Just drove from Maple ridge BC to Lacey Washington and got 560 kms to my tank before the light came on on the way home. I also had the AC on about a third of the time. Not bad for an SUV I think.
Ah yes - the ever frugal X-Trail diesel raises it's head again making many a canuck all the more jealous of those of you who have the diesel option. I sure wish we had it here. With rising gas prices, manufacturers and the press seem to be touting more hybrid and alternate fuel technology other than diesel as the solution to the North American market quest for the economical car.ron519098 said:I routinely get 720km before the fuel warning light comes on..............but then I do have a diesel.
The problem is that in the UK fuel prices are extortionate.........a couple of weeks ago they were breaching the 1GBP per litre barrier so the frugality of the diesel simply makes good economic sense.
ERBell said:Just drove from Maple ridge BC to Lacey Washington and got 560 kms to my tank before the light came on on the way home. I also had the AC on about a third of the time. Not bad for an SUV I think.
Average speed was around 110-120 kph with 3 adults and a baby with luggage. I'm sure I could have gone 600 kms if I pushed it. There were almost no hills on this trip mind you. On an earlier trip to the BC interior I was only able to manage 500kms. That trip was almost all hills.NismoKat said:Wow thats incredible, i thought that was impossible with the X, what was your average speed? , my longest drive with 1 tank is 480.
Just how much luggage did this baby have?ERBell said:Average speed was around 110-120 kph with 3 adults and a baby with luggage.
jww said:Ah yes - the ever frugal X-Trail diesel raises it's head again making many a canuck all the more jealous of those of you who have the diesel option. I sure wish we had it here. With rising gas prices, manufacturers and the press seem to be touting more hybrid and alternate fuel technology other than diesel as the solution to the North American market quest for the economical car.
Go figure - maybe north americans are too proud to admit that there are many a good thing east of the Canadian Maritime provinces or Maine!
jww
Surely you're not implying that the US countenances protectionism? My goodness......that's downright Un-American!ERBell said:Before I bought the X Trail I was in a toyota dealership and asked the manager why toyota and other dealerships don't offer diesel engines in their cars as they do in europe and japan.
He said that there is a point system for cars that are imported into north america and you are only allowed so many points. He said that vehicles with diesels are more points than those without. (This would account for the limit on VW with their TDI cars.) As long as we keep buying gas powered cars, their is no reason for the manufacturers to bring in diesels.
Cantum said:I get 500-550 normally, on a slightly more than full tank. That's mostly city driving.
On the highway, doing 110 km/hr in 70 degree weather I go 250 km before I hit the 3/4 full mark.
And its not a diesel- its the 2.5L four, with no modifications except Syntec oil.
The vehicle's mileage has alot to do with its fuel consumption. You get better mileage as the car gets more KMs on it.janarth said:Damm, So far I got 480Km / tank, thats my X-trail Best. I envy 560 X-trail, I think this mileage difference related to Altitude level, where you drive the X_trail!
cheers
And is that a bad thing??...the longest I've got from a full tank is 330km, driving slow (well...slow for meNismoKat said:I think the hp has a lot to do too, my xtrail is advertised as 180 hp/ 180tq is the Spec V o the xtrails you could say. Also i got a hotshot header installed.
aussietrail said:Hi Guys,
Just came back from a long trip, which involved hours of highway driving and it was a bit of a hill climb with the cruise control trying to keep-up.
I only managed to get 480kms before the low fuel warning light came-on.
The car is auto, and I had 3 adults, 2 kids and the luggage area was stacked-up to the roof
In most cases I was sitting on 4000RPM during hill climbs and driving at 115kms/hour. The RPM would drop to around 2,700 on a straight stretch.
Overall, am not quite satisfied with this fuel economy, but I think the driving condition and the total load in the exy has played a major role in this. Normally I would have gotten around 550kms out of the full tank.
I was using 98 Octane fuel as well.
Hehe, you should play the lottery! :thumbup: ...aussietrail said:hehehe. it's time I buy many things for the exy, but where is the time and where is the money? LOL
One of these days, I will.
Shuuuush, don't say this out louddriftking said:But, By just watching your website I can guess that you had your wallet hurt with all those thing u've bought :thumbup: .
mike dockal said:I had the light come on at 580. Stopped at 615 for 56 liters. All my friends with Pathfinders are jealous![]()
ValBoo said:
Just came back again from a long weekend of driving around Quebec from Laurentians to Eastern Townships' (wine tour).... (Sorry Stephen I could not get back to you...)
Very impressed with consumption (with 4 adults in the car) I was almost on par with Mike. (588 km, fill up with 51 litres, using 91 oct Canada = 8.7 L/100km: all highway)