Fuel figures for late 2013 BT50 XTR Freestyle ute Auto

If that's diesel, the BT50 is sucking up the juice a bit.
We've just done 15,430km, more than half of it on sand, dirt tracks and unsealed roads from Ceduna to the Mitchell Plateau and across the Gulf - also averaging around 90kmh at a bit over 2000rpm on the good sections - and finished with 14.1 litres per hundred.
Driving a diesel Hilux (manual) and probably about the same GCM as yours - heavier vehicle with the canopy on the back (I have a GVM upgrade to 3.1 tonne) - but a lighter trailer.
Was actually looking favourably at the BT50 as a possible future vehicle upgrade, because sick of waiting for Toyota to get their act into gear with a new Hilux. A mate is very pleased with his Mazda, but looks like running costs would be higher.

Good info, sounds like a good trip.

I am heading off early next year for a round trip of Oz & have budgeted 17lts/100km's.

I have a Triton ute & a StarCraft OB, so hopefully it will be close to this, same as you were.

Thanks again for the info.

I would say towing a van around 17 litres per 100km would be about right. I get about 13 per 100 km loaded up without towing In my hilux,. I would be checking my figures if I was getting 14 while towing a van
cheers

Hello M&N's,
Your figures sound about the same as my 2012 auto Ranger towing a 21ft Jayco Sterling. I also now drive in the sportmode. I found in the past if I used cruise especially in the undulating country coming down from Carnarvon to Perth, the fuel usage was greater. I usually sit around 95kph on the GPS.
I keep a record of my fuel usage as many do and can look back on fuel figures to our first interstate trip with a V6 Forerunner and a 16ft full height Coromal.
Of all the vehicles I have owned I find the 5 cylinder diesel the most versatile.
I am always interested in other peoples comments about vehicles and fuel usage.
I have 2 mates with 2012 BT50's and their fuel figures amuse me as they are towing similar weights to me. If I were to attain the figures they talk about I would only be able to drive at 70km/h with a strong tail wind everywhere we go. Happy travelling RobJ

hi m&n's
16.9 is fairly good for an auto with that amount of weight imho
but I'm sure you'd find if you switched off the cruise control you would use less fuel as the c-c forces the engine to maintain the chosen speed
at least your figures are based on hard core recorded collected facts and not wild calculated guest-a-mets and rubbery figures that some blokes work out in there heads to suit the conversation they 're having to big note there rigs
using cc is a laid back way of driving so we have to except that it may cost us for this but in the end everyone wants to enjoy the trip in which ever way we choose
that's life and we all pay a price for our choices whatever it may be
cheers

We have a 2012 BT50extracab with a Trayon on the back where I estimate our weight was about 750kg and going by the vehicle consumption gauge on a 15000km trip we did from the East coast to the Kimberley, up the gibb , and off it in many cases, including one section where we were averaging 5km per hour on the Mitchell plateau , and then back across to the Gulf and back home we averaged 8.5 l/100. So you can imagine how pleased I was . We travelled for most of the trip at much the same speed as friends with a new Ford Ranger DC where their weight was about the same. Theirs was an auto and whereas I don't know their consumption every time we filled up our fuel bill was about 20% less than theirs. So much depends on speed ( we travelled around the 90 mark) but I am sure the way one drives has a lot to do with it.
Suspension was upgraded with a Sax system.
Cheers

This is what I have returned last trip in a 2012 Ranger 3.2l.

Tow vehicle 3.1t and van at 2.6t, gcm of 4.7t, these figures are an accurate reflection of around 20,000k, result is 16.94l/100k.

I have a 2013 BT50XTR 4x2.

Around town exclusively, ~9.0 l/100.
Country driving only @ 100kmh I use ~7.2 l/100. Sub 7 is achievable at 95 kmh.

The 4x4's do appear to use around 1 l/100 more than the 4x2 based on my discussions with owners.

Recent trip - total weight 4.2 tonnes.
64 litres for 405 kms. 15.8 l/100. "Spirited" driving, very hilly, down to 40-50kmh at times, up to 110 down the hills. You can flog it harder, more fuel for little gain.

The next trip, 100 kms dead flat road, 100-105 kmh sometimes with cruise control, 16 l/100.

All driving in "sports" mode, with some downshifting where required, or better gear selections chosen by driver for best performance.