babbo_umbro
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Been doing the same run over the past few days and had the 4x4 TA setup differently to see what effect it had on mpg.
The route is a 60 mile round trip on a mix of A,B and town roads. All done at the same time of day so traffic was the same and the weather has been the same. There are a few things that could have made a difference but then this was a real life test.
Eco ON. Climate ON. 50.8 mpg
Eco ON. Climate OFF 53.9 mpg
Eco OFF. Climate ON. 51.4 mpg
Eco OFF. Climate OFF 53.3 mpg
Finally a mix of on off for both. Using eco only when engine warmed up and in cruising at a steady speed. Climate on once engine warmed up. Switched off in town when I could open windows and switched off 10mins from end of journey.
53.1 mpg
That's really useful input. How many miles has your 4x4 done? Mine still has less than a thousand miles on the clock but on a trip to Cornwall - either 80 or so on the A30 or crawling along Cornish lanes - I returned 35 mpg. The weather was very hot, which should have helped consumption, and air con was on 1 or 2 all the time.