Average MPG - Longterm - GTI

[Raymondo]

Could it be perhaps those new tyres you had put on your fronts that have a far better rolling resistance than some of the obsolete OEM crap that VW uses?

I'm still on the same tyres all round - PS3's. 

I totally agree that weather does play a part, but we are not exactly tropical at the moment and this winter has been fairly mild. 

Lots of other things can play a part - do you live in a hilly/flat area?  Driving style - is the driver reading traffic well enough ahead to coast to a slower speed, rather than braking and accerating etc.  So I agree with you that it might not just be the engine for me or countless others when we see changes in our mpg.

All I was trying report on was my findings and whilst  weather may be playing a part, nothing else has changed, so I have to assume that the engine loosening up is a big factor in the improved mpg.

[Hawaii-Five-O]

48.5 on the way on home last night. 22 mile trip with mostly motorway. Kept it to about 65-70 on motorways and used Eco mode to its fullest - coasting. No sharp acceleration from standing start. 6100 on the clock and the engine is getting far better on economy

After 6,500 miles mine is running very similar to Raymondo's GTI. Regularly getting 42-46 mpg on a good motorway runs (of around 30 miles in free flowing traffic using ECO and light throttle). However acording to the on board trip computer my long term mpg is currently 37.8 mpg. So, I'm pretty happy given the power on tap and running a DSG box too

[GolfTi]

Best ever for me from a tankful. 455 miles.

Oil change service last week, ECU update carried out also during service, car seems smoother too....

[2014GTi]

Best ever for me from a tankful. 455 miles.

Oil change service last week, ECU update carried out also during service, car seems smoother too....

Any details of that the ECU update was for etc?

[GolfTi]

Just the usual service bulletin ECU update, I didn't ask for details

They did use long life oil though and left a bottle of VW screenwash in the boot.

[Peeair]

Is this the record? 

[GiT1984]

Is this the record? 

Possibly - but as it's such a short journey - can you repeat it over a tankful?

There are hypermilers on here who have over 45mpg as their long term average ..... 

[Peeair]

Is this the record? 

Possibly - but as it's such a short journey - can you repeat it over a tankful?

There are hypermilers on here who have over 45mpg as their long term average ..... 

I think the average for the entire journey was about 47/48 MPG. A 130 mile journey.

[FNJ-GTI]

Slow ride to work this morning, 18mph @ 30 mpg ish. My long term average is about 35mpg so not too bad, but these commutes really drag it down.

[GiT1984]

Is this the record? 

Possibly - but as it's such a short journey - can you repeat it over a tankful?

There are hypermilers on here who have over 45mpg as their long term average ..... 

I think the average for the entire journey was about 47/48 MPG. A 130 mile journey.

Ah! I was going on the picture which suggests that it was a 13 mile journey .....