Highway fuel economy 1992 75 Series Troopy Pop-top 1HZ

I get 12.9 highway/city combined . 1998 1hz non turbo troopcarrier .

Hi Tim

That is pretty damn good economy for an older cruiser with that many ks on the clock.

We just finished a weekend run and I have just purchased a 'Scangauge'. This keeps a record of everything my onboard computer knows and feeds it back.

It looks like fully loaded with 700kg trayback camper sitting on 110km most of the time (my foot is a little heavy) my V8 trayback cruiser gets 16.5l per 100km. Not real flash.

Around town without a load it drops down to 11.5l per 100km.

David

Holy cow, that is unheard of. My old Cruiser would get at best 1200kms per 180L. But thats up here pushing cross winds and in 40 degrees, but without air con and a maximum of 100km/hr. Have been around 75 series since 1990 when the 4.2 was first realesed and never ever have i heard of figures like that.

That is even better then my 04 Manual Turbo Diesel Prado, after clocking up 14209kms around Oz, used 1923.95 Litres and averaged out to 7.9km/L and 12.67l/100km. Fairly loaded but without trailer or roof rack. Sitting on about 115km/hr with air con on and off. Are you sure your figures are correct, if so you have the most fuel economical 75 series ever built.

That is about what we get from our year 2000 78 series 1HZ non turbo pop-top with 240,000km on the clock. 700km to a tank at 100kph. We generally switch over at 650km. Fuel consumption seems to be almost the same around town. Just filled the sub-tank yesterday, took 77 litres for 650km driving around town.

We don't thrash it but still keep up with the traffic most places incl around town - unless there is a very long uphill, then we have a good look at the scenery. We usually use max 3000rpm as anything more only makes more noise but not more go.

We love our Troopy

Stevesub

Hi Guys,

My Troopy is a 1999 1HZ Hi-top Bush Camper with just over 300,000 km.

From Perth to Brisbane via Port Hedland, Gunbarrel, Plenty and several 4wd side trips at nearly max weight = 13 lt / 100 km.

Usually cruise (where possible) at about 90 kph.

I sometimes run a tank dry and then switch over and have never been able to get more then 83 litres back into an empty tank !

From full to empty I get 640 km on rear tank and 655 km on the front tank. Fuel consumption does not vary much dirt or black top, 4wd or 2wd, fast or slow. She just keeps plodding along :-))

KK