Hi all, although i am very pleased with mpg solo i have noticed that when towing the mpg is shocking only getting 19 -20 my old td5 did better than that was wondering if anyone else who tows gets better mpg,

shar

Hi we got an average of 29mpg towing on French motorways with the cruise control set at 72mph in 6th gear.
overall mpg towing on a 3000 mile trip to italy and back via Holland,Belgium,Germany,Austria France and Luxemburg on all posible types of road including several alpine passes came out at 24mpg.

Tandemman wrote:

Hi we got an average of 29mpg towing on French motorways with the cruise control set at 72mph in 6th gear.
overall mpg towing on a 3000 mile trip to italy and back via Holland,Belgium,Germany,Austria France and Luxemburg on all posible types of road including several alpine passes came out at 24mpg.

I am getting mixed results towing

anything from 18mpg, to 24mpg when towing a 1500kg caravan Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

Our van is 1450 kg but there are only two of us If you take into account two extra passengers(kids) and all there stuff you probably are towing a fair bit more than us

it does feel like the car and van are full even for a weekend away  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

It's a bit like handbags
No matter how big the handbag the wife can always fill it
I suggest a reliant robin and a two berth eriba
or fill the van with polystyrene beads and don't give them any room for the unnecessary stuff

Towing 1300kg van from Southampton to Axminster and back over Easter averaged 27.8 mpg with GS manual.
TonyJ Remember there are never problems, just new challenges

I was talking to a person who had a FL1 auto and he said he only got 26mpg. But I wouldn't be too concerned about your mpg as we cannot compare like for like. e.g. Some of us get caught up in road congestion more than others because of where we live. Some live high up in the hills, hence using more fuel to get home. Some do longer journeys so the engine is at the correct temperature longer. Some carry heavier weights in their cars hence using more fuel.
19-20 does seem a bit low but not excessive. What mpg do you get when traveling solo?

waaxh03

When mine was new I think I only got about 22 towing, that is now around 27/28, towing a 1500 kg max weight van.

Car with 4 adults, 2 dogs plus usual crap, van at 1450kg we get about 25mpg.

Solo, TD4 was getting 35 mpg on Saturday, this was with some stop and start. 2000 revs at 70mph. I noted that when able to change up to 6th gear and with cruise control, distance of 'range' increased. I tend to have the 'range' display, but will switch to mpg when next going on motorway. Freelander 2 - SE
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jimbob4755 wrote:

Solo, TD4 was getting 35 mpg on Saturday, this was with some stop and start. 2000 revs at 70mph. I noted that when able to change up to 6th gear and with cruise control, distance of 'range' increased. I tend to have the 'range' display, but will switch to mpg when next going on motorway.

Now tested it we did 16.2mpg on the way there but have to admit that the car say for over 30 mins not going anywhere whilst we sorted things out and 22.5mpg on the way back which in my book is very good considering that as well as towing a 1.5t twin axle caravan I had 4 bikes on the roof.

The best bit was that it had loads of torque, I hardly noticed that I had the caravan on very similar to towing with my Classic Range Rover