're towing - it'll use the fuel.
dj
D3 TDV6 stock STD towing 2300kg Shark Cat at 110km/h getting 14.5l/100kmQuote:
Originally Posted by Disco4SE
Towing a nearly 2t camper, I get 13.5L/100k's.
That is also with 265/70/17 Mickey Thompson MTZ's, roof rails & cross bars.
Cheers
Dragging up an old thread but could be interesting with the newer vehicles.
I have a 2014 D4
Best 9.5/100 on highway at 110
With roof rack 11/100 highway
With 3.2t caravan behind 18/100 @ 100
I use cruise control quite a bit though
Not a tdv6, but my RRV tdv8 used 13.2 lt/100km towing 1.5-2.0t camper trailer. We were doing 100-110km/HR.
Wind is the biggest factor for me, our van is tall so a headwind will make a big difference. 2.7t van loaded but with no water on board (as it normally travels) best of about 14 and worst of about 18.5 L/100.
AT tyres and bullbar now, plus the roof rack will be loaded when we head off in a couple of weeks so best guess long term will be at the higher end, maybe an average of about 16-17.
100% agree with you Strydes, Having done the east west rtn trips a number of times now, without towing anything and just a roof pod on, getting the roaring forties assist, the fuel economy runs around 8-9ltrs/100 but push into it for 1000k's and the D3 runs around 12-13. However like John {Rocky Lizard} if you have the time, just drop in behind the road trains and get the easy 8/100 and let them sort out most of the hazards LOL.Quote:
Originally Posted by strydes
In preparation for a longer trip we have done a 300k small trip to test our towing 3.3t van. On that trip, including some very hilly areas, we averaged 16l/100km. Our read out sometimes showed 50 or 60 for a few seconds! The weather was very poor and windy, and our general speed was in the mid 90's.
We are expecting 16-17 l/100km for a longer trip with a mixed bag of highway and hilly conditions. Our van was not towing level, and I have recently corrected that. It now feels better, so possibly that may also improve fuel consumption.
Hi all,
We just towed our small (but old and heavy) pop top from Bris to Dubbo and return in our 06 D3 TDV6.
I never actually measured the fuel economy via fill ups and km, but according to the dash, I was getting 12.5 - 12.7 L/100 the whole way.
We have a set of roof bars with awning and as I said, the van is old and heavy.
I was pretty happy with that as it sat comfortably on 100 - 105 kph and still had some left for overtaking.
Cheers
Ralph