Fuel economy of a 1997 Mitsubishi NJ Pajero

This is, without doubt, the most boring blog post ever. I include it here, tucked between some more interesting posts, not for my friends to read, but so the great Google can gobble it up and spit it out to fellow travellers who might, like myself some six months ago, want to know these details.

The fuel economy for city driving for a 1997 NJ Mitsubishi Pajero is 15.0L/100km, for country driving 14.9L/100km. I include that statement for Google's benefit, the detail to explain that is below. I don't have the foggiest idea what it uses in city driving.

FUEL ECONOMY	4WD TRACK		CITY	DIRT ROAD	OPEN BITUMEN ROAD
	20km/h	40km/h	60km/h	80km/h	90km/h	100km/h	110km/h	130km/h
No roof rack		22.5L				13.4L **	14.9L	18.2L
Roof rack*				15.0L	14.1L	14.6L	17.4L
*Roof rack loaded only with additional spare tyre **Out of interest, with a fierce tailwind, this dropped to 11.8L/100km (100km/h). The 18.2L/100km for the 130km/h was into a headwind, so might be lower in normal driving conditions.

And also useful, is a table of tyre pressures. These are useful for when you need to deflate the tyres for a 4WD track, or to reinflate them to bitumen road pressure after leaving a 4WD track or dirt road. The pressure reading will be different depending on tyre temperature, so reinflating the tyres after leaving a dirt road or 4WD track can be a little troublesome.

TYRE PRESSURES	NORMAL LOAD				HEAVY LOAD
	FRONT		REAR		FRONT		REAR
	COLD	HOT	COLD	HOT	COLD	HOT	COLD	HOT
BITUMEN	26psi		29psi		30psi	31-34psi	35psi	36-41psi
					11 seconds 2		15 seconds 2
DIRT ROAD 1 80km/h & 4WD high-gear mode					26psi	30psi	30psi	35psi
4WD TRACK 4WD mode					17psi	20psi	17psi	20psi
1. The dirt road pressure is 10% below bitumen road pressure. This helps to keep tyres intact on dirt roads with sharp rocks and improves grip on the slippery surface. On worse roads, deflate by a further 10% or more to suit. 2. Time in seconds of how long to deflate tyre from bitumen to road pressure to reach dirt road pressure. As a guide, every 30 seconds 9psi is let out of the tyre.

These pressures are as per the manufacturer's recommendations.