Fuel Consumption - How's THAT going ?

[adhock]

Just filled up. 6.1 l/100km, at 5000 km, urban driving mostly peak hour freeway, diesel wagon. Can't complain.

[Moonee]

Turbo v non-turbo fuel economy

I realise people don't buy GTI's for fuel economy but .......

I'm going from a Mk5 Comfortline (petrol 2.0L) to a Mk7 GTI (turbo petrol 2.0L).

Now we know the attractions of turbos is more power, more fuel economy ... but of course not at the same time

So my question is ..... if I drive my new GTI like an old fart (which I am ) could I approach or even better the fuel economy of my old car?

[kamold]

I used to have a 2.0T Quattro A3 and I averaged about 8L/100 mainly Sydney peak hour driving, with a stage 1 ecu upgrade. My wife's 2.0 FSI tiptronic mkv Golf Comfortline struggles to get under double figures...
So moral of the story is throttle control had a huge impact on consumption figures

[themarvel2004]

I manage a displayed 9.5L/100km around town through Adelaide's rather subdued peak hour.
Drops into the low 8s when cruising more freely.

Hoping a tune up can make those numbers better (unless I hoof it!!)

[Ramee]

I realise people don't buy GTI's for fuel economy but .......

I'm going from a Mk5 Comfortline (petrol 2.0L) to a Mk7 GTI (turbo petrol 2.0L).

Now we know the attractions of turbos is more power, more fuel economy ... but of course not at the same time

So my question is ..... if I drive my new GTI like an old fart (which I am ) could I approach or even better the fuel economy of my old car?

I am sure you can. It is there in manufacture data too,

for Mk5 Comfortline Triptronic - combined fuel economy 8.5L/100km (132
for MK7 DSG GTI - combined fuel economy 6.6L/100km

New engines are more efficient, less friction in moving parts and they run somewhat lean on freeway cruising situations (these turbo engines are build rugged). Also New GTI is lighter and more aerodynamically efficient and handles much better (so you don't have to brake each and every bend/corner you find on the road). Also DSG gearbox is more efficient than old triptronic system too.

[brad]

So my question is ..... if I drive my new GTI like an old fart (which I am ) could I approach or even better the fuel economy of my old car?

you'll get better economy - esp if you use 98ron.

My old Mk3.5 Cabrio 2.0 5 speed used to average 8.5L/100km.

I have a 1.8tsi 6 speed 1st gen EA888 with a few mods & a tune and I average 6.6L/100km. VW Turbos are the best of both worlds.

[Mountainman]

You don't always find that what the manufacturer claims is the result you get in the real world too. My brother runs a 2003 Forester manual 2.5 that Subaru claimed about 9.5L/100km combined and my other car is a turbo Forester XT manual that Subaru claimed 11.4l/100km. That's a big difference yet we get almost identical consumption figures on the road, even when driving in convoy and swapping cars. And overall we both average around 9.3L/100km.

[Dutch77]

Agree with what others have said, sure the usage will spike if you're going hard at it on the twisties, but in general cruising it's a pretty economical beast.

Since my commute changed to a 20km run one way, I'm getting around 6.9-7.3l/100km in the mornings (emptier roads, overall downhill run) and around 7.8-8.8l/100km in the evenings (more stop-start traffic).

I happened to click over to my all time average over 4,500km which is sitting on 8.7l/100km, but that was skewed by my Adelaide travels - I now expect it to settle into the lower 8s.

My Mk6 probably used a little more but not surprisingly was fairly comparable. I remember I used to do an 'economy' run from my folks place at night over 6-7km and try to get to the mid 5s - needed some friendly light changes for that.

[1NSANE]

I had an 09 Skoda RS manual that was averaging very low 8's high 7's l/100km. My Mk7R is struggling to get under 9 with the same driving conditions. Disappointing considering VW are claiming a lower consumption for the R.

[Moonee]

Thanks guys. I look forward to seeing if I can achieve some good figures with our new baby

[petercr]

Having gotten about 3/4 of the way through my first tank of 98 RON, I'm averaging 7.8lit/100k. Based on this I should be getting around 700k's per tank. Only been city driving so far with one trip out to Mt Samson and back.

[Kesh]

The 90tsi is averaging about 5.6 now which is great. Like others have said, economy greatly depends on where you live. On the same 25km route, I can vary between 4.8 (on a petrol :O) and 5.7 just from a few lights and changes in traffic.

[indirokk]

I live 10km from work but have about 16 sets of traffic lights on the way >.< . My 90tsi gets about 6.3 on an average run, 7.5 on a bad run, and as low as 4.9 on an awesome run, which means stopping at 5 sets of lights or less! Weekend driving sees me average 5.3-5.6, so all in all, very happy with my car I'm getting about 850km per tank, which is great for me, though a couple trips to the airport saw my range jump up to the high 900s. It's amazing to think what the car could be capable of if I had a longer drive to work!

[Mountainman]

I've now have passed 56,000km in less than 17 months in my 90 TSI and I seem to be getting 5.3L/100km long term average almost every time. When I calculate it though that ends up being a real 5.5L/100km - so much for accurate gauges. I do a lot of highway km's where the indicated average is nearly always in the mid to high 4's. It's the low 7's I get around the city that bring the long term average up.

The same driving in our Forester XT gives a real long term average of 9.3L/100km so, along with all the other positives of the Golf, you can easily guess which car gets the most use.

[brad]

I seem to be getting 5.3L/100km long term average almost every time. When I calculate it though that ends up being a real 5.5L/100km - so much for accurate gauges. I do a lot of highway km's where the indicated average is nearly always in the mid to high 4's. .

Tweak it so it's accurate! Worked for me.

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