Awd vs fwd fuel

[aurnob]

How are you guys finding oil consumption on average. Any of you's owned a FWD third gen magna before and can giv input

[Lugo]

How are you guys finding oil consumption on average. Any of you's owned a FWD third gen magna before and can giv input

I've had both but my Verada isn't a good comparison because it was never really spot on with fuel. In the VR-X AWD lately I average 12-12.5L/100km, highway runs normally get it into the low 8's, best I've managed was low to mid 7's per hundred. My average week is about 70% around town, 30% freeway/open roads. I could get it up to 14.5-15L/100km pretty easy if I booted it everywhere but it's just a waste in Melbourne traffic, I usually drive pretty sedately with the rest of the traffic and just give it a punch every now then depending on environment.

[alscall]

Are you referring to oil consumption or petrol consumption? Title suggests petrol, but thread suggests oil.

Lugo: What do you do when driving on the highway? Sit on 90 with windows closed, no a/c plus no spare to see mid 7's per 100? I don't think I've ever seen much less than 10l/100km in either of the AWD's that I've owned!

[Lugo]

Lugo: What do you do when driving on the highway? Sit on 90 with windows closed, no a/c plus no spare to see mid 7's per 100? I don't think I've ever seen much less than 10l/100km in either of the AWD's that I've owned!

Usually it's low to mid 8's on the highway is sitting on 100-110km/h. I've seen 7's only a couple of times and I was probably averaging 80-90km/h on those trips. I think it's been established in the past that I've got a bit of a freak awd for fuel economy though

[Oggy]

Lugo, not to cast doubt on your abilities, but are you measuring your economy from actual Kms travelled and L of fuel put in, or the trip computer?
Also, do you have wheels from a mini on your car? This would save about 40% of fuel required to turn the odometer for each km because it would only travel 600m along the road. hehe

[Dave]

I think gt-pete was averaging 22l/100km.

[munkeymanz]

Why does it matter? The extra traction and handling is worth every cent. If you don't like it go back to 2WD?

[Lugo]

Lugo, not to cast doubt on your abilities, but are you measuring your economy from actual Kms travelled and L of fuel put in, or the trip computer?
Also, do you have wheels from a mini on your car? This would save about 40% of fuel required to turn the odometer for each km because it would only travel 600m along the road. hehe

I measure my economy at the pump doing the maths based off km's traveled on the amount of fuel required to click back off at full. Economy is more or less the same on either the 18's currently fitted, or the factory alloys. Was probably marginally better on the 16's if anything.

[Oggy]

I'm officially impressed - mine is normally around 15L / 100km measured from odometer and qty of petrol to fill the tank back up.

I'd love to get 10L/100km but just like MunkeyManz says, it's worth it. Oh, and that I only do 10,000kms per year, the difference in fuel is about $700, so not too bad.

[Ken_L]

To answer the OP's question about comparison with FWD Magnas, I can state that the AWD uses between 1 to1.5 L/100km more than the FWD. I still have both versions, and once had to drive both cars on a trip from Sydney to Port Macquarie (me in the AWD, my wife and daughter in the FWD). This was the ideal comparison of fuel consumption, since both cars were in sight of each other the whole way.

Since the AWD was re-flashed to run on 95 RON fuel last year, I can get a reliable 10 L/100km on the freeway and about 13 L/100km in suburban Sydney.