Trip to lightning ridge and back Triton averaged 13.5ltr / 100km's towing 14.44 Expanda at 100km/h most of the trip
Fuel ecomomy - Towing Expanda
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Sorry for the late reply!
I have had a shim put in the inlet which enables the more fuel to be delivered without the engine management system shutting it down as a fault, what was happening was when the chip was turned up to a higher setting and you placed the engine under load like heavy sand or overtaking at speed it would stall out the vehicle and i had to drop into neutral remove the key and slide it back in and start again... not great at 100km with a 5.2 ton mass...!!! so now with the shim in the rail it will accept the extra fuel and not log a fault and shut down, the down side is fuel economy particulary when towing.
cheers:whoo:
Heaps better Cruza.
The Prado is 3.4 petrol so struggles up the hills and into wind whereas the Terry is 2.7 V6 diesel. Sat at 100 kph doing 2000 rpm in D PERF (overdrive off in other words) with cruise control on no dramas!
Prado is also 18 l/100 on a good day and 20 on a bad one.
The Prado is 3.4 petrol so struggles up the hills and into wind whereas the Terry is 2.7 V6 diesel. Sat at 100 kph doing 2000 rpm in D PERF (overdrive off in other words) with cruise control on no dramas!
Prado is also 18 l/100 on a good day and 20 on a bad one.
My 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo V6 3.0l Diesel around town consumes around 9.5l/100kms. On a recent trip to Melbourne from Canberra, it consumed 8.1l/100kms. Towing my Expand 16.49-1 returning back from Melbourne to Canberra it averaged 13.5l/100kms at 110kms on the freeway. I'm very happy with its get up and go, with 177kw, and 550nm. What I am more impressed is the level of features the standard car comes with in the Laredo and the price at $53,000. The Jeep is very quiet on the road, and the gear changes are very smooth. It also has 3500kg towing capacity. So far my car has over 12,000kms and I couldn't be happier.
Cheers
Luis
Cheers
Luis
110 in the 110 zone and 100 in the 100 zone. I towed it home (first time towing the panda ever) and the overall trip ended at 12.5 l/100.... Would seem like I'm more of a lead foot! Other than taking off you couldn't even feel it on the back! We're doing a 4000 km 2 week trip soon so we hope we can average around 14. Will compensate for that fact we only have an 80l tank. We have a manual and were in 6th gear for all highway use.
Nice car silverfox
good results tooJust been for the first run with Navara and the 17-56-2,from Melbourne to bendigo got 11.9ltrs/100klm and on the return trip 11.3 per 100klm.
Thats tipping me further to the v6 Navara, i need something that has good power and the economy to match. We ran at 25+ on the last trip in the Patrol...
Are you happy with the Navara? is there anything that you would change or add?
Thanks
Are you happy with the Navara? is there anything that you would change or add?
Thanks
yer so far very happy with the navara, Very impressed with the power,tows nice very stable. Not sure if yo have seen my other post but i have put a ulimate canopy,hayman reese heavy duty towbar pedders air ride rear bags with 10psi in the rear sits 15mm higher in the rear which unload gives it a nice front to rear rake with van on the back sits level. fuel economy if it stay's like that really happy.Next trip in two weeks so will be able to give you a better idea of figures.
First long trip, Newcastle to Wangaratta 16.1OB, towed by 2010 diesel prado averaged 15.6l/100k, very strong winds so I'm not sure if that's a good indication. Will update throughout the Tasi trip.
That would be great, i would love a V8 toyota too but the cost is too high and i would never live down a Toyota with the boys after being such a Patrol man!!
Cheers
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I can finally put some input in here!
We have a 2001 3.4L Auto Petrol Prado. Stock except for an extra battery. Petrol consumption on a good tank = 13.8L / 100 and average at 14.8L / 100.
Towed our 16.49-3 Expanda 1630km from Mildura to Brisbane on the weekend. Had some water and a couple of items in it but virtually tare weight of 1680kgs. We had 4 adults and a 13mth old in the Prado along with an Engel Fridge, tools, and some other misc items.
First tank through driving at speed limit of 100 /110 with cruise and overdrive averaged 21 Litres / 100. Next tank dropped speed to 90 no cruise and no overdrive and averaged 20 L / 100. The whole trip averaged 20.5 L / 100.
We had side wind, hills and rough roads. The consumption was as I expected for the prado.
Bank of Dad - you have mentioned that you have gotten 17L / 100? Any tips?
Cheers
Ants
We have a 2001 3.4L Auto Petrol Prado. Stock except for an extra battery. Petrol consumption on a good tank = 13.8L / 100 and average at 14.8L / 100.
Towed our 16.49-3 Expanda 1630km from Mildura to Brisbane on the weekend. Had some water and a couple of items in it but virtually tare weight of 1680kgs. We had 4 adults and a 13mth old in the Prado along with an Engel Fridge, tools, and some other misc items.
First tank through driving at speed limit of 100 /110 with cruise and overdrive averaged 21 Litres / 100. Next tank dropped speed to 90 no cruise and no overdrive and averaged 20 L / 100. The whole trip averaged 20.5 L / 100.
We had side wind, hills and rough roads. The consumption was as I expected for the prado.
Bank of Dad - you have mentioned that you have gotten 17L / 100? Any tips?
Cheers
Ants
I try to limit RPM to 3000 as much as I can and use 5th gear down hills or on the flat with tail winds. Light throttle only in 5th and back to 4th if more than small throttle needed.
On our Canberra trip it was about 20-21 as there are more hills I guess.
We may be lucky too, some engines are just a little better than there "brothers".
Ours is manual too - not sure if that makes a difference? Pathetic clutch on Prado (Quote from Toyota Dealer) so we had to replace it with a heavy duty clutch too.
On our Canberra trip it was about 20-21 as there are more hills I guess.
We may be lucky too, some engines are just a little better than there "brothers".
Ours is manual too - not sure if that makes a difference? Pathetic clutch on Prado (Quote from Toyota Dealer) so we had to replace it with a heavy duty clutch too.