How thirsty is an R32?

[MovieDude]

I was set on a MkV Golf GTI having excluded my first choice of an R32 because of the large price difference but reading threads here it seems that a used R32 is a good option. That being so what fuel consumption are you R32 owners getting out there? I do mostly city driving with very little highway runs so I would be interested to hear what your city figures are and your worst figures over a week/month (not just the computer readout after 2 minutes).

[JohnnyWakko]

I get about ~430km's filling up around 50 litres. That is with alot of city driving and a good fang most days. I was quite surprised, my previous 2Litre V6 FTO vehilce did alot worse than that, and I was expecting it to be the other way around.

If I did regular driving, I reckon EASY 500KM's to the tank around town. I got ~600km driving from Brisbane to Newcastle free way action.

[bazzle]

Average 10.2 l/100

Real hard 14, easy on highway 9.0

Bazzle

[MovieDude]

Thanks for the replies. I have since found other similar threads so rather than repeat and annoy anyone I'll leave it at that. Seems that the figures are very respectable for a V6 and not too dissimilar to the GTI.

[Vdubya]

I get pretty similar economy figures, with the MFD showing 610km (initially) from when i fill the tank, to 440km on the tripometer when ive completely emptied it.

Car gets unfortunately driven alot on the peak hour grind, so economy isnt the greatest.

[Nathan_B]

Fill up = 420-500km's

Drive from frankston to CBD 5 days a week

[r32dsg]

i get around 12-13lt/100kay in the city.
On long drive its about 8-9lts/100kay.

[FJ Steve]

My wife has had ours down to 7.7l/100km

I can't crack 8.2l/100km. Can get really nasty when you bury the right foot....usually happens at least once when I am i it.

[Purgi]

My wife has had ours down to 7.7l/100km

I can't crack 8.2l/100km. Can get really nasty when you bury the right foot....usually happens at least once when I am i it.

I had it down to 7.0l/100 on one trip. I was praying for it to tick over into the 6's but I hit a hill and never got it back down to 7.0l/100.

Best I did on one 99 hour cycle was 8.5l/100 which was a lot of country driving. Combined city/highway cycle at the moment is 9.5l/100.

[astro]

wow i thought hey would be alot more then that, i get about 400ish from my Toyota Aristo... 3l 6cy twin turbo...

[Golf Houso]

Well comparatively a VR6 will get around 400 per tank, and closer to around 320 when footing it, so you R's are doing pretty well by my standards

[aristocrat]

wow i thought hey would be alot more then that, i get about 400ish from my Toyota Aristo... 3l 6cy twin turbo...

I've got exactly the same car as yours but has Tom's computer in it. I only manage around the city and a bit of highway for close to 400Km - and that's taking it pretty easy. Mind you, the figure comes out to be around 13.5 l/100Km, so the R32 is still about 30% more economical.

[scotty1991]

What are they like when really hammered?
2.0FSI is thirsty as **** when pushed

[aristocrat]

What are they like when really hammered?
2.0FSI is thirsty as **** when pushed

When hammered, I'd be lucky to get 280Km out of a 60l tank

But the grin factor is huge though

[scotty1991]

Isnt it 55L?