Lars Bo Kjeldstrom
Member
Hi there!
I know we have talked about fuel efficiency before, but since I got my new (2006 model) VX 100 LS (Amazon) with the 5 speed Auto box I have done 5000 km and notice a great change in fuel consumption ....I did some comparisons...
My 2001 4,2 TDI are very steadily doing between 19-22 miles/gallon. I had this from new and now we have 415.000 km on the clock. It´s rolling on 295/75-16 standard rims
My 2006 4,2 TDI are very steadily doing between 28-31 miles/gallon ............. it´s wearing standard tires/rims.
I did a test of 100 km driving 30km highway and the rest on country side and village roads, being really quiet with my right foot. And the result was 36,7 miles/gallon...now thats pretty wild considering that the engine is "almost" identical! I believe the secret must be the new gearbox?
It´s quite amazing that after driving 13 years in the 2001, I get worried (in the 2006) when I pass 600km on a full tank, even though the gauge shows heeps of fuel ....some part of the simple instinctively working brain believes we are going dry
I can tell you that in Denmark the 2001 model is rated to 22,32 miles/gallon -and the 2006 is rated to 26,55 miles/gallon in the Toyota brochures ...
Does anyone have the same experience ? Is it possible to swap gear box if you like get the 5-speed in an older model?
Until now I have poured 59.000 GP into the tank of The Grey Eminence, so cutting 20-30% of the fuel cost does make sence
Greetings from Northern Denmark
I know we have talked about fuel efficiency before, but since I got my new (2006 model) VX 100 LS (Amazon) with the 5 speed Auto box I have done 5000 km and notice a great change in fuel consumption ....I did some comparisons...
My 2001 4,2 TDI are very steadily doing between 19-22 miles/gallon. I had this from new and now we have 415.000 km on the clock. It´s rolling on 295/75-16 standard rims
My 2006 4,2 TDI are very steadily doing between 28-31 miles/gallon ............. it´s wearing standard tires/rims.
I did a test of 100 km driving 30km highway and the rest on country side and village roads, being really quiet with my right foot. And the result was 36,7 miles/gallon...now thats pretty wild considering that the engine is "almost" identical! I believe the secret must be the new gearbox?
It´s quite amazing that after driving 13 years in the 2001, I get worried (in the 2006) when I pass 600km on a full tank, even though the gauge shows heeps of fuel ....some part of the simple instinctively working brain believes we are going dry
I can tell you that in Denmark the 2001 model is rated to 22,32 miles/gallon -and the 2006 is rated to 26,55 miles/gallon in the Toyota brochures ...
Does anyone have the same experience ? Is it possible to swap gear box if you like get the 5-speed in an older model?
Until now I have poured 59.000 GP into the tank of The Grey Eminence, so cutting 20-30% of the fuel cost does make sence
Greetings from Northern Denmark