ice186 Member 4 Member For: 15y 6m 4d Gender: Male Location: Perth WA Posted 01/08/09 02:29 PM Share Posted 01/08/09 02:29 PM Ok, I know fuel consumption has been discussed before, but this has been buggin me for a while:Firstly, I own a manual and my average fuel consumption is usually around 14-15L/100kms. My driving style is fairly normal - usually change gears around 2,500 - 3,500rpm, but I usually give it a bit of stick at least once every drive.My question is what sort of fuel consumption are the auto XR6T drivers (with the same driving style) getting? Is there any difference? What is the norm for auto and manual?Also, when cruising along the highway doing 110km/hr my XR revs around 2,250rpm in fifth gear, and it seems like the car needs another gear. What RPM do the auto's sit on when cruising at that speed??Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice186 Member 4 Member For: 15y 6m 4d Gender: Male Location: Perth WA Posted 01/08/09 02:47 PM Share Posted 01/08/09 02:47 PM I had a BA XR6 N/A 5sp ute made in Jan 2003 and averaged mid to high 13l/100k on mixed city and highway driving, from memory I got 550k's at the most per tank (85 ltr) driving conservatively. I was really annoyed at it when guys I knew who had XR8's got the same mileage.I've just bought an 06 BF MKII XR6T auto sedan with 35k on the clock and on my second tank average 12.6l/100k and it gets driven a little less conservatively lol. Go figure lol.ZF's are amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8SuperCars Member 29 Member For: 15y 2m 15d Posted 01/08/09 09:32 PM Share Posted 01/08/09 09:32 PM Ok cool thanks for clearing that up tab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno Member 2 Member For: 15y 3m 12d Posted 14/08/09 09:29 AM Share Posted 14/08/09 09:29 AM I have a fg turbo and only done 1500 kms approx and returning 10.4 combined city and highway. Booted it a couple of times with mainly moderate driving and running premium fuel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolbs Member 7 Member For: 17y 6m 26d Posted 18/08/09 02:09 AM Share Posted 18/08/09 02:09 AM I have a fair few mods (larger intercooler, CAPA mod and larger dump pipe) but still manage to get an average of 14.3 l/100km. Can go as high as 15 around town but mostly to/from work and average about 50kph. If I am cruising I can get it to about 13 l/100kms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notol Team Octane Donating Members 209 Member For: 15y 10m 2d Gender: Male Location: Innisfail Nth Qld Posted 18/08/09 04:21 AM Share Posted 18/08/09 04:21 AM Mines sitting around 9.4L/100 mix of town and highway. I wouldn't say I thrash it, but it gets pushed here and there. Up to 28000km on the clock now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmy-XR6T Silver Donating Members 179 Member For: 15y 1m 19d Gender: Male Location: Sydney, Inner South Posted 19/08/09 10:08 AM Share Posted 19/08/09 10:08 AM 30k on the clock, avg 15-17ltr/100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueOvalPrint Member 15 Member For: 18y 11m 12d Posted 08/09/09 05:57 AM Share Posted 08/09/09 05:57 AM 06/09 G6ET with 3,500km - 8.9 l/100 trip from Canberra to Syd and return on the weekend, average of 12.9 around town. Better than a rental VE Omega I suffered through a week ago, that POS was doing 13.2 l/100 around town... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tockley Member 51 Member For: 16y Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 09/09/09 01:53 AM Share Posted 09/09/09 01:53 AM (edited) Much better than my BFII! Edited 09/09/09 01:55 AM by Tockley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluePrintMe Member 11 Member For: 16y 8m 10d Gender: Male Location: Blackburn, VIC Posted 09/09/09 04:55 AM Share Posted 09/09/09 04:55 AM (edited) G'day ice186,My wife and I swapped cars 3 months ago, and here's what I observed. BTW I have a '04 BA XR6T 4sp auto stock.Myself - half the time cruising on freeway at 100 kmh, half the time stuck in stop-start traffic. Occasionally give it some stick, when I get the opportunity, but kept within speed limit. Result a fairly consistant 14 l/100km.Wife - No freeway cruising, mostly short local trips, more extended idle time. Almost never pushes it (but loves it when she does). Result varies 16 to 19 l/100km.In my observation it seems that the T is extremely sensitive to driving style and that range can vary greatly.Last summer when I drove from Melbourne to Apollo Bay twice, it returned 11 l/100km overall. Interestingly I filled up before leaving, and along the long flat straight of Princes Fwy btw Melb and Geelong, its average dropped to 8.8. But as soon as I encountered stops through Geelong, it rose up to 12, before settling down to 11 for the remainder of the trip. Also I noted no improvement in consumption whenever I've used 98 Octane, apart from a bit more grunt, so I've always stuck with 95 oct since.My 4sp auto revs at 2,200 at 110 kmh, not much different to your 5sp man. However your new 6sp auto I would expect should have a taller 6th gear than this. Also its reasonable to expect that the newer the model, the less they guzzle. The FG is supposed to be better still. Edited 10/09/09 04:37 AM by tab Quote removed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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