Tyres and fuel economy

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physeptone

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OK, i'm up for buying some new tyres. i currently still have the general grabber standard tyres on my vehicle. i want to get some more aggressive looking tyres, but only go off road 20% of the time. i do a lot of road miles a week ~250 or so.
i had pretty much settled on some Cooper ST's as i have heard good things about them.
The problem is BFG have launched the new mud terrains and i have been told they are very good (true?). Quieter on road than the old ones, look good, and most importantly look like they have a better compound than the Coopers, which will lead to a longer life (so more cost effective).

What i want to ask is-
now everyone knows big knobbly tyres will lead to worse fuel economy, but i have been told that with a Defender you will hardly notice the difference because it has so much else eating through the fuel (bad aerodynamics, weight, etc etc). Is this true???? if i go for the muds (with longer distance life assumed) will it not make any difference over the less aggressive STs..................
Any advice, big guesses, true facts are welcome :D
Cheers!
 
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