Commodore fuel economy Options

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Guest		#1 Posted : Saturday, 17 June 2006 6:52:14 AM(UTC)
Rank: Guest Groups: Guests Joined: 2/09/2015(UTC) Posts: 43,977 Was thanked: 5 time(s) in 5 post(s)		2001 VX Acclaim S/Wagon V6 Auto. Getting 15 to 16 litres/100km. City driving only. Is this normal ?

trubluhq		#2 Posted : Saturday, 17 June 2006 7:34:07 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 28/04/2005(UTC) Posts: 758		If my ex's VX calais is anything to go by yes ! She gets 14.5.-14.9 around town and its a sedan with 200kg of extras. In a wagon you have extra weight and drag. So teh numbers could be right. I assume you have done the usual tests with the trip computer e
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Guest		#3 Posted : Saturday, 17 June 2006 10:52:33 AM(UTC)
Rank: Guest Groups: Guests Joined: 2/09/2015(UTC) Posts: 43,977 Was thanked: 5 time(s) in 5 post(s)		What is your definition of City Driving? Peak Hour? CBD? Inner suburban? Outer suburban? How many red lights do you have to stop at? What is the average length of one of your drives (in minutes AND kilometres)? How often do you boot it? All these and m Edited by user Saturday, 17 June 2006 10:58:05 AM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

Guest		#4 Posted : Saturday, 17 June 2006 7:30:07 PM(UTC)
Rank: Guest Groups: Guests Joined: 2/09/2015(UTC) Posts: 43,977 Was thanked: 5 time(s) in 5 post(s)		quote: Originally posted by trubluhq If my ex's VX calais is anything to go by yes ! She gets 14.5.-14.9 around town and its a

Guest		#5 Posted : Saturday, 17 June 2006 9:23:00 PM(UTC)
Rank: Guest Groups: Guests Joined: 2/09/2015(UTC) Posts: 43,977 Was thanked: 5 time(s) in 5 post(s)		Dunno. Get me a couple of Biante models and i'll bang em in the wind tunnel at school.

Dr Terry		#6 Posted : Sunday, 18 June 2006 2:52:04 AM(UTC)
Rank: Veteran Reputation: Groups: Moderator, Registered Joined: 1/03/2005(UTC) Posts: 6,071 Thanks: 1 times Was thanked: 209 time(s) in 190 post(s)		Hi bluebagger. Ever since the price of petrol went silly I've had dozens of cars thru the workshop complaining of excess fuel consumption. I drive a VX Berlina V6 S/W & usually get around 14.5 to 15 l/100km around town (Sydney traffic mix), when my
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Jvanner		#7 Posted : Sunday, 18 June 2006 3:45:12 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 5/02/2006(UTC) Posts: 215		just want to ask, how do you work out litres per 100 kms. is it litres divided by kms times 100. or just litres divided by kms?
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cloudy		#8 Posted : Sunday, 18 June 2006 4:20:18 AM(UTC)
Rank: Veteran Reputation: Groups: Registered, Veteran Joined: 1/03/2005(UTC) Posts: 2,047		we average around town 13-14/100 in our vs statesman v6 and low as 8.8/100 on long hwy runs.
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Guest		#9 Posted : Sunday, 18 June 2006 10:30:08 AM(UTC)
Rank: Guest Groups: Guests Joined: 2/09/2015(UTC) Posts: 43,977 Was thanked: 5 time(s) in 5 post(s)		Jvanner, To work out L/100 k's, divide KM by Litres, then divide 100 by the result of the first calculation. Cheers...Dave

Sandman		#10 Posted : Sunday, 18 June 2006 2:06:36 PM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 5/07/2005(UTC) Posts: 349		I've got a Gen3 Berlina wagon. After a mafless tune it does 9.6-8lt/100 at 100 kph on the highway. Traveling faster will drop it slightly, altho the worst since I had it tuned was 11.2lt/100, but I was traveling fairly quickly for a few 100 ks. Before I
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Dr Terry		#11 Posted : Sunday, 18 June 2006 7:49:13 PM(UTC)
Rank: Veteran Reputation: Groups: Moderator, Registered Joined: 1/03/2005(UTC) Posts: 6,071 Thanks: 1 times Was thanked: 209 time(s) in 190 post(s)		Hi Guys. Big difference in economy between city & highway driving. V6s & Gen 3 V8s will easily better 10 l/100km on cruise in stock form. r Terry.
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Guest		#12 Posted : Monday, 19 June 2006 11:12:03 AM(UTC)
Rank: Guest Groups: Guests Joined: 2/09/2015(UTC) Posts: 43,977 Was thanked: 5 time(s) in 5 post(s)		Very true Terry. My VY SS ute will get down to about 8.5-ish L/100 K's at around 100 kmh or 8.8-ish at 110. I have never bettered 11.3 round town... It is all stock with the exception of an HSV 285kw R8 Sedan tune. Cheers...Dave Edited by user Monday, 19 June 2006 11:13:13 AM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

BrianH		#13 Posted : Monday, 19 June 2006 9:58:20 PM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 25/05/2005(UTC) Posts: 117		Dr.Terry's comment about fuel consumption with his wife driving reminds me of an incident at work thirty years ago. A customer was complaining about poor fuel consumption in his new HI Ace van. We had a gadget that held a measured 1 pint of petrol betwe
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Guest		#14 Posted : Tuesday, 20 June 2006 6:00:55 AM(UTC)
Rank: Guest Groups: Guests Joined: 2/09/2015(UTC) Posts: 43,977 Was thanked: 5 time(s) in 5 post(s)		Thanks for the replies people. Let me be clearer. Its done 55,000km. No alterations. Serviced by the handbook (not at a Holden dealer, but that's another issue). Driven sedately by my wife and I with 1 to 3 children under 4 years. Eastern suburbs of

Dr Terry		#15 Posted : Tuesday, 20 June 2006 6:16:11 PM(UTC)
Rank: Veteran Reputation: Groups: Moderator, Registered Joined: 1/03/2005(UTC) Posts: 6,071 Thanks: 1 times Was thanked: 209 time(s) in 190 post(s)		Hi again bluebagger. The short trips are a problem. All EFI systems have a coolant temp sensor. What this does is adjust fuel mixture relative to engine temperature. A bit like a choke, when it's colder the mixture requirement is richer. It's too di
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