Isuzu Fuel Consumption Database

[ian_rex]

5% Biodiesel fuel mixture.

[BeetOls]

8-9km city driving; 11-12km highway driving (90-100km/hr); this is on a 10 yr old LS pickup with 201,000 kms on its odo. i say it's still doing pretty good as far as mileage is concerned...at medyo mabigat talaga pag 4x4.=(

w/o the dual tranny, itll most likely hit 11-12 km city driving imo.

[lasbac]

8-9km city driving; 11-12km highway driving (90-100km/hr); this is on a 10 yr old LS pickup with 201,000 kms on its odo. i say it's still doing pretty good as far as mileage is concerned...at medyo mabigat talaga pag 4x4.=(

w/o the dual tranny, itll most likely hit 11-12 km city driving imo.

For a 4x4 your pick up is fuel efficient. Can't understand mine- which i bought recently. Im trying to get a second mileage check because the last gave me only 12 km/liter - average for city and highway driving.

My pick up is an isuzu DI 2004 4x2 with only 47,000 km. While the pickup has had its normal maintenance sked's it is hardly used and is driven to the farm once a week.

Is it possible the pickup is underused (is there something like that ba?)?

[BeetOls]

sir, i think 12km/li is still very efficient or at least within the bounds...there are a lot of things that affect fuel consumption and with the numbers you gave, there's really nothing to worry about...that is still normal for a 4x2...some of the factors are driving style, modifications, traffic conditions...if i were you, id start worrying if it's consuming like mine. =)

[niky]

Normal pa rin consumption. It depends on the weather, the tires, the traffic and your driving style.

To get 14+ km/l, you really have to accelerate slowly, light foot on the gas. In other words, do 0 kph to 60 kph in 2 minutes instead of a few seconds. Maintain speeds of around 60-70 kph on the highway. Make sure you don't have to slow down or stop much (plan ahead, start engine braking when you see traffic piling up two hundred meters ahead). Make your tires as stiff as possible (+1 or +2 psi over the recommended pressure on your door sticker is safe) and keep it out of 4x4.

Buti pa kayo, nakaka 17 km/l sa highway. Best I've got with the Crosswind was 16 km/l, steady 60-70 km/h on the highway. Pero short trip lang yan... might be able to do 17-18 if it's the NLEX.

[lasbac]

Thanks guys for all your advices!

[wulf]

ei guys. i'm looking to go big again but sorta on a budget.driving a sedan right now (2000 exalta) but due to occasional out-of-town shoots where i drive the client/s & photographer (w/ all his equipment + an assistant) i'm playing around w/ the idea of getting a 1997 local a/t trooper w/ 24valve V6 engine(!)...saw 2-3 at around 400k,seems affordable enough...question:what's the gas consumption of this model?samahan nyo na din ng opinions on parts,reliability & maintenance cost i'm getting 8-9km/l kasi on my exalta now.used to get 5-6km/l on my old carnival but that was diesel so it's not that painful on the pockets.if the trooper's gonna be a gas guzzler,i'll probably just stick to my sedan & go rent-a-van for big group trips (sayang nga lang yung 2-3k rental). so as usual,i'm going to let the old-reliable tsikot gurus to decide for me...hehe..

[av8or5]

bro..ask djerms..i think he has a gas version trooper. as for my trooper, i am only getting between 7-8km/liter. a big drop from before. but thats a local diesel trooper city driving (mandaluyong-libis)

[wulf]

paging djerms!hehe,busy pa yata w/ office work mga tsikoteers...

[niky]

Hehe... have no idea about the gas version of the Trooper, but the diesel should be around 10 or under for highway trips.

[niwde11]

nope, walang gas si djerms. PM mo si trup(i think he's planning to sell). kanya yung one and only V6 trooper sa isuzu group.
niky; di ko maabot yang less than 10km/liter. i think 7+km/liter lang ako at di mabigat paa ko. mabigat kasi kaha ng trooper.

[niky]

Under 10 pa rin ang 7, di ba?

I do remember one couple getting nearly 40 km/l on an old Isuzu eco-run... but I think they locked bumpers with an 18 wheeler to get that much.

Still, at least Isuzu didn't use that as advertising... unlike the supposed 19 km/l for the X-Wind! Try as I might, I could never get better than 16! (60 km/h, highway, NO traffic, dead of the night).

[niwde11]

niky kala ko kasi yun less than 10 is between 10 - 9. mapa 8 ko lang ok na ko.

[Djerms]

Back to topic...

