Fuel Consumption MK5 GTI

[bennjamin]

8l/100kms is combined city/freeway driving , on a rolling road and not realistic. It's obtainable , but not for anyone that lives near the city !

My 06 gti manual has a overall average of 10l/100kms , current tank is 15/100 ! Lots of stop start and hooning lol. But on a recent trip to Melbourne I was touching high 5's after a couple of tanks of constant low rpm load.

[daveaus]

Would not rely on the fuel indicator distance till empty to much.
It can also be way out by how you have been driving just before you fill up.
If I fill up at the end of the Newcastle Sydney freeway after the big dipper
the display will indicate I have 1200+km till empty but if Im around town and
fill I normally get around anything from 900-1000km

So have you changed were you have been filling up lately or coming from a different direction.

jetta tdi

Im calculating the consumption at the bowser the trip computer is giving similar figures.

I have only recently bought the car so can only really compare to the WRX. I am filling up at the same places but now using 98RON rather than 95. Also similar types of driving work is 10km away, of which 8km is freeway.

8l/100kms is combined city/freeway driving , on a rolling road and not realistic. It's obtainable , but not for anyone that lives near the city !

My 06 gti manual has a overall average of 10l/100kms , current tank is 15/100 ! Lots of stop start and hooning lol. But on a recent trip to Melbourne I was touching high 5's after a couple of tanks of constant low rpm load.

I expect it to use a bit more juice than the listed in the city but an extra 4L is a lot. The WRX used a extra 2.

Currently Im looking at figures like this..

WRX on 95RON 10L for highway driving & 12L city.
Golf on 98RON 8L for highway driving $ 12L city.

Something isn't right, if I can find any faults the dealer will fix them in the first 3 months so might have to get it checked by someone who knows these cars. Is there anything I can check myself?

[docjames]

Mix of freeway, rural roads (anywhere between 80-100kph) and urban (varies inner city to suburban).

Long term average (over 6000km) --> 7.6L/100km.

[Orville]

Hi,
I think if you drive a performance car you need to forget the fuel consumption and drive it for what it was designed for. If you want to pussy around to get better better consumption - just sell it and get a 2.0TDI golf - I get 950 k per tank - and it will still do 200 if so needed.

cheers

[davoidd]

Yeh I agree I like diesel obviously isn't as quick as the GTI, was driving on the highway today and getting 4.5l per 100 for some of the time but usually around 5.5. I told a friend the other day who has a WRX and he was surprised, but I guess it's what people prefer.

[poyta]

Yeh I agree I like diesel obviously isn't as quick as the GTI,

I wouldn't say its obvious at all - I've had a number of traffic light races with other Gti's and there's nothing in it between us- If anything I'd say I've been in front more.

[minircc]

Agree with Potya.
Driver also makes a huge difference to how fast a car can go.

Seen many Porsche 911s and Ferraris being beat by much slower cars at track days.

i know a little off topic given this was a fuel consumption thread..haha.

[jessv3]

Re: Fuel Consumption MK5 GTI

I wouldn't say its obvious at all - I've had a number of traffic light races with other Gti's and there's nothing in it between us- If anything I'd say I've been in front more.

That's because traffic lights grand prix is usually to low speeds, the low torque delivery of a diesel will easily beat a gti off the line, but once the gti has had a chance to hit 3rd it will sail past.

At least thats what ive experienced jumping inbetween my gti and my parents 103tdi, maybe the gap is shortened with a gtd..

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