alloytech 190 fuel economy?

[boonga]

hey guys im lookin round for a vz sv6 wats the fuel economy like on the autos and manuals, i have a vr and i always run premuim it costs around 120 a week for fuel, woundering if newer engine would be better on fuel i know its .2 of a ltr smaller, id just like to know wat real ppl say as stats from factory are usually wrong.

cheers Jayke

[ashbox]

i went from an auto sv6 to a manual ss and i'm going through about the same in petrol

[Hotblack]

i have an Sv6 auto and get between 10.5-11.5lt per 100kms per hundred around town and on the highway i have seen between 7.8-9lt per 100km on a long trip. also there is a thread her about fuel economy try searching for that.

[Little Red VZ Go-Kart]

Not a lot of difference in economy between 175 and 190 engines and as always, type of driving will determine what economy you get. A 12 month experiment I am running on my 175 VZ specifies PULP 95 or 98. Economy on 300km freeway runs with a 120kg load (which includes me and camping gear) stabilises at 7.9L/100km. Interestingly, with "everyman's 91 ULP", economy improves to 7.6L/100km with brief pokes at 7.5L/100. Any mods carried out will affect economy, often negatively.

Note that the SV6 is a more powerful engine, so will get around about the figures being quoted here by owners of these engines. For big cars, the Alloytecs can deliver surprising economy on very long stretches of road, but it's all relative to what you are carrying and driving style — I have a kid-glove approach!

[Commy SV6]

Hi mate, got an 06 SV6, I average 11.4L - 12L / 100 kms if using E10.
10.5L - 11L / 100 kms if using 98 octane. These figures are mixed highway and urban/city driving. Stock standard car, no mods, and gives it a bit every now and then lol.

[mark b]

My 04 Vz Sv6 runs at 12.21 L/100kms in city full of traffic lights and around 10 - 11 on the motorway.

[veezedhead]

ive got mine down to 6.3L @ 100km/h, around town its around 10-11