V6 Fuel economy

[nicko]

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

[sganro]

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

[coolvxss]

400km around town, driving pretty hard. and about 600-700 on highway

[Morton]

Average 500 city driving. 450 if I feel impatient that week. Roughly 570-600 purely highway.

[nicko]

how much difference do u think the manual makes?

[andyman]

i get around 430km of round town, and a lot of cold start driving (uses more fuel) vortex95, in a 4sp vz wagon

[Morton]

how much difference do u think the manual makes?

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.

[1991_Vn2nV]

how much difference do u think the manual makes?

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.

[nicko]

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.

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.

[YMY-88U]

bout 550-600kms, mixture of city and highway driving

[minux]

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.

Dont VT's have a 65 litre tank???

[J_D]

About 10L/100km. Half city, half highway.

[totq]

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

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.

[batemada]

Dont VT's have a 65 litre tank???

Nope they defineatly have a 75.

[1991_Vn2nV]

Dont VT's have a 65 litre tank???

Nah 75L, my dads is anyway.

[immortality]

Dont VT's have a 65 litre tank???

i thought there was a difference bewteen the V6 and V8 tanks as well

[bradcad]

VT V6 Auto typically 850-900k's highway, down to about 500-550 k's having some fun in the city. Have pushed it to 17l/100k's in stop start city

[Grennan]

Ive never really measured it, I know when i drove from here to newcastle last year i was getting 500-600 ks to a tank. I would estimate 300-400 around town.

[1991_Vn2nV]

i thought there was a difference bewteen the V6 and V8 tanks as well

Yes there is in VN-VS but the name of the thread is V6 fuel economy so I dont see how that makes a difference. VT has the same sized tank between V6 and V8 anyway.

[nicko]

Just filled up then and iv been working out my usage over the last month. Im getting an average of 10.25L/per100kms. Not too bad i think considering i was getting 9L/100kms from my 1.5L laser. this week is have been changing at about 1,750RPM except when im getting into gaps. Gotta love the manuals

[J_D]

Just filled up then and iv been working out my usage over the last month. Im getting an average of 10.25L/per100kms. Not too bad i think considering i was getting 9L/100kms from my 1.5L laser. this week is have been changing at about 1,750RPM except when im getting into gaps. Gotta love the manuals

The V6 commodore has the big advantage of fuel injection. Its amazing how much difference it makes compared to the old carby cars. Im getting the same mileage out of my commodore as I was getting out of my previous car (RA60 Celica) which was a 2ltr carby.

Yes there is in VN-VS but the name of the thread is V6 fuel economy so I dont see how that makes a difference.

Well my V6 has the 85 ltr tank on it (and im sure it wouldnt be the only one) so if I was to say I get about 700km to a tank it would sound better than it is and create ambiguity when comparing different models/tank sizes, thats why I used Ltrs/100km that way there is no ambiguity about it and makes it a lot easier to compare.

[Stupa]

my vu has a 68L tank. 700-800 country 500 city

[1991_Vn2nV]

The V6 commodore has the big advantage of fuel injection. Its amazing how much difference it makes compared to the old carby cars. Im getting the same mileage out of my commodore as I was getting out of my previous car (RA60 Celica) which was a 2ltr carby.






Well my V6 has the 85 ltr tank on it (and im sure it wouldnt be the only one) so if I was to say I get about 700km to a tank it would sound better than it is and create ambiguity when comparing different models/tank sizes, thats why I used Ltrs/100km that way there is no ambiguity about it and makes it a lot easier to compare.

If you had read my first post that was the point, tat L per 100km is the only way to tell due to tank differences.

You could count all the 85L V6 tanks on this site on your fingers anyway.

[Autonomous]

Far out! Sorry first ever post but I cant believe how much fuel you guys can chew. I have a VTII wagon, i mostly drive on roads where the speed limit is 80-110kp/h but its not flat terrain and I always since day 1 (30'000kms on the odo) to now (close to 110'000) get 800-860kms per tank on my usual routes and driving in traffic/city I get around 600kms.

The VT has a 75L tank but the "distance to empty" reads zero when you still have 7/8L left in the tank. So i usually run it to 100km to empty and i always do around 780kms at that point. I always do oil changes at 5000-7500ks, run injector cleaner at the same time and use Nulon engine oil treatment "E20" (amazing stuff we use it on all machinery and forklifts at work and they just go forever) + I change all filters regularly. Why would i be getting such good economy?? + i rarely go above 2'500rpm - theres never anyone on the road at the times i usually drive haha

[showbags]

Far out! Sorry first ever post but I cant believe how much fuel you guys can chew. I have a VTII wagon, i mostly drive on roads where the speed limit is 80-110kp/h but its not flat terrain and I always since day 1 (30'000kms on the odo) to now (close to 110'000) get 800-860kms per tank on my usual routes and driving in traffic/city I get around 600kms.

The VT has a 75L tank but the "distance to empty" reads zero when you still have 7/8L left in the tank. So i usually run it to 100km to empty and i always do around 780kms at that point. I always do oil changes at 5000-7500ks, run injector cleaner at the same time and use Nulon engine oil treatment "E20" (amazing stuff we use it on all machinery and forklifts at work and they just go forever) + I change all filters regularly. Why would i be getting such good economy?? + i rarely go above 2'500rpm - theres never anyone on the road at the times i usually drive haha

Seriously dude, that threads over 4 years old. Did they give you a shovel when you joined up.