What would happen to fuel consumption, if you mount a hardtop on the pick-up, - or a mountain-cap - see photo.

I have the idea that mounting any of the two would save fuel, does anyone have experience about that ??

North

It's difficult to find fuel consumption of Thai cars and trucks - it's entirely up to the manufacturer, or even worse, the marketer, to claim any number they want.

Take Isuzu - it's designed and developed in Japan. Japanese put 17 km/l for their 2.5l engine. On their own testing track they managed to get 23 km/l going in circles. Thai marketers had a rally - a whole caravan of Isuszu tracks travelling from Chiang Mai to Hat Yai on a single tank. That would be about 26 km/l, if you believe that sort of advertising.

What would happen to fuel consumption, if you mount a hardtop on the pick-up, - or a mountain-cap - see photo.

I have the idea that mounting any of the two would save fuel, does anyone have experience about that ??

North

I used to remove the tail gate on long trips when carring nothing in the box, it did make a difference. I guess you'd probably get better airflow with a cap or top.

Could you just leave it open?

Could you just leave it open?

No. Riding around with it open stresses the hinges and pins holding as it bounces up and down.

Hi There

i am doing around 11KM/L

Chevy colorado 4wd auto. 3.0 t diesel

Ford Everest 2,5 turbo/intercooler, 11,2 kilometer a liter (8,92 liter per 100 kms).

Driving relaxed (retired ) and aircon on 2.

I measured it when it was almost new about a year ago.

The June edition of "PICKUP" Performance Magazine has articles on all popular pickups including performance. Its in Thai of course but at 60bht could be worth the investment.

PS the Mitsubishi comes out on top!

we have a 2.7 nissan frontier single cab and i'd confidently say it sucks diesel like crazy. less than 10km/litre.

I just had a brochure from Toyota about the Hilux Vigo, and for the first time I found some official numbers on fuel economy on the Vigo.

I had some of the text translated, and it seems, that the 3.0 D4D diesel has a fuel consumption around 15,6 km / L at 80 km/hour

The 2,5 with intercooler runs 18,3 km / L at 80 km/hour

And the 2,5 turbo without intercooler (I think) runs 21,2 km / L

Finally the 2,7 liter gasoline engine only runs 11,2 km / L

So if fuel consumtion is a main concern when buying a Vigo you should select the 2,5 diesel 102 horsepower engine, but it sure lacks torque compared to the 3 liter.

North

I have the same engine in my Sportrider and I can barely squeeze 11 km/l, if I try very hard. It's heavier than a pickup, though.

Sometimes I feel like saving fuel and try my best. I can travel longer on a full tank, true, but the difference is negligible, maybe it lasts a day longer, that's all.