Hi All
Just thought you might be interested in the fuel consumption figures for my recent little jaunt around outback SA. (Yes it was a tad hot)
Vehicle is a 5 month old Toyota Troopcarrier 78 series 4.2 Turbo Diesel.
Tyres BFG All Terains LT265/75R16.
Two adults and all the usual campling gear/fridge etc 100 litres of water 180 litres diesel, roof rack etc.
I have broken the figures down for each section, just to make it interesting.
I did a bit of touring between refilling the tanks so it was not just an outback trip.
Melb -
Adelaide 13.77 L/P 100km.
Adelaide -
Port Augusta 13.08 L/P 100km.
Port Augusta - Lyndhust 13.81 L/P 100km.
Lyndhurst -
Innamincka 14.22 L/P 100km.
Innamincka -
Birdsville 17.19 L/P 100km.
Birdsville -
Poeppel Corner -
Birdsville 18.99 L/P 100km. (12 hour Day Trip)
Birdsville -
Port Augusta 17.12 L/P 100km.
Port Augusta -
Melbourne 13.82 L/P 100km.
All up a touch over 6000 KM and average fuel consumtion overall 14.88 L/P 100km.
I did not think that this was to bad at all, considering the heat and the vehicle is not fitted with an intercooler and they tell me the heat will have had an affect on performance.
It amazed me how much a head wind added to the consumption figures,
Innamincka to
Birdsville was via the Arrabury Rd and Haddons Corner and pushed a strong northerly for most of it.
Birdsville to
Port Augusta was pushing head on the southerly cool change that was most welcome.
Only one punture which occured out back of
Blinman in the
Flinders Ranges on the PAR'S.
Stone through crown, I had deflated tyres to about 28 psi on the rear probably still not enough.
The Gibbers on the Arrabury Rd knocked the rear tyres around with quite a lot of chips out of the treads,
Birdsville Auto Guys said not much you can do about it, all tyres cope a real hiding on these roads.
No hassles with temperature on the Toyota the Temp gauge stayed perfect all the way and ambient temps where up to 55 degrees at
Innamincka.
Regards
John