Golf Gti Edition 30-very heavy on fuel

hi, just wondering if any1 is have this ame concern as me, i bought my gti edt 30 app 2months ago, brand new and it is really heavy on the fuel, i contacted vw for some advice and they tell me as the engine is still new it will take sometime for the consumption to settle, maybe around 4000-5000miles, just wondering if anyone if experiencing the same issue, thanks for all the help, cheers

 

what do you call heavy ?

 

You'd be better off posting on ukmkivs if you haven't already.

 

is because you have a heavy right foot.

 

hello, haha, thanks for the smug remarks, well what i mean by heavy is that on full tank i get app 330 miles and not sure if this is normal or not, but i haven't checked if my foot is heavy or not, lol. C'mon guys surely someone has got some intelligent answers for me, what about all you gti experts out there?

 

Gti Ed 30, heavy on fuel

sorry what is ukmkivis?

 

That doesn't sound too bad...

 

What sort of driving do you do, mostly motorway driving or around town a lot - stop starting all the time for those blasted lights and sunday drivers.

 

gti fuel

hi, mostly around town, not many long distance trips

 

What does the MFA say?

 

An entirely mk4/mk5 based site

Theres at least 10 Ed30 owners posting on there, and one (infrequently) on here.

 

330 per tank seems ok to me, i get the same out my mk2 16v - i think, haven't checked the consumption for a while.

 

I didn't think it was to bad either.

 

I'd be happy with that tbh.

 

Is the tanks 40 or 60 to fill. MPG is easier to work with!

I would expect 20-27 mpg from that car.

 

Thanks guys, much help and really appreciate it, seems like its abit better on the long runs, although i suddenly put my foot down and "WOW" i nearly shocked myself, the power on every gear, unbelievable and an awesome kick, i now have alot of respect for this type of speed,cheers

 

enjoy

 

Youve realised it has a turbo? I remember driving my dads MX5 with him in it once and he didnt realised it could go past 3000 rpm. he nearly sh4t himself

 

my mk5 gti dsg returns 33 average.375 to a tank,dont use 95 ron cause it don't like it.97 min but mine likes v power 6500 miles now and it flies,got a full miltek to fit,larger intercooler being sorted and a remap.

 

We've road tested both the DSG and manual versions of the GTI Edition 30 for Volkswagen Driver magazine and we got overall averages of 25.8 mpg for the DSG and 27.8 for the manual bearing in mind that this includes over 1,000 miles of performance testing and lots of enthusistic driving, it should be at the lower end of what a normal owner can expect. When driving 'economically' (cruising/keeping to speed limits!) we got 37.4 and 35.8 respectively.

Volkswagen quotes 45.6 for official extra urban but you'd have to drive very deliberately to get anywhere near that in real-life road use

What sort of figs are you finding on the MFA? ( Although bear in mind that these aren't always accurate you need to doublecheck by keeping careful records of brim-to-brim refills etc)

Neil Birkitt
Editor, Volkswagen Driver magazine (and Club GTI member)

www.volkswagendriver.mag