thegolffather 0 Posted January 9, 2007 What mpg approx would I get out of a vr on motorway driving at legal speeds? Thanks Kev Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
craigowl 0 Posted January 9, 2007 I get 31-34mpg on a 130 mile round trip of mostly motorway and dual carriageway. Busy urban routes with plenty of waiting it will drop to 23-28mpg. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thegolffather 0 Posted January 9, 2007 sweet thanks Kev Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
double-6s 0 Posted January 9, 2007 Personally I'd get a lot less than that. maybe 27 if I stick to mostly legal speeds. 24 if I drive 'normally'. Thats on a similar length journey as the good Mr Owl there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
craigowl 0 Posted January 9, 2007 Don't you think there must be something not quite right with yours double-6s? I have seen plenty of others on here getting over 30mpg from VR6s. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vr6storm 0 Posted January 9, 2007 yeah I normally get mid 30's at m-way speeds Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
double-6s 0 Posted January 9, 2007 Nah, I reckon its just the way I drive mate. A shrapnel (spelling?) wound to my right leg means I've got a heavy accelerator foot! :) Seriosuly I just think it's because I accelerate at every available opportunity because I love it so much. My other vr and my previous golf vr were the same (near as damn it). I've also got a schrick, cams and enlarged TB which probably don't help? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
double-6s 0 Posted January 9, 2007 And it depends what you mean by 'getting mid 30's at motorway speeds'? If I reset my computer when crusing then yeah i could get 30 something too. Or do you mean the whole journey average? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vr6storm 0 Posted January 9, 2007 the whole journey............I reset MFA2 when I do any sort of distance in the C...........most of my journies are normally town-based so obviously I only get early 20's but when I go any sort of distance and am just doing between 70 and 80mph I see 33-35mpg Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
double-6s 0 Posted January 9, 2007 I would never see my average get anywhere near that to be honest. I got 40.2 average once from dover to brighton when i realised in dover that i had no money for petrol. I tucked in behind a lorry all the way! Soooo boring..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mic_VR 3 Posted January 9, 2007 My average is probably about 30-33 on the motorway, 25-29 down the back roads. On my last fill up I got 33 mpg and that was a 150 mile A roads trip with a car full of people and luggage.... I was only doing 70mph all the way though! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rosswalker 0 Posted January 9, 2007 Sitting at 70 I've managed to get it up to 36-37. Generally on a motorway journey I get around 34-35. It's a lot better than my old 16v mk2 Golf GTi so it always impresses me. - Ross Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Sands 0 Posted January 9, 2007 I travel bang on 25 miles to work, which is mostly motorway, then an entertaining blat up some twisty A roads. I end the trip averaging about 31 mpg. On longer motorway runs I CAN get the kind of figures that are being quoted above by Rodders et al but like double-6s, I enjoy the performance of the VR a bit too much to get that all the time! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dr_mat 0 Posted January 9, 2007 I think we really need a definitive mpg thread ... :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanA 0 Posted January 9, 2007 My overall mpg always stays around the 29mpg mark! Amazing really for such a large engine, either that or the MFA is a bit out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
