Hi Tim
I have a custom 2010 WDX Double Cab Chassis with a GVM of 3.6T and with the Camper fitted and 285/75/16 tyres get around 16l/100 using my SCAN GAUGE to monitor the engine load, I use cruise all the time and adjust the speed set point to suit the load.
I try to keep the engine load (LOD) below 65% and this works fine , sure it means a bit slower up hills and some gear changes when if I kept the foot down it would go up in 5th but the economy makes me smile, so take my advice ( and many others and buy a scan gauge and smile too!)
It also allows you to check engine fault codes and re set them (they will just come up again it it is real, then look up the code and find out what it means
Hope this helps
Joe

PS I don't have any connection to any svan gauge retailer just trying to help a fellow driver
Quote Originally Posted by Steveo_the_Devo View Post
Welcome aboard Tim.

16.5 sounds within the ball park when towing. There seems to be a fairly big variance with the CRDs - some manage to get amazingly good consumption, others tell horror stories.

We have a 2011 manual CRD and on our recent Central Oz trip towing a loaded camper and the Patrol full of 3 kids, food, recovery gear, spares etc we averaged 15.5-16.5l/100km doing 95km/hr. Obviously the harder your push the speed the higher the consumption. When doing 130km/hr (briefly) on the way to Alice it was closer to 20l/100km.

You should definitely fit a scanguage if you haven't done so already.



[edit]... damn, Nisshead got in just ahead of me!