Same here, don't do better than 34mpg on a run. Around town down to 24mpg. MY13 HSE LUX Aintree Green
MY57 SE Stornoway Grey. Gone
Nissan X Trail
Discovery V8 LPG
Series II Land Rover

I wasn't slipstreaming at all to be fair. The bulk of the motorway section is on Average speed cameras at 50mph, so that probably helped a lot.
I know the TD4 is more economical than a SD engine, but I didn't think they were that bad on the juice. Neil Hampson
4x4 Newbie

I generally manage 42 to 44mpg with relative ease which Im quite pleased with considering its a big heavy vehicle, as my 2012 MINI Cooper S doesnt do 38mpg even.

I used to get an average of 34mpg on my 2008 TD4 pretty much all the time. I could get it to peak at 40/41 if I reset the OBC on the motorway

I now struggle to get below 50-55mpg out my Insignia and that's with a much heavier right foot than I had in my FL2. Can get the instant mpg to sit at 75-85mpg on the A1 if im gentle.

I miss the FL2 in so many ways, but economy as above with £30 road tax and cheaper insurance make up for it a little.

Finally managed to get a short trip done, best part of 400km, 1/3 Sydney, very slow including 20 minutes crawling in the M5 tunnel due to an accident, glad the Freelander has a proper auto & not a DSG, or manual for that matter! The Freelander kept out the carcinogenic air very well. Even more hilly terrain down south. Average speed 56 km/h. 10.0L/100km or 28.2 mpg, with roof racks and AC on all the time.

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Hi all I'm not that impressed with the MPG I've been getting on my 13 plate GS. Only had it a few weeks and it's returning approx 35 mpg. My old 07 SE could do 34! Is it just me or...?
What sort of MPG are people getting in their TD4's?

MY 2011, I only got it a couple of weeks ago, just put more fuel in this morning, that did 480 miles on a tank, it was ~£62 to fill, at £1.08p per L. so i think that works out to 35.8MPG..

But... We live in the Derbyshire Dales, its had 1 trip to Birmingham and one or two trips into Derby/ Nottingham but apart from that its been on narrow winding lanes (& ditches, hedges and anwhere else my mrs decides to put it to avoid tractors, animals, pot holes)

I am going to Paris at Xmas so that will be the motorway test, I would imagine i will get 500 miles out of the tank..

I also have a TD4 MY2004 which I use for Birmingham every day, I got 36mpg out of that over last week.. just motorways and a short stint on the land and through birmingham.. I didnt think that was bad for a car thats done 210,000 miles..

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Hi all I'm not that impressed with the MPG I've been getting on my 13 plate GS. Only had it a few weeks and it's returning approx 35 mpg. My old 07 SE could do 34! Is it just me or...?
What sort of MPG are people getting in their TD4's?

45-50 miles round trips on country roads 35-38 mpg
Longer journeys using cruise @74 mph (true72) 41-43 mpg
175 miles: 100 miles country roads sport mode + 70 miles in forests using GGS 33 mpg.

Couldn't ask for anything better.

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On a run to work, early hours on the M60 my old MY57 SE TD4 manual could get 44mpg, same run MY13 HSE SD4 auto I'm lucky if it hits 38mpg. Around town driving 26-30mpg the TD4 never dropped below 30mpg. But I think the on-board computer calculate differently from the older type,because I'm not using anymore fuel over the week. MY13 HSE LUX Aintree Green
MY57 SE Stornoway Grey. Gone
Nissan X Trail
Discovery V8 LPG
Series II Land Rover

My SD4 is getting 30 mpg town driving ...... (gets better when on long runs)......

You don't buy a Freelander for economy, if you did it was a mistake, for what it is it is reasonable, you can thrash it about and achieve the low 20's I would imagine that going heavily off road you could get under 20mpg. you could drive nice and gently, never exceed 1800rpm and possibly get the low 40's.
Best is just drive it and enjoy it as a very capable comfortable car, you will get from the low 30's to the high 30's on average, it wasn't that long ago the average 2.0l saloon did much better, so really how do expect a 4x4 brick to achieve much better. my PC is slightly to the right of Genghis
2012 HSE SD4 In Orkney Grey now gone, best car ever.

43 MPG on a run from the Midlands to Devon I thought that excellent actually.

Mind you the cars got nothing much in it except me, unlike someone I know where you have to turf out all the junk before you can get in it, some folks cars are like mobile homes inside everything including the sink, are you carrying around more than you actually need to most of the time?

Even carrying an extra person makes a difference so its best to leave the Misses at home if you want economy, that not only saves money on fuel .

My computer was saying 20.9 mpg when I looked tonight! That's why I normally leave the display off. I tend to sit in traffic most nights, crawling the 5 miles home. That's a 60 plate TD4 HSE Auto.

You can't rely on the computer. it's only approximate. After all, the speedometer is not accurate, so all mileage calculations will be out to some extent. I find my SD4 varies, but rarely tops an indicated 35 mpg. Running around town with a cold engine it's low 20s. Oddly, I find that "thrashing it" doesn't really affect the mpg. As Alex has pointed out in the past, the engine is only efficient when it's fully warmed up and the turbo is on full boost. Ex AA Series III LWB Safari - Gone
300TDi Disco (bought new - terrible car) sent back after 18 months
Freelander 1 Estate - leased, given back at end of lease
200TDi Disco (bought from a mate with 100,000 on the clock) - Gone
Disco 2 TD5 - sold and exported to France
FR2 TD4 GS - Gone
FR2 SD4 HSE - Now changed for a DS
New model ex-demo Evoque S 180 in white
Unable to order a new DS, so gave up. Now have a Volvo S90 Recharge.