MPG When Towing
Hi!
I've just done a journey from Looe in Cornwall to Liverpool, towing my 4 berth caravan (weighing about 1000 Kg) with a 1.6 petrol towcar. The car usually averages around 40 mpg when solo, but I managed 30 mpg during this journey, which was mainly A roads
and motorways.
I was just curious to know if that mpg was good, bad or expected.
Thanks for taking the time to reply.
Neil.
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I'd also say those results are really good. When l towed my van the car dropped from around 50 solo to around 28 towing so a larger difference for me. That was with a 2.2 towing a 1300kg van.
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As a rough rule of thumb, I've found that towing consumption is generally about 75% of solo figures on both petrol and diesels, give or take a couple of mpg.
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That sounds good.
The best 'ratio' I have had is 20 MPG towing in a car that averaged 28 mpg solo but that was a 2.7 twin turbo petrol ,and no it was not chosen for towing!
Now with a 2 litre diesel that averages app 37 mpg solo I get between 25 and as high as 32 towing. The highest on a day that was all autoroute at app 55 MPH.
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I have found that large 4x4s drop less than a conventional car due to the fact that their height shields some of the headwind from the caravan. For example a Discovery dropped from 30mpg to 25mpg whereas a Mercedes E Class Estate dropped from 31 to 22mpg with the same caravan. If you want the best possible MPG I found keeping to about 58 mph on the motorway and not letting it drift up to pass lorries etc.
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MM, thats 'cos it is downhill att the way, Ive looked at it on the map and Exmouth is at least 2 Inches below weston Super Mare.
The question of Towing MPG relies so much on several variables. My ML does about 34 on average solo and about 24 towing. But my van weighs over 1600 KGs and isnt that streamined. Prevailing wind also has quite an effect!
TF
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I have found that large 4x4s drop less than a conventional car due to the fact that their height shields some of the headwind from the caravan.
Same with my campervan 16-18 mpg towing a 800kg van, 20-21 solo, 2ltr petrol with twin carbatoots. With a strong head wind I can even be down to 18mpg solo.
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I'm obviously the same sort of Nut as Fysherman because I keep a running log and have recorded every 10th of a litre of fuel that has passed through my ML since new and every penny that has been spent on it, Maintenance, tyres etc etc.
Frightening, but interesting neverthess. The fluctuations in fuel prices over five & a half years dramatic. Ranging from a high of 143.9 down to 100.9 not so long ago. One set of tyres at 35K wiper rubbers every 18 months, Pads at 34K. Nothing else.
TF
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.... and every penny that has been spent on it, Maintenance, tyres etc etc.
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I keep receipts for work done & bits bought. When my Omega went a few years back, I added up all the receipts I had for it ..... £6000+
though
it was over 10 yrs!
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True TF but my figures are over three years in different conditions and averaged out
I don't have figures for the last tank ... let alone 3 years
That's because you are a lanky whereas I'm a yorkie
Between 2 Smarts & a R Class I'd not be able to keep up with what went in what
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My OH says that our Ford Mondeo (and 1300 MTPLM caravan) return over 30 mpg towing. It's a diesel, and we get really good fuel consumption solo. These days, as pensioners, it's essential we run an economical car which can still tow, so we've avoided 4
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Passat Alltrack 50mpg solo (no town driving) 28-30mpg towing 1,500kg.
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Our X Trail towing 1498 KG's returns at best 29 mpg and in strong head winds as low as 23 mpg. I would say a reasonable average 26 to 27 mpg. Solo on similar runs 45 to 48 mpg. Our 2L petrol Mondeo towing our old van at 1300 KG only returned 22 to 24 mpg
at best and in adverse conditions was sub 20 mph. Did 37 mpg solo on similar runs.0 -
Peugeot 308 1.6 hid 92 BHP best ever 81 mpg brim to brim , normal average 72 mpg . Towing our abi Dalesman 462 1050kg 42 mpg from Newquay to Carlisle . Ssangyong Korando 2.2 se best ever 61 brim to brim , normal average 54 mpg . Towing our Elddis Affinity
550 1470 kg 29mpg York to Carlisle.Paul
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Blimey,Gepetto has been busy.
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I have a Citroen C4 1.6D VTR+ 115 average 65 mpg urban when solo. With 1100kg van and all the other stuff in the car we get 38 mpg - No road tax and the only thing I've done is to fit
Grayson spring assisters/raisers. Drives, tow's and handles like a dream... Much cheaper than the 4x4 alternative I was considering.
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Our Mazda will easily clear 50 mpg on runs but this drops tp just over 30 when towing. There is no easy way to calculate what you will get when towing as a lot depends on the profile of both the car and caravan and the caravans weight which will vary from
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I tow a caravan with an MTPLM of 1595 with an Audi A6. 2.0. I came back from Devon to Bolton last month fully loaded with 3 people in the car and got 31 mpg.
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