VX 3.1L Petol Consumption

[BigDave]

Hi,
I have a '98 Japanese V-Cross (red) that has done 70km and is in great condition, going exceptionally well. Only problem is petrol consumption, I get about 6km per liter (round 14 miles per US Gal). I thought this is a bit much for a light SUV that has good aerodynamics. Are there any mods out there to improve this ? Also interested in fitting a manual gearbox replacing the existing auto, any ideas ?

Cheers....

[tomdietrying]

BigDave,
There's nothing light about our VX. I think it weighs almost 4000 lbs.

I'm not sure if there is anything you can do to up your mileage. I get about 330 miles to the tank or about 16 mpg (that's city and highway driving). I think that's about average for our VX.

Peace.
Tom

[AlaskaVX]

lol be happy... I get 10mpg. Gotta love a non regeared lifted large tired supercharged vehicle.

[BigDave]

Thanks guys, looks like I'm in line with what to expect.

[moon buggy]

Hey also have the JDM doin consistent round town with a bit of h'way seems 510 - 540kms fuel light comes on and then put 74 to 77 liters, I haven't tried our best 98 octane unleaded which should give further improvement..but that seems reasonable compared to a 3L V6 3 door pajero auto that we had, except that VX is more peppie in acceleration etcetc..I'm interested in taking the VX for a good h'way run at 100kph to see if any improvement...but so far so good ..I was expecting worse, so we're happy
PS our kms are 62500 on the clock

[ameetw]

You guys are lucky...!!!!! I'm really getting bad milage about 9.94 mpg or about 4.22 km/ltr. Granted I drive like a maniac.... but what to do.... love the Vx too much to drive slow

[BigDave]

Hi
On a recent trip crusing at 90km/hr, for 452Km, North of Auckland, NZ I got 8.7Km/Litre or 11.38 Litres/100Km, not bad at all.

Cheers......