Real world mpg

Look on your DVLA doc it shows weight, mine is 1850kg so 180kg is the penalty for Panoramic roof and Electric tail gate, dynamic kit etc.

(06-04-2012 08:32pm)ED209 Wrote:  You sure thats not the figure for a sport or full fat rr?

I get


Wheelbase 2660 mm 104.7 in
Front track 1625 mm 64 in
Rear track
Length 4355 mm 171.5 in
Width 1965 mm 77.4 in
Height 1635 mm 64.4 in
length:wheelbase ratio 1.64
Ground clearance 215 mm 8.5 in
Kerb weight 1670 kg 3682 lb Weight distribution
Fuel tank capacity 70 litres 15.4 UK Gal 18.5 US Gal

I take the easy way, page 61 of the 2012 brochure. And I said gross weight inc fuel and driver!

The gross weight is the maximum permissible weight of the vehicle and all passengers/load/fuels/fluid this is 2350 kg

The vehicle weighs from 1640kg (maybe more depending on spec/options but not 700kg more1)

See the manual. page 197 to be precise.

(06-04-2012 09:04pm)ED209 Wrote:  The gross weight is the maximum permissible weight of the vehicle and all passengers/load/fuels/fluid this is 2350 kg

The vehicle weighs from 1640kg (maybe more depending on spec/options but not 700kg more1)

See the manual. page 197 to be precise.

Bored..?? come on ED..

(06-04-2012 10:41pm)SiT Wrote:  Bored..?? come on ED..

I come back to an earlier thread on a skoda yeti (yes laugh) they will not let you spec a sun roof and a spare wheel as factory fit options together as combined weight will alter manufacturers figures to such a degree it effects the advertised consumption etc. The biggest bug bear I see is people feel they are being misled, not just with LR but all companies cars. Probably why things like sun roofs and spare wheels are not standard as if they were one may go for the oppositions car as they are more fuel efficient. So the manufacturer needs to be more specific when quoting mpg figures as you cannot expect to reach the manufactures mpg if you have a car loaded with extras such as spare wheels sunroofs full tank of fuel, weight of driver etc. We all know a 4x4 is not the most fuel efficient car so hey we not all going foe efficiency so hence this not the real issue , the issue is nobody wants to be taken the pxss out off so why dont LR just put realistic figures down and we'd all be happy We'd all still buy one one and enjoy without the feeling of being duped and this part of the forum would not exist. Simples. Even state the mpg is lower and we d all be writing wow Im getting more than quoted.

(06-04-2012 10:41pm)SiT Wrote:  Bored..?? come on ED..

Nah was at work, sat in front of a computer, nothing to do, unable to leave the office. Proving people wrong is a good way to spend some time!

Came away yesterday 85 mile trip of which about 15 miles motorway and the rest were A roads[/align], mainly windy so couldn't go too fast, 43.5 Mpg when we arrived, not too bad, average speed was only 37 though.

In my SD4 auto with AD I have today confirmed a previous post that dynamic mode improves efficiency, at 75mph i got 34mpg in standard mode and 38.5mpg in dynamic mode. Might pay for itself as well as being a better ride.

Weekend away up to Liverpool, then Manc, Stratford and then home - mainly motorway circa 80 on cruise and my overall average has now worked its way up to just over 36. Longer term I expect it to settle at about 38.

Had a lovely drive up to Glencoe and Loch Etive today, busy roads but free flowing traffic until I got back to the south end of Loch Lomond when we were down to a 20mph crawl for 6 miles but it wasn't stop/start so the day's run average at up to legal speed limit was almost 200 miles at 41.3mpg, average speed was 48mph but that was brought down by the slow traffic in the last 6 miles. I'm driving to the NE of England next week and have a conundrum - take the M74/A69 and travel 40 miles more but at 70mph or take the A1 and end up with miles and miles of speed cam controlled 50mph limit..................... speed and quicker journey over a longer distance or better economy over slower roads?