Fuel Consumption

[BigGingerBob]

Hello!
Sorry for the boring thread but I'm curious.
I want to drive my Tuscan from Bedfordshire to South Devon and I would like to know how much fuel I wil use. Purely for planning purposes, what do people get from theirs?
65-70 mph cruise on the mway, approx 250 miles.

I didn't buy a TVR for economy, I just want to know how much it will cost me! Im thinking about 60 pounds 1 way.
Cheers!

[stevieeg]

I rarely get more than 190 miles out of a tank (full to 10L indicated), that's about £70. You might do a bit better at your cruise speed with the roof on, but 30-40% more would be really impressive.

Hope you get a good day for it.

[Milky400]

I averaged 28mpg on a recent trip to and around Wales for a week. This was a mix of driving mostly with air con on (for the dog) and I must say I was impressed.

Edited by Milky400 on Wednesday 5th November 22:37

[S6PNJ]

'Normal' driving (in a Tuscan? Yeah Right!) I can generally get 250-270 miles out of a tank with a small bit in reserve (5 or so litres). I used to commute 90 miles each day and could get 3 days per tank if I was sensible! As you'll be doing M-way driving, you should be able to get around 250 if you keep the spirited driving fairly low - but then what did you buy a Tuscan for?

[BigGingerBob]

Good stuff, so I should be able to do it on one tank.
Sensible driving on the motorway, no matter what car you're in it's boring but in a decatted Tuscan, fast mway driving will be unbearable!
Thankfully there are some brilliant roads near me in Devon. That's where the real driving will take place!

[nawarne]

S6PNJ said:

'Normal' driving (in a Tuscan? Yeah Right!) I can generally get 250-270 miles out of a tank with a small bit in reserve (5 or so litres). I used to commute 90 miles each day and could get 3 days per tank if I was sensible! As you'll be doing M-way driving, you should be able to get around 250 if you keep the spirited driving fairly low - but then what did you buy a Tuscan for?

'Bout the same as mine.
Trip to Angouleme in September, keeping at 80-85 mph on autoroutes, managed around 260 on a tank.
If the weather is typical November, then you'll hardly be giving it large ;-).
Nick

[ratboiler]

I get 250 to a tank with a bit left.

[nfcf]

In my T350 doing a motorway cruise upto Scotland I filled up at 243miles and only need 33 litres of fuel on the way back it was 247miles and 37 litres. That was at a 70-80mph cruise because of the number of cameras and unmarked cars.

This was a 3.6 I assume the 4l will drink a bit more but with a 50l tank I'd not be worried.

[Dischordant]

Best I've found is about 30mpg - though be wary about letting it get low - the fuel left estimate can be a good 7/8 litres out!

[boardinscotland]

Going to Le Mans this year averaged about 24-25mpg. Thats with a Str8six 4.3.



Ok must have not been trying hard enough
G

[Cockey]

I did a 600 mile round trip the other day with an average of 25mpg. Was quite impressed because I was NOT driving economically.

[benny4x]

what is FIEL anyway??

[TVRinBFG]

I drove my T350C with TVR Power 4.3 from Bradford to near Derby to Stourbridge to Manchester to Bradford (2550 miles) and got 27 mpg, which I was impressed with, because I wasn't try for economy.

I drove my standard 2006 Tamora from Bingley to Louth (105 miles) and got 37 mpg.

[BigGingerBob]

From Harpenden to the Worral with some 50 mph limits and then driving between 65-75 mph I got...

30mpg! Unbelievable, really impressed.