21L/100Km when towing 1.5 ton Caravan, normal or not?

[light5light Member Find all posts View Profile Close light5light]

Hi bros,

Normal driving with me in city is about 18L.

Highway only at 90-100km/h is 14L.

Yesterday I tow my caravan i just bought (1.5 ton) and it costs me 21L/100km which is almost on highway at speed 70km - 110km (70km/h when up hill, 110km/h at normal condition), air con at 3rd level all time.

Is this normal or a little over the fuel consumption?

Mine is RV 97 3.4L Petrol Manual.

[KAKADAZ Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close KAKADAZ]

Yes very normal....my V6 150 hits 20-21 L/100 pulling our 1.5T Van.

[williade Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close williade]

Sounds about right to me. I got 19.9something from 500km of 100% morning commute traffic. But I have larger tyres, lift, bullbar and winch, all of which will add to fuel consumption.

[Richoson Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close Richoson]

It's surprising how much better the new petrol is over the old technology, I had a 90 series and got around 14.5lts/100 in town, 19lts per 100 loaded across the Simpson and around 16.5lts/100 loaded touring country gravel.

The new 150 with essentially the same mods (steel bar, bigger tyres, lift kit, maybe some more weight in accesories gets around 12.5lts/100 around town, 17.5lts/100 off road loaded, and 14.5lts/100 loaded touring country gravel. The only down side is that I still can't get more than 120 lts per tank according to the gauges .

See ya on the tacks, Richo.

[alternative Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close alternative]

120 series with bullbar, roofrack, lift and others... towing approx 1.5t Jayco Hawk was anything from 20-25L per 100. I never ever drove for fuel consumption and always on the speed limit.

[light5light Member Find all posts View Profile Close light5light]

Thanks bros, that's sounds good.

I forgot to tell, I have a aluminum roof rack which is about 50kg on top, 2" lift, bullbar, normal 265/70/R16.

[rossy Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close rossy]

hi mate sounds about right mine was around 24litres per hundred with the van,but that was ringing its neck,110 plus.that all changed with the superchager now its worsted is 18.5litres and the best is 16 litres if i really behave.....thats towing a 546 corromal poptop. cheers warwick.

[K & M McF Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close K & M McF]

90 series 3.4 V6 manual - around town without boat, 14.5 l/100km. Around town only towing boat (2 tonnes) 20.0 l/100km. Country towing boat from Sydney to say Jervis Bay, about 17.5 l/100km. Country highway, 12.5 l/100km (with rooftop tent and loaded to the brim). Across the Simpson Desert without rooftop tent but loaded to brim) 14.1 l/100km. Highway I sit on 90 when 100 limit and 100 when 110 limit. Towing boat at 80 only.