07 Defender fuel consumption

[balki]

hi looking at buying a new defender would like to know fuel consumption figures in realistic running rather than the dealer figures any help would be great

[solmanic]

10l/100km.

Every tank for 9500km, since new, on and off-road, city and highway driving. No towing, mostly empty, no heavy modifications.

[spudboy]

10.5L/100 on a newish engine (<5000Km) driving up and down the Adelaide Hills from the farm to the city. I think the hills take an edge off the economy, so would expect 10L/100 on the flat like Solmanic.

Have been told (by DullBird I think) that these engines free up nicely as they get more KMs on them, and the economy improves.

[TimNZ]

I get about 10l/100kms also, better on a trip, worse in the wet racing V8 F*rds/Commondores around roundabouts, (I usually win).

Tim

[one_iota]

10.6 out of my first tank. Mostly freeway speeds after a bit of city driving.

Given her performance (read get up and go) I'm pleased.

[Xavie]

I got up to 16 and best around 11. Dependant on roads. The worst consumption came from a few hundred kms of dirt roads.

[Rugrat]

Averaged about 10/100 on the Grabbers - now its 10.5 - 11 on the STT's. Same overall size 235's just a nicer hummm - off road its lots different and as i'm playing i dont care. My on road is general city... but not true CBD stop,start,stop,smash, start.

[dmdigital]

I averaged 13.6L/100km from new driving 4533km from Melbourne back to Gove with over 1.5t of camper trailer and 2 people a dog and about 250kg of gear in the 110.

I did 205km with out the trailer initially, then 8 days later another 67km around Katherine without the trailer. The last 680km were towing on dirt on the Bullman track back in to home and for this we got 14.1L/100km.

Best consumption was the first 357km (205km was without the trailer) of 11.2L/100km and the worst was driving into a very strong almost head on wind north of Coober Pedy and that was 15.7L/100km.

I don't know what it gets when I'm not towing as this latest tank (filled Sunday) is the first one that will be used without the trailer behind. We also didn't go much above 80kph for about the first 1200km and then tried to keep at no more than 100kph for the rest of the trip, to run her in. Even so we did go as high as 119 (on the GPS) overtaking. The conditions on the track in to home meant I didn't get to 6th much and we spent a lot of time in 4th and 5th over the 11 hour drive.

[jddisco200tdi]

First tank - 10.3l/100km, half city / half highway driving

Second tank - 11.6l/100km, all stop/start city driving.

Regards

John D - Defender 110 2.4