Fuel Consumption - How's THAT going ?

[Lemonskin]

This morning I drove into work on a very good run, Cronulla to Alexandria, here are my stats

Distance: 23km
Average speed: 46km/h
Driving Mode: Eco
Fuel consumption 7.2L/100km

In normal, non-school holidays times and in normal driving mode, my figures are markedly higher. The 23km drive takes around 45 minutes, average speed around 29km/h and I’ll get high 9’s for my economy.

Interested to know how others fare. I’d love to know what someone in a TDI gets on a similar drive.

[godzilla_110TDI]

^^ Crap. Looking at mine now. Average speed since refuel 34, k's since refuel 669, average consumption since refuel 6.1

[godzilla_110TDI]

Sorry, I mean mine is Crap

[Eaglehawk]

6.3L/100 for me. 110TDI. Similar average speed. 11km to work though, so hardly warmed up by the time I get to work.

[GeckoZAO]

ehhhh GTI got stunning low consumptions...
avg 30km/h 7.0-7.2L/100km on my 103TSI

[Lemonskin]

Did the same drive in today on normal mode and was impressed and also bewildered at the consumption.

Distance: 23km
Average speed: 45km/h
Driving Mode: Normal
Fuel consumption 7.4L/100km

That's only 0.2L/100km less than the same drive yesterday on Eco mode! So no stop/start, no coasting etc, and I was not being light on the throttle. Strange that there is so little difference between the modes?

6.3L/100 for me. 110TDI. Similar average speed. 11km to work though, so hardly warmed up by the time I get to work.

Hmm, any idea of consumption on a 20+km drive in traffic?

[Dutch77]

Did the same drive in today on normal mode and was impressed and also bewildered at the consumption.

Distance: 23km

Maybe the message there is just enjoy the thing.

But I'd also suggest that a longer trip using both modes would be warranted to make a more accurate comparison.

[wasabiz]

Fuel Consumption - How's THAT going ?



GTI PP DSG

I was on my best behavior all the way from home to work in the morning with probably 70%hwy

[Dutch77]

^ I didn't even know that info was available on the main screen on the Mk7.

I remember getting into the high 7s on a part city/part country cruise in my Mk6 that included probably 1/3 of mid-range spirited driving (over about 150km for the trip). I'll be interested to see what I can do when the Mk7 arrives.

[armthehomeless]

First tank of the MkVII R, a fair chunk of it was highway mostly in comfort and normal modes:

Distance: 563km
Avg speed: 49km/h
Time: 11:25h
Consumption: 8.7 l/100km

I was also babying it a bit for the first couple of hundred k's.

Suffice to say the next tank won't be this economical

[Mountainman]

^ I didn't even know that info was available on the main screen on the Mk7.

You know it also displays Since refuelling and Long Term. And that car starts moving towards the fuel bowser once you go below about quarter full. It's fun trying to get it as close to the bowser as possible.

btw Trip to work is morning:
Distance: 121km
Average speed: 73km/h
Consumption: 4.1L/100km

[AWSM]

I notice the fuel gauge of my 90TSI is a little off. I would get about 4xx km when it reaches half way on my fuel gauge. However, I only manage to get about 250 or so km before the warning light come on saying I have 50km worth of fuel left..... If anything wouldn't it make more sense that I would get more km out of the second half because the car is lighter?

Anyone else experiencing the same thing?

[Mountainman]

I notice the fuel gauge of my 90TSI is a little off. I would get about 4xx km when it reaches half way on my fuel gauge. However, I only manage to get about 250 or so km before the warning light come on saying I have 50km worth of fuel left..... If anything wouldn't it make more sense that I would get more km out of the second half because the car is lighter?

Anyone else experiencing the same thing?

My Golf takes 33L when indicating half full. I have usually done around 650km at that stage. The low fuel warning light comes on as it reaches the red zone only another 300km later, where it takes around 48L. I have twice put in 50L when the gauge has been halfway through the red but with 60-89km still showing on the range. (And the picture of the car on the touchscreen has still not reached the pump bowser) The gauge does not move off the full mark until I have done around 250km. Once it didn't move until I had done 290km.

[Jimi]

You can blame human psychology for having it work this way. Read this

Http://autos.aol.com/article/gas-gauge/

[tomcat225]

Ive had two fill ups since getting my Highline and am getting about 850k's with mostly city driving.
Really interested to get on the highway and see what it can do

Would require some very light footed driving to achieve 1000k's im guessing