The MK6 Fuel Consumption (Most / Least per Tank) Thread

[dieterbohlen]

After refueling today, I've noticed that my Fuel Range is only 670km (ODO 3500km), where previously it was 710km (ODO 2000km).
I thought people were saying that range is improving as the car gets driven more - not going down.

[GTREA]

Ive only done 3500kms in 8 months in my GTi

It takes me so long to empty a tank I have long since forgotten to check fuel consumption

[brad]

After refueling today, I've noticed that my Fuel Range is only 670km (ODO 3500km), where previously it was 710km (ODO 2000km).
I thought people were saying that range is improving as the car gets driven more - not going down.

The DTE varies depending on how much fuel you manage to cram in the tank & what the #1 fuel consumption readout is averaging. What ultimately matters is the actual kms & actual L/100km you get.

[SMOK3Y]

since picking car up new the average consumption for mine is 6.5l over 4200ks

[jrgti]

I tend to refuel every week on the cheapest day which is a Wednesday (Shell) for me and have occasionally achieved 400kms per half a tank recently or just over half a tank on my mk6 gti. I usually drive in a very conservative manner, however when it comes to stop/start traffic or down town driving, fuel efficiency slides quite dramatically.
I will have to make more observations but it feels like fuel efficiency drops when it has less then a half a tank of fuel.
I also anticipate that the hot summer days will make matters worse since the air-con is pumped up at the max most of
time.

[MiiLos]

I will have to make more observations but it feels like fuel efficiency drops when it has less then a half a tank of fuel.

Economy don't get worse, you just start noticing the fuel gauge more often as it nears the empty side of the tank.. I know I don't really pay attention to it till its about half way!

[Brian916]

Filled up yesterday as the needle was on the empty, and the 'distance to empty' hit zero when I started the car at home - funny, it had been reading 20km when I parked.

5km to the service station and 52l put in for 815.3km

According to the paperwork from the lease company, I have managed to acheive 7.45l/100km over 10444km. Pretty damn good for a car with the performance of the GTi.

One thing that is noticable is the 400 - 500km on the first half tank by the guage, then the 200 - 300 on the last half tank. As others are reporting similar observations, I guess it's just a 'feature' of the Golf.

[SMOK3Y]

Ive always found last half of tank goes fast a feature of all cars

[SChan]

Ive always found last half of tank goes fast a feature of all cars

Agree with you mate. I have noticed that too!

[MiiLos]

OK now I'm going to measure half full vs half empty range on my next refill lol.

[SMOK3Y]

lol.. i think with me anyway i always seem to drive more economically when i fill it up & once it reaches half a tank i start flogging it more as i think oh well gotta fill it soon anyway

[SChan]

Just wondering, which fuel type (E10, 91, 95 or 9 people use in their Golfs? Especially GTI's?

In my present car (not a Golf), i use E10 and that gives me on highway around 20kms/lit.

Cheers,

[Corey_R]

For GTI's and R's, 98
You could run less if you were a cheapskate...

[MiiLos]

98, and I think the car feels smoother running on BP Ultimate than it does on Shell VPower - anyone else notice this?

[Kronik]

98, and I think the car feels smoother running on BP Ultimate than it does on Shell VPower - anyone else notice this?

I try to only put BP Ultimate. On the odd ocassion I've had to put in Caltex Vortex and I notice my car does not run as smooth as with the Ultimate... Haven't tried Shell VPower yet.