fuel mileage.....can you beat this

[2011G6E]

Our G6E goes pretty well on the highway...we regularly get an average of down around the 7.5 to 8.5 ltr/100km on a long trip. I was staggered when we first bought it.

To put it all in perspective, our factory-fresh 1982 Toyota Celica with a 2ltr and five speed manual uses way more fuel than our G6E. When we had the Landcruiser (before the G6E) if we were going on a trip down to Bundy or down to Rocky and weren't buying anything big, we'd take the Celica to save a bit of fuel.
It's the other way around now...

[mik]

my best driving north smoothly up hume hwy from on cruise100/110 summer time with ac on au s2 xr6 760 k`s to 60 litres, some time later after a tune some friction proofing and grouse conditions on a short run i`ve seen 930 on the dte, i doubt it would have made it, but i could see 800 driving total economy run grouse conditions.

[poppa smurf]

Originally Posted by supershifty

I can't beat Poppa's figures for long run mileage - haven't done a long run yet! I'm getting 7.7km/l or 12.9l/100 in a stock XH 6cyl auto ute on 95 around town with a very steady right foot. I'm really bloody happy with that! (figures based on 466km @ 60 litres) My math ain't too brilliant - I'm sure to be corrected if I'm wrong!

well mate it is starting to look a bit average now.......I was as happy as buggery with 700 k's but I'm a bit disappointed now after hearing of others getting far more

but there will be more long trips on my own where I can "sneak" around a bit with maybe the odd overinflated tyre or four.......maybe the mythical 750 to the tank is within my grasp

[mik]

you can do it Poppa !!!

[supershifty]

Originally Posted by poppa smurf

well mate it is starting to look a bit average now.......I was as happy as buggery with 700 k's but I'm a bit disappointed now after hearing of others getting far more

but there will be more long trips on my own where I can "sneak" around a bit with maybe the odd overinflated tyre or four.......maybe the mythical 750 to the tank is within my grasp

Hey Poppa, I reckon you're getting good mileage! My figures are based on around town in a ute by myself (unloaded) - I think from your previous posts that you're running a BA wagon? Like I said my math ain't real good. You were travelling, so you were prob loaded up with Mrs and gear? I'd be damned stoked to get what you got on the highway. I thought my ute used a lot of juice until I looked around the forum and seen what others were getting - I'm middle aged and "grannying" the throttle now. When I was young you only had a choice of "super" or "standard" - and it was 30 cents per litre! (LPG was around 10 cents - if you could find it!) I didn't give a rats about what fuel cost back then - all I worried about was where my next r**t was coming from!

Cheers!

[RASER]

Originally Posted by jpd80

Diesel Territory does 1,000 km cause engineer in the ad says so...must be right.

Yeah, and the cutie is going to visit all her Facebook friends [did she manage to do it?] another poor FoA TV commercial

[RASER]

I get well over 700km out of my BF11 1 tonner ute, tank after tank, its a dedicated LPG, i know how to drive it, and am NOT a mobile chicanne either!

I want a ex factory 1000km range please FoA

[bigwil]

I can only get 450kms from my ef gli, im soon going to buy BA or BF gt, hoping to get over 400kms.

[kyro_02]

i know its not a ford, but my mitsubishi triton glx-r does 1,200km to a tank of diesel - half highway and the other half around town

also my old ford ed did 850km to a tank driving to queensland

[poppa smurf]

Originally Posted by supershifty

Hey Poppa, I reckon you're getting good mileage! My figures are based on around town in a ute by myself (unloaded) - I think from your previous posts that you're running a BA wagon? Like I said my math ain't real good. You were travelling, so you were prob loaded up with Mrs and gear? I'd be damned stoked to get what you got on the highway. I thought my ute used a lot of juice until I looked around the forum and seen what others were getting - I'm middle aged and "grannying" the throttle now. When I was young you only had a choice of "super" or "standard" - and it was 30 cents per litre! (LPG was around 10 cents - if you could find it!) I didn't give a rats about what fuel cost back then - all I worried about was where my next r**t was coming from!

