1.5TSI Evo engine
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It will take a while to achieve near to those figures. You will never get the book figures on a new engine.
Probably find it gets better when the engine beds in. It will take a few miles to do that. Cruise control is the key.
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Cruise control to bed the engine in? Cause right now i can acheive better mpg with my right foot than the cruise control can acheive
Probably not now but my R gets better mpg using the cruise control. You’ll just have to bare with it until it beds in.
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My 1.4 TSI 150 did high 40's from new and is now at 52mpg long term with 5k on the clock. Have you checked the actual mpg, brimming off then to empty against miles driven, rather than just the indicated value?
Mines fairly accurate but others have noticed a difference.
Mines fairly accurate but others have noticed a difference.
I doubt you'll get those book figures doing 70 on motorway. I have a 1.2 petrol and to get the high 60's mpg, I have to do 54/55 mph on motorway with AC and fan blower switched off...
I think you need to give it time. With only 130 miles on the clock, the engine’s still factory fresh and very tight, and current fuel consumption is highly unlikely to be representative of what you’ll be getting longer term.
Are you relying on the car’s fuel computer for your fuel consumption figures - the fuel computer can be inaccurate. The more accurate way is to calculate it manually by brimming the tank when you fill up, and divide the mileage covered since the last fill-up by the gallons used.
Additionally, lots of factors influence fuel consumption - some more than others. List below is not exhaustive and there are probably other factors;
- Ambient temperature; at this time of year when the ambient temperature is lower, fuel consumption tends to be worse than during the warmer months.
- Length of journey; short journeys when for much of the journey time the engine isn’t at the optimum operating temperature really knock the mpg figures.
- Traffic volume and traffic conditions.
- Driving style.
- Number of occupants in the car / weight of items being carried in the luggage compartment.
- Having the windows open will increase drag and worsen fuel consumption.
- Tyre pressures; too low and fuel consumption will be adversely affected.
- Increased use of the car’s electrics during the colder months (lights, heated rear screen, heated mirrors, a/c) are likely to have a negative impact on fuel consumption.
- De-icing the car with the engine running at this time of year will have a negative impact on achieving good mpg figures.
Erm maybe 5 or 6? Couple of motorway runs in there. A good mix of short and longer trips
Tyres are good after 50 miles or so. Maybe even less. Only need to burn off the release compound from the tyre press
I've found that my trip computer is usually a bit optimistic. I've got a slightly older (140hp 1.4 non-ACT) which I've averaged about 43.5mpg (measured) over 4.5 years of ownership. 50mpg is possible on long runs without driving like a granny.
We will soon have one of these engines in our household (significant other is getting an Ibiza FR 150) and we test drove it and purchased on Saturday.
On the test drive it seemed to be very economical, even though I was not driving with economy in mind - did a bit of city and a bit of motorway, with a heavy foot on a 30 mins drive and it averaged 38mpg
On comparison, they gave us (her...) a courtesy Ibiza poverty spec with a 1.0l engine and on a similar route the consumption was waaaaaay higher.
Only when we got to the road and I put it in cruise it started to come down - I feel the 1.5 engine is going to be more economical
On the test drive it seemed to be very economical, even though I was not driving with economy in mind - did a bit of city and a bit of motorway, with a heavy foot on a 30 mins drive and it averaged 38mpg
On comparison, they gave us (her...) a courtesy Ibiza poverty spec with a 1.0l engine and on a similar route the consumption was waaaaaay higher.
Only when we got to the road and I put it in cruise it started to come down - I feel the 1.5 engine is going to be more economical
I posted this last month on another thread.
My 1.4 ACT ST is 4 years old today so have worked out my annual stats.
Total mileage is now 45044 with 11983 covered in the last 12 months.
Computer says an average mpg of 47.9 this year, actual figure is 46.5.
Over the 4 years computer says 47.2, actual is 45.2.
I do a fairly mixed mileage of town driving and longer trips and I also tow a caravan for about a thousand miles a year.
Car has been very reliable, no dramas.
My 1.4 ACT ST is 4 years old today so have worked out my annual stats.
Total mileage is now 45044 with 11983 covered in the last 12 months.
Computer says an average mpg of 47.9 this year, actual figure is 46.5.
Over the 4 years computer says 47.2, actual is 45.2.
I do a fairly mixed mileage of town driving and longer trips and I also tow a caravan for about a thousand miles a year.
Car has been very reliable, no dramas.
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