Some of you asked me to check back in a few thousand miles with my new 2011 Golf TDI experience. I have about 3000 miles on the car so it's in it's early stages of breaking in.
Yesterday I drove from Laramie, Wy to Jackson Hole, Wy. The total trip was about 433 miles and included some mixed driving around the city of Rock Springs but was done mostly on Interstate 80 and Highway 191. Elevation ranges from 6000 ft. to 7000 ft. with rolling hills during most of the trip. Temperatures were in the 20's and 30's.
Total fuel economy was 47.4 MPG for the 433 miles according to the MFD which has proven highly accurate compared to paper and pencil calculations. I filled up before the trip with Exxon Diesel and added 7 ounces of Optilube XPD to the tank. As you can see, the car traveled 433 miles on 9/16ths of a tank of fuel. The car has a 6 speed manual trans. I used cruise control and left it set at 70 mph on I-80 and around 65 mph on Highway 191 (a two lane highway). I'm running 45 PSI in my tires. The car has consumed zero oil on the dipstick in 3000 miles and I'm planning my first oil and filter change at 10,000 miles with 507.00 spec oil in line with VW recommendations.
I really feel like I could have broken the 50 mpg mark on this trip if I would have hypermiled a bit more and eliminated the local city driving. This is an "over the road" car and mileage suffers a bit with mixed city driving like with any car. The OptiLube XPD is also a cetane booster and I believe it improves mileage as well as providing fuel system lubricity.
It's early in the game, but I really love this car. It handles great and is fun to drive. The fuel economy is just an added bonus.
Yesterday I drove from Laramie, Wy to Jackson Hole, Wy. The total trip was about 433 miles and included some mixed driving around the city of Rock Springs but was done mostly on Interstate 80 and Highway 191. Elevation ranges from 6000 ft. to 7000 ft. with rolling hills during most of the trip. Temperatures were in the 20's and 30's.
Total fuel economy was 47.4 MPG for the 433 miles according to the MFD which has proven highly accurate compared to paper and pencil calculations. I filled up before the trip with Exxon Diesel and added 7 ounces of Optilube XPD to the tank. As you can see, the car traveled 433 miles on 9/16ths of a tank of fuel. The car has a 6 speed manual trans. I used cruise control and left it set at 70 mph on I-80 and around 65 mph on Highway 191 (a two lane highway). I'm running 45 PSI in my tires. The car has consumed zero oil on the dipstick in 3000 miles and I'm planning my first oil and filter change at 10,000 miles with 507.00 spec oil in line with VW recommendations.
I really feel like I could have broken the 50 mpg mark on this trip if I would have hypermiled a bit more and eliminated the local city driving. This is an "over the road" car and mileage suffers a bit with mixed city driving like with any car. The OptiLube XPD is also a cetane booster and I believe it improves mileage as well as providing fuel system lubricity.
It's early in the game, but I really love this car. It handles great and is fun to drive. The fuel economy is just an added bonus.
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