46 MPG.

[ar899]

My commute is 40 miles, lanes, A roads and M6 (currently at 50 mph all the way).  With a few overtakes on the B and A road, I am getting 47.5 mpg, with it in normal engine and ACC mode.

For a very powerful car, it is exceptional MPG, primarily due to the 60 50 on the M6.

A month ago I drove from the midlands via Glasgow, and Skye to Harris - 600 miles and again it got 45 mpg with ACC set to about 75 on the Mway the whole way.

Impressive engineering - power and economy both.

Your post isn’t right. ACC set to about 75mph? We all know that the speed limit is 70.

Sorry. Couldn’t help myself!

ACC set to 75mph doesn't necessarily mean you are breaking the speed limit. You probably are by 2-3 mph BUT speedometers do vary and the law only limits overreading to 10% of actual speed + 6.25mph. Am sure there aren't many that overread by that much but manufacturing works to tolerances.

[king monkey]

As suspected, my joke wasn’t funny. 

[martin998877]

It was funny

With ACC set to 75, the car is doing 73 exactly on my tomtom gps and also my speed cam database (ie legal!) gps.  73 is a speed I'm happy about going through the new roadside gantry cameras on the 'intelligent' 4 lane motorways around here.

I occasionally tweak it up 1 or 2 more, in the right places!

[rajb]

It used to be a tolerance of speed limit plus 10% + 2mph, but I believe it was never an exact hard and fast rule. I have known 2 people so far to be done going through average speed zones on the M6 at different points be done for only doing a few mph over the limit (so still within the 'tolerance').

But then I do go through them at just over the limit (say 65 in the 60 zone) and it's been fine.

[king monkey]

It used to be a tolerance of speed limit plus 10% + 2mph, but I believe it was never an exact hard and fast rule. I have known 2 people so far to be done going through average speed zones on the M6 at different points be done for only doing a few mph over the limit (so still within the 'tolerance').

But then I do go through them at just over the limit (say 65 in the 60 zone) and it's been fine.

Yeah. I think it depends on the police in your area. My dad was done years ago doing 32mph downhill in a very old Vw transporter. Think he was actually quite pleased. There’s more of a zero tolerance approach nowadays I believe.

[rajb]

Yeah. I think it depends on the police in your area. My dad was done years ago doing 32mph downhill in a very old Vw transporter. Think he was actually quite pleased. There’s more of a zero tolerance approach nowadays I believe.

Yeah agreed.

I think with the improvements of accuracy with speedos etc they are starting to not be so lenient in cases.

[Jim_mk7.5]

It was funny

With ACC set to 75, the car is doing 73 exactly on my tomtom gps and also my speed cam database (ie legal!) gps.  73 is a speed I'm happy about going through the new roadside gantry cameras on the 'intelligent' 4 lane motorways around here.

I occasionally tweak it up 1 or 2 more, in the right places!

My ACC is always set to 57 through roadworks and no issues.

[jv]

Better not drive across Cambridge then 

[Highland28]

I managed 52mpg on my 33 mile commute home today. A mixture of back roads, A roads and a short section of busier motorway, where speeds varied between 60 and 70. After only a couple of week owning my 2013 GTI, I can't believe what it is capable of. I am not intending on driving particularly economically, just focusing on reading the road, and the traffic to maintain momentum wherever possible.
The back roads are largely downhill on my way home, although i still I get 38 on the way into work. Averaging around 41/42mpg for the tank so far.

[Upperoilcan]

I would love to see what figures the Golf R's are producing in comparison to the GTI's