5 lt how many km's per tank do you get?

[V8commodore_chick]

I'm getting average of 500 kms per tank an I reckon thats pretty good
What does everyone else get out of their V8?

[50LTRv8]

I will watch this post with some intest. I just got my 5LTR vt calais a few weeks ago and just figued out how to reset the computer

I can tell you that I am getting around 14L pe hundred km.

50LTRv8

[HaMmErD]

Approx 300... 350 will be less in about 12months

[88GreenVN]

91 VN V8 - Mostly standard - CAI and nice redback exhaust.
Getting about 500kms too - between 14 - 15 L/100 city driving. When I was driving to Mt Barker (from Seaford) about 1 hour drive up the back of the Adelaide Hills, I was using about 11 L/100 - 600 + @ highway speeds 80 - 100 kp/h.

[Shifty1]

Wow.. i thought 5L's were much worse on fuel than this.. im most interested in getting one now..

[greenfoam]

Wow.. i thought 5L's were much worse on fuel than this.. im most interested in getting one now..

Compared to what a crusty old VC with a carby? then yeah they will use less than even a 202 but they do use quite a bit more than the V6 around town. On the open highway they use very little fuel, I can get better than 10l /100 ks if I'm sitting on lean cruise the whole way and the road is smoothish (not often the case where I live) but say if I wanted to drive from Melbourne to Sydney on a nice freeway I could make over 800ks to the tank then. On the other hand if you have a lapse in mental concentration and decide to give it some you can get them to drink alot of fuel very quickly. I still think anything that uses mre than 7 litres per 100 on the highway is shhithouse though it's not really good enough in these modern times

[CAM05L]

im around 400ks in the city but get up to around 650 on the freeway in my auto

[STEALTHY™]

I'd tend to disagree about the V6 using less.

I have both (V8 Manual, and a V6 Auto) the the 8 is much better. Gotta love 5th gear.


I got maybe 400 max out of the V6, but can easily get 500 from a tank in the V8 (both the normal 63L tank, pissed off it doesn't have the 80L)

My average is always under 10, either city or highway driving, but i will say, on my way to sydney, i was getting 350 from a tank, however we were travelling a little bit faster than the normal city driving

[JD]

my vn 5.0 used much less compared to my v6 vp.
my vc uses the most though!

[V8commodore_chick]

(both the normal 63L tank, pissed off it doesn't have the 80L)

How come your 8 only has a 60 lt tank? I thought only the wagons had the smaller tanks

cause I'm getting 500 kms outa an 85 lt tank.:my:

[vt_ss_5l]

VT 5L i drove from Craigieburn to sydney 1 tank cruzin at 90 ks all the way Tacho 1.400

[evil_monkey]

i get about 500 - 600 to a tank she uses about 15 - 16 L per 100 kms i havent been able to take it on a roadtrip yet only shortish runs

[pandaman]

you talking about 8's or 6's, cos mine has a pretty small tank, but it is a v6

Which is exactly why it's a bad idea to measure in km per tank. The best way to compare vehicles is to calculate L/100km or if you're talking trucks (or if you're just really weird) km/L. My VN gets 13 to 14 L/100km on mixed driving. 15 to 16 L/100km around town. Never really done a long highway run with it. Best I've ever gotten is 11.7L/100km.

*All fuel economy figures were gained with a P-plater behind the wheel.

[Boonz]

i used to get between 550-600 k's to a tank with a stock stall and stock 3.08 ratio diff. 60 litre tank didnt think it was too bad but that was almost 80-85% highway driving, NOW ive got a 2800rpm stall, 3.45 diff ratio and its around about 400 k's to a tank 70%highway 30% town....pretty big difference when you think about it... cruising under 80k's an hour would get about 500 k's to a tank

[defa]

hey biteme1978, i see one the pic of your dash you still have a few km's left in your tank. ya might get another 100 out of that. but still. work it out L/100k's

[Justavs]

Thats crap i get 300 to 330 week in week out i hav a 55ltr tank

[Boonz]

whats crap??? i know your fuel economy figures are... do you live in the city or country?

[AirStrike]

Before I started modding it I used to get around 450km's to a 80lt tank (all my driving is stop start max 80-90km/h). Since I have 'fiddled' with it I get around 300km's to a tank.......but 4.11's will do that

[pumba]

baz... i have 3.9's in my VP SS and i get about 400km's highway driving... all i have done is 71mm YT T/B, CAI with K&N, pacies and twin 2 1/2" exhaust. oh, and thats with an auto with standard stall... and its got less then 150,000kms on it to if that helps.

im dredin fuel acconomy when i get a motor rebuild in a few months... but i suppose, if i wanted fuel economy, i wouldnt have bought a V8 lol

[nathans1987]

my v8 get 14/100 according to dash never bothered working it out dash is fairly accurate from what i have seen (last time i checked only 2% out and that may have been user math error)


v6 used to get 9/100 city driveing. 650mk a tank +

[flyen]

mine gets mid 14 per 100k's according to the trip computer
but if i drove easier i could get it down to the 13 per 100k's

thats with zorst and induction mods

[hldngirl]

I just bought a VY SV8 i filled it up and babied it too see how many kms i got.. and i got just under 400kms, i dont know if thats bad? but a friend said they get 500?

[50LTRv8]

I just bought a VY SV8 i filled it up and babied it too see how many kms i got.. and i got just under 400kms, i dont know if thats bad? but a friend said they get 500?

I don't think your engine is a 5 Litre

[Defected]

regardless, 400 from a 5.7 is pretty bad

[VXHBD6]