My GTD soon departs after a happy two years, is it time to get a Golf R ? R mpg?

[AdmiralGant]

First Golf I ever have had and must say the GTD has been a great flagship of the home fleet. I have just been round the usual Audi, BMW, Mercedes offerings and still think the GTD interior holds up very well, if not better.

The lights, the adaptive cruise and dampers, plus the refinement on a long drive are first rate. 

I have only two minus points with the GTD, one has been fuel consumption. I am getting about 43mpg overall, nothing like the 60mpg claimed for the DSG model. I don't even live in a town or city and do little town driving, so poor in my opinion. The other minor gripe is with the radio off and slow moving driving, you cannot get away that it is a 4 pot heavy oiler under the bonnet, even with sport mode on.

I am thinking BMW 330d M Sport as a replacement, the six pot engine makes such a better sound than any 4, but something is telling me go for a Golf R DSG.

The big question is what are people getting roughly on the Golf R mpg wise? If its less than 25, then it will be enough to swing me for a 330d knowing that will do high 30s.

[JoeGTI]

2 months in I'm averaging 26.5-27mpg. That's mainly relatively short commutes and some city stop / starts.
I did a long motorway run yesterday and averaged about 31, ACC on the whole way, doing "slightly" over the speed limit...

[AdmiralGant]

Are you a manual or DSG JoeGTI ?? And are you using the RACE setting a lot ?? 

[Cossieian]

Trading my GTD in this week for my new R.
Absolutely loved the GTD and can't complain about MPG, my overall is 41mpg but I guess I don't care enough to notice.
Seen my R for the first time today, get one mate they are the ticket

[Restlessnative]

Permission to come aboard Sir!.Whoever said the Golf GTD had good fuel economy should be keel hauled.That is all Sir.

[remlapeel]

14k miles in, mixed use, driven pretty hard. Always in race mode. Long term average 30.4mpg (also DTUK box)

I'm DSG

[Booth11]

Early days mpg wise with my R, but 3 weeks of ownership and 960 miles in, a DSG, driven mainly in Individual mode with mix of Sport/Normal settings, and sometimes in Race mode - I'm getting 25mpg long term average.  If I'm honest this is slightly better than I expected at this stage.  I do a lot of stop/start city driving, short commutes, plus some motorway trips. I haven't got the lightest right foot in the world so I'm never going to reach the heady heights of 30+mpg like some, but if it creeps up to 27/28mpg in the months to come, I'll be happy. 

But I came from a Mk6 GTI and averaged 29/30+ in that so not much of a drop for me.  But you might feel differently coming from a GTD, as it's going to be a bit of a shock even if you weren't getting quite what VW had promised in the diesel.

But mpg aside, the R is awesome.

[Watts]

Not knocking the 'R' of course, not tried one myself but from reports on here and reviews they soung brilliant. But could I throw the GTI in to the mix? It's a great compromise and without being too biased (well, okay, very biased) I think it's a better looking car in the details, the standard interior is stylish and fun, they come with excellent standard spec if you're buying new, great performance and economy. On a very short commute (5 miles) I'm getting around 31mpg, on a long motorway journey 40+. I've had a smidge under 45 on some journeys and others report nearly 50mpg. They are easily tunable with a plug in box to 300+bhp should you want more power but so far I haven't felt the need and tbh, I struggle where I live to find anywhere to test the performance level for more than a few seconds.

Worth considering? Also, it seems to be a lot rarer than either the R or the GTD so some exclusivity too!

[Booth11]

Not knocking the 'R' of course, not tried one myself but from reports on here and reviews they soung brilliant. But could I throw the GTI in to the mix? It's a great compromise and without being too biased (well, okay, very biased) I think it's a better looking car in the details, the standard interior is stylish and fun, they come with excellent standard spec if you're buying new, great performance and economy. On a very short commute (5 miles) I'm getting around 31mpg, on a long motorway journey 40+. I've had a smidge under 45 on some journeys and others report nearly 50mpg. They are easily tunable with a plug in box to 300+bhp should you want more power but so far I haven't felt the need and tbh, I struggle where I live to find anywhere to test the performance level for more than a few seconds.

Worth considering? Also, it seems to be a lot rarer than either the R or the GTD so some exclusivity too!

Well said.  

The GTI should not be overlooked.

[JB GTI]

And again. I would have another GTI PP in a heartbeat but the R is a great car 
I am getting 30-31mpg on mainly short runs after 6K just been away to Devon and left it in Race all the time and used the ACC on the motorway and was regularly seeing 34-35mpg