Fuel Consumption - How's THAT going ?

[singlespeed]

Here's my TDI figures after 1 year:

[adhock]

Perth peak-hour/shoulder driving Mitchell Freeway, in a diesel wagon, my average when I try to watch it is about 6 l/100km. There's a hill at the end/start of the trip in East Perth that stuffs the figures every time. By the refill-at-pump figures (still only 3200 km on the car) it's 6 to 6.5/100km. It seems best when set to Eco mode and Coast whenever possible - accelerate modestly to a speed then coast until I need to catch up again. Pisses off the tailgaters tho. Better than the previous petrol Mk6 118TSI tho - it was about 7 to 7.5, no difference between 1st and 2nd engines (lemon alert).

[flagger]

Pisses off the tailgaters tho.

It's great isn't it?

[Dutch77]

Meant to post this up last week, drove over to Melbourne for some interviews and took the following measurements on the way back:

Mileage: 731km
Economy: 7.9l/100km

Pretty happy with that given the car was still on the tail end of its run in phase so was running it in lower gears to vary the revs.

[Jazrod]

103TSI Highline - 32,000km

Long-term: 7.1l/100km

When I was going long distance (112km round trip) for work I never averaged more than 5.2l/100km on the trip - was getting minimum 900km from a tank.

Now I travel <5km to work and I am averaging about 9-10l/100km.

Recently went on a 1900km road-trip with some mates and fully loaded with some very enthusiastic driving on some nice twisty roads, I averaged 7.4l/100km. Mates MkV R32, on the same trip, averaged 8.5l/100km.

Can't complain.

[siu_loong_bao]

2014 Golf R, less than 2,000kms on clock...avg 10.4L/100kms....this is roughly the same as my MY11 WRX 2.5L

The 1st few hundred kms, I was avg around 14L/100kms on the R...

I don't think that I will ever drive the R in economical mode...so I guess around 10L/100kms will have to do me...

[adhock]

Just for interest's sake. I was getting round 6 l/100 km from our TDI wagon, sometimes down to 5 l/100km if I tried hard, before it broke a week back (see other thread). This at less than 4500 km. The replacement hire Passat, a 118TSI sedan 2013 build, is returning round 7 to 9 l/100 km. Quite a bit thirstier for the same driving conditions. And the Golf's a nicer drive, tho noticeably slightly narrower seat-wise.

[Kesh]

Done about 5500k's, really hasn't improved that dramatically from the start, although it is still being broken in, I've driven it very hard. Averaging about 5.9 I'd say.

[armthehomeless]

2014 Golf R, less than 2,000kms on clock...avg 10.4L/100kms....this is roughly the same as my MY11 WRX 2.5L

The 1st few hundred kms, I was avg around 14L/100kms on the R...

I don't think that I will ever drive the R in economical mode...so I guess around 10L/100kms will have to do me...

Did a test and was able to get 7.1L/100km in Eco mode on the highway in my Golf R mk 7 (got bored though)

[Jimi]

Car: Mk7 GTI (manual)
Kms: 2,000

Most of my driving has averaged around 8.5-9L/100km as I have never tried to drive economically during run-in and usually can't resist giving it a bit of a boot whenever it looks safe.

I made an effort to drive 'normally' and had a reasonably good run home from soccer (still plenty of lights though): 6.7L/100kms in normal mode, not that it makes much of a difference with a manual. Very happy with that, particularly as I've only put 2,000kms on it! It should be into the 5s once I add in some highway driving.