This is the one thing that really concerns me about slapping some bigger rims on mine. I get brilliant fuel economy from my van (180 bi, manual euro 5), would be seriously pee'd if that went for a burton if I'd just changed from my 18's to 20's, and spent a couple of grand.
I've got just about the thirstiest combination, velle exec 204ps DSG 4motion, over 8,000 miles mixed driving, mixed loads, the average is 36mpg actual, checked when filling up and computer is optimistic by about 2mpg showing 38mpg never drops below 30mpg actual.
Going to be covering 600 motorway miles on my own at weekend, should do it on a tank of fuel.
How can mpg's be so wildly different?
Going to be covering 600 motorway miles on my own at weekend, should do it on a tank of fuel.
How can mpg's be so wildly different?
Forgot to say: 150hk diesel, 4 motion and DSG. 235/55r17 with spikes in tyres (what do you call such winter tyres?)
I would call those tyres 'expensive'! Are you going rallying??
Yeah, your correctomondo, but not much rally, just icy roads here..I would call those tyres 'expensive'! Are you going rallying??
NEC to Leeds tonight in heavy traffic. 44.6mpg. A lot of 50/60 on the M42 and then crawling around Nottingham, but then cruise set at 70 ish for the rest of the journey. Got about the same on the way down last night. I'm afraid the bi-turbo is probably at step too far if you want power and economy.
The abt exhaust is just an add on after the mid silencer.
The van wasn't great on fuel before I put the abt kit and 20s on. Of course the 20s added weight won't help but the tyres are still identical to the tyres I ran on my t5 and that thing got 35-39mpg before and after big wheels.
I was happy with mine but when I fill up the guage goes down the first segment dam fast and the range hardly moves
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Did a run back from Manchester to hull at around 60mph all the way back averaged out about 51 when I sat it on the drive(manual 150 and the only load was the Mrs) was pretty happy with that coming from a merc that I could not drive below 90 on the motorway
Yes I often push ours up to 70, no faster of course......
at the moment, mine is showing 47.7mpg so far on this tankful........okay, so it's all been rural/A/B road stuff and pretty much on the flat. Things have improved massively since the weather warmed up.....and I'm really really trying to see what I can squeeze out of it on this tankful. I'm always mindful that driving it too gently could result in a clogged dpf or too much regen?? The MFD readout is always 5mpg above my manual calculation.....pretty crap really so it's a work of fiction!!!!!!
Not got mine over 40 mpg yet but it's my work vehicle in the week and my smile maker rest of the time
Not sure if I've had any car/vain over 40mpg, ever!
Took a run from the south midlands to the welsh coast, towing a trailer. 60 miles flashing up on the range MFD and the odometer is reading 580miles which was zero'd when I filled up! Can't complain at that, even more so considering there was a trailer on the back.
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