I'm now running a facelift S3, still like to come back to my roots now and again .
Same engine as the MK7.5 R but I have averaged 32MPG over the last 9000 miles and have seen 40MPG on a long run if stuck at 50-60MPH. I don't exactly take it easy either , aircon has been on since I picked it up.
This is DSG and I know some people on here say they can get 10% better on a manual car.
Now that is very impressive unless the object is the higher consumption the better :roll eyes:
The cost/consumption doesn't necessarily concern me I can afford it as retired and only do 6+k miles a year. My point of comparison is I live in the glorious Cotswolds with lovely roads if not surfaces! and very little traffic.
The point of my original post was achieving such lowish mpg in congestion free, no stop/start suburban journeys.
The windows open was because it was bloody hot and and experiment without A/C, not a doctrine. It proves to me that the current Aircon systems are sucking an awful lot of BHP from the engine. And possibly 15/20% drop in consumption. Certainly at high temperatures.
Hey ho I can afford it, but hate unnecessary waste. My cash was hard come by and I respect every penny. So old habits die hard, I will for sure find a compromise with this great car and what it can achieve. I am off to Cornwall soon so will get a balanced view with a long run.
To those who do highish mileage , townies or folks in the suburbs that I used to haunt, I suggest a sweet GTI as the around best
option.
Unless you have money to burn then buy a 570s
You know "It doesn't say that in the Brochure"