Cupra 280 REAL Mpg?
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To be honest, I can understand the MPG and performance thing. I orded my cupra this morning and I currently have a 184fr tdi. The tdi at the moment returns around 60-70mpg which is fantastic, but after going in for a service and test driving one whilst I waited I started on the deal there and then. 40mpg would be a great bonus because as easy as it is to say "why buy a cupra" I love my cars and I'd love to have the option to floor it when I want to get a grin. I'd be happy with 35-40 as this wouldn't impact my wallet massivly, some of us can't afford to have 2 cars.
I understand that it defeats the object of buying a cupra but on my daily commute to work I don't want to spend all my wages just getting there. I also would be using the car for business mileage so I wouldn't want all my wages to go out of the window there. Drive normal on the way to work and back to save your money for a serious blast when you go for a weekend blast.
Wife's commute is around 10 miles per day, its inner city driving , all 30 limits and stop/start. If the car does that and nowt else, it'll struggle to hit 30mpg.
Sometimes i drive slow, other times i dont. My average is clear to see! 40mpg... in your dreams lol
My overall av (6000m) is 30.2, worked out from fill up to fill up, but if on a work/family run I have had 40 - 45 (Eco mode in Indv) two cars in one to suit my needs.
I've just done ~1000 miles in mine now, Average based on fill ups since new is 28.8, best recorded MPG was 37 on a trip to Heathrow and back.
To be honest, I didn't really concern myself with fuel economy when I purchased as I dont do enough miles to worry about the drop from my FR TDI 150 which returned ~49 MPG over its two year lifetime.
To be honest, I didn't really concern myself with fuel economy when I purchased as I dont do enough miles to worry about the drop from my FR TDI 150 which returned ~49 MPG over its two year lifetime.
So far in 250 miles I'm about 26mpg. I really don't care about it, more out of curiosity. The feeling and emotions when you give it some toe is far more enjoyable than thinking about how much you that burst just cost me.
A quick calculation based on 28mpg for the Cupra and 45mpg that I got in my 184 and assuming a parity in petrol and diesel costs of £1.20 (which is now the case give or take) over 10,000 miles a year shows the Cupra fuel costs at £1,909 and the 184 at £1,188. You don't buy a Cupra or any hot motor with one eye on your wallet.
£60 a month or £15 a week or £2 a day. Who cares, this Cupra makes me smile heaps more than the 184 and that is (almost..!) priceless.
A quick calculation based on 28mpg for the Cupra and 45mpg that I got in my 184 and assuming a parity in petrol and diesel costs of £1.20 (which is now the case give or take) over 10,000 miles a year shows the Cupra fuel costs at £1,909 and the 184 at £1,188. You don't buy a Cupra or any hot motor with one eye on your wallet.
£60 a month or £15 a week or £2 a day. Who cares, this Cupra makes me smile heaps more than the 184 and that is (almost..!) priceless.
I agree that you don't buy a performance car for mpg but the jekyll and hyde nature of the Cupra engine amazes me! Pottering home from work, albeit part of the journey in the M1 50mph limit, i regularly see over 40mpg! Spirited drive on a Sunday still returns 25mpg!
The best i ever got from my WRX STI (roughly similar power etc) was 27mpg and that was driving like my nan. Frequently saw mid teens mpg when 'on it'!
Couldn't care less about trying to hit an mpg but it makes interesting reading!!
The best i ever got from my WRX STI (roughly similar power etc) was 27mpg and that was driving like my nan. Frequently saw mid teens mpg when 'on it'!
Couldn't care less about trying to hit an mpg but it makes interesting reading!!
My experience over 4 fillups so far is an average of around 31. Very mixed conditions too. If I'm having fun then it's around 25, being sensible more like 40. I'd say I was a 4 on a rating of 1 to 10 for economical driving (10 being a nun with a broken ankle).
I'm happy with that, my last car was a BMW 530d GT and my average was similar but I had a lot less fun doing it, and was disappointing compared to the quoted MPG of mid 40s.
I'm happy with that, my last car was a BMW 530d GT and my average was similar but I had a lot less fun doing it, and was disappointing compared to the quoted MPG of mid 40s.
I'm averaging about 26mpg in my car overall. It can vary from 20mpg to 30mpg depending on the traffic, though. My daily commute is pretty rough in regards to fuel economy. It's 11 miles heading from south Leicester to north Leicester. So basically, lots of traffic all the way. Lots of traffic lights, roundabouts, stopping, starting.. etc.
If I drive gently (though not particularly slow), I can get 35mpg easily on a 25 minutes journey down some country roads and the motorway to my dads house in good traffic.
But, to be honest, I really don't care. I wouldn't care if it average 20mpg. I never expected anywhere near the advertised fuel economy, and I think with the driving most people do, you'd be daft to expect it too.
If I drive gently (though not particularly slow), I can get 35mpg easily on a 25 minutes journey down some country roads and the motorway to my dads house in good traffic.
But, to be honest, I really don't care. I wouldn't care if it average 20mpg. I never expected anywhere near the advertised fuel economy, and I think with the driving most people do, you'd be daft to expect it too.
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Mine is a manual had it a week now 600 miles on the clock. Driving and commuting on country roads at a brisk pace, use full power for overtaking - average on computer long term to date 37 mpg. Range c 370 miles. Gentle commute home on steady throttle sees 40 mpg. Amazing for a car with so much performance.
My old car is a Leon FR 184 - 13k miles. Same driving avg 55 mpg range 520 miles. But it doesn't go like the Cupra! Noisy engine too - the Cupra is super smooth.
My old car is a Leon FR 184 - 13k miles. Same driving avg 55 mpg range 520 miles. But it doesn't go like the Cupra! Noisy engine too - the Cupra is super smooth.
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Jamie - you won't be disappointed. Set the throttle to sport (turns off the artificial "soundaktor" engine noise device - I'm not a fan) and it's so refined, but quietly goes like stink with no apparent effort with a mere squeeze of the gas). No going back to the TDi. My pal has a 911s - I'm not joking it's almost as quick, but totally flies under the radar - a genuine Q-car. Drive hard and you get low 30s mpg, gentle you get 40 mpg. It's an amazing machine, I wonder how it's legal!
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