VR6 Fuel Economy / Tyre Pressure Quiz

**Bug_racer** · 02-02-2007, 02:03 AM

Most I ever got out of a tank of fuel from the VR was 660 or so .
I use to run 34 psi front and rear

**DubSteve** · 02-02-2007, 08:28 AM

Originally Posted by Bug_racer

Most I ever got out of a tank of fuel from the VR was 660 or so .
I use to run 34 psi front and rear

That was definately highway driving

I would love to get that kind of numbers!

**ScienceVR6** · 05-02-2007, 05:42 PM

Im getting 7.8 - 8.2 on highway driving (melb to philip island) and 9.8-10.4 for a long term average (total of 1000-1500kms or 4 tanks of fuel)

My tyres are at 38psi all round, and this appears to be fine for hard corners i subject the golf to.

**gman** · 02-03-2007, 09:13 PM

i wish i could get such good economy from my vr6!

turns out that my fuel economy over the last 2000kms has been 12L per 100kms

that's city driving with air con on

i've used an injector cleaning additive.. i've kept my eye on the tyre pressures..

what is the trick for getting better fuel economy?! (short of driving like a grandmother)

**KI11Z** · 02-03-2007, 09:56 PM

drive like a corpse

lol

nah, city driving will always be high cuz your not moving and the engine is using fuel so itd just continue t climb whilst standing! So i dont think its a very good gauge too work on if your looking at consumption figures . . . do some non-stop driving hard out and it prob be the same as stop go city driving . . . just my thaughts

I average mid 10z per 100kz, n i drive it harder than i do soft . . . thats not a great deal of city driving . . .

**KI11Z** · 10-03-2007, 07:51 PM

Hey guyz, just a quick note to back up my last post . . . Today I pushed my car hard, nuthin unda 3500rpm for half a tank through mt glorious and nebo and my avg fuel was 10.8 . . . so anything over is perhaps over fueling or a lot of stop starting . . . .