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rdchair
rdchair Forum Participant Posts: 21
edited January 2016 in Towcars & Towing #1

Hi I have a 2006 x-trail and tow a 2 berth bailey vermont. on a recent 1100 mile trip it averaged 31mpg .

I thought this was quite good but wondered what you get and have any of you chipped your engines or other mods?

 replies only for the title model and engine size please.

Thanks

Dom

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  • cyberyacht
    cyberyacht Forum Participant Posts: 10,218
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    edited January 2016 #2

    Your post isn't entirely clear. Was all the mileage towing? Type of terrain will also have a bearing. Was it average or through Austria and Switzerland for instance?

  • xtrailman
    xtrailman Forum Participant Posts: 559
    edited January 2016 #3

    I could only get 29mpg towing a Senator Vermont at 1333kg.

    Normal 134bhp engine which had ample power rated to tow 2000kg,

    Solo i would be on around 38mpg,. It was a great car.

  • Tirril
    Tirril Forum Participant Posts: 439 ✭
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    edited January 2016 #4

    Towing mpg can easily vary by 10 to 15% just on weather and your driving style. For example if I travel mainly in the nearside lane at the same speed as lorries (58 mpg) I will achieve 26 mpg. If I increase speed to 60 mph and sometimes just above to allow a quick overtake it will drop to 23 mpg. Strong head and side wind takes it down to as low as 22 mpg. All figures relate to a Discovery 4 towing an 1800 kg twin axle

  • EasyT
    EasyT Forum Participant Posts: 16,194
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    edited January 2016 #5

    I know mine took a good 10K to reach present mpg rates. Originally I got around 24mpg towing. Cannot recall solo but I guess less than 35mpg. Since then it returns around 27mpg towing but I am not gentle! Solo no idea as I only use it once every 10 days
    or so when not away and then to local shops etc just to keep it in use between trips, When I used it to take a friend to meet up with others in bridgenorth and to travel around the area he wanted to pay his share of fuel. I guessed what it might be and he
    gave me a fiver when we set off - a third of my guestimated cost. When I checked I was surprised that the fuel, topped up at the same pump to same point on filler neck suggested 42mpg. Not the most comfortable ride solo with suspension being ffirm. Towing
    great.

  • rdchair
    rdchair Forum Participant Posts: 21
    edited January 2016 #6

    Your post isn't entirely clear. Was all the mileage towing? Type of terrain will also have a bearing. Was it average or through Austria and Switzerland for instance?

    ...Yes i agree!

     No mountain passes!

     Steady driving , about 900 towing mainly motorways on cruise control @62 (naughty I know but keeps hgv overtaking me to a minimum)all uk and no hilly areas.

    Based on other comments I am happy with what it is doing.

    I have seen many,plug in,power and mpg improvers and was wondering if the £90ish was worth spending?

  • cyberyacht
    cyberyacht Forum Participant Posts: 10,218
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    edited January 2016 #7

    Sounds pretty reasonable to me. Tweaking the engine can have insurance implications.

  • Metheven
    Metheven Club Member Posts: 3,987 ✭✭✭
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    edited January 2016 #8

    I use to have a 2005 XTrail (136ps), very strong engine and economy, towing middle twenties. I wanted a little more power and bought a 'Tuneit' plug in module, all it did was overfuel the engine but there was a noticeable increase in power. Solo it was fine but under load towing if you accelerated hard it threw out loads of black smoke, a bit embarassing at the time. Intercooler eventually blew.

    Here she is in 2007

  • DavidKlyne
    DavidKlyne Club Member Posts: 13,866 ✭✭✭
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    edited January 2016 #9

    I had a 2004 model with the 136hp engine and I generally averaged about 27mpg. Amazingly on a long solo run it was nearer 40mpg. That particular engine was prone to intercooler and turbo problems. I had to have the intercooler replaced under warranty. I
    am no automotive engineer but I wonder if boosting the power would be a good idea given the history of that model. I part exchanged mine as it was coming up to three years old and went for an auto Sorento which whilst rock solid was not as nice to drive as
    the X which was more car like.

    David

  • coachmanbutch
    coachmanbutch Forum Participant Posts: 38
    edited January 2016 #10

    I had a 2006 and getting no where near your figures maybe 22/4 towing (1350kg van).  Now have a 2013 2lt Tekna towing around 30mpg 

    (1450kg van) (b roads)on a  about 70 mile trip.

    You should be well pleased.

  • Swifty 123
    Swifty 123 Forum Participant Posts: 100
    edited January 2016 #11

    I have a 2011 XTrail and it tows my caravan which is around 1600kgs mtplm at 60mph and returns around 32mpg, it is the 2litre 173bhp model, recently had a factory recall on it regarding a re-map and I must say the difference in both power and fuel consumption
    were amazing, thanks Nissan....

  • flatcoat
    flatcoat Forum Participant Posts: 1,571
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    edited January 2016 #12

    Those cheap so called plug n play chips are dangerous and could wreck your engine. They are nothing more than a crude device to shove more fuel into the engine. I would recommend you look for a reputable remap or plug n play device from a company such as
    DTUK . Having said that your economy seems ok to me and given all the variable driving conditions of weather, time of year, tyres and tyre pressures, weight in the vehicle, engine oil viscosity, driving style etc etc I would also look at all of those if trying
    to hypermile. 

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