Towing mpg

timtheenchanteruk · 1st April 2016, 17:36

Maybe I expected too much...
I thought that my zt, getting around 42 day to day would manage low to mid 30S towing.

What I got was 18mpg on the way out, 24 on the return...

My caravan is 1400kgs mtplm

What's anyone else getting?

rich17865 · 1st April 2016, 17:37

I get 15mpg from my 1.8T auto towing a 1400kg van on country roads, 18mpg on a motorway.

ssizefive · 2nd April 2016, 16:05

I average between 18 & 20 whilst towing with my V6 auto, i used to get 30 when i towed with my old diesel auto.

Steve.

reworht · 2nd April 2016, 16:33

I've just posted 3 years' worth of mpg figures here (post no. 30) - might have been more interesting to have put them in this thread

timtheenchanteruk · 2nd April 2016, 20:04

In the words of the chuckle brothers, oh dear, oh dear oh dear...

ill give it another go, maybe this test wasnt really fair, Yeadon (Leeds Bradford Airport) to barnoldswick, not exactly motorway towing (Tho a run id love to do solo in the mg

I get better in my landy, usualy does 28 towing

TR75 · 4th April 2016, 10:23

I get around 23-28mpg towing our 1200kg Avondale.

Being an auto, I do find that it has the tendency to select fourth gear in situations that do not require it therefore using more fuel.

Last year, we drove up a moderate hill on the A30 towards Exeter and it felt it necessary to jump down to 2nd gear - we must have been travelling at around 30mph. Been up the same hill numerous times since and never had the same happen. Car just seemed extremely sluggish that day.

Being the standard 116bhp doesn't help - I MUST get it uprated someday.

macafee2 · 4th April 2016, 19:14

no idea of weight but it's a 5 birth caravan and I get 28 at an indicated 60mph.

mine is the 116 manual but upgrade to 160. makes a massive difference on hills but then I attack them, I don't try to cruise up them.
also able to use 5th most of the time

macafee2

casamercedes · 5th April 2016, 07:34

On my ZTT diesel I usually get around 28/30 when towing the van which weighs 1450kg when loaded.
Normal non towing consumption for me is around 42 mpg and up to 50 mpg on a long legal speed motorway run.

1st April 2016, 17:36	#1
timtheenchanteruk Regular poster MG ZT Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Leeds Posts: 71 Thanks: 5 Thanked 13 Times in 11 Posts	Towing mpg Maybe I expected too much... I thought that my zt, getting around 42 day to day would manage low to mid 30S towing. What I got was 18mpg on the way out, 24 on the return... My caravan is 1400kgs mtplm What's anyone else getting?

1st April 2016, 17:37	#2
rich17865 This is my second home Transit Connect Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Crewe Posts: 9,532 Thanks: 868 Thanked 1,619 Times in 1,095 Posts	I get 15mpg from my 1.8T auto towing a 1400kg van on country roads, 18mpg on a motorway. Last edited by rich17865; 1st April 2016 at 19:38..

2nd April 2016, 16:33	#4
reworht This is my second home Honda HR-V 1.6 i-DTEC SE Navi 5dr Diesel Hatchback Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: North Yorks Moors Posts: 14,446 Thanks: 782 Thanked 2,156 Times in 1,497 Posts	I've just posted 3 years' worth of mpg figures here (post no. 30) - might have been more interesting to have put them in this thread __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Rodney - you plonker! ... but more commonly known as Rod !

4th April 2016, 10:23	#6
TR75 Posted a thing or two Rover 75 CDT Connoisseur SE Auto Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Launceston Posts: 1,567 Thanks: 169 Thanked 166 Times in 134 Posts	I get around 23-28mpg towing our 1200kg Avondale. Being an auto, I do find that it has the tendency to select fourth gear in situations that do not require it therefore using more fuel. Last year, we drove up a moderate hill on the A30 towards Exeter and it felt it necessary to jump down to 2nd gear - we must have been travelling at around 30mph. Been up the same hill numerous times since and never had the same happen. Car just seemed extremely sluggish that day. Being the standard 116bhp doesn't help - I MUST get it uprated someday. __________________ You've just been ROVERtaken

2nd April 2016, 16:05	#3
ssizefive I really should get out more....... Mg Tf160 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Keighley Posts: 2,605 Thanks: 756 Thanked 749 Times in 366 Posts	I average between 18 & 20 whilst towing with my V6 auto, i used to get 30 when i towed with my old diesel auto. Steve.

2nd April 2016, 20:04	#5
timtheenchanteruk Regular poster MG ZT Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Leeds Posts: 71 Thanks: 5 Thanked 13 Times in 11 Posts	In the words of the chuckle brothers, oh dear, oh dear oh dear... ill give it another go, maybe this test wasnt really fair, Yeadon (Leeds Bradford Airport) to barnoldswick, not exactly motorway towing (Tho a run id love to do solo in the mg I get better in my landy, usualy does 28 towing

4th April 2016, 19:14	#7
macafee2 This is my second home Rover 75 Saloon & Tourer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Lincoln Posts: 14,959 Thanks: 1,630 Thanked 3,032 Times in 2,181 Posts	no idea of weight but it's a 5 birth caravan and I get 28 at an indicated 60mph. mine is the 116 manual but upgrade to 160. makes a massive difference on hills but then I attack them, I don't try to cruise up them. also able to use 5th most of the time macafee2

5th April 2016, 07:34	#8
casamercedes Regular poster MG ZT-T Join Date: May 2014 Location: Prestatyn Posts: 75 Thanks: 70 Thanked 12 Times in 12 Posts	On my ZTT diesel I usually get around 28/30 when towing the van which weighs 1450kg when loaded. Normal non towing consumption for me is around 42 mpg and up to 50 mpg on a long legal speed motorway run.