Toyota Hilux Vigo

[Guest Property]

Toyota Hilux Vigo. 3.0 Liter, Automatic, 4x4.

Any ideas on likely fuel consumption? Chhers.

[Tilapia]

Toyota Hilux Vigo. 3.0 Liter, Automatic, 4x4.

Any ideas on likely fuel consumption? Chhers.

Hi there.

It's absolute crap, and with automatic gear-box even worse, if you drive a bit sporty then your luckey to get 10-11km/liter. Cant trust what the dealer says, unless you drive 60km/h all time.

Cheers.

[taxexile]

anywhere between 10 and 14 km/litre depending on your driving style and how much driving you do in 4-wd.

its a great vehicle.

[borracho]

Diesel costs 28 baht a liter.

If it gets 10km per liter it will consume 280 baht for 100 kms.

[Jareddiving]

Toyota Hilux Vigo. 3.0 Liter, Automatic, 4x4.

Any ideas on likely fuel consumption? Chhers.

Hi there.

It's absolute crap, and with automatic gear-box even worse, if you drive a bit sporty then your luckey to get 10-11km/liter. Cant trust what the dealer says, unless you drive 60km/h all time.

Cheers.

That is absolute bullshit!! it's a big engine.

The car isnt exactly very light itself either.

I do 9-11 km on a liter, not bad at all.

[Guest Property]

I guess I should have checked this out before I bought the beast.

[torrenova]

If its anything like my D-Max you can coax about 12 out of it on a run but around town, stop, start and a heavy foot and you'll see 6-8. 10 is good around town.

[Rinrada]

Anyone done a gas conversion Yet?

[micksterbs]

You can also eke-out a few more kms by switching off your aircon. Don't know about BKK but up here now it's nice and cool in the evenings and I just turn it off. Even the daytimes are just about ok for no AC. On a long run it makes quite a difference.

[torrenova]

Yeah, the aircon eats gas in the hot weather. I like to drive with the windows down around town if possible but pollution and heat mean thats not practical all that often but if I'm on a run through the mountains then its great.

[micksterbs]

Yeah, the aircon eats gas in the hot weather. I like to drive with the windows down around town if possible but pollution and heat mean thats not practical all that often but if I'm on a run through the mountains then its great.

Yeah, same here. When doing visa-runs up to Nong Khai in the cooler months, I have the aircon off. Anyone know how much one saves, approximately, in % terms? That system must take a fair bit of energy to run.

[mikethevigoman]

Toyota Hilux Vigo. 3.0 Liter, Automatic, 4x4.

Any ideas on likely fuel consumption? Chhers.

im 56 and have had 100s of cars, ive never worked out the consumtion on any of them am i a bit weird ? i do have memories of a jenson interceptor doing 10 or so to the gallon, kept it a year,it was a thirsty sod for sure,

[torrenova]

Also had some thirsty cars. Mk1 Capri 3.1 RS bored out with all manner of go faster kit under the hood. Big Jag V12 (needed mobile petrol station with that one). Volvo 265 (or something with some special edition Galt or something) auto. Depressing figures.

My mate had a Lancia Thema 8.32 with the Ferrari engine. What a wierd car that was !

[Guest Property]

Thanks for the replies. I reckon to get about 10-12 km per litre out of the beast, which I can live with. I hope to get a top of some sort for the cargo area, which should help reduce fuel consumption by about 10%.

[micksterbs]

Toyota Hilux Vigo. 3.0 Liter, Automatic, 4x4.

Any ideas on likely fuel consumption? Chhers.

im 56 and have had 100s of cars, ive never worked out the consumtion on any of them am i a bit weird ? i do have memories of a jenson interceptor doing 10 or so to the gallon, kept it a year,it was a thirsty sod for sure,

Hi mtvm. Yeah, I had a Jensen for a while but that was the FF and that was even worse! Anyway, I always thought Jensens were a bit crude. But then I was working for Bristol Cars then so nearly everything looked crude by comparison.

[micksterbs]

Thanks for the replies. I reckon to get about 10-12 km per litre out of the beast, which I can live with. I hope to get a top of some sort for the cargo area, which should help reduce fuel consumption by about 10%.

Yeah Property, any sort of top be it a Carryboy type or a TopUp is going to make your pickup a teensy bit more aerodynamic although "pickup" and "aerodynamic" aren't words you normally associate with one another! I assume the Carryboy type would be better in that regard. I have a TopUp fitted to my pickup and it's a pretty good feature, I find. I bought the pickup from an expat through Expat Motors and the TopUp was already fitted but I'm glad it was as it's damned useful.

[jackspratt]

Yeah, the aircon eats gas in the hot weather. I like to drive with the windows down around town if possible but pollution and heat mean thats not practical all that often but if I'm on a run through the mountains then its great.

Yeah, same here. When doing visa-runs up to Nong Khai in the cooler months, I have the aircon off. Anyone know how much one saves, approximately, in % terms? That system must take a fair bit of energy to run.

I read somewhere that for modern vehicles the savings by not using a/c is about 10% on fuel.

However, driving above 80kph on an open road with the windows down (and a/c off) will more than negate the fuel savings.

[Thaiboxer]

I've ridden in a Vigo and found the ride far more comfortable than my brother-in-law's Ford Ranger. I prefer the softer suspension of a car, but do enjoy the simplicity/longetivity of a diesel pickup coupled with a manual gearbox.

As for saving fuel, a study in aerodynamics concluded that leaving the tailgate up actually reduces drag, thereby providing for better mileage. The difference in mileage would probably change from vehicle to vehicle I would imagine. I know this goes against common logic, and many folks leave the tailgate down. Try leaving it up and check your mileage.

Having the AC off will definitely help your mileage, however it's pretty tough here in BKK with the dirty air. I drove for years in Florida, USA without AC (most of my vehicles didn't have it) and got along just fine. The air there is MUCH cleaner though.

If you can squeeze 10 or so km/liter out of your truck around town, you're ahead of me. Our car gets 7km/liter around town and 8 on the highway.

[monty]

Volvo 265 (or something with some special edition Galt or something)

I drive a Volvo 245 here, and no, fuel economy is not it's strongest point

Luckily the thing runs on LPG, so I'm still cheaper of then a Jazz, Vios any of those tiny little Japanese cars...

I think the Vigo 2.7 petrol on LPG would be quite economical...

[Thaiboxer]

Monty...you mentioned a 2.7L petrol Vigo. Just out of curiosity, how many trucks are still available with petrol engines? I thought all were diesel now.

[micksterbs]

However, driving above 80kph on an open road with the windows down (and a/c off) will more than negate the fuel savings.

Quite! I can think of several reasons why I wouldn't drive with the windows down in Thailand but I certainly wouldn't if I were trying to stretch the mileage. I just have the fan a little higher in the daytime, that's all. But up here at this time of year, you certainly don't need AC at night.

Also, manual transmission is going to be more economical than automatic. Why are the Thai so in love with auto? Is it that so many of them cut their teeth on motorbikes with an auto clutch and therefore never really get to grips with manual?