Wind behind over the Nullarbor I got 25 mpg . It PAYS to stop overnight if heading into wind !! Yes 16 mpg with 6.5 ton motorhome at 85 to 100kph . Depending on terrain . Obviously hills changes things !!
Gundog said
08:53 AM Jun 16, 2021
Generally I average 14.5l/100k towing, that equates to approximatly a 400k range from a 63l fuel tank, basically it mean if I tried to get 400k from a tank in good conditions I would only have 5l left in the tank thats not a very good safety margin, so I added a 55l drop in tank into the tub of the ute, it gravity feeds in to the main tank via the tank breather. So that extenda the range to about 800k towing.
Hi all; We have a 95 pajero with the 2.8 ltr diesel and have had a long range fuel tank fitted to replace the 95 ltr factory fitted tank. Now have a total of 150 ltr of fuel.
Warren-Pat_01 said
02:25 PM Jun 16, 2021
Kevin,
We get from 12-17L/100kms depending on wind conditions (commonly around 13-14) sitting on 95-100kph with 2 ton following behind us.
Without the van & a mixture of town, country driving - 8-10L/100kms.
2019 Isuzu D-Max with canopy.
KevinJ said
09:23 AM Jun 18, 2021
Thank you everyone for the replies. It would be interesting to see what range people get too as tank sizes certainly seem to vary a lot.
PeterD said
10:15 AM Jun 18, 2021
The previous Navara I owned had a 65 litre supplementary tank. It gave me a safe 800 km towing range. I often got 1,200 km out of it when at home.
yobarr said
12:35 PM Jun 18, 2021
Just refuelled after travelling,with car and van,in outback Queensland. Drove 1001km between fills.Happy with that.Cheers
Whenarewethere said
02:50 PM Jun 18, 2021
The longest we have done is Norseman to Penong including some small side trips, about 1200km. 70L plus 50L petrol on the roof. We would have made it to Ceduna. Not towing.
Filled up in Esperance as it is cheaper, topped up at Norseman. We usually use 98 as the extra cost is recovered in the additional milage.
oldbloke said
02:25 PM Jun 20, 2021
2014 Triton towing 2.5t 20" van 15 to 17 ltr/100km @ 85kph. Seems to vary a bit on road condition. Rough roads eat more fuel, as does speed.
landy said
05:53 PM Jun 20, 2021
oldbloke wrote:
2014 Triton towing 2.5t 20" van 15 to 17 ltr/100km @ 85kph. Seems to vary a bit on road condition. Rough roads eat more fuel, as does speed.
Its been my experience oldbloke that even a good gravel road will soak up 5-10% more fuel.
Whenarewethere said
06:22 PM Jun 20, 2021
We don't tow & use petrol but in relation to different conditions.
Sealed about 93 kph & roof loaded. L/100
7.8 good tail wind (Eyre Highway)
10.7 - 11.1 no wind
12.5 head wind (Eyre Highway)
Unsealed
12.5 no wind
Corrugated & Gibb RR east end, 80kph
14.0 no wind
Sand
15.0 or more depending how soft
KevinJ said
08:23 AM Jun 21, 2021
Thanks for the responses. Its making me rethink my fuel management strategy.
Generally I average 14.5l/100k towing, that equates to approximatly a 400k range from a 63l fuel tank, basically it mean if I tried to get 400k from a tank in good conditions I would only have 5l left in the tank thats not a very good safety margin, so I added a 55l drop in tank into the tub of the ute, it gravity feeds in to the main tank via the tank breather. So that extenda the range to about 800k towing.
https://boaboffroad.com.au/product/50-litre-rectangular-poly-diesel-tank/
Hi all; We have a 95 pajero with the 2.8 ltr diesel and have had a long range fuel tank fitted to replace the 95 ltr factory fitted tank. Now have a total of 150 ltr of fuel.
We get from 12-17L/100kms depending on wind conditions (commonly around 13-14) sitting on 95-100kph with 2 ton following behind us.
Without the van & a mixture of town, country driving - 8-10L/100kms.
2019 Isuzu D-Max with canopy.
Thank you everyone for the replies. It would be interesting to see what range people get too as tank sizes certainly seem to vary a lot.
Just refuelled after travelling,with car and van,in outback Queensland. Drove 1001km between fills.Happy with that.Cheers
The longest we have done is Norseman to Penong including some small side trips, about 1200km. 70L plus 50L petrol on the roof. We would have made it to Ceduna. Not towing.
Filled up in Esperance as it is cheaper, topped up at Norseman. We usually use 98 as the extra cost is recovered in the additional milage.
Its been my experience oldbloke that even a good gravel road will soak up 5-10% more fuel.
We don't tow & use petrol but in relation to different conditions.
Sealed about 93 kph & roof loaded. L/100
7.8 good tail wind (Eyre Highway)
10.7 - 11.1 no wind
12.5 head wind (Eyre Highway)
Unsealed
12.5 no wind
Corrugated & Gibb RR east end, 80kph
14.0 no wind
Sand
15.0 or more depending how soft
Thanks for the responses. Its making me rethink my fuel management strategy.