Thread: Defender Td5 and fuel consumption

Hi Dages.
I get around 11 kpl but most of my driving is short trips to and from work where it hardly even warms up.
The worst I've ever got was about 6kpl and that was dragging a van weighing 1.5t and into a strong headwind on the road between Hedland and Broome last year.
I've also got a roof rack but have never checked figures without it.

If I had room I'd devise a system whereby I could lift it off and leave it hanging up at the ceiling where it would be ready to drop on for the next trip.
I've just sold the van and am going to a camper trailer mostly so we can go further off road but as an additional unintended benefit we will get better economy.
With prices which might increase much more and with no real end in sight I think this may well be worth it.
Happy LR ing.
Alan.

Mine averages 10L / 100 klms, until I fitted a 1/2 rack (see pic), and it went up to 12 litres / 100 klms. Rack is now off and stored till required. Weight is not the issue, I believe it is the wind drag. Quieter without it also.

Trev.

im with trev!
its wind drag not the weight!
i had a trailer on with the roof basket for easter and i was getting
14l/100 now with the basket off im back to 10l/100.

might have to get the chip and see what the fuel dose then??

phil

Gotta agree with everything said with respect to drag versus weight. The other factor is speed. Go over 110-120kmh and everything goes out the window.....literally!

Kimba has been remapped and the fuel consumption is pretty much the same. On average (with a roof rack and not loaded) we get 11l/100km everywhere.

Load the rack, with the swag and box and we go up to 12s.

Travelling around Oz, fully loaded, pulling a 1.5 tonne trailer we averaged mid 13s over 51,000kms. The worst was 14+ with the trailer in sand. Trailer + vehicle was over 4 tonne.

Originally posted by AlanH

I get around 11 kpl

.... 9l/100 km 8O 8O 8O 8O 8O 8O

Exceptional, amazing :!: :!: :!:

Compared to mine you must spend all your time driving down hill :wink: :wink:

Cheers

I have an EezyAwn rooftop tent up front and an ARB half rack behind that. I consistently get 11L/100km on the freeway - on which I do a steady 110kmh. Our trips to Cooma also contain a few hundred kays of 100kmh roads, sothat brings the average down.

I will take the tent off one day to see what consumption I get, but it's a pain in the backside to keep taking it down and putting it back up all the time. I like to have it there permanently so that we always have somewhere to sleep if need be.

Yeah I agree that weight seems to make little difference. Will take the rack off this weekend to test.

I am building on our block some 400km from where I currently live. I regularly take a tonne down on a trailer and drive back empty. This towing seems to make little difference to fuel sitting on 90 to 100km.

And is one reason why I am a very happy as a Td5 owner, given that it also drives even better with that weight.

Have been told that a snorkel will reduce consumpltion, don't really think it would be large enough to notice.

A good wind deflector will cut down on the drag, most racks have a rather blunt front on them.