Thread: towing with dissco 3 v8

When towing a decent sized van/trailer fuel consumption very much depends on the speed you drive at whether its a V8 or diesel.

Towing our 2.5 ton pop top off road van on twisty country back roads at 80 to 100 kph we can average 21 - 22 litres per 100, as soon as we hit the highway then it drops to about 15 - 17 litres per 100. I tend to drive at posted speed limits rather then driving for fuel consumption.

Most people I know who tow at a more conservative 90 to 100 kph on highways say they get much better fuel consumption than I do.


cheers,
Terry

Hello all I to am a new member so here goes,I currently have a 2003 disco 2 TD5 towing a 2.5 ton tandem caravan ,while it can tow the van it is working fairly hard ,I am thinking of upgrading to a D3 V8 Petrol- whats your thoughts.
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