2012 Jetta 147 First impression

[neiliss]

Hi everyone, I wanted to give a bit of further impressions on this car after my first 2+ months of ownership regarding fuel consumption. I have been using the car on a daily basis as my daily driver. This includes driving mainly in the suburbs and city. The fuel consumption in this situation is okay, not great and probably averages around 12+ and can really get high with just a little bit of a lead foot (which is hard to resist). I also have done a fair amount of highway driving 100km+ and this is where the Jetta shines even more. The fuel consumption drops so low even using the speed cruise function. It is impossibly low and just wafts (I think that is a Rolls Royce term I just borrowed) along with easy at 7litres or less with ease.

I will add more impressions of various systems again but I am loving living with my beautiful Jetta and the sunroof option is a no brainer if you are thinking of getting one.

Cheers

[DoggiesUtd]

Hi everyone, I wanted to give a bit of further impressions on this car after my first 2+ months of ownership regarding fuel consumption. I have been using the car on a daily basis as my daily driver. This includes driving mainly in the suburbs and city. The fuel consumption in this situation is okay, not great and probably averages around 12+ and can really get high with just a little bit of a lead foot (which is hard to resist). I also have done a fair amount of highway driving 100km+ and this is where the Jetta shines even more. The fuel consumption drops so low even using the speed cruise function. It is impossibly low and just wafts (I think that is a Rolls Royce term I just borrowed) along with easy at 7litres or less with ease.

I will add more impressions of various systems again but I am loving living with my beautiful Jetta and the sunroof option is a no brainer if you are thinking of getting one.

Cheers

how many kz do u get out of a full tank city driving 400?

[Creampuff]

i am surprised at your fuel economy. I have a '08 model and I get 7.9 around town and 6.7 on the highway (with 5 people and A/C on).
I cruise control about 8 above the limit.

[DoggiesUtd]

thats excellent fuel consumption...id be really happy with that....12l/100km i probably wouldnt b happy with...this guy must have a very heavy foot!

[neiliss]

Well guys the official figure is quoted as follows: Combined - 7.9, Extra Urban - 6.1, Urban 10.8 so my numbers of around 12 urban and just under 7 highway are pretty close to this and represent real word driving over a few thousand km's. I also have to say that the engine is so willing to spin that it does make me drive a bit more "enthusiastically" than I might in a more pedestrian vehicle

[DoggiesUtd]

Well guys the official figure is quoted as follows: Combined - 7.9, Extra Urban - 6.1, Urban 10.8 so my numbers of around 12 urban and just under 7 highway are pretty close to this and represent real word driving over a few thousand km's. I also have to say that the engine is so willing to spin that it does make me drive a bit more "enthusiastically" than I might in a more pedestrian vehicle

how many kz have you got on your jetta now? and how many kz do you get a full tank?

[neiliss]

how many kz have you got on your jetta now? and how many kz do you get a full tank?

She is on around 8000 kays now and just on 1 year old and has had 1st service in January. Because of my varied driving I have not calculated accurately a full tank range but I suspect I am getting around 10.5l/100 on average city and highway maybe it is better than that but as already mentioned I do like the engine and turbo sound alot

[DoggiesUtd]

She is on around 8000 kays now and just on 1 year old and has had 1st service in January. Because of my varied driving I have not calculated accurately a full tank range but I suspect I am getting around 10.5l/100 on average city and highway maybe it is better than that but as already mentioned I do like the engine and turbo sound alot

i can deal with 10.5... my v6 vectra was about the same
cant wait til i pik her up

[neiliss]

So spent the past week or so driving at the most conservative I could. I wanted to see just how fuel efficient I could be on my normal weekly driving routes which are all brisbane cbd and inner city. The good news is that I was almost always at or under 9/100 and as low as 8.2 on some drives. The bad news is that you really have to drive with almost no input at all, like you were on an official economy run. For me this does not represent real world driving and although I am quite enthusiastic which again is probably not real world for most I think that somewhere around 9.5 to 10 should be achievable for town and urban driving without too much trouble. The highway of course as I have said is awesome.

Hope that helps a few interested in this, I did not want to leave this with no conclusion but I am happy now with the result And think that VW is actually conservative in their estimates in you drive very very carefully but is probably not too far off for real world.

Cheers

[neiliss]

Wanted to update some fuel numbers. I have calculated roughly a tank of mostly urban driving and mostly quite conservative driving style as well. I have calculated around 10 - 10.5 litres to 100km over that distance. That is pretty much spot on for what veedub claims so happy with that. What I will say however is that this car is too easy to drive quickly and consume ridiculous amounts of fuel and you have to drive conservatively which you can do and still keep up and not get too frustrated and keep things nice and smooth. I hope that is what everyone expected and happy that the results are as per published numbers and really are real world I think.

Cheers