What's your MPG like?

[pitch3110]

20 mile trip back home from Norwich on a congested A-road.

Very close to the 177 A6 multi and far better than the R.

All in all very happy with what the 218 tank is returning how's your faring up??

[srbsq7]

Not so good so far! I've been doing short town journeys this week so not a fair comparison with 272 - I hope!

[wolek76]

I got roughly same result...
2 months, 2000 miles, 20mpg....
272Sline, but mainly City driving with lots of start/stop action... and an occasional 50 mile run on a motorway...

[chrisjerman]

Done 7000 miles so far in our 272 SE and averaged 28.9mpg , our old 2011 242 s line averaged 29mpg over 2 years and would average 40mpg if reset on a long run without really trying too hard , the new one will do slightly more , maybe 43mpg on a flat run but the way you have to drive to achieve that is ridiculous , considering the old car was heavier I would say it had a more frugal engine , the new one has just been designed for the test more and hence the vastly improved mpg figures that just don't manifest in to real driving mpg , a friend bought a new Tourareg and found exactly the same .

[srbsq7]

I think you're right Chris. My last 3 cars were all 3.0 diesels - 2007 Touareg, 2011 X5 and now the Q7. All averaging 20 mpg for the town driving despite the brochure numbers improving dramatically...

I don't do many miles so not a big issue but it's time the devised a better test to give more real world mpg numbers

[maxw]

I'm 1200 miles in and 2 month old

and set miles and fill via a phone app started 25mpg then 30mpg but last week I'm at 35mpg with mixed driving

i think that's where it will sit 35mpg

think if you drive like a 90 year old and lift freewheel drive heated seats off air con off etc at 60mph on main road possible 40mpg ish
but where the fun in that you might as well get a small car with a 950cc engine lol

if I try short term I've had 42mpg

strange thing is I get better mpg on auto drive rather than e drive

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[NickTyler]

The most I have got was indicated 39.0 over 105 miles with cruise at 55mph. Pretty boring drive but never had to touch the brake.

The long term is 4300 miles and 30.2mpg. I am sure it got better after 2k though and also pretty sure it gets a couple more on premium diesel, but I might just be imagining that.

[pitch3110]

Here is my long term, well after one week of ownership.

I am genuinely surprised how frugal the car is.

[NickTyler]

Hang on Pitch! How did you get the mpg gauge in the rev counter? Iv'e not had that on mine, nor did I know you could do it.

[pitch3110]

When you are in the sort of main info tab on the VC, use options to find additional display and check efficiency of something like that and it will pop up. Check out my finds thread it is on there.

I am finding it very useful

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