SV8 fuel consumption

[hldngirl]

hi! i recently bought a VY SV8, i filled it up and absolutly babied it, it done 390kms? i new a v8 would b heavy on petrol but had been told they did around 500? is this true? or is there something i can do to make it better on fuel?

[ARATIC]

How many litres did you use in 390kms? 60l? Thats pretty normal for city driving (around 15L/100kms), but you might get 500km on a combined highway/city cycle.

Dont let anyone kid you, around town if you actually drive it (and not idle it around) you'll be lucky to use anything less than 14-15L/100km

[hldngirl]

im not sure how many ltres? it was full? lol, im kinda in country av speed is like 80-100kms?

[ARATIC]

Haha ok well they have a 75L tank but full to empty on the gauge is around 60L. If you are contantly on the highway then you should be getting more than that to a tank

[doobs]

I use mine (VY LS1 Wagon) to go to and from work mostly, average speed is ~50ks, and I get 15.4L/100.
I usually put 40L in a week and I get ~270Ks.
I wouldn't say I baby it either.

Working on those figures I would be doing about 500ks to the tank (75L), doing pretty much full city driving.

On a highway drive it drops down to ~10-11L/100, so about 700ks to the tank.

[Dezza]

Has it got a tune my old ss was about that consuption then i got a tune done on it and would get around 450 -500
my current clubsport if i baby it 500 kms no problem if i DRIVE it ill get around 300-350

[faBReGaS]

I get about 450kms @ 14L/100kms out of my SS driving around town. But mines tuned with full exhaust and otr.

[Lumps of cheese]

Tune it for better results, if you haven't already. 390Klms isn't much for country driving especially if you've been granny driving.