Land Rover fuel economy

[CageyH]

With a modern turbo diesel landy, what type of fuel economy can I expect for general road use, and from Towing?

[Myles]

I do like a good oxymoron in the afternoon...

 

 

[metal mickey]

Disco TDV6 (which I swore i'd never buy but did after trying one) 25mpg average,28 on a long run and 22 towing a BIG trailer.

[Parker]

Fab 1 is a Disco 3 TD V6 HSE auto. Parker gets about 28mpg on a run and 19 mpg around town. If you're worried about the fuel economy, don't ask about the servicing costs It's a great vehicle, although it doesn't have a fridge for the Bolli

[old captain slow]

110 Defender 53 plate tootling about 28mpg. Long journeys 30 mpg. Towing a Mino Shuttle with the 7 plus spares, gazebo, wheels etc and not hanging about 22 mpg.

 

C7 CDW

[Graham Perry]

The terms Fuel economy and Land rover don't normally appear in the same sentance if you are talking about the Defender/Classic Land Rover 😳 Last TD Defender we used did 23-24. The later ones have better engines with higher top gears and no doubt Nifty will be along in a minute with a more up to date set of numbers

[Frying Pan]

Lady Penelope

 

Parker is telling you porkies. Either he bought an SE and changed the badge for an HSE, or he is keeping his lunch in the fridge in the centre console instead of the Bolly. The fridge is standard fit on HSE...

 

And shouldn't you be drinking Cristal Champers anyway

 

Guy

 

See some pictures of the build here. 10000 miles completed!

 

Edited by - 7heavensoon on 29 Jul 2006 22:10:17

[Myles]

The terms Fuel economy and Land rover don't normally appear in the same sentance

 

Didn't I point this out earlier in the thread? Hello? Anyone there???

 

 

[thinfourth]

wow 30mpg from a 110 thats impressive

 

i got a 90 with the 300Tdi and it is about 25mpg on a good day but i suppose the mud tyres and big sodding bumpers and rollcage don't help.

 

But it will move anything 😬

 

The happy handle made me do it

here

[Graham Perry]

Lord Blatchatter, Sorry mate I thought your Oxymoron refered to the terms Modern and Landy 😬

 

Edited by - Graham Perry on 29 Jul 2006 23:15:26

[old captain slow]

If I'm completely honest and give all the facts 30mpg is cruising at around 60mph.

 

C7 CDW

[elie boone]

I have an old Range classic 200TDI and i get about 8ltr/100km ( 920/940km out of 62/64 ltr ) at 60 mph that is without a trailer.

Is a gallon of fuel 4.5ltr or 3.75 ltr ?

[Normans_Ghost]

Elie, 4.5461 litres to be exact. I use 4.55 on a calculator and 9 to 2 gals without

 

Norman Verona, 1989 BDR 220bhp, Reg: B16BDR, Mem No 2166, the full story here

You and your seven to The French Blatting Company Limited

[Parker]

7heavensoon

 

I wondered why my CD's were cold - so that's the fridge 😳 Actually, ours is the early HSE before the fridge became a standard fit

[Sheds Moderator]

I think the only way to run a Landy without becoming bankrupt is to get a diesel and run it on recycled chip fat. *Maybe* an LPG conversion is tolerable if you have to use a sparky engine.

[elie boone]

Norm