100 miles in and getting 39.3mpg

[Diehammer]

Is it normal for it to be that low being a brand new car? I haven't been driving fast at all. It's been in sport mode all of the time. I am hoping to get at least 43mpg

[phazer]

Pretty much for a brand new diesel. As you get some miles on it'll get better and feel a better drive.

Oh and if it hasn't been said before, don't fanny about with it doing some grandma run in or you'll never get good mpg or performance and it's likely to use more oil. 

Ours is doing late 40s a year on and doesn't see a motorway during normal commute.

[Gnasher]

Diesels are always less economical with very few miles on them. Give it a good few thousand miles to get the best economy.

Also, better quality fuels can make the car more economical too. I doubt the dealer uses premium fuels when they sell a car.

[David Cook]

Mines 6 weeks old and 4200 miles

Now getting around 47mpg. But can't move away from sport mode 

[TwoSheds]

Far too early to start worrying about mpg with just 100 miles on the clock.

Even the tyres wil not be run in for a few hundred miles ...

Give it a few thousand miles on the diesel engine, at least, to start getting a better idea of real fuel consumption

From my experience (seven TDIs ) it takes about 20k miles+ before they loosen up.

[Diehammer]

Don't get Me wrong it's good performance from a powerful diesel it's just a few years since I had a brand new car.

Sport mode is great need to look at the aircon setup next

[Damo7]

I currently drive an Ovtavia vRS (getting GTI 3 weeks today) and after 3000miles it settled and i now get 52mpg and it's the very same engine as the GTD.

[KyleB]

First 3 tank fulls on mine struggled to get around 40mpg. Now easily get 45-55mpg dependent on weather.

What type of journeys are you doing?

[monkeyhanger]

Depends heavily on the journey. If you do less than 5 miles a journey and are relatively soft on the car then you'll be lucky to crack 40mpg (35mpg if driving it a little harder). Do a 100 mile journey at a constant 80mph and you'll crack 55mpg. The latest gen TDIs take an age to warm up (oil temp), affecting the mpg massively when cold.

Never seen significant mpg gains as the miles roll on with 7 TDIs bought from new. With the weather we've had lately, the mpg will be getting a helping hand (you'd be really disappointed if running in the car during winter).

[remlapeel]

I wish I was getting that lol. My R is 3 weeks old and I'm getting 27mpg...