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trevd01

Member Since: 17 Dec 2010
Location: Pennine Yorkshire
Posts: 116

2011 Freelander 2 SD4 XS Auto Santorini Black

My SD4 mpg continues to improve

My journey to work is always a reliable indicator of a car's mpg. Over the years most diesel cars I have owned generally achieve their EU average as the journey of 26 miles is a similar mix to the test.

On Thursday, I left a bit later, the traffic was a bit lighter and I did the journey in less than an hour (average speed just over 30mph). It normally takes 1 hr 15 to 1 hr 30 and I get about 40 -42 mpg.

See for yourself:

Up to the last 1/4 mile I was up to over 47, but the final crawl into the city centre put paid to that. Trevor

'60 reg SD4 XS (long gone!)

13th Feb 2011 2:02 pm

druand

Member Since: 07 Sep 2009
Location: south ayrshire
Posts: 825

2013 Freelander 2 SD4 GS Auto Fuji White

I am slowly catching up, 38.5 so far on a long run but have only done 2k miles. All FL2's (3) Gone
2011 Mercedes C180 CGI Gone
FL2 GS Auto SD with heated leather, factory tints, alloy spare and a few other bits.

13th Feb 2011 7:28 pm

AndyMCFC

Member Since: 03 Jan 2010
Location: Manchester
Posts: 20

2007 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Manual Zermatt Silver

Can a remap be done to improve mpg?
I am averaging around 30-35mpg around town but wondered if it would be worth ivesting in a a remap if the mpg could be improved considerably?
Has anybody any experience, I think somebody mentioned Dynachip in another forum?
Thanks
Andy FL2 07 HSE Zermatt Silver

13th Feb 2011 10:59 pm

Captain Worm

Member Since: 12 Sep 2010
Location: Solihull
Posts: 969

2007 Freelander 2 TD4 SE Auto Narvik Black

Did you reset the ounter while the engine was warm or cold? I find that I can get pretty decent figures as long as the engine is warm - start from cold though and it ruins it!

Either way - pretty impressive... thats a whole 15mpg more than me, and at £90 now to fill the tank and only do 450 miles its starting to make a difference!!!! Freelander 2 TD4 Auto, SE, Narvik Black, Alpaca full leather, Rear Headrest Entertainment System, 6 CD, 18 HSE Wheels, Privicy tints

13th Feb 2011 11:32 pm

sportsman

Member Since: 16 Jan 2011
Location: North West
Posts: 64

There like the figures i am getting after my remap from dynachip...

14th Feb 2011 12:40 am

mattbridge

Member Since: 07 Dec 2010
Location: Derbyshire
Posts: 116

2012 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE Auto Santorini Black

make sure u check mpg properly by manual means, there is a 3-5 mpg difference on our trip computer. The missus - SD4 HSE - Black - 2012
Me - BMW 330d Saloon - Black - 2011

14th Feb 2011 10:30 am

trevd01

Member Since: 17 Dec 2010
Location: Pennine Yorkshire
Posts: 116

mattbridge wrote:
make sure u check mpg properly by manual means, there is a 3-5 mpg difference on our trip computer.

Yes - overall I'm not quite 39mpg brimming the tank at about 500 miles. This was just one journey to work, this morning I got 40.1mpg. Trevor

'60 reg SD4 XS (long gone!)

14th Feb 2011 10:42 am

trevd01

Member Since: 17 Dec 2010
Location: Pennine Yorkshire
Posts: 116

Captain Worm wrote:
Did you reset the ounter while the engine was warm or cold? I find that I can get pretty decent figures as long as the engine is warm - start from cold though and it ruins it!

Either way - pretty impressive... thats a whole 15mpg more than me, and at £90 now to fill the tank and only do 450 miles its starting to make a difference!!!!

Yes cold engine. My first 1/2 mile is downhill (very downhill), which helps. And remember this is only a random jouney to work, not an overall average. Trevor

'60 reg SD4 XS (long gone!)

14th Feb 2011 10:45 am

jackdusty

Member Since: 02 Aug 2010
Location: Helensburgh
Posts: 27

2011 Freelander 2 TD4 GS Manual Stornoway Grey

Just came back from York to my home near Glasgow. On A1 1600revs, bout 55MPH 6th gear had it showing
50.2mpg.
Overall( cos I sped up on M6 to 70MPH) I was showing 39.4

JD

14th Feb 2011 5:37 pm

EYorkshire

Member Since: 18 Nov 2010
Location: (!)
Posts: 4392

^I take it your figures are for a TD4 and not an SD4

14th Feb 2011 7:34 pm

Dave

Member Since: 04 Jul 2007
Location: Somewhere Near You
Posts: 2666

2012 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE Auto Indus Silver

jackdusty wrote:
Just came back from York to my home near Glasgow. On A1 1600revs, bout 55MPH 6th gear had it showing
50.2mpg.
Overall( cos I sped up on M6 to 70MPH) I was showing 39.4

JD

Thats the sort of mpg I was getting from the D3 today coming up the M6 a 70 ish mph, using the right foot rather than cruise control gives good mpg

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14th Feb 2011 9:41 pm

Skypilot617

Member Since: 04 Oct 2010
Location: Lincolnshire
Posts: 67

Quote:
Can a remap be done to improve mpg?

I don't think the necessary protocols for SD4 have been released yet. Opinion seems to suggest that there is little room for remapping anyway - especially on the performance/power side.

Very jealous of all the above figures! Just short of 2k miles and mine seems stuck on about 30mpg - and I'm no boy racer! If this carries on my SD4 is going in for a check. At this rate I could have gone for a D3!

Actually I'm also routinely using with the RoadTrip LE app on the iPhone which indicates that the 'real' figures are about 2mpg WORSE than indicated by the onboard computer. Freelander 2 SD4 HSE - Ipanema Sand - MD co-pilot - Springer Spaniel in boot - Swift Challenger on the back!

15th Feb 2011 2:52 pm

SD4

Member Since: 27 Jan 2011
Location: North East
Posts: 8

After about 2000 miles I'm currently getting about 33 MPG from my SD4 which is the same as I was getting from my 57 TD4 manual.

15th Feb 2011 3:22 pm

redlabel

Member Since: 28 Feb 2010
Location: Tromsoe
Posts: 396

2007 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Manual Tambora Flame

I'm on 22mpg....... FL2, TD4 HSE
The flaming Orange!

16th Feb 2011 10:29 pm

npinks

Member Since: 28 Jun 2007
Location: Ls25
Posts: 20090

So am I Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

16th Feb 2011 11:12 pm

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