1.4 petrol autos - looking for your thoughts and opinions

Mr Pig

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Jun 17, 2015
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Currently don't have bluetooth so some gadgets will be nice. Looking forward to some LED lights and android auto.

The Leon is certainly well specced. The LED lights look cool but they're not that effective. Connectivity is good though.
 

Glosphil

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Nov 10, 2004
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My 2018 FR 1.4 (150) DSG has averaged 45mpg over the 6K miles I have owned it (total miles now near 17K).
I wouldn't have DSG without the steering wheel paddles.
The Leon is my 2nd DSG (first was an Octavia vRS diesel - 6-speed wet clutch) & I won't be going back to a manual.
LED headlights on dip no better than uprated halogen bulbs in the Octavia but main beam definitely an improvement.
 

KXL

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Dec 15, 2016
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The Scirocco 1.4 160bhp? Engine was rated at 42 mpg (in the old mpg figures), so city would be low 30s, reality, mid-to high 20s is ok ish..for city drive and longer journies up to high 30s. THe 1.4 EcoTsi (some say this engine is better than the 1.5 EVO) as it's not mapped for the more stringent emissions + kangaroo effect. I've had 2 DSGs, 1 'wet' on a TDI 6 speed and 1 'dry' on a TSI 7 speed. The 'wet' one was much smoother. I'm not sure what the 1.4 has, but assuming it's 7 speed 'dry' one like the one I had on the 1.0 EcoTSI.
In reality, I believe you could get 35-40mpg in city, 50-55 mpg 40-50mph roads, and perhaps around 50mpg easily if on highway at the NSL (running of 2 cyl). Some 1.4EcoTSI users have shown 60+ mpg even...
 

seatram

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Sep 8, 2017
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Ilkeston
with that mpg and short trips you might as well get a 2.0 tsi as the mpg difference will be negligible

I've gone from a 1.4 TSI 125 FR manual averaging 34mpg on a daily 8 mile in/out of city to a 2.0 TSI Cupra 290 DSG averaging 23mpg on a daily 8 mile in/out of city.

If i even look at the Cupra button and touch the throttle then my mpg will drop to an average of 18mpg that day :thumbup:
 
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