Sounds like my wife...I would do that, and she would call me a loser. What's up with these women?
thinking of a 200, gas milage ?
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Sounds like my wife...I would do that, and she would call me a loser. What's up with these women?
elkaholic
Left turn ...freakin wipers!
Updating Mileage
Updating through today's fill-up. In town is in the 13-14 MPG range. Running average is 16.5 MPG over 12553 miles of travel. Last tank was 14.2 and included 150 miles of interstate driving with the remainder being around town towing my 7x14 trailer with a couple of bikes in it on multiple trips to the stealership
View attachment 2013 Land Cruiser - 20130524.pdf
Updating through today's fill-up. In town is in the 13-14 MPG range. Running average is 16.5 MPG over 12553 miles of travel. Last tank was 14.2 and included 150 miles of interstate driving with the remainder being around town towing my 7x14 trailer with a couple of bikes in it on multiple trips to the stealership
View attachment 2013 Land Cruiser - 20130524.pdf
I do about 80/20 mostly highway miles, I've been averaging just over 17
wow, wtf, maybe I could use this to talk the wife into getting the SC
Everything I've read says you can't quite just add a SC yet to the latest LC 200's
Do you mean the long tube headers I saw posted on this forum? It seems the cat delete would cause them to not pass emissions tests in most states.
I'm all for some performance gains and sweet sound but not at the expense of difficult annual registration renewal.
Just to keep perspective here... my '13 rrs supercharged (510hp, now long gone) got 13mpg mixed with premium fuel.
The thing is 4runner size yet weighs as much as the 200 series lc. LC only requires regular fuel for an additional 5percent savings or a couple sbux lattes ballpark at every fill.
Not bad at all.
The thing is 4runner size yet weighs as much as the 200 series lc. LC only requires regular fuel for an additional 5percent savings or a couple sbux lattes ballpark at every fill.
Not bad at all.
That sort of bad fuel economy in the RRS is due more to your driving style. It is very easy to get upper teens in the Land Rovers.
Funny you mention the "weaker" power train. FYI the rrs SC is actually capable of BETTER fuel economy due to working less hard to achieve the same acceleration and maintain speed. More torque holds the gears better on hills, etc.
Additionally, your rrs weighed at least 2000 lbs less than my lr3 weighs....which actually gives the sport a further advantage in efficiency with more than 2x a power and torque to weight ratio.
Forced induction is generally helpful in mpg gains. Turbos are superior to superchargers in that regard.
As for my "experience", I had a Supercharged full size Range Rover longer than you apparently had the sport. However, 19 mpg on the highway was easy. Average around town and highway was still easy to keep 16+. Maybe I drove more miles, but I'm guessing you just took off too fast all the time. Dip into the throttle and watch the fuel needle move
I admit, it was FUN to hear the SC whine! 
i actually was crazy enough to run through an '11 RRS SC and a '13 RRS autobio SC - never again (even the new ones have shoddy reliability records), but that's even further off-topic. for both trucks , i averaged 13 mixed on prem juice. and though i am a lot younger than the buying demographic, i'm quite calm behind the wheel as it's really no fun throttling a tank of a car. i'm guessing you had the older, lesser powered SC RR given the whine comment as the SC whine in the 510hp version has been rendered imperceptible (good thing).
no matter which way you slice it, a 5,800lbs vehicle, a *mid-sized* suv no less, is the furthest thing from efficient in my books. debating ways is... trite at best and polemic at worst.
300 miles into my 2014 beast the dash shows 13.x mpg. love that it guzzles reg unleaded gas.
no matter which way you slice it, a 5,800lbs vehicle, a *mid-sized* suv no less, is the furthest thing from efficient in my books. debating ways is... trite at best and polemic at worst.
300 miles into my 2014 beast the dash shows 13.x mpg. love that it guzzles reg unleaded gas.
ok, you still seem to think that a "lesser" powered rr is more fuel efficient by default or you wouldn't keep trying to make "older" or "lesser powered" references. Even the newest superchargers make a sound that I can hear.
