Fuel Economy - What do you get out of a tank? (3rd gens only)

[macropod]

Currently doing a lap around 'Oz.

Best consumption so far *towing a 5.5m pop-top van* is 533km from a single tank, travelling from Mt Isa to Tennant Creek. I intentionally let it run dry to see how far I could go. That works out to 7.6km/l, or 13.13l/100km. Admittedly, I had a tailwind, but the terain was also somewhat undulating.

Without the tailwind, I got 490km travelling from Tennant Creek to Mataranka. That's still a respectable 7km/l, or 14.29l/100km.

In both cases, fuel was regular unleaded.

[bthology]

It might help to put everyones average KMPH if they have the trip computer
Mine is atm 13.8 with average of 27kph
All city driving only.

I've been consistently getting that. Have never tried 98 yet. But will soon, then i'll definitely know if it'll make a diff if its below that.

[caz_375]

TH Sports 4 speed auto...for the past 9 years (whilst my mum owned it), the average was 10.1/100km ( 9 years and 260,000km). That was driving from Campbelltown to Roselands and back 5 days a week and regular trips away etc. I bought the car about a month ago, and my average has been about 13.5l/100km. That includes a few spirited drives but the major difference would be that i tend to use it for short trips, ie 5 minutes at a time. Kids to school, local shops etc not the kind of driving that will give good economy.