60 MPG over 175 miles is possible.. Well nearly!

[Tourist]

Hello all,

I've just got back from a trip from Fulbourn (near Cambridge) to Poole (in Dorset - I'd recommend it to anyone!) and back - it was a lovely drive with the Rover on top form. I also saw a lot of 75s on my travels, which was very encouraging.

I filled up at Canford Heath Asda and reset the trip computer just after lunch and the traffic condiitons were such that although I went M27, M3, M25 and M11, it was pretty much a steady 60 mph all the way so I decided to see if I could beat my previous MPG figure over a longish distance.

By the time I got off the M25, it was reading an average of 61.4 MPG and slightly faster traffic conditions on the M11 brought that down to 60.1 by the time I got home, however I'm pretty pleased with that. My car under reads consumption slightly so that's most likely actually about 57 to 58 MPG in reality but I think that on the right day I can probably achieve the magic 60 ;-)

Here's the evidence, apologies for the lines on the display. I like that in the second pic the range is 612 miles, with 175 already on the clock. That's a bit ambitious, but I regurlary get over 600 miles from a tankfull. What a superb car!

[BillyMG]

Magnificent! Unfortunately I'm at 44.1 even with a new maf

[marinabrian]

Originally Posted by BillyRover

Magnificent! Unfortunately I'm at 44.1 even with a new maf

Certainly more realistic

60MPG is cloud cuckoo land in any R40

[trikey]

Originally Posted by marinabrian

Certainly more realistic

60MPG is cloud cuckoo land in any R40

The most I have ever had is 600miles from brimming the tank to deliberately running it out.

[Rogue]

Originally Posted by marinabrian

Certainly more realistic

60MPG is cloud cuckoo land in any R40

Doing a brim to brim test over 400 miles i did get 57.1 but it was mostly good A roads or motorways.

[Heddy]

The diesels do around 48 mpg at best. Only according to the manufacturer though, I mean, what do they know?

[Rogue]

Originally Posted by Heddy

The diesels do around 48 mpg at best. Only according to the manufacturer though, I mean, what do they know?

I assume you are quoting the combined figure?



34.9/64.2/48.7 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined ... So a steady run on mostly dual or motorway would qualify as extra urban i would guess. Only according to the manufacturer though, I mean, what do they know?

[neilll]

Not really a fan of all this rimming!!!!
Sorry missed the B of the front!!
Neil

[bl52krz]

Brian. Why do you think it is cloud cuckoo land by saying 60 mpg is not possible. (By inference). Some diesel 75’s perhaps are driven more gently than others. I have just done a top up at ASDA with diesel at £1.257p per litre. I also added a full proper measurement of Redex injector cleaner. I had done,from brim full to brim full,exactly 400.1 miles.These are all local miles, between 1 mile and 3.5 miles in length.In other words I am an idle so and so. I put 46 litres in to brim the tank. This works out at 39.53 mpg. I can have a look in my computer records for the car, and when we have gone to Germany, around 500 miles there, the mpg has worked out to anywhere between 49.9 mpg to around 54/55 mpg. This is 4 up cruising between 70/90 mph mostly around the 80 mph mark. 4 large people, sorry girls, and a full boot,oh yea girls. I do not doubt that 60 mpg is possible at around 60 mph, but how boring. I might try it one day,so long as I don’t fall asleep...

[COLVERT]

Originally Posted by Tourist

Hello all,

I've just got back from a trip from Fulbourn (near Cambridge) to Poole (in Dorset - I'd recommend it to anyone!) and back - it was a lovely drive with the Rover on top form. I also saw a lot of 75s on my travels, which was very encouraging.

I filled up at Canford Heath Asda and reset the trip computer just after lunch and the traffic condiitons were such that although I went M27, M3, M25 and M11, it was pretty much a steady 60 mph all the way so I decided to see if I could beat my previous MPG figure over a longish distance.

By the time I got off the M25, it was reading an average of 61.4 MPG and slightly faster traffic conditions on the M11 brought that down to 60.1 by the time I got home, however I'm pretty pleased with that. My car under reads consumption slightly so that's most likely actually about 57 to 58 MPG in reality but I think that on the right day I can probably achieve the magic 60 ;-)

Here's the evidence, apologies for the lines on the display. I like that in the second pic the range is 612 miles, with 175 already on the clock. That's a bit ambitious, but I regurlary get over 600 miles from a tankfull. What a superb car!

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