MK7 GTD - Real Life MPG

[bri]

only have my gtd a month with 1500kms on the clock so far.
car was only averageing 41.5 mpg in the first two weeks on mostly short trips during the week with some longer 50/70 km weekend trips.
last week or so its steadily rising to 47mpg though , mostly in eco mode atm due to freezing weather conditions here. if i can get to 50mpg or so ill be happy. the vw quoted figures seem to be fantasy though

[tonydon41]

Hi Corgi,
Most journeys are motorway driving at least 30 miles with a couple of 100+ mile trips, always in normal mode. I thought it was my driving until I got in straight after the wife had been out with her 80 year old mum on a 40 mile round trip and was amazed to see she had averaged just 31.8mpg!!!
On my previous Golfs you could toggle between "trip" and "since reset" figures on the trip computer using a button under the wiper stalk. I can only see the "trip" info at the moment which might be a false reading as I only check it when I suspect it will be low!!
How did you view an average over 24k miles? Is there a way of checking long term averages on the mk7?

[ffrank]

Hi tobydon, you can go to the car menu on the media screen and select view car data (something like that.)

You can then scroll left and right to see since refuelling/long term/trip.

Your wife and her mum - obviously were doing doughnuts in tesco carpark!

[Mark V GTD]

On my previous Golfs you could toggle between "trip" and "since reset" figures on the trip computer using a button under the wiper stalk.

With the MFD showing Avg. mpg you can scroll through 'since start', 'since re-fuel ' and 'long term' simply by pressing the 'OK' button on the right of the steering wheel.

'Since start' in this instance means start of the current journey.

You can also get the info on the central infotainment screen as described above - although its not available there once the low fuel warning light comes on

[richbeech]

Had my DSG GTD now for about a month. Long term average is 49.5 and I've got 53.2 out of my last tank.

My daily commute is 50 miles one way (Stoke to Derby on the A50) and I always have it in Eco and don't usually go above 60mph. Some may laugh at that but I'm never in a rush to get to work so just take my time. The benefit of that is I can average 59.8mpg over the two journeys! Still not managed to crack 60 yet though .

The fuel that I save driving in this way I then use up on the B roads once I get off the dual carriageway  which then brings my average down to about 50ish. I think if I drove at 70-80 on the commute to work I would get about 45 maybe 50 if it was clear.

The car has done 9k now so can still probably loosen up a tad more which may see me crack the 60mpg barrier on my journey to work, but still not hit the official figures. Initially I was a bit disappointed, I thought I would have been able to get 60-65 on the long journeys but now I'm not really bothered. Love the car and the performance (I don't drive like a Nunn all the time) so happy with what I'm getting. 

[corgi]

At my last fill, I was in 24,458 miles with a combined average in all driving of 47.33 (calculated using Road Trip)...

The best tank's fuel consumption was 54.13 and a worst of  31.41 (some b-road fun and then a long time sat in traffic). It has stayed fairly constant over the winter. The only difference I notice is if I let my lead-footed girlfriend use it... she averages about 42-43 on her commute (motorway and then queuing to get into Nottingham).

[Mark V GTD]

Still not managed to crack 60 yet though .

You will in summer - warmer temps should up your figures by about 5mpg!

[J400uk]

I've got a Mk6 2.0 TDI 140 at the moment and am thinking of changing it for a Mk7 GTD at some point, both DSG.

The Mk6 is listed as about 53.3mpg combined and I always achieve at least that given most my driving is all motorway.

I see the Mk7 is listed as 60mpg combined which I think is unrealistic. However, is it a safe enough bet that I'd achieve at least the same mpg as I get from the Mk6?

Afraid I haven't read all 100 pages of this thread but would be interested to hear any opinions on the above 

[Stuartr1024768]

I've got a Mk6 2.0 TDI 140 at the moment and am thinking of changing it for a Mk7 GTD at some point, both DSG.

The Mk6 is listed as about 53.3mpg combined and I always achieve at least that given most my driving is all motorway.

I see the Mk7 is listed as 60mpg combined which I think is unrealistic. However, is it a safe enough bet that I'd achieve at least the same mpg as I get from the Mk6?

Afraid I haven't read all 100 pages of this thread but would be interested to hear any opinions on the above 

I had a MK6 GT TDI 140 (mapped to 195bhp) and it regularly showed (MFD) 60 + mpg, real world fuel used calculations put this at more like 53-56mpg.  The MK7 GTD (boxed, so 240bhp) I'm seeing nowhere near this ! More like 50-53 (MFD indicated) real world about 47-49mpg. At the end of the day this car has more bhp & torque so all things considered not that bad ! I suppose it's all relative really to expectations, but the claimed VW mpg figures are impossible to get anywhere near in the MK7 (as they were pre-box).  Most of my miles are too motorway and I do not have a lead right foot (cruise on about 80 most of the time). hope this helps ! If you decide to jump to a GTD you won't be disappointed ! The Mk6 was a great car btw.

[J400uk]

Thanks! I had a Mk5 GTI before and I miss its performance and sporty looks, so hoping if I get the Mk7 GTD it will be the best of both worlds