Just How Thirsty Are They?

[Scotty Tav]

I am thinking about buying a BF XR8 Ute (maybe a F6) but am a bit concerned about feul costs. All the magazines say they are extremely thirsty and some say up to 23l/100 is not uncommon in the Pursuit. Can that be right?

I am driving 40k's per day in the traffic. Mostly stop start and cruising (speed limit) and the odd squirt

I loves the looks but I don't want to spend what the car is worth in 2 years on fuel.

I know it is a performance car and all of that but it still needs to be reasonable.

Thanks.

[mbjunior99]

I've got an F6 Typhoon and drive it pretty hard and am averaging 15.1 at the moment. Wouldn't listen to the magazine reviews too much when it comes to that.

[seventytwo]

It all depends on how you drive and use them. Like any car drive it hard or slug it in stop start traffic it will drink the fuel.

[rhysy_boi]

mate I got an xr6 turbo ute running bigger injectors, fuel pump, boost etc etc and last fortnight I've been driving to tafe which is a 60km round trip in stop start traffic. I got about 450km to the tank and I was giving it a fair bit. normally I get about 600kms to the tank on my way to work in no traffic so I was pretty happy with the economy. my average consumption sits on about 12.5, drops often to 12.1 when I just drive conservative but it's hard to!

my mate has an xr8 ute and he gives it alot and he gets about 18l/100kms.

Rhys

[FPV TRANNY]

CRAP.

getting mid 12,s driving to work while still flogging it a bit is bullsh*t.

What ever you drive being a T or a V8,there all thirsty.

[245T]

I drive to Canberra and back once a week 240 return at 100klm an hour this keeps the average down to 12.5. Just using it in traffic it is high.

[1QWKF6]

My wifes tuned F6 Typhoon is returning 12.6 L/100K at 41 KMPH Ave speed.

My SP Ute is returning 13.8 L/100K at 48 KMPH Ave speed.

They are both auto's and are driven half metro area / half rural area.

Regards Bob

Edited 17/08/07 06:17 AM by 1QWKF6

[Blonk]

Mine will use anywhere between 99.9 (that's all the instantaneous gauge goes to) and 8.9 (cruising on the h'way)

[Scotty Tav]

Does getting the ECU retuned (I think you call it getting it flashed) increase power and improve economy too?

I expect them to drink a bit and I have had other V8's before. I just don't want to get one and think OMG what have I done! The utes are an awesome car but I don't want to go broke just to drive one.

I do 20k's each way from Balmain to Brookvale every day.

[1QWKF6]

In our experience the tune, exhaust, K&N filter, 468 injectors have given us a 10 - 15% better economy whilst increasing RWKW from 235 to 300.

Regards Bob