avtur wrote:

npinks wrote:

I think mpg is something we should all look at due to saving the planet etc,

but not let it take over your life, the main thing is that you enjoy the car your driving and not worry about it too much.

I am in a privleged position that i don't pay for my fuel, (apart from the tax I pay) so I don't look at it too much as it offen only read 26 -28mpg due to my heavy size 11 foot and inner city driving

Just concentrate on the road or greenlane your on and not the mpg display.

This is not directed at anybody on this forum, it is just my opinion.

I agree 'np', although because I cover a higher than average mileage I have the opportunity to try different styles and see the results quite quickly and as sad and boring as it may sound 'messing' about with styles helps pass the time.

Ah well, the problem is a mixture of marketing and owner expectations. If the combined average is stated as 37.1 mpg it suggests that there is either something wrong with the driver, the car, the advertising, or a permutation of all three. To be 1 mile out on the average mpg then this is neither here nor there. But to be 6 miles out that represents a 20% shortfall. For those who do not have the luxury of having their fuel paid for them is represents a significant hike in running costs. Bearing in mind my journey is 1 mile suburban and 32 motorway, then I would expect my average mpg to exceed 37.1 mpg.

I still note a continued trend of a higher mpg on a daily basis. This is without economy mode on, using the cruise control, and with the aircon on. The only rules I am applying at the moment are: keep the speed equal to or below 70 mph and the revs between 1000 and 2000 rpm. Having said that it has been fun to demonstrate the car’s agility on more than a few occasions  GS TD4 All Black

Dave Wilkin wrote:

Having said that it has been fun to demonstrate the car’s agility on more than a few occasions

Yes, thats what gets us all, you can go so long 'taking it easy' but then an opportunity presents itself where you can make good and full use of max bhp & torque... and off you go. There is a 5 mile length of dual carriageway bypass within a mile of home, there are 6 roundabouts on that stretch of road, it really is fun to make use of the car's agility ... I've surprised a few folks, though I expect I could surpise a few more in an auto .. ... ...

When I have few more miles under the belt, driving the manual, I will organise a test drive in a diesel auto just to see how different the drive is - other than having less to do. GS TD4 All Black

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That's not the rumour I've heared going around

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doesnt matter how i drive the freelander i.e. town, fast, slow, motorway, like an idiot, not like an idiot i get exactly the same mpg, yes, you got it, that famous 32.7!

Like most new cars, the FL2 has an intelligent CPU which learns the drivers techniques and adjusts its throttle response,braking effort etc and builds on a past database. If you want to really test your MPG then you have to disconnect the battery for a few minutes so that the car acn reboot itself. This helps to explain why MPG is altered after a software upgrade as the car is rebooted after this is done

Thanks Tandemman that would help explain my missing mpg after upgrade... although i still drive mainly the same route same driving style and the car has done more miles yet there is an average 3mpg difference currently 31mpg used to get 34 so still a bit confused

Has anyone converted to LPG (or any other less environmentally damaging fuel - veg oil or biofuel)?

WOW, 3500 on the clock, last refill 498 miles on 61 litres. I have achieved the dizzy heights of what Landrover expects the average of 37.1 mpg to be. Although the computer displayed 38.1 mpg.

Onwards and upwards as they say  GS TD4 All Black

Just managed to achieve 428 miles on 47.66L of Diesel so just under 41 mpg.

This was mainly motorway driving @ 70 - 75 MPH (300 mile round trip) plus the remainder a mixture of B road's and town driving.

Very little of this was stop start driving stuck in traffic and I wasn't exactly driving hard due to icy roads etc.
Please bear in mind that this was in an AUDI A4 2.0TDi 140 manual saloon. Audi claim a combined figure of 49.6 mpg.

This only has front wheel drive, so has even less mechanical losses than a 4WD system

So it seems that the FL2 looks pretty good on the economy stakes given it's size.

Finally managed to get round to taking a FL2 out for a test drive yesterday and I was very impressed with it. Looks like I'll need to find a bit of spare cash then.

Hope this makes everyone feel a bit better about their fuel economy.

It's certainly making me more convinced that the FL2 is the right choice for me.

Cheers,

Steve

Reading all these posts, I can't help but think somethings wrong with my FL2.

Best I have managed so far was 34mpg (on computer) over 50m trip when I held my speed religiously between 50-70mph on motorway (lots of roadworks with 50 limit).

Generally I get about 28mpg on daily 5m commute to work and back, and around 31mpgon longer trips including motorway.

Other than that its a great car, and I love it.

Anybody had any success with Landrover dealerships, claiming mpg long way below published figures???

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markconnor33 wrote:

Reading all these posts, I can't help but think somethings wrong with my FL2.

Best I have managed so far was 34mpg (on computer) over 50m trip when I held my speed religiously between 50-70mph on motorway (lots of roadworks with 50 limit).

Generally I get about 28mpg on daily 5m commute to work and back, and around 31mpgon longer trips including motorway.

Other than that its a great car, and I love it.

Anybody had any success with Landrover dealerships, claiming mpg long way below published figures???

Mark

MC33

I went to mine and they did checks and said it was running fine on their computer, I live in Leeds area and do lots of short town type start stop driving, racing to the next set of light ect ect.

I have kept an eye on these figures been published, and still do worry about its mpg, I had my car in last week for the dipping rev's and the software update appeared to have sorted the mpg, I did a run to Lincoln and return with 36.2mpg at 70'ish mph.

I actually got over 400 miles from a tank of fuel as well between fill ups (400.1miles to be exact) and had 3miles range left

Your figures seem the same as mine, i think it must be town driving that does it  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis