Land Rover Discovery 2002 fuel consumption
Year-to-year deviations of actual owner-reported average fuel consumption from advertised values
Year | Diesel cars | |||
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All carmakers | Land Rover Discovery | |||
2002 | +7% | +14% | ||
Show all years | ||||
2003 | +8% | +14% | ||
2004 | +9% | +14% |
See below for the actual consumption of generations and versions of Land Rover Discovery.
Land Rover Discovery 2002 2 FL fuel economy
Average advertised fuel consumption for petrol engines | 14.1 MPG 16.7 l/100km |
Average advertised fuel consumption for diesel engines | 23.9 MPG 9.9 l/100km |
Average real-world fuel consumption for diesel engines | 20.9 MPG 11.3 l/100km |
Average real diesel consumption difference * | +14% |
According to advertised fuel consumption, a Land Rover Discovery 2002 with automatic transmission consumes on average 0.5 liters per 100 km or 6% more fuel than similar versions with manual gearbox. Based on user-reported real-world fuel consumption, this generation Land Rover Discovery with automatic transmission consumes around 2.9 litres per 100 km or 30% more fuel than a version with the same engine but a manual gearbox.
Compared to similar cars from other manufacturers, the Land Rover Discovery fuel economy is one of the worst. Of all modifications the best advertised fuel economy in its class has Land Rover Discovery with 2.5 diesel engine and manual transmission (Land Rover Discovery 2002 2.5 Td5 137 HP 4x4), but despite this 95% of other similar cars have better fuel economy figures.
The table below shows the real and claimed fuel consumption and the differences for specific versions.
Modification | Claimed consumption | Real consumption |
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2.5 liter diesel engine | ||
Land Rover Discovery 2002 2.5 Td5 137 HP 4x4 manual | 25.0 MPG 9.4 l/100km |
24.0 MPG 9.8 l/100km+4% |
Land Rover Discovery 2002 2.5 Td5 137 HP 4x4 automatic | 22.8 MPG 10.3 l/100km |
18.5 MPG 12.7 l/100km+23% |
4.0 liter petrol engine | ||
Land Rover Discovery 2002 4.0 V8i 185 HP 4x4 automatic | 14.1 MPG 16.7 l/100km |
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Land Rover Discovery 2002 4.0i V8 185 HP 4x4 manual | 14.2 MPG 16.6 l/100km |
* - Difference between advertised and user reported fuel economy has been calculated taking into account only those car versions for which information is available both on the fuel consumption specified by the manufacturer and reported by users.