MK7 GTD - Real Life MPG

[Sootchucker]

Although mine still only has less than 700 miles on it, I feel it's already beating (or at least matching), my old 140 PD CR Scirocco BM economy. My averge (for my typical journeys) was 47 indicated, 44 actual, whereas on the GTD I'm getting 48.7 indicated, 45.8 actual.

Never expected to get anywhere near VW's figures, but I always said, if it was as good as my old Scirocco, I would be pleased and I am.

[monkeyhanger]

My brim-to-brim mpg so far -

1st tank: 47.9 (48 indicated, 50/50 BP Ultimate, supermarket fuel)
2nd tank: 48.8 (50.4 indicated, 100% BP Ultimate)

These both include a daily 7 miles stop/start commute in heavy traffic around Leeds and a trip down the M1 towards Surrey.

On the journey back south last night I managed an indicated 55mpg in reasonable traffic.

Lucky you! Wish mine was doing that. My commute is 12 miles long and is as follows:-

1 mile at 30-40mph, with a few roundabouts (the car is up to about 30mpg at the end of it, water temp about 80C/40mpg in the Scirocco).
6 miles on dual carriageway – straight up to 70-80mph and stay there if volume of traffic allows it (the car is up to about 40mpg at the end of it and oil is fully up to temp/48mpg in the Scirocco).
5 miles on mixed 30/40/50mph roads, sticking to the speed limits as there are cameras about (car creeps up to just shy of 43mpg by the time I get into work/50-52mpg in the Scirocco).

Although I put my foot down to get up to speed quickly, I have an economical style of driving once at required cruising speed – anticipating ahead traffic well, letting the car do a lot of its slowing down with its own momentum and braking a little later as a result – I don’t usually waste the kinetic energy the car has generated!

Will probably revert to standard Shell for my next tank and see if the regen frequency stays low. I didn’t use V-power in my Scirocco, but many people from various forums swear by V-power for keeping the regens low and it seems to have worked in my case after a few very early regens (unless early regens are the norm for all cars for the first 200 miles or so and then they settle down?).

I wonder what fuel is being used by those experiencing decent/expected mpg?

[neilgcal]

So what are you guys getting for total miles on a tank before needing to refuel? I believe the fuel tank is smaller on the MKVII.

[Misterp]

My brim-to-brim mpg so far -

1st tank: 47.9 (48 indicated, 50/50 BP Ultimate, supermarket fuel)
2nd tank: 48.8 (50.4 indicated, 100% BP Ultimate)

These both include a daily 7 miles stop/start commute in heavy traffic around Leeds and a trip down the M1 towards Surrey.

On the journey back south last night I managed an indicated 55mpg in reasonable traffic.

Mate lucky you. I do a 6 mile city trip to work in traffic I can't get it above 37 if I'm lucky. And when I've taken it on the mway iv not managed anymore then 49

[monkeyhanger]

So what are you guys getting for total miles on a tank before needing to refuel? I believe the fuel tank is smaller on the MKVII.

It's 50L instread of 55L on older VW Golfs/Scirocco. I got 414 miles from Full to 30 miles range left (43.4mpg), I was disappointed with that - used to do about 530 miles in the Scirocco with 10% more fuel.

[andyk11]

Mate lucky you. I do a 6 mile city trip to work in traffic I can't get it above 37 if I'm lucky. And when I've taken it on the mway iv not managed anymore then 49

To be fair my daily commute is pretty terrible where I struggle to get 38-39.  It's the long, steady motorway trips that have been pushing my average up.

[Sootchucker]

For info, I'm just on Standard Shell or Esso Diesel (nothing special).

Only had 2 regens (one active) in the first 700 miles, and the first one was at only 35 miles !

[monkeyhanger]

For info, I'm just on Standard Shell or Esso Diesel (nothing special).

Only had 2 regens (one active) in the first 700 miles, and the first one was at only 35 miles !

V-power does have a lower Cetane rating (52) than standard Shell (56), but I thought that the lower Cetane rating would be cancelled out by fewer regens hampering mpg. If it isn’t reducing the incidence of regens then standard Shell will probably give you more mpg.

[Misterp]

35 pounds of v power has given me 70 miles at 36mpg not impressed back to normal shell for me. Also how do you know when's its regen'n. Finally I'm getting a slight click in reverse when I full lock booked into vw immediately next Friday earliest to get it looked at so I'm going to get them to look at the fuel aswell.

[monkeyhanger]

Definitely time to ditch the V-power and try the normal stuff. V-power is less dense than normal diesel too, so would seem to have fewer hydrocarbons in it or same number of hydrocarbons, but smaller chain length and therefore less chemical energy.