Thread: D4 Fuel Range Problem

Dealer told me not to expect any decent fuel economy until 5or 6 thousand km.
If it stays like this I will be more than happy.
Aprox 300km of that trip was with the cruise control set on 110kmh
Andrew

Well done Andrew. I've logged every litre and kilometre I've driven since fill 1 and I've got 10.4. My computer consistently reads 1.3 to 1.4 under actual consumption.

It looks like economy and computer accuracy have improved.

I wonder in the final gearing in the 8 speed is taller than the 6 speeds.
Andrew

Folks,

I have a new RRS 2014 TDV6. On the drive home after zeroing the trip computer it read an average of 6.5 l/100km. 42mpg in the old money. The book says 6.6 l/100 I think extra urban. I don't know the actual figure but if it is anything close to accurate it is amazing. Same fuel guage thingy happened at my first fill, indicated I think 75km till empty and I put in 63 litres. Maybe 17 litres left. My gut feeling is that the trip computer might not be far off but the distance to empty when at the final few litres is not at all reliable. I need to get a few km under the belt and record actual use and distance. So far very impressive though.

Cheers, Simmo

Originally Posted by Bytemrk

Same here.... most I have squeezed so far is 179L.... loving the extra capacity...not so much watching the pump tick past $250 and not slow down



(It did last me 3 1/2 weeks around town )





Norseman to Port Augusta is an impressive effort.....

Why carry around an extra 100kg or so around town when there is easy access to fuel?

Originally Posted by Meken

Why carry around an extra 100kg or so around town when there is easy access to fuel?

I don't normally.... long story, but there was a reason I wanted to fill to capacity...and unfortunately was stuck in town at the time.

Only time I carry more than 20-30 litres in the second tank is on trips normally.

Originally Posted by Meken

Why carry around an extra 100kg or so around town when there is easy access to fuel?

We always fill both tanks.

We generally do it at places with a good price. Our D4 isn't used for everyday around town driving it mostly comes out for trips.

Besides, 100 litres of diesel is around 85Kg..... no worse than many passengers...