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XR8chic · 01-31-2002, 22:53

OK... after reading the TS50 write up thread, I got thinking about fuel consumption.

I had always though of my car as a gas guzzler. I dont drive like a little old lady either (I take my car to the drags at least once a month, and I like to do track days as often as I can)

I average 400 - 450 km per tank city driving, and the best I have had highway driving was 723km.

All this is on Mobil Synergy 8000, out of a very modified manual V8.

what do you get ?

xrfalcon · 01-31-2002, 22:56

MMM City driving about 500 km
highway driving 800 km in a EF six manual

hoich · 01-31-2002, 22:59

I get about 450 kms out of an ED Fairmont 4.0l, but I drive fairly hard a fair bit

Mr Jucy · 01-31-2002, 23:04

According to an RTA test 28.5L per 100kms.

discokin6 · 01-31-2002, 23:05

10l / 100km out of an XE S-pack EFI on petrol.. 14l/100km on Gas.. Cant wait till I get a different cam though. I hate being able to see the face of the VP boys when I drag them off at the lights. I want to see their grill :D

Aussiblue · 01-31-2002, 23:08

According to the trip computers in my Fairlanes:

NB 3.9L MPEFI 6 is 13.9 L/100km
NC 5.0 L V8 is 16.9 L/100km

around town.

The NB does around 10L/100 on a country trip; havent tested the NC yet.

MrPlow2 · 01-31-2002, 23:58

kell

you get 500kays out of the petrol tank, in an ED 5.0 eight and you don't drive like a granny?! yeah right! the most i've got on a singe fuel tank was 800-850 kays on the way to melb, but around city it's usually around 430-440. sometimes it has even gone down to 350-360 kays over a few days of full-on thrash-fest! and mind you, the AU has a 68-litre petrol tank. you can do the calculations! hehe

i do drive the car pretty hard around the city - day in day out

Dinga's XR · 02-01-2002, 01:26

Out of the XR6 VCT I get 470/480 Km's out of a tank going along the M4 in Sydney.

Highway I would get around 650/700 Km's

Noddy · 02-01-2002, 01:47

Now i don't flog the christ out of the old girl (el2xr8) well not all the time but around town i'm looking at between 350-400k's.

I don't get out on the h'way much so i am not sure what the k's are.

I think there might be a problem somewhere because this fuel consumption is poor. car has done 45000kms

what do u think.

Ford jeepman · 02-01-2002, 04:28

My AUII XR6 VCT Ute gets 15 litres per 100 KM city driving, only done 1300KM's so I would expect better when the engine loosens up, the label said 12.5 litres per 100 KM but I think that is under lab conditions only, regards Ford jeepman