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Submitted: Friday, Feb 02, 2007 at 15:10

Member - Barry M (NSW)

Just reading of a Sante Fe Diesel driven Sydney Melbourne towing a caravan that
used all of 78 ltrs. To my reckoning around 9 L to 100k. I would assume driven as a mobile road block but interesting anyway. Van was a Jayco & looks bigger than the car, very small picture. Driven by Hans Tholstrup, who must be even older than me, seem to recall him rallying yonks ago or some motorsport connection...oldbaz.
PS. perhaps he got in one of those westerly gales we have been having & did it
in angel.:0).
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AnswerID: 219296   Submitted: Friday, Feb 02, 2007 at 16:23

Peter 2 replied:

There wouldn't have been much in the van either I'd reckon, tyres at higher pressure etc too.
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AnswerID: 219302   Submitted: Friday, Feb 02, 2007 at 17:21

Member - Matt Mu (Perth-WA) replied:

Way of the future!! Every manufacturer in Aust now imports a small hatchback Turbo Diesel from Europe. Its the only way to meet the Euro emission standards.

Just takes awhile for good technology to be incorporated in the motor industry in Aust. See how long it took us to have all diesels Turboed...yet Japan had been doing it 10 years earlier...we saved them for only the top-of-the-range (Sahara, HSE etc) rather than across the fleet.

Its great that we can now utilise these advancements in nearly all makers...who doesnt or isnt about to release a CRDi in their line up of 4WD, we can all get less then 10l/100km consumption now!

Exciting times!
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AnswerID: 219336   Submitted: Friday, Feb 02, 2007 at 19:41

Member - Axle replied:


To get those figues!, driven as a mobile road block would be a understatement.?
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AnswerID: 219350   Submitted: Friday, Feb 02, 2007 at 20:20

Leroy replied:

i thought they also did a run without the van and got 4-5l/100
did anyone see this?

Leroy
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FollowupID: 479876   Submitted: Friday, Feb 02, 2007 at 20:24

Member - Axle posted:


Damn near as good as the landy!, get 2-3l /100 out off it.
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FollowupID: 479916   Submitted: Friday, Feb 02, 2007 at 23:16

Spider posted:

I did see something the other day where he started off from Adelaide, got to Sydney and said, "stuff it, still got more fuel, I'll keep going ..." so he drove to Port Macquarie. Apparently was around 1700km (I think) which meant sub 7 litres per hundred. Great economy. Only he drove around 80Km/h-95km/h, which to save a few litres doesn't seem worth it.
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AnswerID: 219353   Submitted: Friday, Feb 02, 2007 at 20:29

Member - Bruce and Anne replied:

And Overlander mag give them 4th place out of 7 in their 4WDOTY award, only soft roader there. they say "Eye opening ability was a pleasant surprise"
Cheers Bruce

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