http://santafeforum.net/topic/3945/Fuel-Consumption-in-Aus en-us Copyright 2011, Yuku ceco@yuku.com (FeedMaster) webmaster@yuku.com (WebMaster) Wed, 18 Jun 2003 05:40:16 GMT Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:14:16 GMT Kickapps Feeds 1.0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 {pics-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (nz 1 vz 1 lz 1 oz 1 cz 1 ) "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0 )) Search Domain q http://yuku.com/search/direct/ http://santafeforum.net/reply/48810/Fuel-Consumption-in-Aus#reply-48810 feeds@yuku.com (paulgoz) http://santafeforum.net/reply/48810 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:14:16 PST http://santafeforum.net/reply/27755/Fuel-Consumption-in-Aus#reply-27755
Today did a 220 km run to check it out. 85 k's down the M1 at 110 then 45km of twisting mountain roads with 60kph limit to Murwullumbah in NSW then back up the old highway to Tweed Heads. At this stage averaged 10.6 litres to 100 km. Then 30 km of heavy traffic / traffic light @#%$ got me up to 12 litres to 100 km. Then the 60 km highway trip back home got me back to 11.3 average for the day.

Not bad for a 2.7 auto with aircon on.

So the "Comparative Fuel Consumption" Sticker on the new Santy which states "10.6" per 100km is going to be spot on for me.


Happy Motoring
Bogey Knight ]]> feeds@yuku.com (bogey knight) http://santafeforum.net/reply/27755 Sat, 24 Jun 2006 03:23:27 PST http://santafeforum.net/reply/27754/Fuel-Consumption-in-Aus#reply-27754
Our 2001 model Sante Fe was loaded to the gunnels and managed to clock up just over 6100 kms for the round trip, which now puts us a few Ks over the magic 130,000 and therefore out of warranty.

The vehicle, which we purchased new, has a K&N filter fitted but is otherwise standard. Average fuel consumption for the trip was 9.31 kms per litre which I reckon is pretty dam good considering the weight of the vehicle and the fact that it is all wheel drive.

We took inland routes both up and back, avoiding the coast road which, the last time we drove it a few of years back, seemed to be a steady succession of town after town interspersed with roadwork after roadwork! The roads are pretty flat out west and given that the towns are few and far between and straights of 15 plus kms long are not uncommon, you can maintain a steady cruising speed, all of which helped the fuel... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (ananean) http://santafeforum.net/reply/27754 Mon, 19 Sep 2005 04:32:21 PST http://santafeforum.net/reply/27753/Fuel-Consumption-in-Aus#reply-27753 Yeah, I'm using Optimax as well... probably wasting my money....

I bet you it's the hills thats sending your fuel consumption through the roof. It's a heavy car for any engine to push... just watch the revs go up as you climb.

My driving is pretty flat (except for the climb over the West Gate Bridge), and on the freeway with the cruise control set to 100kph, which would keep the fuel consumption lean.

You could try a K&N Air Filter. I definitely get smoother engine performance out of mine, much better than the paper air filter that came with the car. ]]> feeds@yuku.com (ExSandGroper) http://santafeforum.net/reply/27753 Mon, 05 Apr 2004 22:40:24 PST http://santafeforum.net/reply/27752/Fuel-Consumption-in-Aus#reply-27752 : -->

Seems a bit high but have been doing a lot of very short trips in a hilly area so perhaps that is why it is a bit high. Will keep tabs over the next couple of months and see if i get a stable reading with more normal useage.

I am also going to try Shell Optimax and see if i get better consumption. ]]> feeds@yuku.com (ivanhoe) http://santafeforum.net/reply/27752 Wed, 11 Feb 2004 20:08:33 PST http://santafeforum.net/reply/27751/Fuel-Consumption-in-Aus#reply-27751 ... tempered only by the speed cameras on the Western Ring Road...

feeds@yuku.com (ExSandGroper) http://santafeforum.net/reply/27751 Thu, 19 Jun 2003 01:21:28 PST http://santafeforum.net/topic/3945/Fuel-Consumption-in-Aus My 2001 GLS V6 2.7ltr with 34,000klms from a full tank thats after a few click offs at the pump, till the fuel light goes on, im only getting 400klms to the tank
When i re-fill it i can add around 52ltrs so theres still around 13 ltrs in the tank ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Big Al05) http://santafeforum.net/topic/3945 Wed, 18 Jun 2003 05:40:16 PST