MK7 GTD - Real Life MPG

[KyleB]

Can confirm that I took my car out today and it was only at 90 after about 7 miles. Ambient temp was at 6.5. Interestingly as I was crawling along at 30/40 the MPG was indicating 47 which is  lot higher than other times I've driven it at slow speeds.

[Skinnee D]

Got me intrigued too so I checked mine going into work yesterday morning (6 miles).   Had a straight run with no queues and at 6 miles the oil temp was just starting to register 50deg.  Air temp was about 5deg.  Av consumption on arrival showed 47.

[dippy_x]

That's kind if in line with what I'm getting.  12 mile trip to work.  At about 4.5 miles oil registers 50 degrees.  By about 7.5 miles I'm usually up to 90 degrees.  For me ambient temp doesn't seem to make a difference (have tested with 5 - 10 degrees).

I've made a few more trips to Manchester and economy is just the same - trip down us usually 45mpg.  Trip backup is usually 50mpg.  I Did a test without using ACC and got my worst mpg ever.  Also my long term fuel consumption details seem to have reset themselves.  Coming up for 4000 miles but it only shows 800.  I'm starting to ignore the consumption now!

[noobmonkey]

Well, just got in from my 600 mile round trip. And not quite the mpg i was hoping, but not diabolical!

The route up was a24, m25, a1, then a load of funky back roads to Louth/Fotherby.
Then saturday was Louth across to Buxton, and then down to Nottingham in the eve. And today was the traul home down the m1, m25 and a24.

it read 46.9mpg going up and 47.1 coming home.

I saw a grand total of TWO! other GTD's and no GTI's on my trip.  Both the GTD's within 200metres of each other leaving chesterfield towards Buxton.  Both Pearl black / or at least a nice black - waved at both with no response

Twas a great trip. Seem to get a sore left bum cheek after about 150/200 miles, but the second i jump onto the small roads, no pain at all, hehe


The car performed admirably, and the standard sound system is great!

the drive was obviously mainly on ACC at 70-75... so was hoping for greater mpg, but i noticed, when down to 50-60mph, it did seem to record 50-55mpg in 6th.

Tried with and without ACC, and well, not much difference on the mway.... and no need for it when having fun on the smaller roads

Great trip, and now to de-christmassy-fy the house hehe

[jivemonkey]

Well, my two cents: I'm up to 126 miles now and had my first journey to work this morning in the GTD: 3 miles of 30mph, 6 miles of dual carriageway, a mile of 60, and a mile of 30s.

42mpg for that journey, and I was certainly driving positively..the torque is addictive.

For the transformed driving experience from my last Golf, I'm more than happy with these figures. So much so, that I've taken the avg. MPG out of the MFD menu altogether. I'm going to drive for the pleasure of driving 

I will still keep a track of MPG via my Road Trip iPhone app (I'm a geek after all..), so that I can keep an eye out for crazy low figures..

Happy driving.

[dippy_x]

Down to Manchester again today.  Normally get lower mpg on the way down but hit a pretty good 48mpg.  The journey backup saw me get 51.3Mpg which is my best on a long trip so far.  Ambient temp was between 4 - 6 degrees.  Used ACC at a steady 75mph for most of the journey.  No idea why the MPG was so good as I have driven it exactly the same as my other trips to Manchester which have often had higher ambient temps but poorer MPG!

[Misterp]

Full tank first half tank getting great mpg around town and motorway runs. Second half tank very poor. I just give up no I just fill up and go

[Gordor]

The mpg makes no sense. Filled up at Tesco's and 3 x +100 miles trips all at +50 mpg....last week all 45

[monkeyhanger]

Full tank first half tank getting great mpg around town and motorway runs. Second half tank very poor. I just give up no I just fill up and go

That quite often happens with me too, first 100 miles or so maybe 47mpg, the rest is between 41 and 45mpg, depending upon whether the DPF is trying to clear itself.

[jivemonkey]

Well, today was cold, around 2 degrees celsius, and with 75 on the dual carriageway my commute came out at 38 - and I had my first regen interruption today too, ignition off, lock, and the fan going mental.

Hopefully this isn't my first regen (230 miles on the clock) and others have been happening during the drive?