Cheers!

nah! mate....B.A. sedan, had some blades in the back but no weight attached, maybe 20 kilo if that, on my own (delivery) no wife or baggage had to go up to reinstall some specialised cutting equipment

I reckon I could do far better than that, I wasn't trying for good economy and did see 160 when passing the road trains a couple of times (yeah I know, quick ring a current affair)......I'll give myself a smack later

but if I ease off the loud peddle a bit and put a bit more pressure in the tyres I reckon I can get up

jeez I remember those days......work six 12 hour days, sleep all sunday......cheap fuel, no traffic, work everywhere, plenty of money..... but not sure if I'd like to return to them

we get a bit "softer" as the years roll past

[EDManual]

You have to tell us HOW many litres you use for the km you have done. Km on a tank means absolutely NOTHING!!
By the way, best I have done in anything is in a 2007 Hyundai 2.0 manual Elantra. Did 930km GPS verified sitting on 110 to 120 the whole way from Sydney to Geelong. Was 5.2 litres per hundred I think it was. Used 98 octane, no cruise control and no accelerating to keep my speed up hills. Cruise is a killer, this car on the same trip drops 200km a tank would you believe!

[poppa smurf]

nah! .....dont HAVE to tell you anything!.......but if you ask nicely I might consider it!

[Barranated]

Poppa, I know that run pretty well and the figures you got sound real good.
From what I’ve read, I would have to agree about upping the tyre pressures to say around the 36-38 psi range, someone from a tyre mob would give you a better idea.
Here’s something I use for running cheaper
http://www.bom.gov.au/marine/wind.shtml
That info helps somewhat with planning a run, especially when towing.

[poppa smurf]

thanks mate.....good info in there......the trip is a regular to me as well, this was only the second time I had to go up for work though, may become a regular work trip though

before then it's always been with a van or camper trailer on the back for pleasure heading to the Alice or Darwin

pleasure is always far different from work.........she's a bit undulating as you know so I was rather chuffed when I spied 700 on one tank (I have been down to 200 with the van on but we wont mention that)

I normally run about 35 - 38 when towing but with the suspension playing up it was too noisy so I dropped the pressures for comfort sake

after monday (and the consequent repairs) I shall up the pressures again

I have issued myself a bit of a challenge (sad isn't it) to beat the 700 and after reading the replies in here I reckon it can be done, thats running it down to around 1/8th of a tank of fuel left (thats as far as I'm game to go)

[grey_esp]

Dont compare your sedan to the utes, utes have a bigger fuel tank, thats why the number of Ls would be better.

My terry (2010 SYII 4Spd) with 2 adults 2 kids, box trailer, bikes enough stuff for about a year 95-105kmh with cruise = 680kms to a tank. 75L so thats 640km with 40kms on the DTE at fill up. Only done a couple of long trips in it but its about the same. So your fuel tank is like 10% smaller than mine tho. I think the utes are 75l too.

[Brazen]

900km out of my SV6 Sportwagon. Stupid good economy.

[poppa smurf]

I reckon I could only dream of figures like those!

[Brazen]

Originally Posted by poppa smurf

I reckon I could only dream of figures like those!

The Commodore has a bigger tank though (which is a good thing to have). Its about 75L compared to Ford's 68L - so the Holden will get an extra 80km or so out of that.

[TheInterceptor]

Longest trip ive done in the wagon so far was down the coast, up Maquarie pass, back down to Kiama then back home through the Royal National park, so a fair amount of twisties and non gramps driving.

Filled up, 50L went in, 435kms done, 11.49 to the hundred. (8L left, fuel light would have come on but my fuel sender is cactus )

Best i ever i returned was on a freeway/urban trip. 488km done, 51L went in, 10.45L to the hundred. This was before the sender died so the light came on and needle was very very close to the edge of the red on the guage.

So im pretty happy with that Wonder how good it is under normal driving on the open road, i aim for 700 to the tank with a roof rack! (or am i dreaming?) haha.

[sgt_doofey]

Best I've done is 625kms out of 70L of LPG in the EL. Adelaide to Mildura and half way back again before having to switch over to fuel.

