The MK6 Fuel Consumption (Most / Least per Tank) Thread

[Coaster]

I got my 118TSI (manual) at the height of the Perth summer. So the fact it was both new and operating in a ~40º environment meant that during the first 2 fills it averaged 6.85l/100km and 7.28l/100km.
Since then I have had averages more towards the 6.1's, a long trip averaging 5.95. Last fill averaged 6.53l/100km, which I put down to the very cold weather we've had, so it has taken an extraordinarily long time to reach operating temp.

Total average after 5,500km: 6.38l/100km

[Corey_R]

Yep 3 out of 4 trips would be less than 10mins in duration. Interestingly I have the MFD on the oil temp and have not seen it go above about 65 degrees on the "short" trips. The longer trips get the oil up to the "normal" high 80's.

80's are normal on the 118TSI

But yeah - your fuel consumption is pretty damn good considering most of the time your car isn't even on for 10 minutes!

[ozgti]

Thanks corey,

Just wondering out loud why it's not available when the data is used to calculate fuel consumption. Would be nice to have litres used/remaining read out.

You could always buy a ScangaugeII

Mine sits in the ashtray section, and have the cable coming up from underneath and into the back of the unit. I'll try to grab a pic later, but you can get accurate fuel figures as long as you know how much you filled up with and you can even calculate the costs per litre/km etc.

Last tank was 50l for 578kms. That's pretty average for me, combined semi city/peak hour and busy A roads.

[Syd118TSI]

1st largely 'city' / suburbs driving was around 8.0 according to the readout. So far on the second tank it's under 8.

[Syd118TSI]

At 6.0 290km into the second tank.

Edit - that 6.0 seems to have only been for that particular drive. I need to refer to the manual to see what each readout specifically means. I was thinking that '1' was an overall reading and '2' was for the current 'trip'. It seemed though, that the '2' has reset itself for a trip without the trip meter being reset - as on the last drive it started in the 16-17 range (when I flicked over to it on the MFD) and ended the drive at 6.5.

[ctan]

I do about 100k return each day peak hour on the Sydney M5 motorway. The last 2 tanks have averaged 6.5l/100 km. I use BP ultimate.

[cameronp]

So I've just observed first hand the difference that altitude makes: went to dinner in the Perth hills tonight. Got 7.1 L/100km on the way up, and 5.1 L/100km on the way down (!). Even the up-hill figure is way better than I get around town.

[MariusGT]

So I've just observed first hand the difference that altitude makes: went to dinner in the Perth hills tonight. Got 7.1 L/100km on the way up, and 5.1 L/100km on the way down (!). Even the up-hill figure is way better than I get around town.

Really?

i did notice great economy when i drove to thredbo recently. that is a steady incline though..

when i visit my sister down near Bega i drive the monaro/snowy mountains highway.. great economy on way down (using manual to hold speed rather than brake the entire way down hill). On trip back to Sydney though i SMASH through the fuel on way up --> very steep.

[blanch0b]

Thought id start this thread - there are other threads on fuel consumption (per100km) but nothing that i can find on the least amount of kms youve acheived....

Interested to hear peoples least, most and average kms they get out of a full tank of premium petrol for both the 118 and GTI.... particularly for the GTI

I have a gti and about to fill up for the first time, ive done around 490km for my first tank and i havent exactly been babying the car so im pretty happy with the economy thus far....

[pologti18t]

Stop using "kms per tank".... it's confusing and means nothing as we dont know what people mean by "a tank of petrol"

l/100km is the way to go.