XR5 Fuel usage

womble101 · 27-07-2008, 08:18 PM

Hey guys,
Just wondering what kind of L/100km's you where getting out of the XR5's
the wife wants to replace the XR6 ute with one.

photn · 27-07-2008, 08:34 PM

head to www.fordxr5turbo.com and search that forum. youll get a better response mate.

Bucket · 28-07-2008, 01:07 AM

At the moment....10.6L/100Km....Combined "Spirited" Driving.

zetec · 28-07-2008, 12:53 PM

You should realistically see better than the XR6 in all kinds of driving. The XR5's are incredibly economical if you don't punish them and will realistically see 10-11l/100km on 95 RON. I'd personally run it on 98 RON myself, but either way they're very economical, ESPECIALLY on the highway where they sink as low as 6l/100km.

XR4568 · 28-07-2008, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by zetec

You should realistically see better than the XR6 in all kinds of driving. The XR5's are incredibly economical if you don't punish them and will realistically see 10-11l/100km on 95 RON. I'd personally run it on 98 RON myself, but either way they're very economical, ESPECIALLY on the highway where they sink as low as 6l/100km.

Out of interest, what rpm do they tick over at at 100km/h in 6th?

opium · 28-07-2008, 06:40 PM

2000rpm 6th 100kpm

I am getting 12.8 l/100k but I drive it like I stole it.....

womble101 · 28-07-2008, 09:06 PM

Point of intrest for you guys.
My XR8 returns 10-12l/100kms combined driving and the worst I have had is about 13l/100kms over a tank.
The Ute does the same almost to the drop.
Might just save more and get the F6 that I want.

zetec · 29-07-2008, 12:14 AM

I can say with my hand on my heart that if you can average that out of an XR8, then you'll get 9's in the Turbo based on that.

Mullett · 29-07-2008, 06:47 PM

Agreed...if you're driving it like that, it'll sip fuel like its holy water.

RM.

Bucknaked · 29-07-2008, 07:13 PM

I have experimented with the fuel and fuel economy of my XR5. The best I have achieved is 9.1 around town. Not Sydney style of bumper to bumper but to work and home 62 k round trip. This was on 95, and this was Caltex Fuel.

I now average between 9.5 and 9.7 around town, not hammering it, gear changes around 2,700 RPM and into 6th gear around 100 k's an hour. I use Vortex 98.

Highway driving, the car will sit around 8.8.

opium · 30-07-2008, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by TXR

I have experimented with the fuel and fuel economy of my XR5. The best I have achieved is 9.1 around town. Not Sydney style of bumper to bumper but to work and home 62 k round trip. This was on 95, and this was Caltex Fuel.

I now average between 9.5 and 9.7 around town, not hammering it, gear changes around 2,700 RPM and into 6th gear around 100 k's an hour. I use Vortex 98.

Highway driving, the car will sit around 8.8.

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fordon · 04-08-2008, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by TXR

I have experimented with the fuel and fuel economy of my XR5. The best I have achieved is 9.1 around town. Not Sydney style of bumper to bumper but to work and home 62 k round trip. This was on 95, and this was Caltex Fuel.

I now average between 9.5 and 9.7 around town, not hammering it, gear changes around 2,700 RPM and into 6th gear around 100 k's an hour. I use Vortex 98.

Highway driving, the car will sit around 8.8.

You may well be in sydney bumper to bumper traffic the way u drive

just as fast moving

xr6t ute used 9.4 going to sydney on weekend.

Bucknaked · 04-08-2008, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by fordon

You may well be in sydney bumper to bumper traffic the way u drive

just as fast moving

xr6t ute used 9.4 going to sydney on weekend.

Yo still have that ute. thought she'd be gone by now.