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nil07 Member Since: 05 Apr 2015 Location: london Posts: 115 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
I get between 16 and 21 on svr N
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Jjvd21 Member Since: 20 Dec 2011 Location: Chicago Posts: 248 ![]() ![]() |
663 km (416 miles) between fill ups yesterday. Averaged 20.9 mpg in 95% highway driving in 5 hours 41 minutes. 2020 SVR / R.I.P. 2019 SVR / 2016 D4 Landmark / 2005 D3 HSE |
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nil07 Member Since: 05 Apr 2015 Location: london Posts: 115 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Anyone compared supermarket super petrol compared to BP/essay/shell for svr performance ?
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Canary Member Since: 23 Jan 2017 Location: Bedfordshire Posts: 243 ![]() ![]() |
I have tried time and time again giving super 2000 miles minimum in my SC v8 each time I get a new motor and its never made a jot of difference, I'm sure it makes a difference with other brands but not the current v8 in my eyes. MY18 SCV8 Satin flux silver
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Smarttech Member Since: 11 Jan 2017 Location: West Sussex Posts: 424 ![]() ![]() |
I run my svr on normal unleaded shell petrol as I read somewhere the one of that SVO tech blokes said super wasn't required but if you felt better knowing it's on super unleaded then use it or just save the difference every time you filled up by sticking with normal good quality unleaded and not the cheaper supermarket fuels ! 2017 SVR. SVO Scafell grey Ebony interior
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nil07 Member Since: 05 Apr 2015 Location: london Posts: 115 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Good to know guys
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naks Member Since: 15 Jul 2016 Location: Stellenbosch Posts: 1193 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Gents, I experienced a very weird consumption issue during this weekend's road trip: the last leg of our journey, which should have been the most fuel efficient, turned out to be the worst one!
So yesterday (14th), we drove from Johannesburg to Colesberg, and the cruise control was on 130kmh, with ambient temps going from 20C at 7am to 30C at 2pm, and the overall consumption was brilliant, as you can see from refuels #2 and 3. We stopped overnight, and then drove the last bit home today. We left Hanover at 07:30 am, and it was colder than yesterday, and also the traffic was not as bad. Yet, as soon as we departed in the morning, I could see that the instantaneous consumption was looking a bit higher than the day before, but I thought I might be mistaken. The drive today was actually very cold in some places: 15C - 20C, and never got beyond 26C as we got nearer to Cape Town. Yet when I refuelled just before we got home, the figures were bad - 13.43L/100km!!! I drove the whole way, cruise control always on 130kmh, and even though today's weather was cooler AND we had less traffic, the consumption is worse!??? ![]() Bear in mind that the drive on the 29th was uphill (sea level to 1600m), while the one on the 14th & 15th were downhill in the opposite direction, and that last figure is actually worse than it looks. ![]() any feedback would be most welcome, thanks -- 2010 Defender Puma 90 + BAS remap + Alive IC + Slickshift + Ashcroft ATB rear 2015 Range Rover Sport Supercharged V8 HSE Dynamic ![]() ![]() Defender Puma Workshop Manual: https://bit.ly/2zZ1en9 Discovery 4 Workshop Manual: https://bit.ly/2zXrtKO Range Rover/Sport L320/L322/L494 Workshop Manual: https://bit.ly/2zc58JQ |
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RRSTDV8 Member Since: 13 Aug 2011 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 9050 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Cooler air is denser, as is the air at sea level compared to 1600m. Denser air needs more fuel to burn correctly.
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1richard1 Member Since: 10 Sep 2019 Location: oldbury Posts: 178 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Did you factor in which way the wind was blowing? |
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naks Member Since: 15 Jul 2016 Location: Stellenbosch Posts: 1193 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
IME, I've always gotten better consumption on colder days.
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naks Member Since: 15 Jul 2016 Location: Stellenbosch Posts: 1193 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
I did: today there was a side wind (passenger to driver), moderate to strong. No headwind at all - the grass along the N1 is very tall at the moment, so it's easy to gauge the direction. It really bugs me that even when I got on the road, I could tell that the consumption was higher just by looking at the instantaneous figures.... but I kept hoping I was wrong. The difference is quite big when you consider 2L/100km over 634km: that's almost 13L, meaning I could get home on one tank instead of having to refuel just short of home ![]() Also very frustrating having to refuel when the range shows 65km, and then only 85L goes in, meaning that there's another 20L in the tank. This would have been more than enough to get me home (115km) without refuelling. ![]() 2010 Defender Puma 90 + BAS remap + Alive IC + Slickshift + Ashcroft ATB rear 2015 Range Rover Sport Supercharged V8 HSE Dynamic ![]() ![]() Defender Puma Workshop Manual: https://bit.ly/2zZ1en9 Discovery 4 Workshop Manual: https://bit.ly/2zXrtKO Range Rover/Sport L320/L322/L494 Workshop Manual: https://bit.ly/2zc58JQ |
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1richard1 Member Since: 10 Sep 2019 Location: oldbury Posts: 178 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Also with the temps that will no doubt have an effect on tires and road surface temps, friction, tyres wear? |
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naks Member Since: 15 Jul 2016 Location: Stellenbosch Posts: 1193 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Hmm, I don't think so, because the day before the conditions were similar and the consumption was 11.41.
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Grimble Member Since: 21 Aug 2020 Location: Staffordshire Posts: 263 ![]() ![]() |
For many years I did a long mostly motorway commute of approx 80miles each way. Before I got the RRS I hasten to add. By far the biggest factor was the wind direction. I always got a better mpg in one direction than the other even with the cruise set at exactly the same speed. I appreciate that these figures may not have been 'real world' accurate but as a comparative they should be reliable. Easily accounted for a 10% difference. The difference in consumption at 50mph compared with 77mph was remarkable, so you dont need much of a headwind to have a real impact. RRS HSE Dynamic SDV6 2014
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