Fuel consumption question

[markymark]

I often average 35+ mpg and have even hit over 40 on a good motorway run. Im always getting over 300 miles to a tank, I think its nearer 350 miles per tank!

You are not allowed to comment, you run everywhere now and your mrs in your sig distort's the figures. 

ROFL! 

[Peskarik]

40 on motorway?! 
I get 28 tops on highway. Then I go 120-160kmh.
In the city I get 25 tops.

[Hurdy]

Welcome Obzzi,

Even on my modified Edition 30 I still get around 250 out of a tank when using in town. On a run I've seen over 350 miles from a tank. These are based on brim to brim fills.

[The Doc]

GTI 24 mpg
R32 22 mpg

Drive like stolen / keep with traffic ish 50/50

[Saint Steve]

i dont get it, i have tried driving like a complete granny and still never get near to 30!! im always about 25/26 with easy driving...

Steve, you do short journeys every day, so you will never get 30's, as your cars only done a few thousand miles in a year of ownership!. Its only when your cars been run longer for 20-30 mins after the things warmed up that the Mpg readings will raise above what your seeing.


Get out and use it more steveS!!!. and dont sit in too many traffic cues or conjested inner city road cues!!. Visit the Country!!, and get what

other people are getting MPG wise.

I went to cornwall on holiday, got 34 average town mpg, back to Southampton, traffic light capital 27 mpg.

[john_o]

see my blog , I have tried to post all the MPG for each tank I use.
27 MPG average mixed commute+thrash occasionally
over 30 MPG on a long continuous run.
The speed at which you cruise makes a HUGE diff on the GTI , @60 its painful but great mpg.

Fuel type can help , so can making sure your tyre pressures are correct , plus I seem to remember a bod on here had terrible mpg when running a heavy sub ! turn off the 'goodies' and chuck the toolbox out the boot.
All small differences but cumulative can add up to lots.

but in reality Id say just get in and enjoy it, you wont be able to resist once you drive it 

[Saint Steve]

hit a nail in steveS's head there john_o,  dont you have a rather large Sub in your boot steve??!!! 

[NEWEY]

i am getting around 28mpg round town and about 32 on motorway

[SteveS]

lol, i drive 9miles each way to work now, though town and aroads.. a good 30min travel.. and nothing been in my boot for a while/..

[ub7rm]

Fuel consumption is very sensitive to how you drive the GTi (well duh but I mean more sensitive than most other cars I've driven), cruising at 60 and gentle(r) acceleration has increased my mpg for my journey to work from around 25 to 33 mpg.  Normally maybe cruised at around 70-80 and accelerated a bit more aggressively coming off roundabouts.  Not a long journey either - bout 20 mins 50/50 ish dual carriage way and town.

Best I've seen was 38 mpg on a long journey but I could easily get better than that if I was trying.