Honest "real-world" mpg predictions for the GTI & GTI PP

[Gordor]

A4 sline 2.0 TSI... I used to do a little dance when I got it to 34 mpg! 

[monkeyhanger]

Easier to get to or near combined figures in a TDI than a TSI. Should expect about 36-38mpg on a GTI most of the time and 42mpg on a long journey if you're quite sensible.

I'm getting around 53mpg around the doors right now, 56-60mpg capable on the motorway doing 75-80mph. Best I had was a 350 mile trip on a very hot day with the aircon maintaining 18C all the way down - 61mpg.

I do wonder whether active ADC will really cock economy up for everyone by constantly braking to maintain distance between you and the car in front to what it considers to be "safe". If I can permanently turn it off then I probably will. I'll be pissed off if the realworld MK7 figs don't surpass my Scirocco, seeing as it has no bluemotion tech on it at all.

[Snoopy]

It depends of cause on your driving style and road conditions but maybe a 10% gain over a mk6 from the short drive ive had in one. VW clain 18% but thats in their lab.. So maybe 36 it may even get back to the mk1 level of 38...
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[monkeyhanger]

It depends of cause on your driving style and road but maybe a 10% gain over a mk6 from the short drive ive had in one. VW clain 18% but thats in their lab.. So on my regular routes maybe 36 it may even get back to the mk1 level of 38...
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I'm wondering about VWs new 18-20% gains over the engines, there doesn't appear to have been huge leaps and bounds in engine efficiency, it seems like they are attributing most of it to the eco tech and a little to revised integrated manifolds that enable the engine to warm up quicker. I'm pretty sceptical myself, given the poor economy reported for the GT 150TDI and ACT 1.4TSI, actual economy seems no better than the previous versions.

[JonnyG]

With these turbo engines it really does depend on the types of road you drive on and your driving style  ... so everyone will get different mpg.  From my experience I'd expect something like this as real world mpg with the new GTi 

- short trips & town driving will be very poor (mid 20's)

- high speed Autobahn cruising in Germany  will be around 30 (could be better if the gearing in 6th is longer on the Mk 7 ?)
 
- more gentle A road cruising at 50-60mph should be high 30's.

[Hawaii-Five-O]

I 'm pretty sceptical myself, given the poor economy reported for the GT 150TDI and ACT 1.4TSI, actual economy seems no better than the previous versions.

Maybe those poor mpg stats are because those cars aren't fully run I yet? Hope so

[mcmaddy]

I couldn't care less what mine will be as long as it's better than 35mpg I get out of the tiguan at the minute!

[monkeyhanger]

I 'm pretty sceptical myself, given the poor economy reported for the GT 150TDI and ACT 1.4TSI, actual economy seems no better than the previous versions.

Maybe those poor mpg stats are because those cars aren't fully run I yet? Hope so

Never had appreciably better economy after run in on my last 6 TDIs (it varies between summer and winter but not between years of ownership for the same period) . The old "VWs aren't run in until they've done 50k miles" seems to be a bit of a myth, these days at least with tighter engineered tolerances. I do think that ones the rings are properly seated, a modern VAG engine is run in.

[GolfTi]

Not that bothered personally but I know some of you are.

38.1 long term after 4k.

[Jimble]

Not that bothered personally but I know some of you are.

38.1 long term after 4k.

Pretty decent.