Thread: Tow test - 2016 D4 SDV6 vs LC200 Sahara

Hi Folks, as some would know, we've been traversing the Munja Track, north by north west out of Mount Elizabeth Station, half way along the Gibb. The 145km to Bachsten Creek took us one and a half days.
Friends were in their 2016 Sahara, and we've both been towing identical Pioneer campers weighing nearly two tonnes.
Both cars did the job over the rough stuff pretty easily. But the difference between the two in fuel consumption alone was stark.
John's Sahara refused to cruise in 6th gear, so he was constantly at 2000rpm in 5th, while I was able to easily sit on 110 to 115kmh on the highway in 8th at 1800rpm. While he was using more than 20 l/100km, I was using 15. He really needs that transmission remap.
The Sahara had the advantage of bigger sidewalls on 18s of course, while I had to be a bit more careful on my 19s shod with Maxxis. (One of which got pinched against the rim and developed a nasty bulge, so it had to be changed out for a spare)
But his car being steel sprung, the corrugations shook his Rhino rack loose and sheared the bolts down one site, while nothing moved on my roof at all. His rack had to be secured with heavy cable ties till it gets back to Perth.
The other difference I noticed was being able to significantly raise my ground clearance using the IID tool, whereas his was stuck at standard, so climbing the rocky jump ups for me was a breeze.
And descending them in rock crawl mode, feet off the pedals, was easy. John didn't trust his rock crawl mode (or didn't know how to use it:-) so he rode the brakes.
Now we have the 3,000km cruise back to Dunsborough in a couple of days. No towing either, leaving the trailer in Broome for my brother to use in a couple of weeks. Happy days.

Originally Posted by trout1105

Are both the Disco and the Sahara Diesel or is the Sahara a petrol V8?

Both diesel.