RV FEATURE
Fuel . Like it or not ( and we mostly don ’ t like it ), you ’ ll spend a fair bit of time and moolah at the bowser when travelling the country . Hitch up a large caravan and , well , expect your fuel usage to almost double . To burn through 16L / 100km of petrol or diesel wouldn ’ t be unusual , depending on the caravan and tow vehicle combo , of course .
But it ’ s also worth knowing how much fuel your vehicle uses when unhitched . Whenever I ’ m at the wheel of an unfamiliar vehicle for a length of time , as I frequently am , it ’ s one of the first things I do . So , when Isuzu Ute Australia handed us the keys to a 2023 MU-X LS-T for six months , I headed straight to a servo to fill up and hit the road .
THE TEST
After topping up the tank – tricklefilling it until diesel was almost spilling out – I hit the highway towards Traralgon , a large , regional town a few hours ’ drive east of Melbourne . Isuzu claims fuel efficiency of 8.3L / 100km for this vehicle on a combined fuel cycle ( city and highway driving ).
One important factor to note with fuel tests such as these : in realworld conditions , no two tests would yield identical outcomes . Anything from the road and weather conditions , to the attitude of the driver and the general flow of traffic , will impact the amount of fuel burned .
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