Really bad fuel consumption

[golf_r32]

I had my scirocco for just on one month now and noticed the fuel consumption is terrible. From the mfd It is averaging 11-14 liters per 100km with a full tank of petrol showing 450km distance to empty! drivin is mostly urban. Official figures should be around 8L/100km

By comparison my r32 used to show 550km on a full tank and similar liters per 100km and in some cases better. Seems strange that r32 is awd and bigger engine.

Can someone please share their fuel consumption figures.

[mr gee]

It will get slightly better with time.

I started at about 10.3 and now regularly get 9.9 (reading the MFD 2 averages)

[Diesel_vert]

I had my scirocco for just on one month now and noticed the fuel consumption is terrible. From the mfd It is averaging 11-14 liters per 100km with a full tank of petrol showing 450km distance to empty! drivin is mostly urban.

The brochure lists urban fuel consumption at 11.3 l/100km, so your figures seem normal to me.

[Mac135]

I'm showing 12.1 l/100km . That is over 1200km but very little cruise in that aside from a few trips to Melbourne airport and the pick up from Geelong. I haven't tried to be economical nor have i been blasting about.

I averaged - in similar circumstances - 14.9 l/100km in the 135i. With the BMW tank holding just 50 litres I already feel i'm spending less time on Shell forecourts filling up with V power!

[golf_r32]

Seems like mine isn't so bad then. I was expecting better compared to r32 and not similar.

[Diesel_vert]

The official urban fuel consumption figure for the Mk5 R32 is 15.0 l/100km (or 13.2 l/100km for the DSG), so either your driving conditions have changed, or the engine in your Scirocco has yet to be fully run-in, or both.

[quozl]

I'm just surprised you guys even worry about it, you have to put fuel in the thing anyway so drive it like you stole it and enjoy the ride :troll:

[Andych]

I'm just surprised you guys even worry about it, you have to put fuel in the thing anyway so drive it like you stole it and enjoy the ride :troll:

+1 on this....

[GoLfMan]

I'm just surprised you guys even worry about it, you have to put fuel in the thing anyway so drive it like you stole it and enjoy the ride :troll:
+2 on this! :cookie:

[Diesel_vert]

I'm just surprised you guys even worry about it, you have to put fuel in the thing anyway so drive it like you stole it and enjoy the ride :troll:

+3
You don't buy a Scirocco R for it's parsimony!

I'm sure the OP was just checking his fuel consumption is within normal parameters. :)

[golf_r32]

Hah
Yes just checking to make sure my fuel consumption is within the norm. Didn't buy the ROC to save on fuel, I have the Honda Jazz for that ! :)

[AdamD]

Golf R owners tend to report similar (or worse) fuel consumption with the same engine. As discussed above, everything sounds above board.

[ConR]

12.9 for me after 2200km.

[Bain]

My partner averages about 10.9 city driving down beach rd every day.

When I get it on the weekend it averages 13.9.

Complaining about fuel consumption on a turbo sport(ish) car is silly.. Buy a diesel if you're worried.

[Fremen]

My Scirocco is at 4500km now and the average sits around 9.7. Every now and again when I do a drive to the Gold Coast, it gets down to 8.2.

But I have noticed when I start her in the morning, let her warm up and head out the drive way the average is up at 32 and rapidly drops from there. I just assumed the average was based on your current trip rather than the entire history of the car.

Despite this, Im not at all concerned about petrol, it's the price Im happy to pay to drive an awesomely fun car!

[brimway]

10.9 at 8000Kms. Shooting for 13, then I know I'll be driving it like it was meant to be driven

[golf_r32]

Observed something very interesting and not sure if it's related.
I drove the car more aggressively after the 1000km engine run-in period (yes i know there are 2 sides to this debate on whether a run-in period is necessary) and the full tank fuel range has now IMPROVED. It is now showing more than 450km for a full tank whereas in the past it was around 400km.

[mr gee]

I've been complaining that my Roc drinks much more than my GTI (15%). After reading about your fuel consumption, perhaps I should be grateful or not driving my car hard enough.haha (520km when fuel light up)

[kazmeyers]

9.1 after 8,000km, with several long distance drives to Sydney, snowy ranges (Hotham, Mt Buffalo). Lots of laid-back driving in peak-hour traffic every day, with some sprinkles of spirited dosing on the weekends. ;)

Edit: Can do 650-770km on a full tank of fuel on a long distance cruise. I tried this twice, and averages 8.1-8.3

[Mac135]

Edit: Can do 650-770km on a full tank of fuel on a long distance cruise. I tried this twice, and averages 8.1-8.3

Reminds me of that classic Top Gear scirocco moment....clarkson "Berlin to Warsaw on one tank" (which happens to be 590km), or shouldn't i have mentioed the war.

PS: yes i know the scirocco in that film was a TDI

[entice]

my Golf R uses around 30% more fuel than my Mk6 GTI. R has 2500km's on clock, GTI had 22000.

I've noticed the R is terribly inefficient when cold.

On an average tank, driven sedately with the odd squirt, I get around 13L/100km's - that's mostly urban km's.
I'm guessing the AWD, lower comp engine with bigger turbo, and the 19" wheels would have a lot to do with consumption.

Oh, and my first tank returned 15L/100km's

[gtimonkey]

Hi everyone

Early days and low kms to base my opinion off but I find that my Scirocco gets 12 to 13 L/100km around town. I can get down into the 8L/100km on a highway run. Surprisingly it compares quite well to my last car a 2006 polo gti (running a tune) around town the pog was probably worse and on the highway better I could get down to 6L/100km and below if I was being gentle.