Wulf,
The v6 version trooper might be cheaper than the diesel variant but it will eat you in terms of fuel consumption. AFAIK, its only at 5-6km to a liter...then consider the price of gasoline nowadays.

With a budget of 400k, try looking for an AT fuego with campershell or with a rolltop cover if you plan to haul things in it.

[wulf]

Back to topic...

Wulf,
The v6 version trooper might be cheaper than the diesel variant but it will eat you in terms of fuel consumption. AFAIK, its only at 5-6km to a liter...then consider the price of gasoline nowadays.

With a budget of 400k, try looking for an AT fuego with campershell or with a rolltop cover if you plan to haul things in it.

my thoughts exactly...i don't really need that much cargo space, its more of passenger comfort & a bit more luggage space than a sedan can handle....extra bonus is owner is willing to take my exalta as an upgrade to his back-up sentra.i might end up adding less than 50k cash...but the price of gas is really a deterrent,although i don't go out everyday (work from home)...

[wulf]

would you guys recommend this,though?

[mcbry]

bro, add ka nalang sa budget mo then get the 3.1 turbo diesel trooper.

[chronophile]

Wolf,

I have the Trooper V6 A/T gas version. 5-6 km/liter sounds about right for mixed city/highway driving. If my memory serves me right, I did around that range before I changed the stock 245/65/16 tires back in 2002 to my current 265/70/16. After that, mileage dropped to 4-5 km/liter (bigger tires, speedometer accuracy drops by around 6-10%, plus marginally higher consumption due to higher weight, etc.). These days, I still get a stable 4 km/liter at 100% city driving. This is indeed steep considering that pump price for gasoline has almost tripled in the last 4-5 years.

Why I still have kept my gas Trooper all these years? I've chosen to retain it for number coding days. But more importantly:

- The V6 gas drives very much like a car like you wouldn't believe. The 3.2L engine may sound small for a mid-sized SUV, but the power plant feels perfectly mated to the Trooper's body mass. Have never found power wanting at most speeds. Have always left other SUVs in the dust on those rare face-off occasions on the highways. They must have thought they were squaring off with a diesel!

- Maintenance? What can I say. It's as low maintenance as the Toyota Exsior, the last car I had before the gas Trooper. The only major expense I had on the Trooper were the Old Man Emu coils and shocks , again back in 2002. And this was a discretionary expense at around Php35K back then. My shocks/coils were still in excellent condition. I just wanted a more controlled ride.

- The only "major" expenses so far have been the usual stuff - oil, filter, etc.

- I have already had the radiator repaired/reconditioned last year, a normal condition for most vehicles above 5 years old.

- The AC compressor magnetic clutch needed rewinding a few months back. Ditto with the compressor bearings which needed replacement already. Total cost, a reasonable Php8K. A good friend owns an excellent aircon shop near my residence. They opined that my AC compressor was good as new again. You can imagine my sigh of relief. A brand new compressor for the V6 gas Trooper would have set me back at least Php25k according to them. There are no surplus compressors available for it. Of course, I do the customary annual/bi-annual cleaning of the evaporator and expansion valve replacement.

- The Trooper's ride, as what the gurus here would most likely concur with, is very pliant and comfortable, I would say the best comfort-control mix versus other mid-sized SUVs in the market today.

- The plus side is that the V6 gas has part time 4 wheel drive which, truthfully, I have never used to this day.

- The Trooper's boxy look is IMHO, the proper look of a 4X4. No offense, but if I wanted a car-looking vehicle, I'd buy a car, not an SUV that resembles a car. For that reason, while the Fortuner sounds like a good value, its car-based looks is the downer for me, but hey, that's just me.

- The Trooper is taller than the usual SUV, especially after I upgraded my tires/rims and migrated to Old Man Emus. The commanding view dissuades you from ever going back to sedans or vans.

I drive roughly 25-30 km per day, and that translates to roughly Php7-8K per month, probably twice what most people spend on diesel or gas on smaller vehicles with the same distance. Actually, I spend about half that nowadays on the V6 Trooper, since I only use it half the week. But hey, you can't have everything. I just chalk up or shrug off the hefty gas bills to the price to pay for its pluses - ride, size, fun factor, commanding view etc. I'll probably end up keeping the gas Trooper for next few more years as a second car.

Hope this somehow helps with your decision-making.

[kimpOy]

great acceleration, great suspension, tough ladder frame, very spacious imho one of the best true SUV... (baring fuel prices of course)

with a light foot baka pwede pang mag 6 or even 7 km per liter
just dont go over 2K rpm

[niky]

Hmm... sort of like owning an Expedition, huh? Or an AT CRV...

Sounds good!