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Me too, buddy
Me too, buddy
But your 300TDI weighs about 2000kg empty ! The Grenadier is like having a Landy with 8.5 people on board before you get in ( 2700 kg ) BTW both my 300TDI's generally got 11 L /100km
I found my old Defender 130 TDI with heavy steel dropside tray, steel canopy, all my water and fuel and camping gear was a shade under 3000kg setting out on a trip. It didn’t seem to make a lot of difference to its economy - normally around 10.5 or 11/100km. Best I ever got was a shade under 10 with a huge tailwind on tar, and worst around 12.5 towing a Hi-Lux with a camper van over most sandhills across the Simpson. Unless off bitumen, I always run my tyres at high pressures 42 psi front and 50 psi rear (due to GVM) and found it kept the tyres cooler, they wore less and no doubt helped economy.
That’s interesting. I was wondering about optimal pressure to manage tyre temps.
It’s the same as many things, compromises - the higher pressures you have = less sidewall flex = less heat generation and better fuel economy, but… possibly less comfort, more (centre) tyre wear, more chance of sharp stone punctures etc. Just a matter of finding the right combo for you, the vehicle and the conditions.
It is around 20 litres/100 km at full speed.One. Theory on this is that when off-roading you are not always level so they need enough fuel in the tank after the red warning so the car does not cut out despite the position . ( had it happen in my patrol ) this is the only reason i can think of them doing it this way .
Another observation the Gren economy gauge tops at 30L/100km under full acceleration. Once hitting its top speed it will do 25-26L/100km (been told by a friend in Mexico) . Not sure how accurate that is . This is where we need the scientists who live in Germany to investigate on the Autobahn.
That's about 15.7 US mpg. Towing a full trailer I'd be content with that - I'll gladly welcome more, but in my heart of hearts it's what I expected and can deal with. My Raptor got 18 highway, my LC80 for about 9, and 15-17 for the IG highway is what it is. That might sound flippant - especially since I benefit from US gas prices - but it's a 2.7 tonne brick with knobbly tires.
Sorry - forgot to say it’s a diesel
Thanks, that's great mileage fot towing. I'll be about the same weight
