GTI & GTD official MPG

[Gryzor]

I only posted in this tread because I disagreed with the idea that *seemed* to be being floated that the mpg could turn out to be absolutely anything and no one should even care because its a GTI, and GTI owners shouldn't care about mpg.  And I don't think that is right.  There are levels that are acceptable and ones that are not.

Agreed Bear, I care about MPG but only relative to what I should be expecting to get.  If I wanted more theoretical MPG, I'd have bought something else.

[Gordor]

I don't think I've ever achieved the published mpg figures, when I get the opportunity to push along I know I have no hope of getting even close...and that's OK, but when I am forced to drive at a steady pace due to traffic or road conditions, I want the most MPG I can get.

[CraigW]

Had my usual trip into work today which is approximately 22 miles including normal town streets and motorway stretches. Was surprisingly pleased to see that the average mpg was 39.9 for the trip which I thought was tremendous. I didn't cain it at any point but did do motorway speeds of 70ish    and kept a decent pace. Quite a few stop/starts at traffic lights as well.

Was a huge improvement on what i was seeing last week which was low 20's

[Bill_the_Bear]

the average mpg was 39.9

Yeah baby!  Thats music to my ears.  Cheers for the update!

[monkeyhanger]

My dad's GTD DSG has improved recently too - he's averaging an actual 54mpg (60mpg indicated in MFD), and the indicated figure is comparable with the publishedncombined figure for a 5 door DSG GTD (60.1mpg). Considering how he drives on the motorway (likes to maintain 90mph) that's quite an achievement.

MFD being 10% out from reality is nothing new, my Scirocco is around that far out.

[Davejavue]

I m waiting for my Golf GTI ( due early Sept ) and based on the fact my current car (Peugeot RCZ 200bhp) has a claimed combined of 40 and I m getting 36 mpg ( some 10% less ) I was hoping my GTI to achieve 40 mpg at least !

[Thornster]

Had my usual trip into work today which is approximately 22 miles including normal town streets and motorway stretches. Was surprisingly pleased to see that the average mpg was 39.9 for the trip which I thought was tremendous. I didn't cain it at any point but did do motorway speeds of 70ish    and kept a decent pace. Quite a few stop/starts at traffic lights as well.

Was a huge improvement on what i was seeing last week which was low 20's

I think that's excellent mpg for a relatively short journey, it makes me more confident of achieving close to 40 - 45mpg on my longer 97mile ad hoc commute.

[CraigW]

Another update from today guys. Went for a longer journey today and the car is performing fantastically well. It's got bags of power when you want to put the foot down and when you just want to cruise its a great tourer. However, best of all is the economy which is getting better and better  Check out my stats below so far

The first one shows what I achieved today with some vigorous driving now and again



The next one shows my total overall bearing in mind that it didn't start particularly well 



Finally just a few pics and a small video from today (ps I asked my partner to drive past whilst I filmed and she went at about 10mph  )








http://youtu.be/V8KzVlaJygQ

[Bill_the_Bear]

Awesome Craig!  Thanks for the info, more than 40mpg yay!  I may be being thick but couldnt see the video (I see it now... I must be blind).

One thing though.  get your nav on button pointing straight!

[mistertee]

Cool. When do I get mine??