Fuel and your VE

[mr_s]

ive got an 05 VZ V6 and get 11.5 -12.5 L/100km. thats regular traffic mostly 70-90km/hr from campbelltown to blacktown every day.
on a good run one way and driving economically by listening to the engine/gear changes I have managed 9.6L/100km, but this figure was too much effort to sustain daily,
I fill my tank once a week and get at least 500km every tank, sometimes around 600 if I get good traffic runs, I have found that 98 (BP Ultimate and Shell V-Power get me slightly more kms than 95 Octane Regular unleaded.
it also runs quieter and smoother, when I ran 95 octane I was getting a few coughs and splutters when giving it a squirt with the pedal.
If I push it all the time I'm around 13.5L/100km but still get around the 500km mark per tank.
I would imagine that the newer engine with SIDI would run even better than this on runs like I do.
I found that red lights and the stop start kills fuel economy by my trip computer, and unfortunately its the one thing I cant really change, although outside peak times I get better runs of green lights, but that means going to work early! #### that! I'll pay the extra in fuel! lol.
hope this helps somewhat (tho I know I'm not a VE V6)

Oh yeah, took a couple of weeks of this driving until the computer changed to my driving, the day it changed it felt like I was driving a different car, everything was smoother and she was well behaved and responded when i wanted it to, rather than blipping random gear changes like an indonesian school teacher! (previous owner, not meant to b racist)

Thats standard bro.
I get 14.5 per 100km in a 25km stretch of 60 zone, stop start all the way.

Sadly there isn't many places I can treat her as a h/way car (to and from work rather)

@V8 guy/girl:
How much it cost you for a full tank?

 

[Bigbadbazza]

Looking at everyone's fuel consumption I'm glad I ended up getting the SIDI engine.

I'm getting 8.4L/100K.

That is probably 90% highway driving though.

 

[kuzman89]

Everyone posting their fuel per 100km's is wasting there time without the average speed!! :hit:

 

[seq4x4]

You jelly that a V6 that gets raped to the speed limit on a daily basis has this good fuel eco?

 

[VS_Pete]

I just worry about how much I get out of tank.
VS running AV.Speed 22k/hr - 18-19L/100k.
Fill tank 15L/100k. about 430ks per tank.
I`ve had high 7sL/100k fillup 100k/hr when I leave the petrol station.

 

[WogBoyz]

My VE likes fuel.





If you've got a V6, then dont cry. It could be worse.

I get 13.5 or something like that around town per 100km and i use 98 octane.

Can get to canberra-sydney-canberra on one tank on the freeways.

I reakon my cammed ve drinks it lol 20 - 23L around town with average speed of 32 - 38

Although on long trips ive had down to 10.8 or so which i thought was pretty good

 

[Jarp]

I reakon my cammed ve drinks it lol 20 - 23L around town with average speed of 32 - 38

Although on long trips ive had down to 10.8 or so which i thought was pretty good

LOL...sounds like you're getting to that 38k quick though

 

[Jarp]

I'm getting 16.5l/100 @ 45km/h on E85

Edit: soz about double.

 

[WogBoyz]

LOL...sounds like you're getting to that 38k quick though

lol nah i dont ay, 99% of the time i change at 2200 - 2600, its just the stop start and rough cam idle that drinks it lol

 

[DECIMATOR]

I'm getting 16l/100ks avg speed around 23kmh Sydney CBD and 7.8l/100ks avg speed 73kmh.

That's in a 2010 SV6 auto. That's not being a nana ether.

That's with the engine light on with a long term fuel rich code. So getting O2 sensors replaced next week. See what happens then....