Really bad fuel consumption

[golf_r32]

I had my scirocco for just on one month now and noticed the fuel consumption is terrible. From the mfd It is averaging 11-14 liters per 100km with a full tank of petrol showing 450km distance to empty! drivin is mostly urban. Official figures should be around 8L/100km

By comparison my r32 used to show 550km on a full tank and similar liters per 100km and in some cases better. Seems strange that r32 is awd and bigger engine.

Can someone please share their fuel consumption figures.

[mr gee]

It will get slightly better with time.

I started at about 10.3 and now regularly get 9.9 (reading the MFD 2 averages)

[Diesel_vert]

I had my scirocco for just on one month now and noticed the fuel consumption is terrible. From the mfd It is averaging 11-14 liters per 100km with a full tank of petrol showing 450km distance to empty! drivin is mostly urban.

The brochure lists urban fuel consumption at 11.3 l/100km, so your figures seem normal to me.

[Mac135]

I'm showing 12.1 l/100km . That is over 1200km but very little cruise in that aside from a few trips to Melbourne airport and the pick up from Geelong. I haven't tried to be economical nor have i been blasting about.

I averaged - in similar circumstances - 14.9 l/100km in the 135i. With the BMW tank holding just 50 litres I already feel i'm spending less time on Shell forecourts filling up with V power!

[golf_r32]

Seems like mine isn't so bad then. I was expecting better compared to r32 and not similar.

[Diesel_vert]

The official urban fuel consumption figure for the Mk5 R32 is 15.0 l/100km (or 13.2 l/100km for the DSG), so either your driving conditions have changed, or the engine in your Scirocco has yet to be fully run-in, or both.

[quozl]

I'm just surprised you guys even worry about it, you have to put fuel in the thing anyway so drive it like you stole it and enjoy the ride

[Andych]

I'm just surprised you guys even worry about it, you have to put fuel in the thing anyway so drive it like you stole it and enjoy the ride

+1 on this....

[GoLfMan]

I'm just surprised you guys even worry about it, you have to put fuel in the thing anyway so drive it like you stole it and enjoy the ride

+2 on this!

[Diesel_vert]

I'm just surprised you guys even worry about it, you have to put fuel in the thing anyway so drive it like you stole it and enjoy the ride

+3
You don't buy a Scirocco R for it's parsimony!

I'm sure the OP was just checking his fuel consumption is within normal parameters.

[golf_r32]

Hah
Yes just checking to make sure my fuel consumption is within the norm. Didn't buy the ROC to save on fuel, I have the Honda Jazz for that !

[AdamD]

Golf R owners tend to report similar (or worse) fuel consumption with the same engine. As discussed above, everything sounds above board.

[ConR]

12.9 for me after 2200km.

[Bain]

My partner averages about 10.9 city driving down beach rd every day.

When I get it on the weekend it averages 13.9.

Complaining about fuel consumption on a turbo sport(ish) car is silly.. Buy a diesel if you're worried.

[Fremen]

My Scirocco is at 4500km now and the average sits around 9.7. Every now and again when I do a drive to the Gold Coast, it gets down to 8.2.

But I have noticed when I start her in the morning, let her warm up and head out the drive way the average is up at 32 and rapidly drops from there. I just assumed the average was based on your current trip rather than the entire history of the car.

Despite this, Im not at all concerned about petrol, it's the price Im happy to pay to drive an awesomely fun car!