If you want to go diesel, I managed 4.9L/100kms in our 2.0L Pug 307 on a 100km economy run one day...

[1970XW351]

When I top the dub up to the brim of the filler neck (standard tank) I can get around 640k's to the tank highway driving... (probably a tad more, but I haven't been game to run her dry yet). combined driving sees me with a usage of between 10.5 and 14 odd l/100km... highway only it dips to low to mid 9's... Pretty good for a 41 year old 250 2v I reckon.
That being said, it does have an XF weber, T5 and 2.92:1 rear end, so it is somewhat more economical on the highway than standard fettle.

[4dlvr]

sorry guys, not a diesel either?

[HULK EF]

Thats nothing!! i have seen my trip metre read up to 99 Litres per hundred while "Driving"...

[jpd80]

Originally Posted by RASER

Yeah, and the cutie is going to visit all her Facebook friends [did she manage to do it?] another p/iss-poor FoA TV commercial

That everyone remembers, even the cynics....


Failed advertising is when people can't remember your ad....

[poppa smurf]

I actually thought that was a very silly ad but as you say...... I remember it

[pundit]

Originally Posted by poppa smurf

heading down to the south east shortly......I can feel a "challenge" in the offing(recommended 30 PSI)

If your coming down mount gambier way man, don't do it the weather is shocking... Had a mate come down here a few weeks ago from tarlee his avg L/100km on the trip computer was reading back 8.6 in a '05 BA MKII SR, with 2 adults and next to no luggage in it. To top it off there was some P plater antics on the way...

Once he was here we loaded up 4 adults in the car, and trecked on to melbourne and got there on 3/4 of a tank from mt gambier... Not too bad... The drive back from melb we used a full tank but we went along the Great Ocean Road on the return trip.

[poppa smurf]

wont be for a while now pundit.....wifes been called in for some extra duty so will have to put it off for a while

last time we did the great ocean road it took us 3 weeks.......have you heard of, or been up "wild dog road"....did it in our camper, great trip......didnt want to pull out of the otways even then

4dlvr thats not funny.....

[SVR73]

My crow cam stage 2 and exhausted and head size CAI 1998 AU Falcon Forte sedan lowered 70mm averaged about 1000 to a 68 litre tank with my friend and I in the car every time we went from adelaide to the gold coast in 2001 and 2002

best result 1175 km

six trips overall

worst it got was 955 km. no cruise control, speedo at 105 and taking foot off to coast into each town we reached. besides taking foot off, windows left up no A/C,
drove for 22 hours straight to get to miami caravan park on the GC

First stop for fuel was after going from virginia south Oz to cobar with 80 still on the DTE, refueled with three jerry cans then made it from there to G/C

so one fuel stop. only stopped that one time, engine off for only 15 mins did that three times in three months one year alone. love to drive

My AU1 XR6 VCT sedangets around 750 to 850, just CAI and exhaust

[BlueprintedXR6T]

i was getting a constant 890km to a tank in my ute with 3/4 ton of tools in the back traveling back from townsville.

[jobeli]

I regularly drive Doncaster (Eastern Melb suburb) to Gold Coast, via Hume-M7-Pacific Hwy. I have a Falcon BFII 2007 EGAS (factory LPG) wagon, stock standard with 200000kms on the clock. I always refuel only once along the route each way way, usually at Thornleigh (Northern suburb of Sydney).
Donc > Thornleigh is 885kms, and Thornleigh > Surfers Paradise is 832 kms. No problem whatsoever making the distances on a tank. I usually fill up with 90-95 litres (116l tanks in the wagons), and while i am a smooth driver, I do cruise at well over the speed limits and carry 3-400 kgs onboard. There is usually around a quarter tank left before refuelling.
I would imagine that if i was prepared to run out of gas (no thanks), 1000kms/tank would be acheivable.
If patient enough driving for economy at 90-95 kmh (again, no thanks, too long a trip), then 1150-1200kms would be entiely possible.

Not related to topic, but with the now mid 50s cents/litre LPG prices, the TOTAL fuel price for the return trip is now around $200.
You can keep your diesels. LOL