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Offline Watts

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Re: Best recorded MPG for GTI
« Reply #10 on: 20 May 2018, 18:56 »
Quote from: CocoPops on 19 May 2018, 22:00
Bloody hell im struggling to get 31/32 a good over a tank.

More fun = less economy and vice versa :laugh:
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Offline Exonian

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Re: Best recorded MPG for GTI
« Reply #11 on: 20 May 2018, 20:59 »
I like to think my dreadful fuel economy is a result of the Clubsport “downforce”  :laugh:
Suffice to say mine is in the twenties not forties!  :shocked:
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Re: Best recorded MPG for GTI
« Reply #12 on: 20 May 2018, 21:51 »
« Last Edit: 20 May 2018, 21:53 by CocoPops »
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Re: Best recorded MPG for GTI
« Reply #13 on: 22 May 2018, 00:02 »
I got 46.5 mpg yesterday on the M1 with 60 mph speed limits. Got up as high as 48 mpg on some patches but then started to become a dangerous game trying to get to 50 mpg without crawling along! :grin:
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Offline nigeldodd

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Re: Best recorded MPG for GTI
« Reply #14 on: 22 May 2018, 11:09 »
It's braking that destroys the kinetic energy that then has to be replaced by combusting fossil fuels. Without braking a hybrid car would be no better than a conventional car.

My previous car was a heavy Mercedes E320 cdi. I learned to look ahead and avoid braking and could get similar mpg to the current gti. It would return almost exactly 40mpg at a steady 100mph on the beautiful Spanish interior highways.

Unfortunately ordering the gti without brakes was not an option.

Also the gti is not the most aerodynamic car on the market ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automobile_drag_coefficient ) so it helps to drive as slowly as possible in 7th gear.

But, hey, as somebody pointed out   fun = 1 / (fuel economy)

https://photos.app.goo.gl/VXP4g1jr1xu6wSv39

As you can see the average speed is 27mph because unfortunately I do a lot of town driving but even so 38mpg is, I think, quite respectable.
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Offline Arnold_Lane

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Re: Best recorded MPG for GTI
« Reply #15 on: 22 May 2018, 17:24 »
Quote from: nigeldodd on 22 May 2018, 11:09
Unfortunately ordering the gti without brakes was not an option.

It is up to you whether you use them though  :laugh:
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Re: Best recorded MPG for GTI
« Reply #16 on: 23 May 2018, 13:01 »
My second fill up is got me 34mpg, I'm happy with that, my GTD was only doing 42mpg  :grin:
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Offline maxie

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Re: Best recorded MPG for GTI
« Reply #17 on: 07 July 2018, 17:28 »
on the way back from the lake district mk7.5 gti pp

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Offline Watts

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Re: Best recorded MPG for GTI
« Reply #18 on: 07 July 2018, 17:53 »
^^ Nice one maxie. Also saw your post in new arrivals, looking good and pleased you're getting to enjoy driving it now :smiley:
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Offline MrJollygood

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Re: Best recorded MPG for GTI
« Reply #19 on: 10 July 2018, 21:00 »
Wowzers! I'm struggling to get into the high 30s on my commute...although I have only recently got the car so I'm still enjoying the right hand pedal, plus I commute into London in stop-start traffic...
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