18/33 mpg ? for real ?

[yanr]

Yahoo auto posted the new LR2 has 18/33 mpg.

http://autos.yahoo.com/newcars/landrover_lr2_2007/4986/model_overview.html

I cannot find the specs on LandRover website. It is either a typo or it includes the disel model to compute, and average out to the 33mpg number. Anyone has more info ?

 

[RohithT]

That's what the press kit on Autospies.com says too.

http://www.autospies.com/news/EXCLUSIVE-Full-17-page-Land-Rover-LR2-press-kit-6301/

Scroll down to the PDF link, and then go to page 6.

Of course, it also says that the LR2 I6 will get 10% more fuel economy than the Freelander V6, which got 21 mpg, so I'm not sure what's going on.

 

[yanr]

I think what they mean for extra urban mpg of 33 is when you just cruise the highway nonstop : ) Another marketing label.

The 25mpg probably more relastic for a v6 with full time 4x4.

 

[rbutler]

UK uses "Imperial" measurements. An imperial gallon is a larger volume than a US gallon (160 ounces v. 128 ounces).

 

[dishsoap1]

It's not a Land Rover if it gets over 20 MPG.

 

[Jaak]

US Gal = 3.83 Liters
Imp Gal = 4.4 Liters

They are looking at 25 MP/IMPGAL combined city/highway in Europe. They have not done a NA market test and published it yet ....

I have my eye on the "orange" one in the near future ....

 

[RBH]

U.S. car blogs and magazine sites seem to have varying MPG numbers for the LR2. I have seen city MPG listed from as low as 15 to 22 and highway listed from as low as 25 to a high of 33. I know much depends on how one drives, but there must be a standard measurement for the LR2 out there from which one can judge. If its better than the Acura RDX 19/23 MPG rating then they will have a real winner.

 

[shod]

my loaner averages 17mpg in all city driving

 

[bjartin]

29 mpg

In 2007 I drove 18,200 km = 11,310 miles of highways, freeways and in cities, including offroad with my LR2 Td4 manual.
My consumption of diesel shows an average of 29 mpg U.S. = 34.8 mpg Imp = 12.34 km / L = 8.1 L / 100 km
I thought not at all in 2007 for economic driving, so I think the average is approved.