thorne 1,078 Posted March 22, 2015 Thought I'd unearth this thread to compare economy runs, after I took the new XH panelvan on a long-distance drive through southern Australia. My 1998 XH2 panelvan is stock-standard 6 cyl, 4.0lt OHC engine, grandpa-spec and completely unmodified, converted to LPG by the same showroom (Jeff Wignall Ford in Frankston was where the previous owner bought it, and it was converted with only 42km on the odo by Jeff Wignall Ford in Mornington). As mentioned previously, I'm not all that with mechanics (no idea of the diff ratio on a standard XH van, compression ratios, etc), only that it's all bog standard. On city runs, a full 65lt tank will get me anywhere from 380 - 420km (17.1lt - 15.5lt/100km respectively). But out on the highway where I was able to stretch its legs, I was able to crack the 500km mark once or twice on the Barrier Highway between Nyngan and Broken Hill, 490 - 510km (13.25lt - 12.75lt/100km respectively) on a tank. On petrol the percentages are around the same: just under 600km on a full tank (assuming a standard XH tank stores 65lt, 10.8lt/100km) for city driving, and about 700km (9.3lt/100km) highway driving. I expect fuel efficiency has improved through the models: both my previous XFs (6 cyl 4.1lt carbies, both also standard and unmodified) rated roughly 320km per 65lt LPG tank city driving and max 400km highway driving. Just wondering what other people's economy figures are? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gerg 10,871 Posted March 23, 2015 Those figures for the crossy are what you'd expect, if a little thirsty around town. 500 out on the open road is awesome for any engine, wouldn't complain about that at all. Sounds like you've got that one cracking. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thorne 1,078 Posted March 23, 2015 Yeah, was both surprised and impressed, considering it's not a specialised conversion. Maybe the previous owner got it specifically tuned on LPG, unsure (he never mentioned it), but then running it on petrol isn't too shabby either. A decent engine, I guess.....! 1 gerg reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vanJack 43 Posted April 30, 2015 I have an 89 xf van on straight gas lucky to get 400 ks out of 74 lts (usable) on the one tank, and a 98 xh2 van on petrol only, pushing to get 400ks out of it.. although I cant figure what's the go with it, red light on for 60-70 ks, and still can only put 55lts in.. Only had the xh this year, only really pushed the red light once. 600 ks!! I wish! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