You're clearly not understanding the issue. The 2013 would be able to achieve better mpg than older models. It has a more efficient engine. Therefor it is more a factor of your driving which is my basic point.
I'm wondering how you think listing that you had an Autobiography plays into the discussion. I suppose it may weigh a few pounds more due to the headliner
You're clearly not understanding the issue. The 2013 would be able to achieve better mpg than older models. It has a more efficient engine. Therefor it is more a factor of your driving which is my basic point.
I'm wondering how you think listing that you had an Autobiography plays into the discussion. I suppose it may weigh a few pounds more due to the headliner
A. What do you think the avg buying age is for a RRSport?
B. I think it is way fun to throttle 6000 lbs at my whim with a powerful engine.
C. The sport may have a lower final gear ratio that improves acceleration but reduces cruising mpg. I recall the sports had slightly smaller tire diameters (from the factory) which would also contribute to less mpg.
It is nice that the LC uses regular and that it's usually about 10% cheaper because on long trips there are sometimes stations where the "premium" is only 90 or 91.
A. 33?
B. then my ex-510 RRS sport would be like a porsche 911 to you wahaha. for me, it's ... aite.
C. That's cool. it's a guzzler either way u slice it this day/age.
5.7 all day everyday
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I'm glad this thread was reopened for discussion. I have an update on my fuel economy:
With the new headers on, I'm consistently getting double digits for MPGs...that's if you count the decimal.
10MPG is my average. If anyone tells you otherwise, they are lying, or the truck is lying, math is wrong, or they are only taking readings going downhill. Not sure why a thread on fuel mileage keeps coming up with this vehicle. This is the best vehicle I have ever owned, in every way, except for one...the mileage.
With the new headers on, I'm consistently getting double digits for MPGs...that's if you count the decimal.
10MPG is my average. If anyone tells you otherwise, they are lying, or the truck is lying, math is wrong, or they are only taking readings going downhill. Not sure why a thread on fuel mileage keeps coming up with this vehicle. This is the best vehicle I have ever owned, in every way, except for one...the mileage.
elkaholic
Left turn ...freakin wipers!
Update
After 18,000+ miles, I am averaging 16.3 mpg in my 2013 running regular unleaded only). The report of every gallon of fuel I have put in the tank is attached. All of this is tracked in the Car Manager app on my iPhone.
To address Marc's comments ... I am not lying, the truck is not lying (unless the odometer is waaaayyyyy off), the math is good, and I have not been driving downhill all the time
... the truck has been into the Rockies under its own power as well as being towed on a trailer behind my RV (where it was used in the mountains and desert).
I do agree that this is the best all purpose vehicle I have ever owned. I did not buy it for fuel economy, but have been pleased with my experience.
After 18,000+ miles, I am averaging 16.3 mpg in my 2013 running regular unleaded only). The report of every gallon of fuel I have put in the tank is attached. All of this is tracked in the Car Manager app on my iPhone.
To address Marc's comments ... I am not lying, the truck is not lying (unless the odometer is waaaayyyyy off), the math is good, and I have not been driving downhill all the time
... the truck has been into the Rockies under its own power as well as being towed on a trailer behind my RV (where it was used in the mountains and desert).I do agree that this is the best all purpose vehicle I have ever owned. I did not buy it for fuel economy, but have been pleased with my experience.
After 18,000+ miles, I am averaging 16.3 mpg in my 2013 running regular unleaded only). The report of every gallon of fuel I have put in the tank is attached. All of this is tracked in the Car Manager app on my iPhone. To address Marc's comments ... I am not lying, the truck is not lying (unless the odometer is waaaayyyyy off), the math is good, and I have not been driving downhill all the time
You are lucky...enjoy.
Must be the 'pre' Tsunami trucks that are fu$&ed on mileage.
