Off to view a VW W reg 1.9 TDI (90) tomorrow. Diesel car mag says it has a mpg of 43.3 mpg which looked like it was the lowest of nearly all others in the range. Is this correct- I thought i would be able to expect over 50 mpg? Thanks
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It's a plain old DI (or even indirect) engine isn't it the 90? Up to you, but for me I wouldn't look at anything lower than a 130. I've seen 60mpg on a fast run (80+ motorway) from the PD130 estate.
Like all cars, the fuel consumption you get from it depends on how you drive it, and under what conditions. Even with the lardy Golf, you'd be able to achieve fuel consumption figures _well_ over 50 mpg with all of the diesels - as a "typical" figure I must add.
For what it's worth, the Euromix for the '99 Golf TDI (90) is 57.7 mpg. The one I borrowed only managed 51 mpg, but I was gooning it on corners (lift off, the ECU cuts fuel, so you can't heel and toe, and the back end swings out wide, heh).
I was rather hoping to crash it and write it off . . . :(
My dad's Passat TDi (90bhp) has managed 55mpg pretty much all the time over the last 30k. Must be time to stop for fuel soon...
Jon
My girlfriend drives her GT TDi 130 like a lunatic and yet we still see 50+ MPG all the time. Bloody fast car too.
Why does that stop H&T ? When you depress the acelerator during H&T, presumably it injects ? Dont understand you, please explain....
Steve
Why not? It's not hard to do on my Bora TDi...or is that just the way I drive?
At least it's not any where as brutal as the Ford Traction Control...
Phil
Ah, I see.
How will TCS affect the need to match rpm on downshifts ? If you dont do this you either slip the clutch ( nice for wear and tear and you cant execute quick/smooth downshifts ) or you let it up quick and apply large reverse torque to driving wheels. Has your car got a torque limiting clutch like some motorbikes ?
Steve
It won't as far as I know. I thought you wanted it for cornering.
I find it okay on corners; understeers a bit though. Handles better than a normal Golf, having tried that and the Bora. Company Car list wouldn't let me have a Golf GTTDi, alas..:-(
It is, but the VW softness hides it better.
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