Thread: New Hilux Fuel Consumption

My manual 2021 flat deck double cab diesel Hilux has just done 37020 Kms & is sitting on 8.4 litres per 100 kms for its entire life with an average speed of only 39 kph

I use 4wd when ever on a gravel road which is often

I haven't seen an auto one come even close to that economy for its life & average speed, not surprising given how much the converter slips ,

Mine is happy enough at 54kph in 5 gear, 65 in 6th

I am extremely reluctant to get an auto Hilux

Originally Posted by Kiwi Greg

My manual 2021 flat deck double cab diesel Hilux has just done 37020 Kms & is sitting on 8.4 litres per 100 kms for its entire life with an average speed of only 39 kph

I use 4wd when ever on a gravel road which is often

I haven't seen an auto one come even close to that economy for its life & average speed, not surprising given how much the converter slips ,

Mine is happy enough at 54kph in 5 gear, 65 in 6th

I am extremely reluctant to get an auto Hilux

Mines an auto, if I didn’t do the km towing and gravel roads that I do then I might get close to those results?

I’m not sure what decent tires will do to those consumption figures though.

I wasn’t sold on the auto transmission but now I can't see myself going back to a manual one.

Originally Posted by Kiwi Greg

My manual 2021 flat deck double cab diesel Hilux has just done 37020 Kms & is sitting on 8.4 litres per 100 kms for its entire life with an average speed of only 39 kph

I use 4wd when ever on a gravel road which is often

I haven't seen an auto one come even close to that economy for its life & average speed, not surprising given how much the converter slips ,

Mine is happy enough at 54kph in 5 gear, 65 in 6th

I am extremely reluctant to get an auto Hilux

That is my experience with the manual 3.2L Ranger too, currently sitting between 8.4 and 8.5L/100Km whereas the auto's in similar useage are 10-11L/100 or more. Mine is lifted about 20mm on the front and about 50mm at the back with a 7-leaf high load spring pack and has a canopy so at factory height with no canopy I'd be expecting in the high 7's. Note the figures from when the high lift springs went in the back and before I lifted the front to balance and drag the front end back into the factory range were high 6's and low 7L/100Km! Just a bloody shame the ute wasn't driveable and behaved like a widowmaker...