110TSI Comfortline fuel economy

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This review : 2016 Volkswagen Tiguan extended road test review - Living with our Car of the Year

is reporting when they tested the car in city and suburbs drives the trip computer had the 110TSI drinking 10.1L/100km. Which is noticeably above the claimed urban consumption rating of 7.6L/100km.'

It also reports " managing to get over 400km for the tank (58L) even with all my urban driving." This is not making sense to me as 10.1L/100km in a 58L tank should return >500km/tank , right ?

I wonder what is the rest of 110TSI owners getting? Thanks!
( looking to buy a Tiguan with good fuel economy and I know the figure will only get worse as I move up to other power output)

[twyat1]

If it helps, I have the 162tsi and get around 9-10L/100km in sport and 8-8.5L/100km in normal/ comfort.

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[ian]

Should of bought the Diesel My 2015 2.0 TDI get over 1,000 km to the tank

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Thank you twyat1, that sounds good . Does it mean you are getting about 650-700km in a tank in normal / comfort mode? I assume this is mainly highway mileage right?

[Pointcookie]

Should of bought the Diesel My 2015 2.0 TDI get over 1,000 km to the tank

I agree diesel is very good for fuel economy but this car will be driven mainly for short trips ( e.g. 10 min to the shop and back ) and thus not too sure if a VW diesel engine will be happy with this long term

[Grugly]

Can confirm I drive in sport with my 162tsi and get an average of 500km per tank with 100km left on the gauge when I refill.

We have a 110tsi golf and my wife gets about 700-800km per tank on that.

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Can confirm I drive in sport with my 162tsi and get an average of 500km per tank with 100km left on the gauge when I refill.

We have a 110tsi golf and my wife gets about 700-800km per tank on that.

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thank you for that, may I ask what type of mix of drive is on the golf 110TSI ?

[Grugly]

Just standard D mode and my wife is not a heavy footed driver at all.

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Just standard D mode and my wife is not a heavy footed driver at all.

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[tigger73]

If you want to buy a 110TSI Tiguan you'll have to do it shortly as this model /engine has been discontinued in MY19 (arriving in September). It will depend on what stock is left in the country as likely there won't be much new stock of 110TSI cars arriving now.

The 110TSI should return better fuel economy (given same driving style) as it is FWD only and around 200kg lighter compared to the 132TSI/162TSI. Also it's likely that the reviewer in the article was given a new(ish) car and it can take several thousand km (as high as 5,000-10,000km) to fully bed in the engine and get close to the "normal" ongoing fuel consumption figures.

Finally it's hard to compare the 110TSI in a Golf to the Tiguan as although they are the same engine again it's different weight vehicle and the aero dag in the Tig will be higher.

My experience is that driving style (and terrain) has probably larger impact on fuel consumption than engine. This was also proven on a Top Gear episode comparing consumption of a Prius vs M5 driven around a tack at the same speed(not very scientific I know but proves a point).

My advice is to buy the car that suits your use and makes you happy.