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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: john_o on 16 December 2007, 23:51

Title: mpg on the motorway
Post by: john_o on 16 December 2007, 23:51

few to many police on the motorway today , so on a long trip I decided to 'cruise' and see how good the car can be mpg wise.
Reset the trip on the average and tried each for around 50 miles motorway

@ 70 mph = 35 MPG
@ 80 mph = 32 MPG
@ 85 mph = 28 MPG

all speedo numbers btw

car at 1800 miles

how do these compare with everyone elses numbers?

remap sooner rather than later , as I miss cruise control  :wink:

and yes Im sad  :laugh:

Title: Re: mpg on the motorway
Post by: Peskarik on 16 December 2007, 23:52

Quote from: john_o on 16 December 2007, 23:51

few to many police on the motorway today , so on a long trip I decided to 'cruise' and see how good the car can be mpg wise.
Reset the trip on the average and tried each for around 50 miles motorway

@ 70 mph = 35 MPG
@ 80 mph = 32 MPG
@ 85 mph = 28 MPG

all speedo numbers btw

car at 1800 miles

how do these compare with everyone elses numbers?

remap sooner rather than later , as I miss cruise control  :wink:

and yes Im sad  :laugh:

140-230km/h for 200km - 14liters/100km

Title: Re: mpg on the motorway
Post by: maxamus on 17 December 2007, 00:23

Well i dont do much motorway driving but around town, lately, im getting 24mpg  :shocked:   :embarassed:
I use to get 28-30mpg's in the past
dont know if this cold weather has any part to play in it......

Title: Re: mpg on the motorway
Post by: dubaiphil on 17 December 2007, 04:30

Just got 35.8mpg on a 40 mile cruise, including a little town driving, at 115kph - 1100 miles on the clock

In town and traffic it's generally around 24mpg though...  No cold weather here, so having the a/c on and sunroof open zaps it a bit...

Title: Re: mpg on the motorway
Post by: Komenda on 17 December 2007, 10:13

Went out in mine yesterday and averaged 14mpg :evil: :evil: :evil:

Title: Re: mpg on the motorway
Post by: Rhyso on 17 December 2007, 10:29

Quote from: maxamus on 17 December 2007, 00:23

dont know if this cold weather has any part to play in it......

it will do as your car will spend longer warming up; thus using more fuel

Title: Re: mpg on the motorway
Post by: maxamus on 17 December 2007, 10:46

averaging 24.7mpg town driving  :embarassed:

Title: Re: mpg on the motorway
Post by: Russ.C on 17 December 2007, 11:50

i do mostly town driving/short journeys, get between 22-24mpg. on motorway this week (200 mile round trip), got 33.5mpg doing between 70-80 all the way.

Title: Re: mpg on the motorway
Post by: maxamus on 17 December 2007, 11:58

So around 24mpg is the norm then......

Title: Re: mpg on the motorway
Post by: Hurdy on 17 December 2007, 17:21

The idea is to get the lowest mpg isn't it? :grin:

Title: Re: mpg on the motorway
Post by: Pintman on 17 December 2007, 19:27

Quote from: Hurdy on 17 December 2007, 17:21

The idea is to get the lowest mpg isn't it? :grin:

That puts me near last place then   :wink:

(http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m183/pintman/mpg.jpg)

Title: Re: mpg on the motorway
Post by: T88OMM on 17 December 2007, 19:42

Quote from: Pintman on 17 December 2007, 19:27

Quote from: Hurdy on 17 December 2007, 17:21

The idea is to get the lowest mpg isn't it? :grin:

That puts me near last place then   :wink:

(http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m183/pintman/mpg.jpg)

Have you bin pushing it for the last week  :grin:

Title: Re: mpg on the motorway
Post by: DannyBoyR32 on 17 December 2007, 22:19

tell me about it, i get 18mpg if i'm lucky  :laugh:

Title: Re: mpg on the motorway
Post by: TeddyKGB on 17 December 2007, 22:23

Hey pintman I love the way on your signature, the fence reflection on your paintwork makes the golf lok like it's got a skeleton :grin: :cool: :cool:

Just liek the terminator says: "Metal tissue over wooden endo-skeleton" :grin:

Title: Re: mpg on the motorway
Post by: illyun on 18 December 2007, 00:50

Quote from: Komenda on 17 December 2007, 10:13

Went out in mine yesterday and averaged 14mpg :evil: :evil: :evil:

 :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:  I've never managed that before... were you standing in traffic for an hour or something?  Or really giving it some and more on top of that?  :rolleyes:

Title: Re: mpg on the motorway
Post by: Pintman on 18 December 2007, 18:04

Quote from: TeddyKGB on 17 December 2007, 22:23

Hey pintman I love the way on your signature, the fence reflection on your paintwork makes the golf lok like it's got a skeleton :grin: :cool: :cool:

Just liek the terminator says: "Metal tissue over wooden endo-skeleton" :grin:

It's the beast inside trying to get out    :evil: