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

[Captain Courteous]

just got 840ks till low light filled up worked out to 5.4 per 100

Cheer up.. You did better than my 6.8 bud!

What fuel are you using?? I've been on BP Ultimate since new..

[SMOK3Y]

What fuel are you using?? I've been on BP Ultimate since new..

ive been using (woolworths) Caltex 98 fuel 99.9% of time with the odd 10/20bucks of 95.

[Lucas_R]

VW really should have made a bigger fuel tank for the Golf R. Around town, where i do 95% of my driving, and averaging around the 11.0L /100km the fuel gauge drops pretty quickly. When i fill up, seeing the distance to empty saying 450km is pretty dismal. Another 10-15 litres added to the fuel tank would be a big thumbs up in my opinion.

SMOKEY - you are getting some awesome economy from your 90TSI. Obviously doing quite a bit of constant speed freeway/open road driving adds to your good results, but damn, 850+ k's form a tank is awesome.

[tonymy01]

I had the fuel light come on for the first time yesterday in the new R, drove another 15 or 20km, and it had distance to empty 3km . Filled up, and haven't put 55l of fuel in a car for a while (wrx has same sized tank, 60l, and would typically put 45l in, with driving around on the light for a few days/60km or so!)
But the manual R is a thirsty beast, probably as i am enjoying its awesome power and flooring it everywhere .
My distance to empty was only 410km when i filled up, i often don't see better than 13 or 14l/100km, so hardly surprised (wrx with Synth gear and engine oil for city driving was about 12 or 13, but similar to the golf now when it was new with standard oil).

P.p.s I checked the manual, most Golf models have a 60l tank which includes a 7l reserve (presumably when the light comes on), which lines up closely with my filling up experience yesterday.
I think that size is ample, any bigger compromises on both space and weight, the golf is a pretty small car.

[Ideo]

I'm seeing an average of 550-600 now.

Heavy right foot, military rd/pacific highway commute but then 1hr of F3 a day.

[SMOK3Y]

ya thanks Lucas its what i got the 90 for me old v8 was killin me. im pretty heavy footed too it see's 5000revs pretty often (power drops off after that lol) but the floggin it gets 'around town' im still surprised with the economy it gets even with the mostly highway use. such a great little car though just needs more powaaa (great for what it is though) tune on the shopping list.

[SMOK3Y]

paid 1.72 a litre today for 98 :\

[walbjj]

i luckily filled up on thurs night and grabbed it for $1.44.
as it stands, my gti apr stg 2 is seeing low to mid 8l/100km. im happy with those numbers.

[SMOK3Y]

ya im drivin to makay sun... 1.44! i havent seen 98 for under 1.56 in qld for yonks

[RosscoMK3]

118TSI MY2010 30k+ on the clock. Sports kit fitted, Aircon running and firm tire pressure.

Driving at 110km/hr from Sydney to Lorne. Cruise control set to 116km/hr (110 on the gps)
7.1l/100km on the MFD.
7.02l/100km based on the amount of fuel added and the km travelled.

City driving is getting me around 8.4 with lots of really short trips and sitting in traffic.

The Great Ocean Road, just past Lorne, is getting 10+l/100km. I just wish the tools in their Commodes and Falcons would give up and let the little hatch pass them like all the other slow moving vehicles.