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Am I getting really poor range @ 400 miles?

Whats the feedback in the UK where we have bends in our roads?

Jonny Fresh wrote:

Am I getting really poor range @ 400 miles?

Jonny Fresh wrote:

Whats the feedback in the UK where we have bends in our roads?

I arrived back in Melbourne from my business trip last night. Drove from the Airport to the City then down here to the Mornington Peninsula. Used a light foot, cruise control on the freeway, and stuck more or less to the speed limit. distance around 130km. Average consumption during the trip showed best at 8.0l/100km and worst 8.3l/100km. As I pulled into the garage it was 8.0l/100km. That's 34.0 to 35.1 mpg in UK units.....gotta be happy with that.

BKHK wrote:

I arrived back in Melbourne from my business trip last night. Drove from the Airport to the City then down here to the Mornington Peninsula. Used a light foot, cruise control on the freeway, and stuck more or less to the speed limit. distance around 130km. Average consumption during the trip showed best at 8.0l/100km and worst 8.3l/100km. As I pulled into the garage it was 8.0l/100km. That's 34.0 to 35.1 mpg in UK units.....gotta be happy with that.

Gees did you have the lead removed from your right foot...
Best i got so far was 8.8l/100k on the trip to canberra and back..it got down to 8.1 at times...

I am sure you might see colder weather in MEL or in the UK...but the temp display went down to 1 degree and the "ext" turned into a snow flake...

door seals were replaced...but now i have discovered another problem, the indicator does go off after having been on the right position for a lane change and manual flick back to the centre, the left goes on and doesnt go off....minor but a little annoying and can confuse those small cars when they are being passed.... Toyota Corolla...((((
formerly: RRS TdV6 Rimini Red, Alapaca, Sat Nav, Prem Ice, Hybrid TV, Cooler, FPS, Tow pack, roof mounted lighthouse

Here is the proof (according to her computer anyway)

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Obviously you need to factor in the average speed and your driving style.. If you're doing a mainly freeway/mororway jaunt with almost no stops then I have found it's easy to get bewteen 8ltr and 8.5 ltr per hundred Km when you resent the computer during or before starting the trip. As soon as city/town driving comes into play I find that it's back up to mid 9's.

Hi 2nd Rower

Yep, I completely agree with those comments. Of course, I don't expect that to be a long term average with mixed driving. I deliberately did the reset as I fueled and left for the trip just to see what she would do in terms of economy. Overall, I thought that 8.0 was impressive and it makes for guilt free SUV driving. Still, even mid 9s would give me no reason to complain.

If tales of daily use and economy bore you then select another topic to read......I just thought I would give an update on my experiences so far with my RRS.

I filled her up with diesel this morning and set my trip to zero as I departed for the city (102km to where I live in town)

I used the new Eastlink freeway (a new urban motorway style road which has just been opened here in Melbourne linking the south east to the arterial citybound freeways) This cuts out most traffic lights which I previously encountered and allows a fairly constant speed.

Sticking (almost) to the 100km/h speed limits showing about 105 on the GPS, and the 80km/h limit in the roadworks zone, using mostly cruise control, average consumption for the journey as I parked was 7.5lit/100km. I realize its only one trip but its a regular one to and from my beach home/office for me.

The last tank (filled up at about 700km this morning) measured out at 9.1 lit/100 including freeway, country and city driving and some short journeys (3km) averaged over a two week period. I have previously been accused of being a leadfoot so while I have been trying to drive reasonably economically, I am not an institutionalized farty driver.

After almost two months she continues to impress. Mrs BKHK is becoming jealous!! Gone - 2008 Stornoway Grey RRS 2.7 TDV6
Gone - 2009 Buckingham Blue RRS 2.7 TDV6
Gone - 2010 Alaska White RRS 5.0 V8 Aspirated
Gone - 2017 Chawton White RRS 5.0 V8 Supercharged
Current - 2010 Java Black RRS 5.0 V8 Aspirated
Current- 2024 RRS P400 SE Dynamic

Well after my polite negotiations with LR Australia and due to the list of faults with my Stornoway Grey RRS, my replacement car is coming on Saturday. MY 2009 TDV6 Buckingham Blue with Almond, sat nav, 19" wheels. sun roof, tow pack, folding mirrors, don't know what else till she arrives.

I will post a picture or two over the weekend and amend my signature once I have handed back the Pikey Wagon which has been on loan for nearly 4 weeks now.

Pikey has been good but I want an RRS again now...  Gone - 2008 Stornoway Grey RRS 2.7 TDV6
Gone - 2009 Buckingham Blue RRS 2.7 TDV6
Gone - 2010 Alaska White RRS 5.0 V8 Aspirated
Gone - 2017 Chawton White RRS 5.0 V8 Supercharged
Current - 2010 Java Black RRS 5.0 V8 Aspirated
Current- 2024 RRS P400 SE Dynamic

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