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6R mpg talk & cluster speed accuracy

Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 8:45 pm
by Bear807
I know is not sensible to talk mpg here :mrgreen: . But I really want to know what sorts of mpg everyone gets.
I'm a little bit Eco driver, my previous car was a jazz ( I'm 25+ not uncles or grannies) I could get49- 57mpg.
Having ownership in a month with 6r 1.2 60ps, I get range from 43-55 max, which is not impressive, because the claim figure is 61mpg extra urban. I wonder how they manage to achieve that. Did you all notice the cluster speed inaccuracy is 5mph? I wanted to know is it normal? Since polo 1.2 doesn't comes with mpg computer, I have get myself an ultragauge, I think it will be useful to those economical driver like me!

Re: 6R mpg talk & cluster speed accuracy

Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 9:13 pm
by AJ_7
Hi mate,

I own a 1.2 TSI and I can safely say the MPG figure quoted are spot on and if not a bit on the low side. I often obtain a higher figure than quoted in the brochure, when doing a long commute. However, I have had a courtesy car whilst mine was in for a routine product check on the turbo and they lent me a 1.2 60 for a few days and I was quite suprised at how lively the engine was but I was astonished at how quick I went through a tank of juice. Needless to say, from my experience I got no where near the quoted MPG.

On a side note, I have noticed considerable and worthy gains when using BP Ultimate or Shell V-Power fuel, maybe worth giving that a shot to see if it's worth the additional cost :)

Re: 6R mpg talk & cluster speed accuracy

Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 10:03 pm
by Bear807
Lol that was really funny the way you described the 1.2. Probably you thrashed the engine XD, I think it was fine for first 3 gear 50-60 takes forever. Tsi is still so great compare to the 1.2 :D

Re: 6R mpg talk & cluster speed accuracy

Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 7:37 pm
by Joe9n3
ive got a 6r GTI and can easily average 50mpg if i drive like a normal person :) ..... which is rarely :twisted:

Re: 6R mpg talk & cluster speed accuracy

Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 9:04 pm
by Big ARG
Bluemotion owner. avg 63.4 mpg overall. The most I had on a commute from work is 78 mpg (35 miles). Lets just say Miss Daisy could have been with me. However since owning my Polo the fuel consumption when I use my Type R has gone down from 31mpg to 28 mpg. I guess I'm a keener driver when I take it out. :lol:

6R mpg talk & cluster speed accuracy

Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 9:41 pm
by Mk4_Scotland
My wife has a 1.2 60 and I'm impressed with he MPG gets about the same as my 2.0 TDI Passat, 50mpg is easy on a motorway with 38 round town.


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Re: 6R mpg talk & cluster speed accuracy

Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 10:20 pm
by WatchcamGTI
My GTI does 45 with relatively sensible driving on a run and 38 driving a bit hard/around town.

Re: 6R mpg talk & cluster speed accuracy

Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 12:51 pm
by PumpkinPie
I only get 43mpg from my 1.4 match and I drive very gently. I think the standard 1.4 is a pretty crap engine TBH, Suzuki can squeeze 93bhp from their 1.2 and it's more efficient and faster than the VW 1.4.

Re: 6R mpg talk & cluster speed accuracy

Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 3:31 pm
by Hurdy
My Polo GTI can still manage an average on a tank of 44mpg if I drive like Miss Daisy on a motorway!

Normal running is approx 25-35mpg around town and on track it reduces into the low to mid-teens.

Still I guess it isn't bad to say it is running 255+bhp from a 1.4!!

Re: 6R mpg talk & cluster speed accuracy

Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 3:36 pm
by Hurdy
Re. the cluster speed. Accuracy against my GPS meter is virtually spot on up to 30mph. Above this it tends to go out by around 2mph every 10mph until you get to 100mph and then it stays around the same....14-16mph out up to 160mph on the speedo.

Re: 6R mpg talk & cluster speed accuracy

Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2012 1:27 pm
by Paul87
Driving a 1.4 SE I manged about 58-65mpg with a 33 mile commute to work 2/3rds Motorway. Town I can get anywhere between 40 and 50 MPG.I usually avergae on a tank about 55Mpg (according to the computer) which cant be too far from the real consumption as I clock up about 400-430 miles when my range finally reaches 100miles (1/4 a tank). Im not sure why my MPG is high to be honest, Im tempted to keep the car after the 3 year term and not get a deisel version now I do 20k miles a year.

Re: 6R mpg talk & cluster speed accuracy

Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2012 8:57 pm
by Paul87
I was wondering has anytone drive the 1.2 TDI non-bluemotion and bluemotion of the car and wagt are their MPG like?

Re: 6R mpg talk & cluster speed accuracy

Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2012 1:44 pm
by Grey_Polo
MPG figures are almost meaningless as they depend on so many factors. I have now made 5 long distance continental trips in my 1.5 16V and what comes out very clearly is what a difference speed makes - ignoring stop/start accelerating etc. but just sitting there with cruise control on.

Autobahn belts at 150KPH (about 93mph) will push up a 600 kilometer trip's consumption to less than 43MPG. But take the speed down to 110KPH (70mph) and I get over 60MPG

Re: 6R mpg talk & cluster speed accuracy

Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 12:53 pm
by Bear807
Hurdy wrote:My Polo GTI can still manage an average on a tank of 44mpg if I drive like Miss Daisy on a motorway!

Normal running is approx 25-35mpg around town and on track it reduces into the low to mid-teens.

Still I guess it isn't bad to say it is running 255+bhp from a 1.4!!

Impressive mpg from gti!

Re: 6R mpg talk & cluster speed accuracy

Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 12:54 pm
by Bear807
Big ARG wrote:Bluemotion owner. avg 63.4 mpg overall. The most I had on a commute from work is 78 mpg (35 miles). Lets just say Miss Daisy could have been with me. However since owning my Polo the fuel consumption when I use my Type R has gone down from 31mpg to 28 mpg. I guess I'm a keener driver when I take it out. :lol:
Lol you must be too bored driving the polo so you went to trash your type r haha!