Slapbassman
Member Since: 20 Sep 2023
Location: WORCESTER
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On Sunday, in my Discovery 3 2.7 HSE, I made a 400 mile round trip, with the equivalent of five adults on board. It was mainly Motorway driving at a steady 70mph. I achieved 27.1mpg, which I thought was a bit disappointing. Today, I drove differently. An approx 45 mile almost all Motorway round trip. I locked the car in 6th on the Motorway and drove at around 55-60 at around 1,500rpm. I was pleasantly surprised to achieve 35.8mpg.
Are these the sort of mpg figures to be expected from the car?
Thanks in advance.
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 28th Nov 2023 10:24 pm |
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AdamB
Member Since: 18 Jan 2023
Location: Thurrock
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I'd say about right. Solo motorway trips I had seen mid 30's on a couple of occasions. Loaded on a run late 20's maybe just about 30.
They are circa 2.5 tonnes empty and somewhat brick shaped, drivetrain will add to the consumption too
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| 28th Nov 2023 10:56 pm |
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DG
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Member Since: 12 Dec 2005
Location: The Gaff
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At 18 years old you should be pleasantly surprised it's still moving  21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
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| 29th Nov 2023 12:12 am |
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loanrangie
Member Since: 18 Jun 2017
Location: Melbourne
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I'm not overly concerned with fuel economy anymore since fitting, bull bar and winch, snorkel,roof rack, 270 plus single awning, dual battery system,cargo barrier, mounted air compressor and 2nd air tank, 265/65/18 all terrains - not much hope for economy, still pretty good for all that and sometimes get below 10L/100klms.
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| 29th Nov 2023 2:37 am |
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Brian Considine
Member Since: 05 Dec 2022
Location: Nr Margate
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About what I get with my 2.7 RRS (which is, AFAIK more or less the same beast in a different coat).
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| 29th Nov 2023 11:36 am |
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disco chris
Member Since: 25 Apr 2022
Location: London
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Just checking, are these actual calculated MPG figures or readings from the car's computer?
Car's computer tends to give optimistic readings in my experience, by 3-4 MPG.
Chris
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| 29th Nov 2023 12:01 pm |
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Slapbassman
Member Since: 20 Sep 2023
Location: WORCESTER
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These are readings from the car's computer.
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| 29th Nov 2023 12:18 pm |
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Brian Considine
Member Since: 05 Dec 2022
Location: Nr Margate
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disco chris wrote:Just checking, are these actual calculated MPG figures or readings from the car's computer?
Car's computer tends to give optimistic readings in my experience, by 3-4 MPG.
Chris
The figures I quoted are through a spreadsheet, however, the cars computer is optomistic by around the same amount.
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| 29th Nov 2023 5:53 pm |
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Dazz360
Member Since: 03 Sep 2016
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| 29th Nov 2023 10:29 pm |
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bigjc
Member Since: 24 Nov 2011
Location: Cheshire
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Mines reading 13.7 at the minute… a diesel thats worse than my petrol V8 Range Rover…. D3 G4 Selections car ‘08
L322 G4 2003 Event car ‘03
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| 30th Nov 2023 9:09 am |
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Mastertech
Member Since: 13 Apr 2014
Location: North East
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My Disco 4 3.0 has a average of 30mpg, I can get 520 miles from a full tank, I would be interested to know if anyone is getting higher with a non ad-blue model, this is a calculated number also, trip display can read as high as 37mpg!
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| 1st Dec 2023 6:34 pm |
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Moo
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Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: Wiltshire
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Ive never understood why people buy a D3/4 and wonder about fuel consumption  . If its an issue, its the wrong car for you, best get a Honda Jazz like Del.  New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)
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| 1st Dec 2023 10:56 pm |
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Mastertech
Member Since: 13 Apr 2014
Location: North East
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Well Land Rover thought the UK market cared about fuel consumption otherwise they would have put the petrol V8 in everything. For me it’s a case of knowing what the engines doing. Having a baseline of what’s normal can help spot issues coming on any car.
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| 2nd Dec 2023 12:31 am |
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