MK7 GTD - Real Life MPG

[mcmaddy]

let me know if you get any more regens using the sainsburys diesel. my tiguan hated sainsburys fuel and would kangaroo hop down the road when it was playing up. didn't do it much once I switched to shell.

[monkeyhanger]

let me know if you get any more regens using the sainsburys diesel. my tiguan hated sainsburys fuel and would kangaroo hop down the road when it was playing up. didn't do it much once I switched to shell.

my 200 miles in on my Sainsburys tank and I'm averaging 45mpg, a mix of the best and worst commute mpg. Can't say whether the regen period experienced was down to the Sainsburys fuel or the previous Esso. Just added some Miller's and the car feels a lot livelier, but not enhancing the mpg noticably. A 35 mile trip on varied roads up to 80mph today yielded 47mpg. Sainsburys doesn't seem any better or worse than Esso for me so far.

[C2K]

I'm quite surprised by the real life MPGs in this thread, though has anyone managed to put 10K miles on one yet?

I haven't taken delivery of my GTD yet, but the guy at work with a GTD Mk6 was telling me he could get 60 out of it on a run - I sincerely hope mine does even if it takes some time to loosen up as I shall be a bit miffed if it can't beat my 270k 306 HDi which it stands to replace - I can still get 53 out of that on the work commute.

[noobmonkey]

lol 280 miles done and so far 34.8mpg in total - newer runs are starting to edge 45 if driven nicely - trying out eco mode this week

[monkeyhanger]

C2K: My dad has done 7k miles in his now (GTD DSG) and regularly does Southampton to Newcastle. He gets about 48mpg on that trip, setting the ADC to maintain 80mph on motorway stretches. No way I'll ever see 60mpg on mine, found it hard to do less than 50mpg in my Scirocco, only racked 50mpg once in the GTD (2500 miles on it now).

Mine seems to regen noticeably every 200 miles for about 50 miles, was never aware of regenning in the Scirocco, always happening very subtly. The GTD seems to run a consistent 5C lower in all situations eg low load 90C, high load 94C, Regen temp up to 101C. GTD seems to take almost twice as long for oil to get to temp - I'm sure it's killing my shorter journey mpg.

[C2K]

I'm surprised at the frequency of regeneration.   Looks like I'll have to map that out longer term and hollow it out haha.

[mcmaddy]

I'm surprised at the frequency of regeneration.   Looks like I'll have to map that out longer term and hollow it out haha.

if your talking about a dpf delete I wouldn't bother as it's soon to be an mot failure if it's not on the car.

[Dan Burnley]

Has anyone tested how many miles you get on a full tank (DSG vs Manual)?

[linc-dub]

Another fill and I'm now up to 46.99 mpg, but I am using adaptive cruise, something I never thought I'd do, but at times you can and it obviously pays in the mpg stakes.

[broomthundle]

Managed to average 63.1mpg on way to work this morning. mostly congested motorway, but just shows what it can do. Manual gearbox, 300 total miles on clock.