MK7 GTD - Real Life MPG

[monkeyhanger]

Was thinking that myself - must have been caning it at around 90mph or had a horrendous journey to get that sort of figure as an average ?

If you look a couple of posts above your, I did a similar journey last weekend (from Cheshire to Essex), in my 19" Santiago and DSG equipped GTD (with 4 adults up and luggage) and averaged 55mpg when the cruise was set at 70mph - methinks you have been enjoying yourself 

There was quite a few 50mph zones, in these I set my ACC to 55mph (which in reality is about 51/52?) I find I still get cars flying past me in these average speed zones - how do they get away with it?

But yes I like to enjoy the GTD  :roll eyes: Really actually must try sometime to get a good mpg, I just get baited too many times by the likes of 118d's.. still think the TR attracts too much unwanted attention.

Glad you're enjoying it - I thought you might've been one of the poor unfortunates that can't crack 50mpg driving like a nun. Is yours boxed/chipped to be able to spank an ST? Mine with a DTUK box comfortably outdid older (225ps) STs, and on par with the newer (250ps) ones mid-range.

[GTD1414]

Was thinking that myself - must have been caning it at around 90mph or had a horrendous journey to get that sort of figure as an average ?

If you look a couple of posts above your, I did a similar journey last weekend (from Cheshire to Essex), in my 19" Santiago and DSG equipped GTD (with 4 adults up and luggage) and averaged 55mpg when the cruise was set at 70mph - methinks you have been enjoying yourself 

There was quite a few 50mph zones, in these I set my ACC to 55mph (which in reality is about 51/52?) I find I still get cars flying past me in these average speed zones - how do they get away with it?

But yes I like to enjoy the GTD  :roll eyes: Really actually must try sometime to get a good mpg, I just get baited too many times by the likes of 118d's.. still think the TR attracts too much unwanted attention.

Glad you're enjoying it - I thought you might've been one of the poor unfortunates that can't crack 50mpg driving like a nun. Is yours boxed/chipped to be able to spank an ST? Mine with a DTUK box comfortably outdid older (225ps) STs, and on par with the newer (250ps) ones mid-range.

No its standard, but will put a DTUK on it soon. The guy in the ST looked shocked as we were both more or less on par from a standstill then I pulled passed him at a certain speed.. he slowed down and backed off after that. But like any car, he might of not been driving it to its full potential.

[djwoody]

Can anyone tell me how optimistic the MFD is when using the DTUK box?
I read it somewhere in this thread but can't find it now!

[monkeyhanger]

Can anyone tell me how optimistic the MFD is when using the DTUK box?
I read it somewhere in this thread but can't find it now!

Depends on the setting, but on old box 4+1 and new box 2+1 setting, mine was about 6% over optimistic vs stock 2% optimistic. The massively over-fuelling TDI-Tuning box I started with was about 13% optimistic.

[djwoody]

Can anyone tell me how optimistic the MFD is when using the DTUK box?
I read it somewhere in this thread but can't find it now!

Depends on the setting, but on old box 4+1 and new box 2+1 setting, mine was about 6% over optimistic vs stock 2% optimistic. The massively over-fuelling TDI-Tuning box I started with was about 13% optimistic.

Thanks for that. I have mine set at 2+1 at the moment and am very impressed. Was this your favourite setting?

[monkeyhanger]

Can anyone tell me how optimistic the MFD is when using the DTUK box?
I read it somewhere in this thread but can't find it now!

Depends on the setting, but on old box 4+1 and new box 2+1 setting, mine was about 6% over optimistic vs stock 2% optimistic. The massively over-fuelling TDI-Tuning box I started with was about 13% optimistic.

Thanks for that. I have mine set at 2+1 at the moment and am very impressed. Was this your favourite setting?

On the new box (there was an old box that I had bought as an early adopter and Andrew at DTUK let me trial a new one when he was tweaking the developed settings) 2+1 was my favourite setting - the most smooth power delivery with no overfuelling. My Dad inherited my box for his GTD when I got my R and is still happy with it on 2+1.

[phope]

Nice steady run today on the way back from Inverness to Aberdeen (just over 100 miles)...speed hindered by the number of lorries and buses on road which is mostly non-dualled, but the traffic was flowing well

MPG was reading 67/68 before getting stuck in queuing traffic near the city brought it back down a bit to this figure

[djwoody]

Nice steady run today on the way back from Inverness to Aberdeen (just over 100 miles)...speed hindered by the number of lorries and buses on road which is mostly non-dualled, but the traffic was flowing well

MPG was reading 67/68 before getting stuck in queuing traffic near the city brought it back down a bit to this figure

Hi phope. Good figures.
Is your GTD standard and a manual?

[phope]

Manual