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lrFFM Member Since: 28 Sep 2017 Location: Frankfurt Posts: 33 |
Click image to enlarge Lead footed in Germany... |
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17th Jul 2023 9:33am |
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madcal Member Since: 04 Apr 2017 Location: suffolk Posts: 40 |
What on earth were you doing? Up and down to 80 mph constantly?
I did 20.7 mpg at an average 83 mph, You did 13.8 mpg at an average 79.5 mph. Perhaps your tyre pressures were not right LOL |
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17th Jul 2023 10:23am |
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lrFFM Member Since: 28 Sep 2017 Location: Frankfurt Posts: 33 |
There was a longer traffic jam in between. That killed the average speed.🙄
Otherwise I would have had an average of around 130 mph or so.😂 |
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17th Jul 2023 10:41am |
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lrFFM Member Since: 28 Sep 2017 Location: Frankfurt Posts: 33 |
But I‘ll check the tyre pressure just to make sure.😊
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17th Jul 2023 10:45am |
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madcal Member Since: 04 Apr 2017 Location: suffolk Posts: 40 |
I cannot imagine 130 mph in one of these. I did 170 mph in Germany in my Aston last year and I was terrified, 130 mph in a Defender must feel like 250 mph in an Aston…..
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17th Jul 2023 11:16am |
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lrFFM Member Since: 28 Sep 2017 Location: Frankfurt Posts: 33 |
You would be surprised, how well it handles at those speeds. I have taken it up to the max of around 150mph. Unfortunately the windshield starts making weird noises at around 110mph.
I really get terrified in my old Defender 90 though. I took it up to 100mph once, in order to test an engine tuning. The brakes are definitely not made for those kind of speeds. |
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17th Jul 2023 4:29pm |
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Cheshire110 Member Since: 26 Jul 2013 Location: Cheshire/London Posts: 2724 |
Just adding to the general discussion here…
I’m honestly amazed by the economy of the V8. Probably the only car I’ve had that’s more economical ‘real world’ than on paper. I’ve averaged 20.5 mpg over my ownership so far (5,000 miles) and on my regular runs from London to Cheshire and/or North Wales the car is beating my previous P400e hybrid! And I don’t hang about on the motorway! Reliably in the 22-24mpg range at 77 on the motorway. And that’s with AT tyres on. What a car. Cheers, David Land Rovers of all shapes S3 onwards… Daily is a 110 V8. |
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9th Sep 2023 11:57pm |
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