Hi all,

Was just wondering what actual mpg figures greenline users are getting.

I only got my car (2012 build) on Saturday and have done 410 miles already on one tank wih the range saying its got another 200 miles left, fuel gauge is at quarter tank mark left.

On board maxidot says its in the 50s mpg wise - I was expecting better to be honest - what is every one else getting?

Hi all,

Was just wondering what actual mpg figures greenline users are getting.

I only got my car (2012 build) on Saturday and have done 410 miles already on one tank wih the range saying its got another 200 miles left, fuel gauge is at quarter tank mark left.

On board maxidot says its in the 50s mpg wise - I was expecting better to be honest - what is every one else getting?

My Greenline II Combi is currently achieving an average 61.9mpg (full to empty to full). This is based on mainly motorway/A-roads and minimal (5-10%) urban driving. The car has covered 12,500 miles and according to my local Skoda dealer, the 1.6Cr takes up to 20,000 miles before becoming fully loosened.

By way of comparison, my Superb II Twindoor 1.9tdi (non DPF) achieved 57.6mpg average without much difficulty.

If the economy of my Greenline hasn't improved within the next 7,500 miles, then I will be a tad disappointed. The official Combined figure is 64.60mpg, which is my goal.

The MFD generally overreads by between 5-10%.

Edited 16 February, 201214 yr by veloplus

as said above, 410 miles is not loosened up, you need at least 10k before its going to start giving realistic figures...

I have a mark II fabia vRS, and could only get 30-35 mpg when new... easily cruises at 45 mpg now at 24,000 miles (as the book suggests)

Please also bear in mind how the consumption figures for manufactureres is obtained: from www.dft.gov.uk/vca/faqs-fel-consumptio.asp

How is the fuel consumption test conducted?

The test is outlined in Directive 93/116/EC as amended by Regulation (EC) 692/2008, and provides results that are more than representative of actual average on-road fuel consumption than previous tests. There are two parts: an urban and an extra-urban cycle. The cars tested have to be run-in and must have been driven for at least 1,800 miles (3,000 kilometres) before testing.

Urban Cycle

The urban test cycle is carried out in a laboratory at an ambient temperature of 20oC to 30oC on a rolling road from a cold start, i.e. the engine has not run for several hours. The cycle consists of a series of accelerations, steady speeds, decelerating and idling. Maximum speed is 31mph (50km/h), average speed 12mph (19km/h) and the distance covered is 2.5 miles (4km).

Extra-Urban Cycle

This cycle is conducted immediately following the urban cycle and consists of roughly half steady-speed driving and the remainder accelerations, decelerations, and some idling. Maximum speed is 75mph (120km/h), average speed is 39mph (63 km/h) and the distance covered is 4.3miles (7km).

Combined Fuel Consumption Figure

The combined figure presented is for the urban and extra-urban cycle together. It is therefore an average of the two parts of the test, weighted by the distances covered in each part.

I am getting in the high 50s for mainly urban driving from my Greenline Estate.

Much better than the old 1.9 Renault Scenic (low to mid 40s) - and zero road tax - for this year anyway.

Seems good to me.

Edited 17 February, 201214 yr by DH- Leeds

I got 55 mpg on a brim to brim measurement for the second refill. Not too bad for a new engine - I'm hoping that it'll improve as the engine frees up.

My Octavia Greenline did 81.2mpg yesterday on a 41 mile motorway run, doing 56mph on cruise control, empty tank, empty boot.

When ambient is above 10C the consumption is much better. Getting 57mpg now in the Winter but expect 70mpg in the Summer.

I have seen that some journalists are able to get just shy of 80mpg out of the Superb. If thats possible it would give a total range of just over 1000 miles. Not sure if anyone has achieved that yet but it would certainly be a great acomplishment.

Edited 14 March, 201214 yr by Cemesis

As Sharkrider mentioned, the engine does need to loosen up. Whether it be petrol or diesel, once the car has done more miles (10-20k seems to be the figure) you will start noticing a better return.

I once managed to get 96MPG on a mixed runout of a fabia greenline, but it only started to get this good as it bedded in. That figure was achieved on the day I had to give it back......

Took a Superb 170 DSG home last night, in a bit of a rush to get out of the doors, jumped in the car started the 40 mile trip back only to notice that I had 30 miles in the tank and not a petrol station in sight .

Drove like a saint, got home , albeit on fumes and noticed that I had averaged 53 MPG, book reckons 47 combined, I was pretty impressed although it did take me alot longer to get home. AND the engine has only done 300 miles.

I wouldn't recommend it though, it was one boring journey with the fear of conking out right at the front of my mind and now i know how these 'sunday drivers' feel when they poodle along with everyone throwing out the expletives

'Honest John' of the Telegraph has a chart of realistic figures...

http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/RealMpg/Results?manufacturer=skoda

Took a Superb 170 DSG home last night, in a bit of a rush to get out of the doors, jumped in the car started the 40 mile trip back only to notice that I had 30 miles in the tank and not a petrol station in sight .

Drove like a saint, got home , albeit on fumes and noticed that I had averaged 53 MPG, book reckons 47 combined, I was pretty impressed although it did take me alot longer to get home. AND the engine has only done 300 miles.

This 'game' of chance is less fraught is you ensure you carry a 5 litre can of fuel...just in case.

on a 41 mile motorway run, doing 56mph on cruise control, empty tank, empty boot.

