My first 2 tanks of fuel in the cruiser

In my 100 series that is a plain old 1HZ with no turbo i get 12 to 15km per litre. I use the same additive and found it makes a difference.

Also your fuel consumption will depend on how you drive, if you rev it out to 3000 rpm when changing gears or get stuck into it at lights you will notice a huge increase and it will scare your wallet at the bowser.

This is pretty close to normal consumption. 10l/100 or 10km/l is about the best you can hope for in a cruiser doing 90 on the highway....
Andrew

Gday aussichef,

Those figures are pretty true.

I got a 1HD-FTE automatic. The best I've got on a long trip is 10.05L/100Km. I am pretty happy with that. I average around 10.5 - 11L/100.

I've found sitting at 95kph (although abit slower trip) is a big difference in consumption as opposed to doing the required 110kph. The car sits at 1800RPM as opposed to 2200RPM at 110kph.

Cheers.

mmmm im no maths wizz and i dont understand litres per km but I think your patrols figues are closer to 20l per hundred ks and frm those brief figures (I said im no mathemetician) your cruiser is using about %45 less fuel


thats more than a huge improvement

Warren,

I've got a the V8 (1VD-FTV) - 2009 model. I had to take her to work a few times and that implied driving through city traffic. Not too bad - but not constantly flowing either.

In these conditions - I average 10.4l/100km.

Then again - I drive about a couple of hundred meters ahead - so in stop-start - I put it in second, foot off the accelerator and crawl. Saves fuel, saves clutch, saves brakes - and best of all - the traffic behind me keeps moving constantly.


When I'm towing, one horsefloat with one heavy horse in, I average 15.8l/100km. And that's doing 110km/h - consistently - in fourth.

There's something to be said being able to do 90km/h up the hill, towing ;)

Ino

I've had a 2005 TD100 1HD-FTE Auto with a few bits and pieces from new.
Long term fuel consumption is:

Best 10.3L/100K Sydney to Brisbane. No load or roof rack.
Worst 22L/100K Bore Track in the wet.
Metro Ave 14L/100K
Touring Ave 12.5L/100K
Towing Ave 16L/100K

I added a D'tronic in 2007 and it improved the consumption by around 2L/100K.

I have a 2005 TD FTE and 2 weeks ago went from Coffs to Bribie Island QLD
and back

Going up and pushing it along 100-105 all the way and 115 on the faster limited road I got 10.5litre per 100km

Coming back in the wet, same type of driving I got 10.4litre per 100km.

Towing 2850kg I get 17.5litres per 100km.

I have a Safari chip and a 3 in exhaust and the fuel consumption hasnt changed one bit.
Just get more power for the same consumption.

Dont use any additives at all ever

Why do you need it.