So took it handy enough coming home Today doing mostly 100kph the whole way home and this is the highest mpg I’ve got to date!

Not too shabby!

Edited 19 April, 20188 yr by 181ce

Thought I would do the commute today with no climate control, first time in 8 months to see whether it would make any difference to the typical 42/43 mpg average. Must admit a little surprised by the results. First bit 30-50 mph limits usually average 27 mpg but got 32 mpg. By the time I reach the first motorway junction usually got it upto 40 mpg but today 44 mpg and by the time I was at work at an average speed of 42mph my journey average was 47.6MPG. Impressive for a car with over 300BHP.

Hmmmm I drive for smiles NOT miles

1 minute ago, themanwithnoaim said:

Hmmmm I drive for smiles NOT miles

Crikey even when I hit 165mph my average was still 14.5mpg!

34 minutes ago, shyVRS245 said:

Crikey even when I hit 165mph my average was still 14.5mpg!

Nearly 7 miles of B roads on my commute, twisty bits mean on-off throttle hence, not as efficient as WOT

2 hours ago, themanwithnoaim said:

Nearly 7 miles of B roads on my commute, twisty bits mean on-off throttle hence, not as efficient as WOT

Yeah I guessed you haven't got a gentle motorway commute like me, so hard to resist giving it a little squirt on the final dual carriageway as I approach work, before the re-map could hit 128mph between roundabouts, now it's 135mph. Whoops!

Slightly different engine. Through Notts and Lincs.

32 minutes ago, logiclee said:

Slightly different engine. Through Notts and Lincs.

Wow! Was it all downhill lol, I was quite surprised considering  I have a vRS, my previous car was a 2016 1.6 rapid sports and would regularly get 60mpg so I was chuffed I got that much last night.

39 minutes ago, logiclee said:

Slightly different engine. Through Notts and Lincs.

That's impressive for an Octy best I did in 63 plate 2.0Tdi SE was 71mpg down to Heathrow.

9 minutes ago, seanbrady49 said:

Wow! Was it all downhill lol, I was quite surprised considering  I have a vRS, my previous car was a 2016 1.6 rapid sports and would regularly get 60mpg so I was chuffed I got that much last night.

 

Not downhill but mainly flat as Lincolnshire is. Mainly A roads with heavy traffic so 40mph to 60mph in 7th. Also included driving through Newark so some stop/start traffic

 

Over a 130 mile journey

11 minutes ago, SashaGrace said:

 

Over a 130 mile journey

I like the speed limit on the maxidot, very useful!

It really is; I find it very accurate as well

My record was below - on a run to Melton Mowbray (about 70 miles)

 

 

 

Not bad for a Superb Estate - fully loaded with baggage and a wheelchair!

Edited 19 April, 20188 yr by hwr1983

Downhill to work no climate control, 1st picture, uphill home sunroof open no climate control, 2nd picture, go figure!

Posted this elsewhere on the forum, but here is my record MPG to date on a recent M5 trip. Cruise control at 70mph, with the occasional foot down to overtake and lift off to resume 70 and aircon on auto the whole way.

 

6 minutes ago, J_D said:

Posted this elsewhere on the forum, but here is my record MPG to date on a recent M5 trip. Cruise control at 70mph, with the occasional foot down to overtake and lift off to resume 70 and aircon on auto the whole way.

 

That's a good average speed. Last month took me 3hr 50mins to travel 130 miles down to Grays in Essex, still got 43.5mpg in my VRS245.

you know i find great is when you start the car and youre range is x amount and when you finish youre journey (if its a 20-30 min drive) you're range is the same or better!!!! feel like you cheated an extra 20-30 klm out of the tank 

3 minutes ago, seanbrady49 said:

you know i find great is when you start the car and youre range is x amount and when you finish youre journey (if its a 20-30 min drive) you're range is the same or better!!!! feel like you cheated an extra 20-30 klm out of the tank 

That happens to me all the time after my wife has driven her car or mine because she's not known for being a hypermiler!

I am driving lots of short tips , mainly in town and the best I am getting is around 40 mpg on a 2014 Elegance ,1.4 petrol DSG  on ECO mode and Air Con 21  degrees always on.

On next fill I will leave the car in normal mode and see if there is any significant difference

also found that i have had the heated rear view mirrors on the last two month!!! completely forgot about them, when i turned them off the MPG jumped a good bit!

Thought I might as well join this thread with my latest mpg.  Just been down to south Wales for a week visiting family.  320 mile trip back home today and this was the mpg reading when we stopped around halfway for a break.  Chuffed with that

 

 

 

22 minutes ago, silverden said:

Thought I might as well join this thread with my latest mpg.  Just been down to south Wales for a week visiting family.  320 mile trip back home today and this was the mpg reading when we stopped around halfway for a break.  Chuffed with that

 

 

 

wow!

On 20/04/2018 at 16:43, seanbrady49 said:

also found that i have had the heated rear view mirrors on the last two month!!! completely forgot about them, when i turned them off the MPG jumped a good bit!

Yes, it's a bit annoying that they don't turn off automatically or that there's no indicating light.