Sorry but 56mph in a CAR on a motorway?? someone recently summed this up "you sir should be taken outside and shot.... in front of your family")

FFS 56mph on a motorway in a CAR you are just a mobile chicane .... and a hindrance to trucks. :no:

I know that Veloplus, it was just 1 of those nights. When I drive a car whether its my own or a demonstrator it never sees below 1/4 tank.

Sorry but 56mph in a CAR on a motorway?? someone recently summed this up "you sir should be taken outside and shot.... in front of your family")

FFS 56mph on a motorway in a CAR you are just a mobile chicane .... and a hindrance to trucks. :no:

There's no reason why a car driver should not travel at 56mph on a motorway. My observation is that trucks operating as part of a large fleet will often be speed restricted to 50/52mph in order to save fuel and reduce Co2 emissions, therefore, it will probably be the car driver overtaking the truck and not vice versa.

Edited 17 March, 201214 yr by veloplus

There's no reason why a car driver should not travel at 56mph on a motorway. My observation is that trucks operating as part of a large fleet will often be speed restricted to 50/52mph in order to save fuel and reduce Co2 emissions, therefore, it will probbaly be the car driver overtaking the truck and not vice versa.

Well as a truck driver I can tell you that the vast majority of trucks are limited to 56mph, the only company I know of limited to 50 mph is Tesco's (and not all of them!) there are a handful limited to 52 mph, these tend to be either Maritime containers or brand new trucks - mainly Volvo's

I fully agree with your last comment though, when I am freighted to 44T, I should not be overtaking ANY cars on a motorway!!.

Stick to 60mph if you are on a mission to get the best mpg out of the car.

When I was training for my D licence (coach/bus) a couple of years ago the instructor told me to make sure I acheived the max speed my coach would do.

He told me that if I didn't drive at 62mph on the motorway/dual carriagway when safe to do sothe test examiner would fail me for 'hesitation'.

The same for national speed limits - I was told to make sure I reached the speed limit when safe to do so.

Sorry but 56mph in a CAR on a motorway?? someone recently summed this up "you sir should be taken outside and shot.... in front of your family")

FFS 56mph on a motorway in a CAR you are just a mobile chicane .... and a hindrance to trucks. :no:

Oh - I don't get emotional about it. There are a surprising amount of people doing it, especially now, with fuel being so expensive.

It takes extreme discipline and anticipation to hyper mill. It reduces ware and tear and thus cost. I probably save 30% fuel over driving the same vehicle at 70mph. Probably 50% saving over that of a non Greenline vehicle. If everyone did it I suppose it would mean that the planet's fossil fuel resource would last twice as long - not a solution - just a longer reprieve.

It's much easier to be a lunk head and drive with your foot flat on the floor up the 'back side' of the next car you keep coming to though. I have no problem if the driver behind me has to indicate right and move past me! Big deal - if they want to spend more of their earnings running their car to do the same distance that's up to them!

My mk1 Superb L&K had the 140CR engine and I got it at 15k it was returning 48mpg. By about 18-20k this had gone up to 55-60mpg.

I picked up a hardtop for my other half's Z3 once and borrowed a Honda CRV to bring it home. It was just an inch too big to get inside so I had to strap it to the roof. All was fine until I hit the motorway and then found there was alot of noise even at 60mph as the wind passed the hardtop. I slotted in right behind a truck and the noise vanished. This is to be expected of course but I did realise that there is a marked difference between being out there on your own and being in a trucks slip stream.

For maximum ecconomy, I'd recommend following one of those at the 60ish they are doing.

Greenline Estate. New in November 2011 with 4000 miles on the clock.

Just did a brim to brim top-up and got 51.5mpg ( ) on a mix of roads - urban through to motorway.

Interestingly the computer worked out the consumption as 52mpg, so nowhere near the over-estimate some people have been getting.

Got 82.0 mpg (trip computer) on a 40 mile run today (ideal as it was 21C).

I've got 69mpg on the tank so far - giving a trip computer range of 935 miles total.

...but you do have to drive like a pensioner...

So far the best I've managed is 56mpg according to the car. Normally it's only getting 49 - 50mpg. Dont rev it hard, don't go above 80mph (sits just under 2500 revs), change gear when the gear shift indicator tells me - but I have only done a couple of thousand miles so far....

So far the best I've managed is 56mpg according to the car. Normally it's only getting 49 - 50mpg. Dont rev it hard, don't go above 80mph (sits just under 2500 revs), change gear when the gear shift indicator tells me - but I have only done a couple of thousand miles so far....

I must confess I change gear when I feel the engine needs or will accept it. I started driving the current car with economy in mind, ie not exceeding 70 mph or thereabouts but have found as long as one does not accelerate hard but lets the car build up and find it's own happy cruising speed, there is not much change in the mpg plus more fuel seems to get used in top gear and the engine labouring than in 5th at higher revs, in other words a struggling engine uses more fuel than a reasonably free revving one. Apart from the fact it is not a good prectice to let an engine labour anyway. My trips at reasonable speed ( not exceeding 80 ) from Ealing to Southampton nearly always average out, in a well laden car , at 55-6 mpg, the best ever 61 at night with no traffic to speak of at either end. Vehicle mileage so far only 4600, so at this rate, a long time before I see better figures?.