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Fuel consumption - 6 speed vs 8 speed gear box

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hc76

Member Since: 02 Sep 2009
Location: Herefordshire
Posts: 105

2016 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 Landmark LE Auto Waitomo Grey

This in my experience in nearly 3 year and 65000 miles in a 2012 8-speed D4. It seems pretty consistanly poor! To be fair it is a mix of short runs on rural roads and across fields or fast blasts up motorways, with a bit of towing. I do very little 50 mph crusing on A-roads.

I didn't have the Road Trip app for my 2009 6-speed D4 but it didn't give significantly results, either better or worse, over 3 years and 60000 miles.

My dilema at the moment is whether to chop it in when the warranty runs out in a couple of months or extend the warranty and wait to see what happens regarding the 'D5'.

2016 D4 Landmark - Waitomo/Ebony
2012 D4 HSE - Orkney/Almond - gone
2009 D4 XS - Buckingham/Ebony - gone

28th Aug 2015 3:52 pm

Robert SausageTrousers

Member Since: 09 Aug 2015
Location: Cornwall
Posts: 467

2016 Discovery 4 3.0 TDV6 HSE Auto Bonatti Grey

al cope wrote:
its part of the trip comp - you can set two different trip comps, and set in MPG or L/per Km

the button the end of left hand stalk lets you scroll through whats displayed on screen between the speedo/rev counter

Al

Ah, thanks very much for that, that's the bit I'd not worked out!

29th Aug 2015 6:27 am

will247

Member Since: 05 Jan 2013
Location: York
Posts: 709

2015 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 Commercial XS Auto Santorini Black

I towed a 2ton trailer the other day with my 8 speed ingot 30.7! My d3 wouldn't have ever come close to that! 26 and on the 4th LR..
Series 2a 1963 88'' 2.25 Derv as original with Galv chassis
Disco 1 1996 V8 on LPG (sold now)
Disco 3 2005 TDV6 S (sold now)
Disco 4 MY15 XS Commercial

29th Aug 2015 7:17 am

D3Savage

Member Since: 30 May 2014
Location: Lancashire
Posts: 100

2015 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 SE Tech Auto Montalcino Red

Hi I get 28ish urban and around 31 on a run.......best seen was 35mpg average. Towing 2 ton ....I get around 27 to 28.....milage now 15k. Note in winter mpg does take hit ... the fuel burning heater takes a toll......when really cold my mpg urban goes to 26-27 ... MY 2015 Se tec SDV6 auto
Extras added:
Electronic diff
Meridian 17 speaker audio
Cool cubby box
Full size spare
Tow bar
Surround Cameras
Black rear tints
Cosmic grey interior panels

14th Dec 2015 5:30 pm

lespes

Member Since: 17 Sep 2009
Location: Sitting Down
Posts: 2232

2016 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 Landmark LE Auto Santorini Black

Real World figures

RRS 2.7 23mpg Avg
D4 2011 6 speed 23.5mpg
D4 2012 8 speed 26.1mpg

My current one has become more economical after passing through the 30k mark, by a good 2-3 mpg, some others have reported the same.
I sold both the RRS and other D4 just before the 30k mark. D4 Landmark MY16 Santorini Black THE LAST
D4 HSE MY12 Marmais Teal: Gone. Missed a lot!
Freelander 2 SD HSE MY11 Silver:Thankfully gone.
D4 HSE MY11 Silver: Gone missed !
Range Rover Sport MY06 HSE Buck Blue: Gone missed!
Discovery D2 TD5 Facelift MY Red Gone Missed!
Discovery D2 TD5 Cobalt Blue: Gone Missed!
Discovery D1 Auto Oxford Blue Not missed at all!
Discovery D1 Avalon Blue First LR! missed!

Now demoted to a VW

14th Dec 2015 8:17 pm

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