Yes I have noticed this and was going to post about it a while back. Not as much as a shunt but hesitation when balancing the throttle after acceleration. It has only become noticeable in the last 3 - 4000 miles (now at 18k). I have DSG and not sure if it is that or it happens in a manual as well. Needs a service in a few weeks so will ask the question at the dealer.

DSG service is at 40k

I've had my diesel Vrs with black pack plus for a while now and here's my take on the main issues I've experienced or read about

1. Road noise. Yes, it is louder than almost any car I've driven before. It is annoying when you are on a relaxing drive but, with the stereo up and sport setting on its bearable.

2. Ride quality. Yes, I have the xtreme. I don't get the complaints about ride quality. Yes it's harder than a car designed for comfort but I don't get the crashing about that has been mentioned. I find the car relatively sure footed and compliant.

3. I miss a CD player. Yes, I have taken this as a sign I am getting old!

4. Evington and performance is good. I drive 30 miles each way to work on back roads, through town and motorways and I am averaging 55-62mpg. The power is there to get around the lorries when I need it but the car settled down and gently sips at the fuel when I don't need to pass.

All in all its a very good car. None of the above have made me regret the purchase and in time will become irrelevant.

Am I in the minority getting average 42mpg out of my diesel VRS?

I'm slowly creeping up towards a 40mpg average. Traffic on my commute seems to have gotten really bad in the mornings recently though so some days I'm seeing 32mpg on the drive to the office. (15 mile, 1 hour journey)

I'm slowly creeping up towards a 40mpg average. Traffic on my commute seems to have gotten really bad in the mornings recently though so some days I'm seeing 32mpg on the drive to the office. (15 mile, 1 hour journey)

Tsi or TDI?

Tsi or TDI?

TDi DSG

TDi DSG

Ok, I get pretty similar to you then (mine is a manual)

I've had my diesel Vrs with black pack plus for a while now and here's my take on the main issues I've experienced or read about

1. Road noise. Yes, it is louder than almost any car I've driven before. It is annoying when you are on a relaxing drive but, with the stereo up and sport setting on its bearable.

2. Ride quality. Yes, I have the xtreme. I don't get the complaints about ride quality. Yes it's harder than a car designed for comfort but I don't get the crashing about that has been mentioned. I find the car relatively sure footed and compliant.

3. I miss a CD player. Yes, I have taken this as a sign I am getting old!

4. Evington and performance is good. I drive 30 miles each way to work on back roads, through town and motorways and I am averaging 55-62mpg. The power is there to get around the lorries when I need it but the car settled down and gently sips at the fuel when I don't need to pass.

All in all its a very good car. None of the above have made me regret the purchase and in time will become irrelevant.

Could the road noise be the tyres? Mine is actually noticeably quieter than previous cars. I switched to Michelin cross climates when it was delivered

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Ok, I get pretty similar to you then (mine is a manual)

47 mpg from the petrol. :-)

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Am I in the minority getting average 42mpg out of my diesel VRS?

no mate, I'm getting nowhere near Emblems numbers, more like yours. Only done just over 2K though, so I'm hoping for improvements.

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Ok, I get pretty similar to you then (mine is a manual)

I thought yours was a "Honda Civic EX 2.2 CDTI"

 

 

I often see +50mpg on the car, but am only averaging 48.6mpg on Fuelly, mostly motorway driving at 75-ish, but have always got 50Kg of tools in the back.

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My 1.4tsi estate averages 40 to 45 mpg on the maxidot on a 13 mile run to work through heavy stop/start traffic. Occasionally I've had 60 mpg. Going home is always worse. Between 35-40 mpg.

I am having another small issue with fuel econamy on a vrs tdi, the average has now dropped to 27.9 mpg and it's doing about 300 miles per tank, for every tank of fuel I get less mpg.

Something seriously wrong there chap, you'd have to be constantly driving like you stole it to achieve those figures!

Vrs tdi DSG.

I average anywhere from 55+mpg to 31mpg. All depends how much of the loud peddle I use

I don't think I'm driving it any different from anything else, I drive briskly and make good progress, I'm going to put it down to still being tight as it's only done 700 miles so far. If it doesn't get better after 1000 or so miles I'll take it in and see if it's a car or driver problem.

I'd get that looked at sooner rather than later unless you sit in a lot of traffic? Mine has 800 miles on the clock and I'm regularly getting 50mpg(calculated) but I do mostly motorway miles. The car shows more than 30mpg even when I'm just say in traffic of a morning before I get on the motorway/non stop start roads.

Got an indicated average of 45mpg with the cruise set to 70mph while driving for about half an hour on the m8 yesterday. Not bad but definitely not great.

I thought yours was a "Honda Civic EX 2.2 CDTI"

I often see +50mpg on the car, but am only averaging 48.6mpg on Fuelly, mostly motorway driving at 75-ish, but have always got 50Kg of tools in the back.

Must update my sig! It's a vRS TDI estate now!

Could the road noise be the tyres? Mine is actually noticeably quieter than previous cars. I switched to Michelin cross climates when it was delivered

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It could be. I have the pirelli's. Had them once before on another car and I'd not have them by choice.

I am having another small issue with fuel econamy on a vrs tdi, the average has now dropped to 27.9 mpg and it's doing about 300 miles per tank, for every tank of fuel I get less mpg.

I'd have it looked at. I'm only onto my second tank of fuel, the first lasted well over 500 miles.

I am taking it easy on the car as it's still so new and am well versed in economical driving (2nd car Fiesta 1.6d zetec s usually 70-80mpg) but even with a heavier right foot I can't see it getting so low.

If I'm careful putting it into the 60s in my TDi isn't an issue.

Does help that I'm quite practiced at Hypermiling.

I do a lot of stop start diving and on the open road I do tend to put my foot down, but driving exactly the same in my old 535d I was averaging 40mpg so it does seem something is off a bit.

I am having another small issue with fuel econamy on a vrs tdi, the average has now dropped to 27.9 mpg and it's doing about 300 miles per tank, for every tank of fuel I get less mpg.

 

I would certainly get that checked over, seems excessive even if you do a lot of short runs.

I don't exactly drive for economy in my petrol VRS DSG, its either short runs, or a reasonable length run in A road traffic followed by a fun blast back usually, and my long term shows 31 mpg. I have seen 46 on a good mainly motorway run at NSL and the car is only on around 4k miles.

My previous VRS diesel worst was 41~.

I am having another small issue with fuel econamy on a vrs tdi, the average has now dropped to 27.9 mpg and it's doing about 300 miles per tank, for every tank of fuel I get less mpg.

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