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Judging by the news footage he has an Evoque, which is a fairly low and light "crossover" that´s usually sold as front (two) -wheel drive.
Even with that in mind, car’s mpg are not as manufacturer claim to be, moreso when it’s a big and heavy thing.
Either way it’s moot, a big journey like that, you’re gonna have to fill up so it doesn’t go completely empty.
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car’s mpg are not as manufacturer claim to be, moreso when it’s a big and heavy thing.
Verily in urban driving and also true for extraurban but only if you drive like a cock on the motorway or drive in the mountains. If, however, you cruise at a constant 65ish mph even big lumps can achieve those claimed mpgs because there´s no stopping and starting or pointless accelerating and braking cycles. We have a VW Caddy Maxi CNG (very heavy because of those gas bottles strapped underneath) and I regularly exceed the manufacturer´s extraurban mpg claim with shitloads of people and bikes and luggage inside. Ditto for a Focus diesel. Obviously results will improve drastically if you reduce cruise speed.
Also, I had no idea the Disco was so low nowadays. The boot in the news footage looked so tiny that I assumed it was an Evoque. What a pointless thing then. Where do one´s hunting hounds go?
Petteri
Judging by the news footage he has an Evoque, which is a fairly low and light "crossover" that´s usually sold as front (two) -wheel drive. It´s not a four by four. If it´s a diesel it´s easily capable of 500 miles on a single tank. Not defending Mr Cummings, just car chat derail.