The MPG on my 07 truck seems to be getting better. It has now done 43,338 miles. I have just got back from a trip from Wellington, Somerset to Heathrow and managed 40.5 MPG. I used cruise control at 70mph most of the way except for a couple of road works bits at 50 mph. Here is a crappy photo but you can just make out the figures (yes, I know I shouldn't take photos on the move!).

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The post 2012 are expected to produce better figures. My 2012 has improved quite considerably and after eight thousand miles will reach 42 ish on a decent trip with about 36 locally.

My consumption got better and better over time (Coming) 2016 RR Evoque td4 180 HSE Dynamc
(Going) 2013 TD4 GS Auto - Santorini Black with black leather. Cold Climate, UK Lighting & Armrest Packs. Privacy Glass. LR Rubber Mats. Full size spare.
60 000 miles averaging 35mpg

(Gone) 2010 TD4 Manual GS - Stornoway Grey. Sold at 3yrs old & 64k miles. Final average consumption 39.2mpg.

Only getting 32mpg on my 2013 MY XS TD4. It has only done 200 miles so I'm hoping and praying it improves!

This is one of the reasons why i got rid of my Jeep 3.7 and got a FL2
I was getting 17mpg/15mpg in the jeep  BETTER looking half of the famous Twinlanders
The wanna be other half - http://www.freel2.com/forum/member-carriec.html

Steve D wrote:

Brimmed mine last week and just refilled it today. I did 303 miles and it took 54 litres to brim it again. I make that 25.4mpg ..........

With that fill-up I also added 500ml of 2 stroke oil to check out the claims of improved mpg and a quieter engine. No noticeable difference in the quietness of the engine and mpg has got worse - this tankful averaged 23.9mpg!

Don't think I'll take notice of the 2 stroke myth anymore - it may work for some but not for me.  Past: FL2 TD4 HSE Auto
Evoque SD4 Dynamic Lux Auto
Present: Audi A3 S Line.

Steve D wrote:

Steve D wrote:

Brimmed mine last week and just refilled it today. I did 303 miles and it took 54 litres to brim it again. I make that 25.4mpg ..........

With that fill-up I also added 500ml of 2 stroke oil to check out the claims of improved mpg and a quieter engine. No noticeable difference in the quietness of the engine and mpg has got worse - this tankful averaged 23.9mpg!

Don't think I'll take notice of the 2 stroke myth anymore - it may work for some but not for me.

nigel52 wrote:

Steve D wrote:

Steve D wrote:

Brimmed mine last week and just refilled it today. I did 303 miles and it took 54 litres to brim it again. I make that 25.4mpg ..........

With that fill-up I also added 500ml of 2 stroke oil to check out the claims of improved mpg and a quieter engine. No noticeable difference in the quietness of the engine and mpg has got worse - this tankful averaged 23.9mpg!

Don't think I'll take notice of the 2 stroke myth anymore - it may work for some but not for me.

Well I am totally confused - either there are two types of Freelander 2s ie ones that are fairly economical or ones that are not. There is a huge range of happy/good MPG FL2s and a huge number like me getting in the 20's which is not acceptable. What amazes me is everyone just accepts it because it is a Land Rover and they go anywhere.

I have done a number of brim to brim MPG tests making sure I do not exceed 2,000 RPM even when pulling away and not exceeding 68-70MPH (checked on GPS) and my figures are as follows:

4.546 litres to a gallon
13/2/13 Mileage 7437 put in 44.71 litres
21/2/13 Mileage 7772 put in 51 litres 29.86 MPG
9/3/13 Mileage 8156 put in 63.06 litres 27.68 MPG
16/3/13 Mileage 8427 put in 36.78 litres 33.59 MPG
18/3/13 Mileage 8646 put in 30.09 litres 33.08 MPG
29/3/13 Mileage 8965 put in 50 litres 29 MPG
Yes better than some but no-where near the 40MPG some are getting. My driving is generally out of traffic/rush hours and on dual carriageways/motorways.

Also the onboard computer is showing me averaging 35-39MPG so anyone using this to check their MPG 'don't bother' as not accurate.

The FL2 fanatics will all come back saying we do not care about MPG and we did not buy for a good MPG -sorry I do not buy this arguement as yes it is a good car and British etc but let down by inconsistent MPG claims.

Personally I would like LR Marketing/Engineering to comment as this will gradually build up steam on these figures.

Why not ask Kelly to explain these issues you have. She represents L/R, not us. The fact that some on here are happy to except their mpg is a personal choice.

Well my new TD4 manual is just a week old and fuel consumption on a couple of around 160 mile trips appears to be 38 mpg one way and a very respectable 42 mpg on the return trip given its a new engine and its not very warm, so pleasantly surprised.

On shorter 20 to 30 mile trips it's in the mid to high thirties, but given the low temperature the auto stop start has only worked a few times, hopefully it is temperature and not a fault.

So after one week of ownership very pleased with the purchase.

Roll on the warmer weather

PeakWayfarer wrote:

Well my new TD4 manual is just a week old and fuel consumption on a couple of around 160 mile trips appears to be 38 mpg one way and a very respectable 42 mpg on the return trip given its a new engine and its not very warm, so pleasantly surprised.

On shorter 20 to 30 mile trips it's in the mid to high thirties, but given the low temperature the auto stop start has only worked a few times, hopefully it is temperature and not a fault.

So after one week of ownership very pleased with the purchase.

Roll on the warmer weather

Hi Nigel
The individual trips are off the computer, but am also using the old fashioned brim to brim measure at each fill and the numbers are overall very similar, will update in a month or two when I have some more info.
But if I can get an overall average of 40 mpg I will be very happy

I think a lot of it is down to the type of driving you do combined with your driving style. Our one mainly does short, cold, local runs so I'm happy averaging 25mpg. The Mrs uses it for work and for taking our dog out. Quite often the engine never reaches working temperature by the time our journey is completed. One time though, when warmed up and on a steady run at about 60mph using cruise control, I zero'd the clocks and it showed something like 38mpg so that sort of fuel consumption is possible but not typical. I'd say unless you are doing constant motorway/A road driving in an empty vehicle (and if I was, an FL2 would not be the car for me) it'll be near on impossible to average high 30’s/low 40's on a regular basis. Past: FL2 TD4 HSE Auto
Evoque SD4 Dynamic Lux Auto
Present: Audi A3 S Line.

Had the SD4 for just under a year now.

Best. 42.70 mpg
Worst. 30.03 mpg
Average. 34.91 mpg

All done via brim to brim using road trip app.

This equates to an average of 522 miles per full tank.

PeakWayfarer wrote:

But if I can get an overall average of 40 mpg I will be very happy

Happy? I'd be over the moon!  Past: FL2 TD4 HSE Auto
Evoque SD4 Dynamic Lux Auto
Present: Audi A3 S Line.