crustie wrote:Last month we towed our van from Sydney to Whitsundays and back.
Van is 2.5 tonne
When towing at 100kms we seem to be averaging 16/100 per litre,
No Van about 8.8/100
In Sydney anywhere between 9 and 11/100 depending on traffic
The Hilux has enough torque to tow however the Auto changes down to quick,
As much as I love the Hilux it does struggle a little bit when towing a big van.
I also get a slight shutter from the transmission when taking off.
When I am up to speed I put the auto into S5 however I have also tried D and both seem to be
the same on fuel consumption
junga23 wrote:crustie wrote:Last month we towed our van from Sydney to Whitsundays and back.
Van is 2.5 tonne
When towing at 100kms we seem to be averaging 16/100 per litre,
No Van about 8.8/100
In Sydney anywhere between 9 and 11/100 depending on traffic
The Hilux has enough torque to tow however the Auto changes down to quick,
As much as I love the Hilux it does struggle a little bit when towing a big van.
I also get a slight shutter from the transmission when taking off.
When I am up to speed I put the auto into S5 however I have also tried D and both seem to be
the same on fuel consumption
Thanks mate thats the exact sort of info I'm after. I want to upgrade my jayco swan to a caravan shortly and have a 2t boat and don't want to buy a new lux and be disappointed with the towing performance. Love the look of the new hilux, it ticks all the boxes just unsure if I'll be happy with the grunt of it as I'd want 33's, lift and all the gear like my current one. just wish they went a bit bigger motor
crustie wrote:I suspect you need to be a Landcruiser 200
Cheers chrisjunga23 wrote:crustie wrote:Last month we towed our van from Sydney to Whitsundays and back.
Van is 2.5 tonne
When towing at 100kms we seem to be averaging 16/100 per litre,
No Van about 8.8/100
In Sydney anywhere between 9 and 11/100 depending on traffic
The Hilux has enough torque to tow however the Auto changes down to quick,
As much as I love the Hilux it does struggle a little bit when towing a big van.
I also get a slight shutter from the transmission when taking off.
When I am up to speed I put the auto into S5 however I have also tried D and both seem to be
the same on fuel consumption
Thanks mate thats the exact sort of info I'm after. I want to upgrade my jayco swan to a caravan shortly and have a 2t boat and don't want to buy a new lux and be disappointed with the towing performance. Love the look of the new hilux, it ticks all the boxes just unsure if I'll be happy with the grunt of it as I'd want 33's, lift and all the gear like my current one. just wish they went a bit bigger motor
junga23 wrote:crustie wrote:Last month we towed our van from Sydney to Whitsundays and back.
Van is 2.5 tonne
When towing at 100kms we seem to be averaging 16/100 per litre,
No Van about 8.8/100
In Sydney anywhere between 9 and 11/100 depending on traffic
The Hilux has enough torque to tow however the Auto changes down to quick,
As much as I love the Hilux it does struggle a little bit when towing a big van.
I also get a slight shutter from the transmission when taking off.
When I am up to speed I put the auto into S5 however I have also tried D and both seem to be
the same on fuel consumption
Thanks mate thats the exact sort of info I'm after. I want to upgrade my jayco swan to a caravan shortly and have a 2t boat and don't want to buy a new lux and be disappointed with the towing performance. Love the look of the new hilux, it ticks all the boxes just unsure if I'll be happy with the grunt of it as I'd want 33's, lift and all the gear like my current one. just wish they went a bit bigger motor
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