AWD Fuel Consumption

[mightymag]

What is your average fuel Consumption on your AWD magna/Verada.

I looking at replacing my FWD manual TJ with a Zen purple AWD TW VRX and would like to know what people get on average City/Hwy or tank wise

All help would be great thanks


Brett

[trx850]

AWD is thirsty- there is a fair bit of info on this site through the search option already covering this- my own awd (2004 TL es) open highway- very light foot, ideal conditions- down to about 9l/100 at best- daily commute- really crap stop start (lots of stop) traffic- about 13l/ 100k.

[Oggy]

That is NOT really thirsty IMO.

My wife's 1.5L Toyota Auto gets about 8L / 100km and to me that's OK. My old 1.6L manual small sedan managed 6L/100km on trips to/from Melbourne or 8L around town but no matter how much hooning (including constant runs at Eastern Creek drags) was never worse than 10L / 100km.

So a Magna with 50% or more weight and over double the engine capacity, getting 10L/100km IMO is really good.

However, my AWD can chew through fuel at up to 20L / 100km if I try hard enough. Now that is thirsty for a Magna

The trip computer is telling me that my average is 17L/100km, but I've kept a record for the last 10,000kms and most trips are around 15L/100km - I do a lot of short trips and I'm pretty sure my O2 sensor needs replacing.
For the cost of fuel I really should swap it ASAP - if it fixes it the fuel saving will pay for it in about 2 months!

Do a search, if this topic isn't covered in the AWD section, then have a look at the community groups as I'm sure there's a thread of many AWD fuel statistics. From memory, 11L/100km should be possible around town without difficulty, as long as the car is running well.

Cheers and have fun - the AWD is worth it IMO.

[Lugo]

My average driving these days returns 12-13L/100km. Which is moderate traffic every morning, peak hour every arvo and then the odd freeway or night drive. All highway sees about 8.5L/100km, all city I've manage 16L/100km. The trip computer saw 20L/100km once but that tank averaged out to 15L/100km so I don't know how it worked it out. My foot isn't overly light either, I'll give it a bit on a reasonably regular basis.

[mightymag]

So im safe to say theres not really that much difference with the FWD. My car with POD runs 13.0 l per/100kms around everyday driving, and down to a 9 on the HWY ( Fairly sure my 02 sensor is roooted too.) theres about 1 l per/100km without the pod so im safe to say the AWD is that much as ive been told there a pig on fuel.

[GT-Pete]

Whether I drive it hard or soft.......... I get around 16-20L/100. That's traffic, cold morning starts, short trips etc.

Pure freeway will see it get down to 10/100k JUST

It's a ****ing pig!

[wendnarb]

Don't know why awd magnas consumption is so high.. Mines at 14.5 average (and I hardly ever drive it softly) for the time I've had it and sure the engine is down a litre although you think the turbos would push it back up more?? Surely my wagon would weigh more too!!

I find it heaps odd at least... Haha

[[TUFFTR]]

Don't know why awd magnas consumption is so high.. Mines at 14.5 average (and I hardly ever drive it softly) for the time I've had it and sure the engine is down a litre although you think the turbos would push it back up more?? Surely my wagon would weigh more too!!

I find it heaps odd at least... Haha

Yep my mates s2 manual leggy gets 13-14L/100k's even if he gives it a little squirt now and then, even on the freeway at 100k's the turbos are spooling all the time and still gets fantastic economy for a TT car! another reason why I'd not own an AWD magna

Besides that, have you guys ever changed your fuel filters? changing that will give you an indication as to what's being mixed around in your tank.....get a nice clean fuel system going and you should def see a few more kms!

[Lugo]

Whether I drive it hard or soft.......... I get around 16-20L/100. That's traffic, cold morning starts, short trips etc.

Pure freeway will see it get down to 10/100k JUST

It's a ****ing pig!

Sounds a bitch rich, changed your o2 lately? Filters etc.

[[TUFFTR]]

Sounds a bitch rich, changed your o2 lately? Filters etc.

Even so, if it's all traffic, stop start, cold morning starts and short trips, it will always run rich when cold, and if stop and start, well it's gonna chew juice doing that anyway, bit of a downside with peak hour traffic