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Kaine
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Thu May 29 2008 9:24am

Zilch

Joined: 20 Mar 2006
Location: way way down south....
Posts: 1100

2006 Range Rover Sport TDV6 HSE Zermatt Silver

Kaine wrote:
photochopped

please

Nope, taken on New Years eve 2007 at the Coonawarra wine region, South Australia, it was a tad warm yet another Pommie living in Sydney

2.7 RRS TDV6, Zermatt/Ebony moooo-hide, Clear pack, Cruise, Sunroof, tow pack, RPS, Tasmod Sills, RRS Umbrella, RRSPORT rear window sticker and last but not least a "Supercheap Auto" $20 cargo net "Marvellous"

Thu May 29 2008 9:29am

Jonny Fresh

Joined: 04 Feb 2008
Location: Manchester
Posts: 720

2008 Range Rover Sport TDV6 HSE Zermatt Silver

Am I getting really poor range @ 400 miles?

Whats the feedback in the UK where we have bends in our roads?

Thu May 29 2008 10:19am

Zilch

Joined: 20 Mar 2006
Location: way way down south....
Posts: 1100

Jonny Fresh wrote:
Am I getting really poor range @ 400 miles?

I would say not, my average tank range is about 600-700K's so about right i would say, that was on a very long journey which initially was on predominantly dual carriage way and the speed limits are alot lower here

Jonny Fresh wrote:
Whats the feedback in the UK where we have bends in our roads?

Be thankful you have roads, some of the ones out here are pretty scary for major trunk routes yet another Pommie living in Sydney

2.7 RRS TDV6, Zermatt/Ebony moooo-hide, Clear pack, Cruise, Sunroof, tow pack, RPS, Tasmod Sills, RRS Umbrella, RRSPORT rear window sticker and last but not least a "Supercheap Auto" $20 cargo net "Marvellous"

Thu May 29 2008 10:40am

BKHK

Joined: 05 May 2008
Location: Melbourne/Sorrento
Posts: 127

I arrived back in Melbourne from my business trip last night. Drove from the Airport to the City then down here to the Mornington Peninsula. Used a light foot, cruise control on the freeway, and stuck more or less to the speed limit. distance around 130km. Average consumption during the trip showed best at 8.0l/100km and worst 8.3l/100km. As I pulled into the garage it was 8.0l/100km. That's 34.0 to 35.1 mpg in UK units.....gotta be happy with that.

Thu May 29 2008 10:18pm

tastech

Joined: 20 Nov 2007
Location: sydney, australia
Posts: 71

2008 Range Rover Sport TDV6 SE Rimini Red

BKHK wrote:
I arrived back in Melbourne from my business trip last night. Drove from the Airport to the City then down here to the Mornington Peninsula. Used a light foot, cruise control on the freeway, and stuck more or less to the speed limit. distance around 130km. Average consumption during the trip showed best at 8.0l/100km and worst 8.3l/100km. As I pulled into the garage it was 8.0l/100km. That's 34.0 to 35.1 mpg in UK units.....gotta be happy with that.

Gees did you have the lead removed from your right foot...
Best i got so far was 8.8l/100k on the trip to canberra and back..it got down to 8.1 at times...

I am sure you might see colder weather in MEL or in the UK...but the temp display went down to 1 degree and the "ext" turned into a snow flake...

door seals were replaced...but now i have discovered another problem, the indicator does go off after having been on the right position for a lane change and manual flick back to the centre, the left goes on and doesnt go off....minor but a little annoying and can confuse those small cars when they are being passed.... RRS TdV6 Rimini Red, Alapaca, Sat Nav, Prem Ice, Hybrid TV, Cooler, FPS, Tow pack, roof mounted lighthouse

Fri May 30 2008 1:50pm

BKHK

Joined: 05 May 2008
Location: Melbourne/Sorrento
Posts: 127

Here is the proof (according to her computer anyway)

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Sat May 31 2008 2:08am

2nd Rower

Joined: 12 Nov 2007
Location: VIC
Posts: 380

2008 Range Rover Sport TDV6 HSE Chawton White

Obviously you need to factor in the average speed and your driving style.. If you're doing a mainly freeway/mororway jaunt with almost no stops then I have found it's easy to get bewteen 8ltr and 8.5 ltr per hundred Km when you resent the computer during or before starting the trip. As soon as city/town driving comes into play I find that it's back up to mid 9's. 2008 TDV6 WHITE/EBONY

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Sat May 31 2008 2:49am

BKHK

Joined: 05 May 2008
Location: Melbourne/Sorrento
Posts: 127

Hi 2nd Rower

Yep, I completely agree with those comments. Of course, I don't expect that to be a long term average with mixed driving. I deliberately did the reset as I fueled and left for the trip just to see what she would do in terms of economy. Overall, I thought that 8.0 was impressive and it makes for guilt free SUV driving. Still, even mid 9s would give me no reason to complain.

Sat May 31 2008 3:35am

BKHK

Joined: 05 May 2008
Location: Melbourne/Sorrento
Posts: 127

If tales of daily use and economy bore you then select another topic to read......I just thought I would give an update on my experiences so far with my RRS.

I filled her up with diesel this morning and set my trip to zero as I departed for the city (102km to where I live in town)

I used the new Eastlink freeway (a new urban motorway style road which has just been opened here in Melbourne linking the south east to the arterial citybound freeways) This cuts out most traffic lights which I previously encountered and allows a fairly constant speed.

Sticking (almost) to the 100km/h speed limits showing about 105 on the GPS, and the 80km/h limit in the roadworks zone, using mostly cruise control, average consumption for the journey as I parked was 7.5lit/100km. I realize its only one trip but its a regular one to and from my beach home/office for me.

The last tank (filled up at about 700km this morning) measured out at 9.1 lit/100 including freeway, country and city driving and some short journeys (3km) averaged over a two week period. I have previously been accused of being a leadfoot so while I have been trying to drive reasonably economically, I am not an institutionalized farty driver.

After almost two months she continues to impress. Mrs BKHK is becoming jealous!! 2008 RRS TDV6 Stornoway & Ebony

Tue Jul 01 2008 12:13pm

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