Patrol 4.8 petrol Economy???

Andrew,
your friend should have some idea once he fills up.
Petrols seem to vary a lot depending on use and how you drive them.

Anything from 15l per100 up to 40l per 100 is probly possible.

I have a 4.5 auto LC and I get around 18/20l per 100 down to around 30l per 100
in sand absolutly caneing it.

Hi Andrew, I just picked up my new Patrol4.2 td, i have driven a 4,8 and i reckon this diesel goes just a good, not even run in. My previous GU 4,2 td was a real slug when i first got it new, and took 30,000 ks to get it to its full potential. This one has really surprised my, it really is just like driving a petrol 4x4. The only difference is the intercooler they say, if thats all then it definately works, like chalk and cheese.
So if potential Patrol buyers can shell out for the extra 6 grand, its well worth it. After the savings in fuel have paid the 6 grand off, its all money in the bank. The rate the petrol 4x4's use fuel out in the bush, i dont think it would take very long to break even. I'm really happy with this Patrol, its street ahead of my 1999 Gu4.2td. Regards Michael

They are pretty high towing and in low range compared to a diesel up to 50ltrs per 100ks in low range.

Andrew,

It all depends on how you drive it. Some of the above posts mention figures in the 40's and 50's, but I don't really think that it'd use that much, unless you were redlining it, foot to the boards in 3 feet of talcum powder.

I would be estimating in the high teens around town, arond 16ltrs on the highway, and mid to high 20's offroad, as long as you drive it fairly lightly.

My daily driver is an old Nissan Bluebird, and if you take it easy, it'll return around 9ltrs/100klm, but when I give her a caning, she will drink around 20ltrs/100klm!!

Mate, In my beleif, to a certain extent, you can decide how much fuel it will chew, it all depends on what sort of mood you are in!!

Tristjo.

You don't think petrol consumption can go as high as 50 lts/100km???? Try this:
Madigan Line, Simpson desert, 1997 Nissan GQ 4.2 litre Petrol: 2kms per litre on a good day, 1km per litre on the hot, harder sections.
6.6 litre V8 Cruiser: 3kms per litre. Works those sums and you will see consumptions around that 50lits per 100kms. Mostly high range for the V8, and low range for the six. Huge consumptions from big petrol motors when asked to work and no, they were no revved, I kept the V8 under 1500rpms for the crossing, trying to save fuel.

Refer to Australian 4WD monthly June 2003 page 23 for fuel economy of petrol 4x4's I would not own one if it was given to me, cannot beat a turbo diesel for my money. My current one is a GU3 wagon 3ltr its great.

according to one 4x4 mag 54ltrs per 100klms was achieved as worst figures reached.

if you can afford that you are a richer man than I have ever heard of.

Hi Andrew,

I have a 4.8 auto with 32000 on the speedo. I started to keep fuel figures just after I purchased the beast just out of curiosity. I expected fuel consumprtion to be high but the 4.8 petrol auto was what I wanted and I accepted the fact that it would be thirsty. Unfortunately many people purchase a big heavy petrol 4wd with their eyes closed and are then surprised when it has a high fuel consumption. They then start flaming petrol 4wds just because the 4wd is a fuel guzzler, something they should have thought of before the purchase.

Anyhow, I have kept the fuel figures and with a 80/20 road to track ratio I am getting and average (over 32000 km) of 19.98 l/100km. On trips with lots of bitumen and cruise control can vary from 16 - 17 l/100km. On bush tracks up to about 22 l/100km.
Heavy slogging - I do not have enough info to give any figures.

In Oct/Nov 2002 I did 9000 km trip over 3 weeks to Darwin with about 60/40 bitumen to outback roads and got 19.52 l/100KM. Heavily laden with roof rack.

Ain't cheap on fuel but I knew this when I bought it and accepted that fact.

Now if you want to know about some of the problems, mainly small, but with a large degree of uninterest from Nissan and Ferntree Gully Nissan then that's another story. And if you want to take it off road then get rid of those woeful Bridgestone Dueler ATs if they are still fitting them. Extraordinarily crappy!!

Happy 4 wheeling

Woodsy

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