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Update on Fuel consumption - Still bad?

Its been a little while since I wrote a post about MPG for my E52 so thought it was time for an update!  You might want to read my earlier post here first: https://www.e52lowdown.com/2021/11/elgrand-e52-mpg-how-bad-is-it-really.html I have covered 6500 miles since I wrote my last post about this and have been recording my miles along with fuel intake the whole time, and also tried a couple of things to improve it along the way.  Just to recap for you, my driving style is very much to the speed limit, so my bus is at 70mph on a motorway rather than in the slow lane trundling along at 55 where I am sure you would be able to improve on these figures. The table below shows the first set of figures that I recorded and is largely similar to the previous post. It is a very slight improvement but that could be that I am being more careful and not seeing what my V6 can do. Litres KMs KM/L MPG 38 310 8.157895 23...

Nissan Elgrand E52 Brochure Specifications

Hopefully this helps some of you E52 owners out there or potential owners.  I have found and translated the Elgrand brochure specifications that were published from Nissan. 2 Wheel Drive Drivetrain 2WD Engine VQ35DE QR25DE Model 350 Highway Star Premium 350 Highway Star 250 Highway Star 250XG Seats 7 Seater 8 Seater 7 Seater 8 Seater Model Code DBA-PE52 DBA-TE52 CVT with Manual 6 Mode X X X X X X External Dimensions Length (mm) 4915 4915 Width (mm) 1850 1850 Height (mm) 1815 1805 Internal Dimensions Length (mm) 3020 Width (mm) 1580 Height (mm) 1275 (1270 if sunroofs fitted) Wheelbase 3000 Minimum ground clearance (mm) 150 140 Vehicle Weight (kg) 2020 2000 2000 1920 1920 1900 Total Weight (kg) 2405 2385 2440 2305 2360 2340 Minimum turning radius (m) 5.7 5.4 Fuel efficiency 10.15 Test (kml) 9.4 9.8 11.6 10.15 Test (mpg) 26.555 27.685 32.77 JC08 (kml) 9.2 9.2 10.8 ...