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

[daft009]

think my engine in the R is still being run in.

drove SYD to MELB with 1000km on the odo and averaged around 10l/100km
drove back with 4000km on the odo and averaged high 8s/100km

[SilvrFoxX]

reset your MFD Average consumption counter. Mine sat flat at 11.5 no matter what sort of driving I did. After a reset it fluctuates with my right foot

[RosscoMK3]

That's pretty normal behaviour for engines as far as I know. They bed in and get better with a little age under the belt.

How do you reset your MFD? Are you talking about the 1 or 2 program reset. My 1 resets itself automatically after a few hours at rest.

Can anyone give me a link to the gear ratio difference between the 7 speed DSG and the 6 speed manual. I couldn't find them in the online brochure.

[SilvrFoxX]

Yes just the 1 or 2 program reset

[Candyman]

Rice cake

[SilvrFoxX]

Rice cake

You mean rice crackers..

Though I don't agree, I think a better analogy would be buying a 6 bedroom, 3 bathroom, 2 kitchen house and everyone living in 1 room ( enter carbon tax)

My care factor is low but my interest factor is high

[Candyman]

Rice cake this time

Looks good but of no value

[daft009]

my heart is in love with the new R.
my head is in love with the old GT TDI

[SilvrFoxX]

Rice cake this time

Looks good but of no value

Lol..

[Lucas_R]

The R sat on 115 all the way from Melbourne to Sydney apart from a few short stops.

Short blasts now and then either overtaking or just for kicks

Overall, 7.8 l/100km.

Just a FYI, but you may already be aware - but you can set the cruise on about 119-120kph and you will only be "really" travelling at 110-111kph. I went past cops last weekend sitting on an indicated 120-122kph (real speed about 112kph) and they didn't even look twice at me.

Im getting the "Real" speed off my P3 gauge which reads directly off the ECU.

[Candyman]

115 on GPS.

Having said that, on 115 via GPS, speedo is reading 120 or so

My P3 gauge reads differently again and I don't trust it TBH

[Captain Courteous]

+1 the GPS readout is more accurate over the speedometer.

I had a TomTom setup on our Easter drive to Melbourne, running alongside the RNS510. This may sound strange however when I heard that fixed speed cameras in Victoria have no warning signs before them like the ones here in NSW I thought I'd use the TomTom as an alert device.

The irony: I was busted for speeding anyways just before the border by a cop hiding at the bottom of a hill. His radar pinged me at 122ks, my GPS readout was exactly the same (speedo was showing >130) For the rest of the trip I set the cruise @ 121ks, drove past two more cops in Victoria - no dramas.


Fuel consumption for the trip (Sydney > Melbourne > Twelve Apostles via Great Ocean Road > back to Sydney) 5.9/100 That's with 4 people + luggage. Range on the MFD 860kms - highest figure I've ever seen on the car. Pretty accurate as well, only had to refuel 3 times. Cheaper than flying there.

[Klink1313]

Owning an R and keeping track of fuel use is like ordering a gourmet meal and eating rice crackers

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[Ideo]

I just reset the odo every time I fill up - I also keep a logbook because I am on 85% business usage.

I've averaged 620 out of the last 5 tanks.

I need to drive it harder.

[tonymy01]

I've averaged 620 out of the last 5 tanks.

I need to drive it harder.

But if you are doing the Newie to Sydney run regularly, that kind of use is hardly surprising, also a performance tune tends to lean it up a bit over stock meaning slightly better economy. I don't get anywhere neat your economy toddling (or as you witnessed Saturday, hooning) around Sydney, only on longer journeys I might approach the magic 9l/100km..