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The good. They way it drives on all the different settings Matt. In Sport setting on the shocks actually does handle pretty well while normal mode is fine for everything else, comfort for dirt roads, even with 20inch wheels. Seats don't just look good, they actually are comfortable. This diesel does everything fairly easy too, torque is addictive. The price, $13k less than equivalent Hyundai Santa Fee in NZ and drives better, no brainer. The bad. Settings for virtual dash and drive mode reset each time to default. Slight delay vs other VAG cars I've had in moving from a standstill. Pedal box possibly to fix? Headlights not as good as last two VWs I've had with LEDs I.e high beam lacks the same strength and width at distance. Cheers.

Well said. The demise of everything petro powered will be, hybrid then total electric once price and range and infrastructure is worked out. Its how the powers that be, force everyone's uptake with cars lasting years and individuals affordability and favouritism to overcome as well.

Our speed limit is 100 kph which is 1800 rpm in the golf so even driving faster at 2000 rpm its still using less gas than the 6 speeds are doing the same speeds. My average consumption was a mix of CBD driving to work daily in rush hour traffic for the first year in Auckland plus regular weekend highway driving. Had two 1600 km one-way return trips to Queenstown which where awesome fun as well. Our roads are one lane roads where we have to pass slower cars which is why I got the golf. e.g a normal decent drive was 340km (212 miles) to the mountain to go skiing of which only a 3rd is motorway and would still return mid 6's and it would take me between 3.5 and 4 hours. I'm quite aggressive with passing as done this road a bit the last 30 years so know it well. Using the performance? Passing 3 cars at once the 7.5 Golf R is doing 175kph by the time you pass the front car or an articulated size large truck if at 3 bars distance on the ACC behind it, so its definitely quick enough. Radar detector is mandatory on those trips 😉 It's a very good long distance car for performance, refinement and comfort with the DCC and ACC, and the decent LED lights combination. Easy to do 6 hour type drives etc. Unless you are tracking it or trying to achieve the sub 4.7 secs to 100kph from a standstill every time I cant see how you'd get it over 10L 100kms in normal daily driving. You cant boost it everywhere anyway city wise as 2 secs later you are noticeably speeding regardless of the speed limit. Otherwise its plenty quick comparatively just using the 400nm of torque which is why I like the Kodiaq's 500nm too for its size, and why both seem to be good on fuel IMO.

Yes but that is also a reflection in the tank size too not just a reflection of economy. I had both of these cars cars too, the 2015 VRS TDI Octy only had a 50L tank where the 206kw Superb had 66L and where the VRS diesel could get 560 miles out of tank and the Superb would only do 450 miles. Not sure how you are getting 800 miles out of 66L and petrol motor consistently unless you have completely flat roads and are not trying to maintain normal speeds? That's 20km/L and my car didn't even do that on roads coming back downhill from the mountains? The 7 speed now may help though as the Suburb was a 6 speed back then. My 7.5 Golf R in comparison has better economy than the Suberb did with another 30hp but is smaller and 7 speed but I can only get 440 miles (700kms) out of its' 55L.

I think its horses for courses. I live in an alpine environment and came from a Golf R that used 8.4L/100kms over 45,000kms. The Diesel VRS is about the same in its' Fuel economy (but weighs 300kg more) and diesel in NZ currently costs 70c a litre less than petrol does although there is road user tax on diesels too. Either way the VRS diesel vs the other Kodiaq diesels and the TSI feels completely different under load and going up hills e.g ski field roads. You might not notice any difference in 320nm vs 500nm and 50hp on the flat but here I found going up decent size hills and overtaking vehicles at 100kph on our single lane roads it definitely is at a different level. Not sure what is meant about engine noise either outside the sound generator, I cant hear any diesel engine rattle in mine at any rpm unless you open the window so...? I'd imagine that 8 cylinder diesel in the SQ7/8 to be the pinnacle of SUV motors currently.