Average MPG - Longterm - GTI

[monkeyhanger]

Gosh 2 Gti's? can't be many around owned two already! How old is the current one?

What sort of journey was it to break the magical 50?


A

Magical is the word - ever seen the Disney/Pixar movie "UP!". The car technically weighs nowt because he's strapped 380 helium filled balloons to his roof rack. He adds 50 more when he wants to skip traffic and float over the gridlocked roads. 

[Ap69]

A, yes it is mine. Currently driving a non performance pack manual (now around 7500 miles). Picking up the new GTI on Saturday with performance pack but still manual. Will be interesting to see if there is any difference in consumption.

J

Gosh 2 Gti's? can't be many around owned two already! How old is the current one?

What sort of journey was it to break the magical 50?


A

Yes, picking up my second on March 1st. Collected the first one 3rd September however after rejecting it due to serious paintwork issues, the replacement is now due. Managed to keep hold of the first one for the 6 month waiting list too so thats a bonus.

I was really trying to max out the mpg for the entire journey. Started on a B road for around a mile, then around 5 miles of A road and then around 30 miles of motorway. Car was set to individual mode with everything in sport except the engine as i hate the sound of the sound-aktor.

J

I've gate crashed the 50 club this morning!

[CraigW]

I think I briefly saw 40mpg one day which was a bit of a shock. I'm amazed that it's even possible to see 50mpg in the GTI regardless of how you drive

[2014GTi]

I agree, seeing 50mpg on a GTI is amazing. Most I have ever got on my 41 mile commute is 45mpg.
My car has just passed 4100miles.

[GTI7me]

Well done Ap! (not sure whether i should be congratulating on a GTI forum )

How did you achieve it?

J

[monsta]

I think I briefly saw 40mpg one day which was a bit of a shock. I'm amazed that it's even possible to see 50mpg in the GTI regardless of how you drive

I've been managing to get over 40 mpg on certain motorway routes now (door to door including urban driving) but still wouldn't dream of 50!

[GiT1984]

I think that AP69 must be some sort of saint ..... My car will never see those numbers! 

[matchboy]

I think I briefly saw 40mpg one day which was a bit of a shock. I'm amazed that it's even possible to see 50mpg in the GTI regardless of how you drive

I've never even seen 40!  I briefly got to 38.9 once, then within 2 mins it was back down to 31 

[GiT1984]

I think I briefly saw 40mpg one day which was a bit of a shock. I'm amazed that it's even possible to see 50mpg in the GTI regardless of how you drive

I've never even seen 40!  I briefly got to 38.9 once, then within 2 mins it was back down to 31 

40? The girlfriends Mk5 used to return 23.5mpg with her at the wheel (!) and even my fast (but very slightly smoother) style only produced an average of 28.5mpg! (About the same as I was getting out of my E90 BMW 330i Auto at the time).

If I see 35mpg long term, then I'll be very happy, but given that the boys at EVO are only getting 31.2mpg out of their long term test car - somehow I doubt it!

[lew321]

I've managed to get 41 MPG on a round trip from Sussex to the NEC while using Eco mode, rather liked the coasting feature. Total mileage on car now is 550