Hi all, I was wandering what you average out for MPG on the diesel Freelander and specifically with the new stop/start system. As mentioned in another post im about to purchase a new car and MPG is important. I feel I can justify to my wife around the 40mpg mark but anything below that she wont go for.

Thanks to everyone who is helping me with their knowlege.

You won't be getting a FL2 then

I'm averaging 23.11mpg calculated on fill up to fill up but been an auto it doesnt have start stop

when I had a start stop for a day or two itgot now were near the published marketing figures Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

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Really, the official is 37mpg for car without the push/start button and 42mpg with it. 23 is not something I would touch.

And that's with me been as miss daisy as possible

I do more short trips than motorway cruising as well Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

bigmeg: Have a search and read previous post on this forum for MPG for the FL2.

We have owned our GS auto for 8,500 miles (of 18000) of which some 2400 have been towing. We don't get on motorways a lot (nor dual carriageways for that matter) BUT
* We have average 27 miles to the gallon overall.
* The best tankful was 32.25 mpg and the worst 22.73 mpg.
* Manual drivers claim to get much better than this (particularly if they do a lot of motorway/trunk road driving).

I'm not (too often) a fast or aggressive driver, but the FL2 goes like stink when you want!

However, to get 2 tonnes of 4wd vehicle to regularly return 40mpg + is a bit no matter what the 'official' figures suggest.

My best figures are around 41mpg. This is, for example, on a 450 mile round trip taking it steady, and in a manual model. I don't often clock below 30mpg over an extended period unless I'm doing nothing but short trips. At around 30-60mph on the flat it's actually pretty economical (40mpg+). Above that, it's poor aerodynamics zap the economy (30-33mpg). And of course, sat in traffic, it's as bad as any car (except the stop/start MY10).

The stop/start on mine has not stopped for the last 2 weeks due to the freezing weather. It did stop yesterday with the temperature show 6C. Today 3C and not stopping. My average 34mpg is going to drop as trip showing 30mpg over the last 300 miles compared with 36mpg previously at 300 miles.

If 40mpg is on your wanted list you better cross off the FL2

The FL2 is a great car and I don’t regret selling my D3. I do miss the FBH though  A Land Rover owner since 1988

From a 1974 series III to a 12MY XS FL2 with help of a 1995 D1, 1996 D1, 2005 D3, 2007 D3 and a 2009 FL2.

I often see that I'm getting 30 mpg but then the alarm clock goes off........all in a dream

To expect more than 30mpg from such a vehicle isn't realistic in my view.

The mpg for the FL2 is acceptable considering its drives so nicely. Really bigmeg you will struggle to find a nicer driving vehicle of its type, the engine is a good one.

I know its off thread but the thing I loved so much about our FL2 was the ride/handling compromise - rode like a limo but handled fantastically with exceptional steering, I'm sure others would agree...??

Sorry to harp on about our Skoda Octavia 4x4 (from other thread) but this copes very well in difficult conditions and returns 48mpg on average - really a very very impressive car. Maybe something similar would be worth considering bigmeg if you want 40mpg+ and reliability?

I used to get about 38 to 40 out of my 07 manual with a best fill to fill of 42.5. my new auto has now covered 3000 miles and averages 33.5 hoping to do better when the weather warms up a bit and the car loosens up.

Hi Hamm888. Yeah I must admit I love Skodas. I currently have the Octavia VRS which is now 8 years old and has had the grend sum of nothing go wrong despite the thrashing i give it. I thought about the Scout but wasnt sure of its credentials of road. My wife would also go for that as its an estate thats good for the pram. Ill check this out mate and thanks again.

Having owned a FL2 since Sep this year with the "e" engine I can offer the following. Keeping below 70, but above 60 gives me 43mpg over a 360 mile journey. I find that dropping below 60 seems to loose momentum and a consequental decrease in economy. Clearly above 70 throw ££s down the filler neck. With the traffic density I am driving in this speed range is realistic to avoid the rush to wait syndrome. BTW most of this is done with the cruise control on.

In town during the week the mpg can drop right off to well below 30 despite the stop/start. Overall on the last 1000 mile I am getting 39.8mpg.

27.8 mpg auto

FL2 2010 model HSE auto. If I drive conservatively I get 34mpg (33 mile round trip on M-ways which are mostly either jammed up or road works - M5-M6). Last week on a trip to and from Essex, I put my foot down a lot on the M-ways (clocking around 90mph) and I got about 28-29mpg for that tank.

I get just over 25mpg out of my auto diesel. Hate to say it but my X5 SD diesel auto gives me 31.7. Not bad for such a heavy car. 2007 FL2 SE Diesel Auto
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