Thread: Towing and P400 fuel consumption

Good info

I’ve just bought a D300 and so far been well impressed with the consumption
You read manufacturer stats and they overstate figures based on lab results, but for such a big and powerful vehicle it’s pleasantly surprising to see such low figures

Originally Posted by iDiesel

Good info

I’ve just bought a D300 and so far been well impressed with the consumption
You read manufacturer stats and they overstate figures based on lab results, but for such a big and powerful vehicle it’s pleasantly surprising to see such low figures

So what consumption are you achieving from the D300 and what type of driving? I realise it's early days for you but would still be interesting.

The car is 2nd hand - about 18mths old and done ~26,000 kms
was on 10.7L/100
now down to 10.4L after a week of use

still trying to work out how to reset the trip computer without resorting to the manual 😂

old Paj was 11-12L/100

Originally Posted by zilch

speed averages between 86-92 kph according to the LR remote app,

I wonder if that is actual speed,or what the vehicle's speedo indicates,which is generally around 5% faster than actual?

That is if it has OEM sized tyres.

Originally Posted by iDiesel

The car is 2nd hand - about 18mths old and done ~26,000 kms
was on 10.7L/100
now down to 10.4L after a week of use

still trying to work out how to reset the trip computer without resorting to the manual 😂

old Paj was 11-12L/100

In this regard, the manual is the next-door neighbor of useless!

It's a bit tricky.

After refueling proceed and press the button on the end of the left-hand stalk until the trip odometer "zeros". The consumption stats should start from there. The distance to refill remains unchanged....I think.

Thanks
I’ll give that a go
Had an EV for 6 months before the Defender and got free charges at work and I have solar at home so haven’t needed to visit a petrol station for all that time….
Now have to get used to $200 refills 😂🤦🏽

Originally Posted by one_iota

In this regard, the manual is the next-door neighbor of useless!

It's a bit tricky.

After refueling proceed and press the button on the end of the left-hand stalk until the trip odometer "zeros". The consumption stats should start from there. The distance to refill remains unchanged....I think.

Nope, distance to empty changes bases on last known consumption. I'm at 2800km and getting 10.2l/100km indicated on 95RON. 700km to a tank.

Originally Posted by Xtreme

So what consumption are you achieving from the D300 and what type of driving? I realise it's early days for you but would still be interesting.

I have a 1 month old D300. 6.6l/100 on highway to gold coast . 7.5l/100km on 1200 km trip to Gladstone return trip.
We towed Bne to Canberra. 3.3T van 13.2l100 on good flat highway and maxed out at 16.0L/100 when at 110kph and through lots of hills.
I am sure this will get untidy if we hit rough or dirt road

The down side is cruise control has failed twice,
It is rubbish at reading the roadside speed signs, gets them wrong or makes them up when none are there
We found it will not run the flickers on the caravan and the dealer is getting a fix as Land Rover said it is not their issue.
BUT drives and tows like a dream. It accelerates to 110kpm to crest any hill.