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MPG from the 3 litre Diesel Ingenium

under 28 mpg

11%

[2]

Over 28mpg but under 32 mpg

35%

[6]

Over 32 mpg but under 36 mpg

52%

[9]

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XplusYplusZ

Member Since: 16 Aug 2021
Location: UK
Posts: 489

I have a D250. No roof rack, ladder or lunchbox, but with all terrain tyres.

In London traffic, start stop 20-30mph, I average around 22mpg.

I did two 115 mile trips yesterday - about 9 miles in traffic (est 22mpg) and 100 miles on the M1 avg 70mph (77 when I can, 60 with traffic calming). Combined total journeys were 35.1mpg and 35.9mpg

Currently over the short 900 mile lifetime of my defender, it's averaged 29-30mpg. (each trip short of long pulls it up or down a bit.

Over the course of 4 years and 50,000 miles in a bmw 430i (2 litre twin turbo petrol), I averaged 31.1mpg with a mix of london traffic and then longer jaunts at the weekends. Driven harder than I would the def.

So it appears the defender is a little bit worse than my petrol bimmer. With fuel prices being what they are now, I guess it's about 10-15% more expensive to fuel. (But 100% more fun to hop into each morning).

7th Nov 2022 3:33pm

haymeister

Member Since: 24 May 2021
Location: Saitama
Posts: 266

My fuel consumption got noticeably better from ~5k mile/8k km...
Can't say precisely how much, but I reckon 10-15%, pleasantly surprised.
I find once you start revving it beyond 1,750rpm in my D300 the fuel economy dives. 22MY Defender 110 D300 S in Pangea Green and Contrast White Roof
IG defender_japan "Hulk san"

8th Nov 2022 1:22am

MaartenB89

Member Since: 10 Dec 2022
Location: Antwerp
Posts: 5

Hi Alan,

I've actually managed an 80km stretch at 43.5 MPG (converted from L/100km) doing around 55 mph. That was while hiding behind a lorry though.
On average my D300 does around 27-28 on highways (going around 90 mph here in Belgium) and 22 in the city. Average total so far (10.000km) is around 25.

I have a ton of accessoiries but none that hamper the aerodynamics like the raised air intake, roof rack or sidebox. I think that makes the difference.

10th Dec 2022 10:07am

DSC-off

Member Since: 16 Oct 2014
Location: North East
Posts: 1426

2015 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Aintree Green

Going back to the original post and noting the massive differences in the vehicles being compared (size, weight and engine), a more subjective comparison is needed.
The fairest way would be to factor in the weight. We all know a lighter vehicle gets better fuel consumption.

BMW X3, 1750kg, achieved 44mpg.
1.75 Tonnes x 44 mpg = 77.0 TonnesMPG

Defender, 2300kg, achieved 33mpg.
2.30 Tonnes x 33 mpg = 75.9 TonnesMPG

Using this method the results are remarkably similar. Considering the the Defender also has the disadvantages of Barbie's lunchbox, a roofrack, a ladder, it's bigger and has wider tyres, the Defender appears to be doing better than the BMW did.

10th Dec 2022 12:46pm

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