Fuel Consumption - How's THAT going ?

[eldubyas]

No, they are all engines and can be treated the same.

I'm not sure you have an understanding of what the term "run-in" means. You are running-in or bedding-in the engine (and all the driveline, brakes, suspension, etc) from the first turn of the key at the factory.

You can run them in gently like my aged father does & have a slow engine that drinks fuel like a sailor on shore leave.

You can run them in briskly but gently and they will spin nicely, get good fuel economy & last a long time.

You can thrash the bollocks off them and they will do all of the above & maybe not last quite as long.

I'm a middle-ground guy.

This is my first VW and have been enjoying my 6 week old MK7 GTI PP. Its used primarily for commuting to work each day. I feel that I have been running it in "briskly" with the odd squirt of the pedal occasionally but have noticed a drop in the range each time I have been refuelling (all 98RON). The second refill included a round trip from Melb to Bendigo for work and I probably got close to 600km from that refill.
Avg. consumption depending on traffic started around 8.8l/100km and now edging up to 11l/100km travelling the same route to/from office. The large drop in range is not something I was expecting.
1st tank 560km
2nd refill 560km
3rd refill 520km
4th refill 480km
5th refill 450km

Should I be concerned and take it back to dealer and insist a check up or let it run in longer?

[Dam355]

My MK7 GTI will get around 750km on a long run including overtaking, some spirited driving as it was through wine country in the southwest of WA. Around the city it will get around 600km +

[GTR27]

What average speed does each tank have? I find that the average speed a better indicator than outright tank range. If your average is very low <30 then over 500 is OK. If its 60-70+ then that sounds like your having issues

[brad]

6weeks / 3000km. Engine isn't anywhere near run-in. Give it another 2000km.

[eldubyas]

Appreciate the feedback. I will check out my avg speed and keep on tracking while it runs in for longer.

[ryanjames20]

I'd like to think I'm doing the 1.4 TSI proud Keep in mind that 650km of that was on normal mode, I only just put eco mode on when I took the photo. I ended up getting a total of 755km out of that tank with 10km to empty on the trip computer.
The car in total has done 2400~km.
TSI for the win

[Mountainman]

Heh I have a 2013 90 TSI and I notice that they range display position has been changed on later models. mine has it in the first line of the display on the right. And if I had a range of 75km like in the above photo my car would be closer to the petrol bowser.

[sillyboy]

I am driving a 2015 Octavia petrol RS wagon DSG as my daily commute, 25km each way, average speed 30-40 km/h sometimes as low as 20(Sydney traffic), car has done almost 2000kms.

I am getting around 10L/100km on average, however I am still running in the engine, so I rev the engine to 5k even 6k from time to time.

Got down to around 8.5L/100km one morning when it was raining where I used D almost 90% of the time.

[adhock]

Just back from a reasonably long trip. 2014 TDI wagon, 18000 odd on the clock now, heavily loaded for a 600km each way trip. 5.0 l/100km on the way up overall, 6.0 l/100 km on the way back in foul weather, sitting on 114 km/hr indicated on the cruise control both ways pretty much. Can't complain, tho the 6 was a little higher than expected.

[sillyboy]

Just back from a reasonably long trip. 2014 TDI wagon, 18000 odd on the clock now, heavily loaded for a 600km each way trip. 5.0 l/100km on the way up overall, 6.0 l/100 km on the way back in foul weather, sitting on 114 km/hr indicated on the cruise control both ways pretty much. Can't complain, tho the 6 was a little higher than expected.

I had the Yeti 103 TDI before the Octavia RS petrol, I found Diesel does better in town than freeway run, went down to southern coast for holiday with 4 adults and a baby onboard, we average around 6.7/100, however on my daily commute I was down to 5.6 or so without even trying.