richdave SLOJAM, Gone but not forgotten Lifetime Members 1,841 Member For: 21y 6m 18d Gender: Male Location: Outer east - Melbourne Posted 10/03/03 12:05 AM Share Posted 10/03/03 12:05 AM Just topped the 2K mark, I took the car for it's first long drive yesterday. Went to Castlemaine, round trip was 286kms and used 33lt which works out to be 11.56lt/100km (24.4MPG) which is not too bad for the lumbering beast it is.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cashie Donating Members 663 Member For: 21y 3m 1d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 10/03/03 05:23 AM Share Posted 10/03/03 05:23 AM After 700kms in my NA I am averaging 11.3l/100kms.Mostly around town driving whilst I run it in.I am taking it easy and no full throttle take offs (hard not to do), probably explains the good economy.If the economy increases as the kms get on the engine, I am looking forward to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest harp01 Guests Posted 10/03/03 06:42 AM Share Posted 10/03/03 06:42 AM Hi Everyone,I have only done 1200k's and reading 15.6lts/100k. Started at 17.8 when I picked it up. The more I drive it the better it gets. Love it !!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ric Guests Posted 14/03/03 12:02 AM Share Posted 14/03/03 12:02 AM Fuel economy for my xr6 turbo autoThe wife gets 13.L/100k around townI get 15L/100K round town Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aniken I don't suffer from insanity; I enjoy every minute of it Donating Members 4,316 Member For: 21y 4m 8d Gender: Male Location: Sydney, south west Posted 14/03/03 12:25 AM Share Posted 14/03/03 12:25 AM only 230ks on the clock, with fuel consumption hovering around 18L (got it to 17.5 before last nights peak hour, but then the old stop start routine ruined things). 100% city driving so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrislak Donating Members 400 Member For: 21y 4m 2d Location: Sydney Posted 15/03/03 09:36 AM Share Posted 15/03/03 09:36 AM After 1600k mines up to 20.1L/100, all city driving. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo6man Lifetime Members 4,084 Member For: 21y 6m 18d Gender: Male Location: South Coast NSW Posted 16/03/03 07:47 AM Share Posted 16/03/03 07:47 AM I picked up my son's XR6T ute last Tuesday - took it for a short drive Tues night, about 700km and it returned 12.4l/100km. Since then it has done another 800km and the overall average, (calculated, not from panel), is now ... 12.4l/100km. So it is returning about 23 mpg old language, which for it's weight and power available, is pretty darn good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antisocial Weird Member Member 1,347 Member For: 21y 2m 25d Location: ACT Posted 17/03/03 03:52 AM Share Posted 17/03/03 03:52 AM chrislak must have a big right foot.My XR6T Auto gets between 12 and 15 around town, with a bit of letting friends take it for a drive, :lol: to make them feel bad about buying Commodores or large 4WD's.A long trip Canberra to Parkes and back sitting on 110 to 120 got 10.8 indicated or (9.5L/100 actual). This included full throttle acceleration out of every town and after all roadworks, still addicted to that Turbo acceleration, and exhaust note.Even towing another car on a trailer I couldn't get worse than 18.5 indicated. This included travelling between 90 and 100 (90 cause it was raining). Got to love the expression on the faces of the other drivers in their little buzboxes who pulled out on the overtaking lanes. Got beside me, then dropped back when I didnt slow down for the steep hills, but they did. The XR6T has a lot of grunt, it just dropped back a gear to about 3000rpm and kept at 100kph.Like I said you must have a big foot, or there is something up with your car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrislak Donating Members 400 Member For: 21y 4m 2d Location: Sydney Posted 17/03/03 09:32 AM Share Posted 17/03/03 09:32 AM Yep, I agree with you YCL, my foot is very very heavy I cant help revving first gear to 5000 rpm every time, I know have 1900k's and im up to 20L/100k's, another friend of mine XR6T 3500k's old is upto 21L/100k's. :D :D :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest XRSEXIEST Guests Posted 18/03/03 01:54 AM Share Posted 18/03/03 01:54 AM A large capacity forced induction motor, when driven hard on boost all day, will use a lot of fuel. Off boost, they will return reasonable economy. However it will be almost never as good as a naturally aspirated motor in the same car driven the same way. This is because a forced induction motor, off boost does not have sufficient compression in the combustion chamber to optimise fuel burn. It is therefore not as efficient.At the end of the day I guess, it's horses for courses. If you want a quick car that looks horny and you have a deep back pocket (and long arms) go for the XR6 T.If you want a car that looks horny, are worried about your pay packet and are happy driving a slug. Buy the standard XR6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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