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11-10-2007, 05:09 PM
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V6 Fuel economy
g'day guys, just wondering how many kays u blokes get out of a tank of petrol in your v6 ( all models). My Manual VT gets around 550-600 with a mix of country and city and i drive it reasonably hard. Just wondering what others are getting.
cheers nick
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11-10-2007, 05:52 PM
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my VS: 300-400 around town depending on how hard its driven (gets down to 200-250 if really flogged).
600-700 on the highway
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11-10-2007, 06:00 PM
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400km around town, driving pretty hard. and about 600-700 on highway
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11-10-2007, 06:06 PM
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Average 500 city driving. 450 if I feel impatient that week. Roughly 570-600 purely highway.
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11-10-2007, 06:33 PM
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how much difference do u think the manual makes?
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11-10-2007, 08:08 PM
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i get around 430km of round town, and a lot of cold start driving (uses more fuel) vortex95, in a 4sp vz wagon
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11-10-2007, 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by M5VT2
how much difference do u think the manual makes?
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A fair amount. Maybe worth 50km per tank in the city if you know how to drive it. They lose less power, and have closer ratios. 
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11-10-2007, 08:26 PM
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Originally Posted by M5VT2
how much difference do u think the manual makes?
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Pointless comparison comparing your VT's fuel economy per TANK to pre-VT cars per TANK.
VT's have a 75L tank.
VR/VS has a 59L tank
VN/VP has a 63L tank.
etc. etc... Different models, different sized tanks.
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11-10-2007, 08:38 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 1991_Vn2nV
Pointless comparison comparing your VT's fuel economy per TANK to pre-VT cars per TANK.
VT's have a 75L tank.
VR/VS has a 59L tank
VN/VP has a 63L tank.
etc. etc... Different models, different sized tanks.
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not comparing at all. was simply wondering what other are getting. maybe someone will find their economy really bad by looking at other peoples or something like.
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12-10-2007, 04:51 PM
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bout 550-600kms, mixture of city and highway driving
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12-10-2007, 10:33 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 1991_Vn2nV
Pointless comparison comparing your VT's fuel economy per TANK to pre-VT cars per TANK.
VT's have a 75L tank.
VR/VS has a 59L tank
VN/VP has a 63L tank.
etc. etc... Different models, different sized tanks.
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Dont VT's have a 65 litre tank???
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13-10-2007, 10:03 AM
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About 10L/100km. Half city, half highway.
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13-10-2007, 10:31 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by M5VT2
g'day guys, just wondering how many kays u blokes get out of a tank of petrol in your v6 ( all models). My Manual VT gets around 550-600 with a mix of country and city and i drive it reasonably hard. Just wondering what others are getting.
cheers nick
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That is very good economy consdiering the VT is heavier than previous models.
But, it sounds like you're doing a lot more country driving than city, and your "reasonably hard" driving is ambiguous.
My VR V6 auto, city driving used to clock just over 400 kays...that's driving with economy in mind.
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13-10-2007, 10:55 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by minux
Dont VT's have a 65 litre tank???
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Nope they defineatly have a 75.
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