Member Since: 09 Apr 2006
Location: London
Posts: 11412
10forcash wrote:
the engines are 'bedded in' at the factory, kept mine below 3000 (ish) for 1k miles, check your oil and all should be fine, bear in mind that the Disco 3 is sold to places like Dubai and Finland so good old GB isn't really a challenge
Actually, the majority of engines aren't run at all at the factory - I think its something like 1 in 100 or 1 in 200 get 'hot tested'. The majority are now 'cold tested' because quality controls are much better these days.... Apparently.... Disco 5 HSE Lux
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peyiqaJrmMU
Mine is a V8 and I get pretty much as advertised. 13-14 city and 17-19 highway. Interesting note is that I don't notice much of a power or mileage difference even though I run 85 octane, as opposed to premium 91. So I use regular because the gas prices are higher in Colorado. But not as high as other parts of the world I as I understand. Oh well, I still feel these numbers are good considering the weight of the vehicle and what it is designed for.
Stupid question for the forum: Is the actual measurement of MPG the same in Europe as in America?
11th Apr 2006 5:10 am
simkna
Member Since: 21 Feb 2006
Location: Leicester
Posts: 806
Measurement method is the same - it's just the gallons that are different. Yours are a wee bit smaller (US vs Imperial Gallons).
Therefore, you will get less miles to the gallon for the same economy (if that makes sense).
However, in mainland Europe they talk km/l !?! (or is that l/km with the V8?)
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11th Apr 2006 7:14 am
GLY 2N
Member Since: 07 Jan 2006
Location: North Wales
Posts: 40
23-26 MPG range of driving town/country/M-way
14-16MPG Towing (1500KG-3500+KG)
12th Apr 2006 12:11 pm
dldisco3
Member Since: 21 Mar 2006
Location: Hasselt
Posts: 191
simkna wrote:
However, in mainland Europe they talk km/l !?! (or is that l/km with the V8?)
Nothing to do with the V8
In Belgium/Germany/France/..., it's liters per 100 kms.
But in the Netherlands, it's already different: they use 1 liter makes you go x kms, so the same as mpg but then using liters and kms.
And so it seems most countries have their own measurement-method
12th Apr 2006 1:51 pm
LT
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
Posts: 23831
On the M4, jcts. 17-11 this a.m, cruise set at 76mph (amazingly I never killed anyone!) averaged 27.8mpg. On return journey into an oncoming wind & more uphill sections, averaged 26mpg.
As the engine has yet to do 400 miles I'm very pleased. I'd hope for better mpg once it "loosens up".
12th Apr 2006 4:41 pm
10forcash
Member Since: 09 Jun 2005
Location: Ubique
Posts: 16534
DiscoStu wrote:
10forcash wrote:
the engines are 'bedded in' at the factory, kept mine below 3000 (ish) for 1k miles, check your oil and all should be fine, bear in mind that the Disco 3 is sold to places like Dubai and Finland so good old GB isn't really a challenge
Actually, the majority of engines aren't run at all at the factory - I think its something like 1 in 100 or 1 in 200 get 'hot tested'. The majority are now 'cold tested' because quality controls are much better these days.... Apparently....
Given the 'adaptive' nature of the engine ECU, there must surely be some 'bedding in' prior to customer handover? not necassarily at the engine plant, but at some stage, the ECU must learn the current 'state of play' with the engine and consolidate this with the standard mapping?
On a run to the lake district from sussex last week my MPG settled to around 20.5 towing our caravan at about 60 give or take a bit.
Most of the time it seems to be around that mark in general driving.
I'm getting the TC treatment soon so hopefully I'll get a change for the better (car has 5800 miles on it now)
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12th Apr 2006 10:11 pm
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I'm getting about 24.5 mpg in general... which, if I'm going to be labled a 'planet killer' by the treehuggers, is far too high in my opinion !21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
12th Apr 2006 10:34 pm
croyde
Member Since: 17 Aug 2005
Location: SE England
Posts: 459
13th Apr 2006 6:20 am
BCP
Member Since: 25 May 2005
Location: East Scotland
Posts: 1471
After running around for 250 miles on motorways and rural roads have a satisfactory 28.9mpg. This was with cruise and sitting at 60 though.
13th Apr 2006 8:40 am
Davie In Dubai
Member Since: 03 Aug 2006
Location: Dubai, UAE
Posts: 21
I'm getting about 14MPG - mostly moterway at 125kph
i got 5.1 as an average out of a V8 courtsy car i had whilst was in for a service, it was the only one with a tow pack. and i was towing 3.5 tonnes ish around the lake district hills
normaly get 20 out of tdv6 hse auto though
6th Oct 2006 2:36 pm
SN
Member Since: 03 Jan 2006
Location: Romiley
Posts: 13710
Sh*t - 5.1mpg - thats even lower than the guys thrashing thr RRS S/C around Gaydon a few months ago!Steve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
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