Gotta love Tdi economy

[gregozedobe]

It is if you think it is Driving conditions and driving style can make a huge difference to fuel consumption.

Was it calculated on distance travelled and amount of diesel you put in, or are you believing the notoriously optimistic VW trip computer ?

[Pumpe-Düse]

It is if you think it is Driving conditions and driving style can make a huge difference to fuel consumption.

Was it calculated on distance travelled and amount of diesel you put in, or are you believing the notoriously optimistic VW trip computer ?

The Polo 1.9 TDI hasn't got a trip computer... it was distance travelled & litres of diesel put in.

[mr.damage]

Okay been through my first ever full tank with my new 1.9 TDI (1300km on the clock), 90-95% city driving... 6.27L/100km.
So is that any good?

Its not bad for a new engine. It will keep getting better. When min had done around 50000 I went on a trip to canberra and got 960 out of 42 lt (nearly had to push it into the servo) . That was on 100 % biodiesel with the aircon on half the time.

[rodrocco]

As per the Combi display 19 hrs 29 mins of driving to do 909.1 klm at 47kph. Filled up with 52.49l (2.51 litres left so add another 35klm) to get 5.5l/100klm. 90% of it was metro driving, now have 18k on the car, so me thinks 1000 klm from a tank will soon be a breeze.

[THR]

Hmmm,

Everyone seems to be getting much better economy than me.

My TDI 2.0l DSG Comfortline has done just under 3,000km and has an average of 8.6l/100km (according to the trip meter). That obviously includes the running in driving.

We do a lot of round town driving and usually for trips, average around 8-9l/100km.

Today though I went on a longer (actually onto the M5) and got around 6l/100km (for the 40km that I travelled, which did include start/stop city driving as well).

Does anyone else that drives primarily city get around 8l/100km on average?

Admittedly I'm sitting in traffic/start stopping a lot so that may account for it.

[THR]

Seems that my average speed is 22km over the course of those 3,000km - so that may explain the 8.6l/100km average.

Damn Sydney traffic! Need to go on a long distance trip.

[yddiz]

I just put in 72lts in my T5 LWB 2.5Lt TDI and got 842km in city driving not bad I thought

[Gigitt]

Before my mods my best recorded was a trip Sydney to ACT and back + Sydney City driving = 1250km. I filled up with 53lt.

Now with all my mods...
I get 850=900km in the Sydney City with heavy right foot.

Long distance Trips I have not run dry, but quite easily get 1/2 tank = 600km.
This is with a fully loaded car boot and full back seat with 2 in the car.

1996 Golf Mk3 TDI

[Pumpe-Düse]

Just filled up my 2nd tank in the my Polo 1.9 TDI (which is now 1700km old), 5.67L/100km average. ~90% city/urban driving.

Now that its run-in according to the VW book (they say 1500km, and its under warranty, so their word goes) I'll take it on the freeway to go to work instead of going the long way. Interesting to see what it'll start returing now...

[gldgti]

well, i have been tweaking my little IDI again, and last tank i acheived 5.8l/100km in my mk3 mixed city/hwy driving.

just goes to show you dont need a computer to get good economy.