Dec-02-2021 08:30 PM
Shocked and stunned.. 2020 Iveco Winne Kirra( 25ft 11 inches, Class C)… 8 speed auto… at 100/110 kph(60-70mph).. picked it up dead empty.. put in 80L…. Drove home.. then onto Childers.. filled up.. 52L… that’s 132L all up .. and now it’s full… 100L… we have travelled 350klms…for 32L… (it sits on 100kph @ 1600rpm)…that’s a smidge under 11klms per litre..for the old blokes in us that’s over 30 mpg!!!(24.98US)… I am gobsmacked to say the least..
Dec-05-2021 11:58 AM
Grit dog wrote:
So, what are the current light duty vehicle diesel emissions systems in Australia?
This appears to be the basis for the seemingly unobtainable fuel mileage?
Dec-05-2021 11:52 AM
Yes, I understand that these motorhomes getting this alleged mpg are diesel. I know you hate gas engines, and that's ok. I like diesels. I own a diesel pickup. It weighs about 7000 lbs., and at 60 mpg on flat terrain it gets 20 mpg all day. It's older but is in excellent mechanical shape and has no emission controls. My buddy has a Mercedes Sprinter diesel class B motorhome, and he doesn't get anywhere near 26 mpg. Maybe Australian math is different?
Dec-05-2021 06:59 AM
RobertRyan wrote:
No several others have similar fuel economies, so overall not that unusual. Remember their Diesel not Gas Motorhomes., the diesels get vastly better fuel economies and much greater reliability than in the US, under non NA regulations, bit like comparing Oranges to Apples.See the other posts on the FB website, similar fuel economies. None in their right mind here would run a gas powered motorhome, possibly a LPG conversion but not a Petrol one.
Dec-04-2021 10:51 AM
Dec-04-2021 10:40 AM
Dec-04-2021 09:46 AM
bobndot wrote:
I chat with a lot of diesel owners at a friends truck repair shop and they are not happy. Medium duty diesel drivers that i talk to these days are fed up with new diesel regulations . They complain about losing business bc of repair down time.
The owners driving routes like Snap- On , bread and soda routes are switching back to gas trucks.
It must be pretty bad to unload $100,000 plus trucks prematurely.
If someone ‘claims’ mpg figures by using simple math counting used gallons and miles driven ,
the results are of doubtful validity.
Dec-04-2021 09:43 AM
rjstractor wrote:RobertRyan wrote:mleekamp wrote:
Ah, if only I could get double digits in my C....10 would be great. But I live between 7 and 8 depending on if i'm pulling a dinghy or not, and speed, and wind, and....
I've never gotten above 8.3. 33 foot C. Loaded.
I expected more like yours, anyway nice to see 25.8US mpg for a nearly 26ft,11,000lb GVWR Motorhome
This is also pretty stunning 16.8USMpg towing a Suzuki JimmyWe average 14/100(16.8 US mpg) 2020 iveco avida Esperance upgraded weight 5200 towing a Suzuki Jimny
I think the 16.8 mpg towing a Suzuki Jimny is much more realistic. A small, light towed vehicle should hardly affect fuel mileage. When I had an E450 based class C, of course it got much worse mileage, but towing a 3200 pound vehicle cost me less than 1 mpg. As far as getting almost 26 mpg in an 11000 lb motorhome? I think they adopted in Australia the time-tested American method of increase fuel economy- make up numbers to impress the internet! :W
Dec-04-2021 07:50 AM
rjstractor wrote:
I think the 16.8 mpg towing a Suzuki Jimny is much more realistic. A small, light towed vehicle should hardly affect fuel mileage. When I had an E450 based class C, of course it got much worse mileage, but towing a 3200 pound vehicle cost me less than 1 mpg. As far as getting almost 26 mpg in an 11000 lb motorhome? I think they adopted in Australia the time-tested American method of increase fuel economy- make up numbers to impress the internet!
Dec-04-2021 07:38 AM
Dec-04-2021 06:30 AM
RobertRyan wrote:mleekamp wrote:
Ah, if only I could get double digits in my C....10 would be great. But I live between 7 and 8 depending on if i'm pulling a dinghy or not, and speed, and wind, and....
I've never gotten above 8.3. 33 foot C. Loaded.
I expected more like yours, anyway nice to see 25.8US mpg for a nearly 26ft,11,000lb GVWR Motorhome
This is also pretty stunning 16.8USMpg towing a Suzuki JimmyWe average 14/100(16.8 US mpg) 2020 iveco avida Esperance upgraded weight 5200 towing a Suzuki Jimny
Dec-04-2021 12:33 AM
The 1/2 ton pickups with small diesel are pushing upwards of 30mpg, so not surprising at moderate speeds a small MH getting 25mpg
A half-ton or 150/1500 model typically falls under an 8,500-pound GVWR. A three-quarter-ton or 250/2500 model ranges between 8,500 and 9,990 pounds. A one-ton or 350/3500 truck is likely to be 9,900
Dec-03-2021 11:02 PM
PartyOf Five wrote:
My minivan gets 18mpg with nothing in it, I'm ok with 7mpg carrying a week's worth of everything I might need.
At the end of the day, I'm still paying less for annual fuel costs than most of the world.
Dec-03-2021 12:22 PM
mleekamp wrote:
Ah, if only I could get double digits in my C....10 would be great. But I live between 7 and 8 depending on if i'm pulling a dinghy or not, and speed, and wind, and....
I've never gotten above 8.3. 33 foot C. Loaded.
We average 14/100(16.8 US mpg) 2020 iveco avida Esperance upgraded weight 5200 towing a Suzuki Jimny
Dec-03-2021 12:18 PM
wolfe10 wrote:bgum wrote:
Even at 25 that is terrific.
I agree-- terrific economy.
11 KM/liter= 25.87 MPG. Note, this is to the U.S. gallon.
To the Imperial gallon it works out to a little over 30 MPG.