Real world fuel consumption GTI vs GTD

[Diggz]

Have searched the forum and Im sure this has been discussed elsewhere but apologies cant see it.

Looking to place an order soon and keep jumping between GTI and GTD as I cover upwards of 20k a year. Heart is saying GTI but head is saying GTD.

I was lucky to get upwards of 30mpg out of my Mk5 Ed 30. If the new Mk7 really is a step change in fuel consumption what realistically could be expected from real world driving (mainly B roads and motorways), 35-40mpg?

Cheers

[Bill_the_Bear]

Gotta be getting 40mpg to be honest.

[monkeyhanger]

I'd expect 40 from the GTI and 60 from the GTD (in manual) after run in, in the summer (subtract 10% for the winter) if it is not thrashed nor babied. You could get 5 more mpg from the GTI if you drive it like a nun, but if that's the plan, why buy a GTI, buy the GTD and drive it a little harder! 

[Diggz]

Would really hope so, I know you dont buy a GTI for economy but anywhere near 40 would be excellent. Amazing what you can justify with a spreadsheet

GTD and GT TDI figures on paper are good but the GT TDI models havent been getting particularly great mpg results so far, like you say though the engines need to settle in a bit

[Gryzor]

Yup, my spreadsheet told me that (forgetting relative depreciation, which is meaningless to me over the years I'm keeping it) the extra running costs for a GTI over a GTD were just £450 a year in total (fuel, tax etc.)  I only toodle around in my GTI anyway most of the time, just nice to have the power on reserver when you need it or want a bit of fun.  If I did many 10s of thousands of miles a year, of course I'd have thought differently, but I don't, so...

[CraigW]

I'd expect 40 from the GTI and 60 from the GTD (in manual) after run in, in the summer (subtract 10% for the winter) if it is not thrashed nor babied. You could get 5 more mpg from the GTI if you drive it like a nun, but if that's the plan, why buy a GTI, buy the GTD and drive it a little harder! 

I think you would be lucky to see 40mpg to be honest. Even if it's 35 i'd be quite happy, still an improvement on my TT 

[JoeGTI]

40 mpg, are you kidding? I just about managed that in my MK6 GTD.

[matchboy]

I remember going to a clients once and I'd just got my mk 6 GTI.  The director came in to ask who's car that was.  Told him it was mine and then proceeded to talk about the car, highlighting the fact that I was getting around 35mpg.  He stopped me dead in my tracks at this point; now given he was German and had the whole accent thing going on, and had scary eyes too, he then cut me down with "DON'T GIVE ME THAT SH!T, YOU DON'T BUY A GTI FOR GOOD FUEL CONSUMPTION!" - not much I could say after that, but the point being that you don't buy a GTI if you're primary concern is fuel consumption!!

(Saying that I expect around 35-40mpg driven hard as I used to get 35mpg on a good day in the mk 6  )

[Thornster]

On a decent run, with a decent proportion on Motorway driving (under 80mph) i think you'd get close to the stated figures - maybe 44mpg once run in.

I used to get 35mpg+ out of my Mk4 25th Anniversary GTI on longer runs...

[CraigW]

On a decent run, with a decent proportion on Motorway driving (under 80mph) i think you'd get close to the stated figures - maybe 44mpg once run in.

I used to get 35mpg+ out of my Mk4 25th Anniversary GTI on longer runs...

Yeah, but how late were you for wherever you were going?