Volkswagen GTI Real World MPG

13 messages, Last post on Oct 26, 2009 at 12:14 PM

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#12 of 13 Long trip mileage, 07 GTi with DSG by extech2 Oct 24, 2009 (2:48 pm)
We just spent 10 days in Arizona, in the month of October, using the air cond. 70% of the time, driving 1,700 miles in our 07 2- door GTI, equipped with the DSG automatic transmission. The car was fully loaded with luggage everywhere, in the trunk, on the back seats, and the two of us. The average mpg was shown as 28.7 in the computer. My experience is that the actual mileage is about 4% less, so we got about 27.5 mpg. This included mostly freeway travel at speeds around 75 or a bit higher. We hit 100 maybe three times, for a short period only. The interesting part is that when driving on secondary roads, which in Arizona are superbly maintained, at speeds between 45-60 miles, our computer usually displayed 32-36 mpg unless climbing steep hills. Most of the time we were at 4,000 feet or higher altitude, in the Sedona or Flagstaff area in high mountains. The car never had a single problem in 2.5 years and it always starts the 1st time. Replies to this message: upstatedoc (Oct 26, 2009 12:14 pm)
#13 of 13 Re: Long trip mileage, 07 GTi with DSG [extech2] by upstatedoc Oct 26, 2009 (12:14 pm)
Replying to: extech2 (Oct 24, 2009 2:48 pm) Excellent mileage from such a potent little power plant! I was approaching 30 mpg on my '08 6 MT during my highway commute.