Thread: Real World D4 fuel consumption

Originally Posted by JayBee75

So the tank is 84 litres, which is the same as the D2

D2 is 95 litres, at least mine was.

Originally Posted by JayBee75

Thanks Guys, interesting figures.

So the tank is 84 litres, which is the same as the D2

Would be interested to see other people Klm's per tank, but it looks like on avg people are getting around the 800k mark, for a $100-$120 fill dependant on the price of Diesel?

Tank for the D2 is 95 usable litres.

As for the fuel economy for the D4, so far for us, 12.5l/100ks is the best we have achieved, that not going on the fuel calculater, that's doing the litres used, distance travelled when touring around, worst we have had was 19.96l/100ks, towing the camper offroad.

D4 is 12000ks old.

Baz.

I can get over 2000klm around town... And around 1200-1500klm when towing...

Long Live "The Long Ranger"

But it does dint the wallet when you put 160l of diesel in...

Originally Posted by Redback

Tank for the D2 is 95 usable litres.

As for the fuel economy for the D4, so far for us, 12.5l/100ks is the best we have achieved, that not going on the fuel calculater, that's doing the litres used, distance travelled when touring around, worst we have had was 19.96l/100ks, towing the camper offroad.

D4 is 12000ks old.

Baz.

Wow Baz... Are you serious?

I got under 10's driving back from Melbourne (measured, not gauged) and getting about 10.4 around town.

Your foot still heavy? Or just enjoying the new found power?

I'm guessing the rig is rather heavy now...

Originally Posted by Ferret

D2 is 95 litres, at least mine was.

95! Hmm, I have only ever filled putting in up to 85litres at the very most, so basically I have more range in the tank then..... funny as i seem to drive for ages with the fuel light on, and am not one to go to vapour as its not good for the car.

Do you know at how many k's to go does the light come on at? 20-30k's?

Thanks

Originally Posted by outasight

I don't get much more than 600-700 REAL km's between fills around town. Not trying for economy & almost always have climate control ON.

Regards,

Les.

Thanks Les, that gives a good understanding of where its at, not bad really for 2T+car! Better than a Commadore, or Falcon and alot more useable.

Used to have a X5 Diesel, out of 80 litres used to get up to 800k's around town, up to 1000 hwy, but then again the wife used to drive it most so it got alot less......

Originally Posted by JayBee75

95! Hmm, I have only ever filled putting in up to 85litres at the very most, so basically I have more range in the tank then..... funny as i seem to drive for ages with the fuel light on, and am not one to go to vapour as its not good for the car.

Do you know at how many k's to go does the light come on at? 20-30k's?

Thanks

My V8 D2 was about the same. Read light comes on, drive around for a while, eventually fill up and it takes ~85 litres. So there was a fair margin in reserve, ~50km (I'm talking V8).

My 3.0l D4 - well I don't really keep track of things. When you go from a V8 to a 3.0l diesel anything you get is many times better than what you're use to. So fuel consumption is always great.

My feeling is I get average of what people say here. I get in the high 9s on a trip (no way I would in the 8s though) and I get high 11s around town but I like my right foot and my town trips tend to short so I would not discount stories of people doing quite a bit better than me.

Originally Posted by Tombie

Wow Baz... Are you serious?

I got under 10's driving back from Melbourne (measured, not gauged) and getting about 10.4 around town.

Whilst LR's consumption figures for the 3.0 are better than the 2.7, it seems that the 3.0 is considerably worse for general use especially using real fuel figures. Perhaps the 3.0 is better when towing heavy loads.