2.5 V6 consumption - Page 4

Dorchester2 · 4th October 2018, 04:52

TBH I don't mind so much the consumption : I was well aware before buying and the car is a very bliss to drive but I'm just a bit concerned by autonomy because there aren't so much ethanol pumps in some areas. Just a tad over 1k in France. And mind you that ethanol consumption is approx 25 % worse than with 95ron !

Never mind I love my pride and joy !

coab · 4th October 2018, 06:38

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Originally Posted by Steve42

I get 23.3 over a 10 mile run in traffic (rush hour).to give you a idea how bad it is 10 miles can take between 40 min and a hour .
best I have ever got was 42.00 on a run and keeping down to just over the 60mph so we was in 5th gear.

car is a 2.5 177bhp with a auto box and 68 thousand on the clock.

Not doing the mad shifts anymore Steve?

coab · 4th October 2018, 06:40

I got 37 mpg on a gentle run to Hastings in my ZT 190 once but average ranged from 21-27 mpg in normal use pottering around.

StewartIngram · 4th October 2018, 06:48

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Originally Posted by 75c

What did you do when you worked with the police?

I signed the Official Secrets Act !

Actually it was a Comms Engineer.

Stewart

Randyjim · 4th October 2018, 12:50

I have a 2005 ZT190+ Manual Saloon and I've been logging fill-ups and mileage via an app since the day I bought it as my daily driver in 2015.

My average fuel consumption is 23.7mpg, with a minimum of 20.9mpg and a maximium of 27.0mpg. This is over 24,277 miles and 4723 litres (1039 gal or 81 fuel stops).

I don't have a trip computer so can't tell you whether it goes above 30 on a long motorway journey or below 20 doing burnouts at the drive-thru. I can only share the above numbers which are spat out by the app when I fill up.

I dream of hitting the published average of 28mpg one day, I have toys that return better figures!

kaiser · 4th October 2018, 16:38

2.5V6 auto, best 10km/l.
About 9 in the V8 and less in the 560SEC.

42 mpg owners are maybe dyslectic!

Steve42 · 4th October 2018, 20:31

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Originally Posted by coab

Not doing the mad shifts anymore Steve?

Yes still doing stupid shifts 🤣🤣.
How's you getting on .

Jim Jamieson · 4th October 2018, 21:56

I’m another driver who learned how to drive economically with a Smiths Vacuum Gauge. My Vanden Plas Princess 1100 had two rows of four gauges in a custom dash, the vacuum being one.
I still drive the Merc using a simmilar system which aids economy.
As for the 75, well on both my V6’s I got around 26mpg locally and 40 mpg on a long run but that was working at it to achieve that.

75c · 4th October 2018, 22:00

My 2.5 is perfect for me. My local garage sells good coffee, my 2.5 gives me plenty of reason to visit it. I don't think you can even consider consumption if you want to drive one of these.

4th October 2018, 04:52	#31
Dorchester2 incurable Rover addict Rover 75 Saloon V6 2.5 1999 - Rover 25 1.4 2002 - Rover 214i cab 1994 - Rover P5b coupe 1968 Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Bioule. South West of France. Posts: 1,643 Thanks: 612 Thanked 385 Times in 223 Posts	TBH I don't mind so much the consumption : I was well aware before buying and the car is a very bliss to drive but I'm just a bit concerned by autonomy because there aren't so much ethanol pumps in some areas. Just a tad over 1k in France. And mind you that ethanol consumption is approx 25 % worse than with 95ron ! Never mind I love my pride and joy ! __________________ Rover 75 V6 2.5 Auto Connie born 1 July 1999, 24 kOhms resistor, 10 kOhms manual starter, full E85, modified airbox, full derestricted SS exhaust line, power & torque remap -> 202 bhp This vehicle was the 7,517th 75 to run off the production line, out of 112,381 This vehicle was the 1,190th 75 2.5 V6 Contemporary to be made out of 8,214 This vehicle was the 2,032nd 75 in Atlantic Blue Pearlescent (code: JEY) to be made out of 2,572 Atlantic Blue Pearlescent 75s

4th October 2018, 12:50	#35
Randyjim Regular poster MG ZT 190 Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Gloucester Posts: 83 Thanks: 30 Thanked 25 Times in 21 Posts	I have a 2005 ZT190+ Manual Saloon and I've been logging fill-ups and mileage via an app since the day I bought it as my daily driver in 2015. My average fuel consumption is 23.7mpg, with a minimum of 20.9mpg and a maximium of 27.0mpg. This is over 24,277 miles and 4723 litres (1039 gal or 81 fuel stops). I don't have a trip computer so can't tell you whether it goes above 30 on a long motorway journey or below 20 doing burnouts at the drive-thru. I can only share the above numbers which are spat out by the app when I fill up. I dream of hitting the published average of 28mpg one day, I have toys that return better figures! Last edited by Randyjim; 4th October 2018 at 12:55..

4th October 2018, 16:38	#36
kaiser This is my second home 75 Tourer 2.5 Auto, 1.8T, 75V8ZT Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Johannesburg ZA Posts: 6,200 Thanks: 1 Thanked 859 Times in 613 Posts	2.5V6 auto, best 10km/l. About 9 in the V8 and less in the 560SEC. 42 mpg owners are maybe dyslectic! __________________ Worth his V8 in gold

4th October 2018, 06:40	#33
coab This is my second home 2007 57 GOLF GTi EDITION 30 DSG Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Newport Shropshire and Coventry. Posts: 5,138 Thanks: 2,424 Thanked 1,452 Times in 852 Posts	I got 37 mpg on a gentle run to Hastings in my ZT 190 once but average ranged from 21-27 mpg in normal use pottering around.

4th October 2018, 21:56	#38
Jim Jamieson This is my second home Rover less ! Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Tarbolton Posts: 3,442 Thanks: 393 Thanked 888 Times in 542 Posts	I’m another driver who learned how to drive economically with a Smiths Vacuum Gauge. My Vanden Plas Princess 1100 had two rows of four gauges in a custom dash, the vacuum being one. I still drive the Merc using a simmilar system which aids economy. As for the 75, well on both my V6’s I got around 26mpg locally and 40 mpg on a long run but that was working at it to achieve that.

4th October 2018, 22:00	#39
75c Gets stuck in Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Belfast Posts: 601 Thanks: 150 Thanked 294 Times in 190 Posts	My 2.5 is perfect for me. My local garage sells good coffee, my 2.5 gives me plenty of reason to visit it. I don't think you can even consider consumption if you want to drive one of these.