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17th October 2018, 22:50 | #1 |
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KV6 fuel consumption
I recently had reason to rush home so over 80 miles of the M42 / A42 / M1 I averaged 72 mph with a petrol consumption of 42 mpg, according to the on board system. A few days later driving at my normal 65 mph I noticed the mpg figure actually go down from 40.2 to 39.7 mpg
This seems to defy logic, or is the engine known to be more economical at 3500 rpm than 2800 rpm? My normal driving engine rev range is 1500 - 3000. Is this the best rev range for economicl driving, or should I keep the revs higher? I'm used to slower revving older Rover engines so would appreciate members' views. |
18th October 2018, 06:55 | #2 |
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You could be reading too much into it, unless the route and conditions are the same you can't really compare.
Example, if on your route you were rushing but had a tail wind, that could make a considerable difference. Aerodynamics have a massive impact on economy, it's like trying to swim against a current with a head wind.
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18th October 2018, 10:12 | #4 |
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40 mpg
40 mpg !!!! only way mine done near that it was on the back of a breakdown truck lol
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18th October 2018, 12:34 | #5 |
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This too, the amount of people I hear saying "my car does xx miles to the gallon" my first response is "no it doesn't"
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18th October 2018, 12:38 | #6 |
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I have owned loads of Kv6 ZTs and never in a million years would I get 40 mpg. Best I got was 34 mpg at 55 mph for over 120 miles!
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18th October 2018, 16:38 | #7 |
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V6 who cares
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18th October 2018, 11:19 | #8 |
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The fuel consumption figure isn't "live", its an average so the "high speed" run wouldn't have that great an effect at the time but its influence showed up on the second, lower, figure.
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18th October 2018, 11:31 | #9 |
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KV6..............fuel consumption.........who cares !!
Drive it.....listen to it...........enjoy it ! LOL |
18th October 2018, 11:40 | #10 |
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Exactly !
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