Fuel Consumption figs

[Harry Monk]

Hi Guys, I'm considering picking up a GTI over the next week or so. I am looking at the DSG option but am interested to see what "actual" fuel consumption you guys get....I tend to disregard the brochure specification.

I do a fair amount of Motorway runs and a good mix of town driving, what would you say would be my avereage expectation?

Cheers all

Harry

[Phil mcavity]

Is that harry monk from Xbox 360 by any chance??, if it is hello mate long time no see!! 

[Hurdy]

Hi and welcome Harry

There are a few recent threads on fuel consumption knocking about, but not DSG specific. Mine is an ED30 DSG and remapped, so should give less MPG than a standard GTI DSG. I don't normally measure MPG. but when I went on my last motorway jaunt (264 miles) I filled up when I set off and then again when I arrived back. It cost £45 and the fuel was £1.13 a litre. So that works out at 30 mpg (but I wasn't hanging around! )

[Sweeney]

Having had my gti30 dsg for 2 and a half months, ive done 1600miles, 99.99% of it being my daily journeys of 10mile mixed journey to work, 3 mile urban for food, 10 mile mixed journey home. Its averaging 25.2 since i drove out of the dealers.

Although i took a wee drive through to grangemouth and back and each direction is roughly 26/30miles and mostly motorway, it done it at 31/32mpg (I was having a rather spirited drive mind you so probably wouldve been a bit better at *safer* speeds)

[Harry Monk]

Sorry Phil...thats not me..I'm a PS3/PC man myself...although I expect that this tag is pretty well worn by a few members of different online communities.

Cheers guys, It sounds mlike 22 around town and 30'ish on the motorway when driven "Properly" (at a more "pensionable" speed I guess we are looking at the brochure quoted MPG of mid thirties...so in all not too shabby).

I was looking (infact offered on) an Audi TT...but have just got fed up with the size of the thing...its sooooo tiny...Have always had a soft spot for a GTI anmd was v.impressed with the DSG ( just like I was with the Audi to be honest)

Appreciate your help guys.

Harry

[orca]

I'm getting about 30mpg out of mine.  The 2nd memory of the trip computer actually says 29.9mpg at the moment.  Can't remember how many miles that covers.

Most of the miles I do is the daily commute to work.  I do 40 miles commute (20 each way).  A one way journey is made up of 2 miles of town traffic and the rest is A and B roads.  Depending on the traffic, I get between 29 to 33mpg.

Its the short trips, especially through town, that brings the mpg down.

[duffy78]

with a light right foot i can get around 34 on longish journeys,

town driving usually get about 26

[Phil mcavity]

running on 99 octane does seem to improve average mpg by at least 1-2 miles per gallon. Also makes the engine run alot better, more responsive.

[john_o]

manual ED30 I average 27 MPG
motorway you are going to get another 2 or more depending on what speed you cruise at lol
Echo Phils comments on 99 , my car def runs better on Tesco 99

[WhiteGTI]

Yep, car definitely runs better on 99 Octane.

If I drive normally, I will get 36mpg on the motorway, with 26-28mpg in town.

When driving "enthusiastically", it goes down to 20-22mpg.

That is with a manual GTI, done around 4500miles.

Enjoy the car.