I will be the first to agree that this does not make much sense - I would have thought the polo would own the rocco around town (lighter and slightly smaller engine) and the more aerodynamic (looking at least) shape and extra gear would catch up on the highway. Maybe it is the extra rubber.

[fredfred]

8000km apr stage 2, DSG
Averaging 10.5 somehow??

[Valver.]

5100km, APR + basic bolt-ons, manual trans: 9.6L/100km... And I commute in peak hour from my place in Hoddle St everyday.

DSG is the problem. Get a real gearbox and you can then drive (properly) according to the conditions :)

[gtimonkey]

Mine is a manual and still pretty new - so it will be interesting to see what it ends up at. Reasonably sure that I did the right thing in going manual (well for me anyway) - though I have to admit that it can get a bit busy working the gears when you are in the hills.

If you average 15000 km/yr at $1.50 a liter 1L/100km difference in fuel economy equates to around $230 over a year - there are people on this forum that spend more than that on car polish. Hardly a deal breaker (even if you swapped it for a hybrid you would save about $1100 a year on fuel) . The cost of keeping it in fresh tyres probably needs to be considered :shock: You need to burn petrol to go places you need to burn more to get there faster. Tyres are a different story.

[Lucas_R]

Averaging 10.4L / 100km in my Golf R with about 85% city driving and the odd freeway / open road run. I think the fact that they have a small fuel tank gives the impression that the car uses more fuel than it actually does. In reality, VW should have really given the GTi and R's models another 10-15L fuel capacity to compensate for their higher fuel usage over the more economically aimed models.

Just did 380km over the weekend and fuel needle is just under 1/2 way. And that included a couple of nice 2nd, 3rd and 4th gear blasts on the freeway.

PS - you will find the ecomomy improve by a good 1.0-1.5L / 100km after a tune, as the standard tune is very rich on these cars.

[Mac135]

I think the fact that they have a small fuel tank gives the impression that the car uses more fuel than it actually does. In reality, VW should have really given the GTi and R's models another 10-15L fuel capacity to compensate for their higher fuel usage over the more economically aimed models.

That is so true. The 135 bimmer had a 50l tank too. I was averaging around 15/100km in that. It seemed i was visiting a Shell every day. The 11/100km i'm getting in the R makes such a difference, i don't so much care about the fuel saving but i do enjoying driving past many, many more Shell stations than I used too.

The problem is these performance version share the same fuel capacity as the base models.

[ozr]

After 6.5K s without a tune as we dont have any reps in Darwin I show 10.9 and i am not shy.
Lot of highway running probably 80% of time

[Lucas_R]

After 6.5K s without a tune as we dont have any reps in Darwin I show 10.9 and i am not shy.
Lot of highway running probably 80% of time

There are several tuning options you could consider that don't need a local dealer - such as Bluefin, DNA Tuning, and Viezu. All 3x of these brands have a handheld unit which is compatible with the Scirocco R / Golf R engine.

[ozr]

Yep its time to get serious and look at my options
There are several tuning options you could consider that don't need a local dealer - such as Bluefin, DNA Tuning, and Viezu. All 3x of these brands have a handheld unit which is compatible with the Scirocco R / Golf R engine.

[EuroR]

I had my scirocco for just on one month now and noticed the fuel consumption is terrible. From the mfd It is averaging 11-14 liters per 100km with a full tank of petrol showing 450km distance to empty! drivin is mostly urban. Official figures should be around 8L/100km

By comparison my r32 used to show 550km on a full tank and similar liters per 100km and in some cases better. Seems strange that r32 is awd and bigger engine.

Can someone please share their fuel consumption figures.

It all depends what you doing with it: everyday consumption get me to 450km max per tank (this is driving in Sydney pick hour/stock in traffic) when a holiday trip to Forster-Sydney on cruise control (110km/h max) allowed me to do 650kms on fuel tank.

[kazsiddique]

Hey lads,

Im getting around 400 km on a full tank of BP 98 octane, very short trips though as perth city isnt that long of a drive anywhere, lots of traffic driving... so its not great. im used to the old TDIs from ireland getting 60mpgs so this is a shock...hopefully the apr tune stage 1 will give me some more to get to 450 km as you guys are stating...also ive only done 4500km on it so maybe thats reason for the poor milage....

[Mac135]

I reckon you are living in hope if you expect to get 450km from tank. My driving is all city driving, using dsg as a manual, with APR and i've never seen close to 400km to a tank. Just 8,000km on mine.

[sierra055]

Funny, just had this exact discussion with my GF tonight.
Our modified MK4 GTI used to get over 600k's to a tank of BP Ultimate, whereas the new R is getting 430 odd.
I expect it's still running a little rich and am keen to see what a tune will do to it, but it's certainly a bigger difference that i'd expected.
Probably has something to do with a heavier right foot though ;-)

[Arno_Scirocco]

Thought I'd chuck my experience in here.
I have been very impressed with mine. Last tank i got 570km's when the light came on. I give it a good blast 99% of the time im in it, but then again you hit the speed limit and then cruise and watch the fuel economy drop from 18 to 14 to 12 to 10 to mid 8's generally.
Im taking quite windy and flowing roads though. Stop start traffic make it sit mid 9's but i cant remember having it average over 10's.

[Dizzydumb]

I drive an average of 40kms a day through urban traffic with quite a few traffic lights and standstill moments. When I first got the car 7000kms ago it was doing 11.5-11.8L/100km. So I did what I've done to all my other cars when they get high Ks: Give it a good long hard drive around the outskirts and a service. Excess carbon build up maybe? Car needs exercise lol.
Now I'm getting anywhere between 9.5-11.3L/100kms. I also find that manually shifting the DSG helps too.