Thread: D3 Petrol fuel economy figures

whiteD3 used to own one......i'm sure he will pop his head in soon

About right for the V6. Depends where you do most of your driving. Long flat country K's and it is a bit lower, mostly city and stop start probably a bit higher. Tyres and accessories etc, also make a difference.

Originally Posted by timbo72

The official figures show the V6 does 15.2L/100

Not around town you won't.

I had a D3 V6 for 4.5 years and 100,000 kms. Out on the hwy with no roof rack or bars it would do 10 to 11L/100. Around town I used to get 16s but I know people who have struggled to get below 20. Economy on sand was high 20s.

It's all about how you drive and I had to retrain myself (previous car was a Subaru Liberty) to get 16s. Gentle acceleration and foot off the gas at every opportunity.

Personally I would go for the V8, drive both and you will see why before you even get out of the street and its not all about power either. As for fuel the V8 can in many cases be better than the V6.

cheers,
Terry

Originally Posted by TerryO

Personally I would go for the V8, drive both and you will see why before you even get out of the street and its not all about power either. As for fuel the V8 can in many cases be better than the V6.

cheers,
Terry

I wouldnt mind a V8 again - cant beat the lazy power. The engine sizes are not that different either, so it should be similiar fuel economy. I just wanted to find out real world opinions.

Originally Posted by WhiteD3

Not around town you won't.

I had a D3 V6 for 4.5 years and 100,000 kms. Out on the hwy with no roof rack or bars it would do 10 to 11L/100. Around town I used to get 16s but I know people who have struggled to get below 20. Economy on sand was high 20s.

It's all about how you drive and I had to retrain myself (previous car was a Subaru Liberty) to get 16s. Gentle acceleration and foot off the gas at every opportunity.

Coming from 7 years of a diesel, i am not a fast driver anymore - i am used to the slow steady takeoff. Also looking forward to having a bit more go on the highway.

My wife has a 2005 Discovery 3 V8. Around Canberra urban areas we get around 16-17 litres/100km. However on the open road we can get fuel consumption down to 10.5 litres/100km, though it will depend on the conditions. These values are obtained using 98 octane petrol.

By the way, the 4.4 litre V8 is one heck of a nice motor...

Cheers,

Andrew Matusiewicz

I have a 07 D3 V6 petrol 140,000 kms on the clock, i use 98 Ron most of the time. I drive around the suburbs mainly and get into Melbourne once a week for business and get around 14l per hundred kms on Cooper AT3's. Just got back from Melbourne to Canberra trip with a large roof pod and sitting on 112-114 kph most of the way up and half of the way back with my family of six on board and averaged 13l per 100 hundred kms.
Came back via the Black Spur and still enjoyed driving the D3 through even with the full load and the very heavy roof pod on the roof racks which are never removed!
Good luck with your choice.