2011 Holden Colarado Factory fitted Duel/Fuel, towing 19'6'' Lotus Van 2420 Kgs fully loaded.. Avge 22 Lts of Lpg per 100 . Have not worried about checking on petrol as we only use petrol to get us to the next servo, if we run out of Lpg [ Vehicle is Tuned for gas ]
When NOT towing Returns 14-15 L/100 On Lpg, ---------- 12 - 13 L/100 on Petrol
-- Edited by dazren on Sunday 9th of June 2013 05:51:04 PM
On our last trip to North QLD we travelled a total of 1076 klm and averaged 25.4 Litres per 100 klm on lpg at a cost average over whole trip of .85 cents per litre, the tug is 3.8 litre automatic Pajero and the penthouse is 21 foot Jayco Heritage.
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We drive a Rodeo TD Auto and usually get 12.5 - 13 ltr/100klms. We tow a smallish 1200 kg loaded van. I would be interested to know what your fuel consumption is towing a 5th wheeler with a F250?
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Our 1976 11mtr motorhome of 15 tonnes with an 11.5ltr naturally aspirated diesel towing a loaded dual axle car trailer at highway speeds (90-100kph) gets 22-25l/100km.
Just finished a 12500 klm trip through corner country, East to Cunumulla, up through Mt Isa, west to Barkly Roadhouse, North to Cape Crawford, to Booraloola and King Ash Bay across to Daly Waters and down Stuart Hwy to circumnavigate Yorke Peninsula and back to Melb. Patrol 3.0 L, Chip + 3" exhaust with full roof-rack & towing 2.65 t tandem caravan average 14.9l/100 k, best 13.4 worst 18.3 (once only driving in deplorable conditions) usually around the low to mid 15's sitting on 2,800 rpm in 4th or 5th providing Pyro was between 300-350 Oc. That equates to 96 or 106 klm/h.
IMO a chip and exhaust without Dyno Tuning is a disappointing investment, vehicle on initial fitting went very well in comparison to OE but suffered with high EGT to the point I had to back off the fuel on a decent hill because of pyros over 600 Oc............Dyno tune .........Full fuel on any hill in any gear max. pyro 500 Oc and that is an exception hill (Pentlands Hill with Van holding 90 klm/h). The Dyno tune enhanced the value of the chip and exhaust modifications by increasing torque and horsepower, drive-ability, and fuel consumption way beyond OE
25l/100km!! Ouch. Now I know why so many of us solo travellers have opted for less of all that lovely space. Good thing I'm comfortable on my own in my 10l/100km HiAce, but admittedly it gets too crammy with 2 people in it
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Just finished a 12500 klm trip through corner country, East to Cunumulla, up through Mt Isa, west to Barkly Roadhouse, North to Cape Crawford, to Booraloola and King Ash Bay across to Daly Waters and down Stuart Hwy to circumnavigate Yorke Peninsula and back to Melb. Patrol 3.0 L, Chip + 3" exhaust with full roof-rack & towing 2.65 t tandem caravan average 14.9l/100 k, best 13.4 worst 18.3 (once only driving in deplorable conditions) usually around the low to mid 15's sitting on 2,800 rpm in 4th or 5th providing Pyro was between 300-350 Oc. That equates to 96 or 106 klm/h.
IMO a chip and exhaust without Dyno Tuning is a disappointing investment, vehicle on initial fitting went very well in comparison to OE but suffered with high EGT to the point I had to back off the fuel on a decent hill because of pyros over 600 Oc............Dyno tune .........Full fuel on any hill in any gear max. pyro 500 Oc and that is an exception hill (Pentlands Hill with Van holding 90 klm/h). The Dyno tune enhanced the value of the chip and exhaust modifications by increasing torque and horsepower, drive-ability, and fuel consumption way beyond OE
9.0 meter van tip to toe which is heavy (utilise every last ounce on the plate and perhaps a few more to-boot) Cruiser is heavy, easliy exceeds plate weight (I know....I know....)
Average 19L / 100 kms. Have experienced as much as 25 into a head wind and lot's of inclines, but few and far between to worry too much.
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An 80 Series (Nov '96 build = 3500Kg tow capacity) DX Land Cruiser with 1HZ & after Market ATX(?) Turbo conservatively set at 7PSI, towing a 19' Bush Tracker. MOST trips we start with a full load of water = 320L = 320Kg included in the 3500Kg rating of the van, thus we are with full load on tug of 2960Kg and the 3500 of the van at 6460Kg all up. It has been quite a task to get our gear in order to be legal (drove ourselves silly by literally weighing EVERYTHING as we loaded and setting up an XLS spread sheet to tally it & THEN going to a weigh bridge to check it), but we have managed to do so, and with water use along the way we soon get the weights down.
So with the data above to set the loads scene, we get around 4.5k/l (being older we revert to MPG equivalents) which is around 22L/100k BUT Have with better driving achieved 5.2k/l being approx. 19L/100k. As we head for back roads and tracks as soon as we are able, we doodle along some times at VERY economical speeds and really enjoy the journey. YES we do use the mirrors and get off the road for those behind us! Trips are planned with a figure of 4.2k/l or around 34L/100.
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