Anyone driving a 1.0 TSI Golf?

Lantus

Love my 1.2 n my Skoda. Smooth and faster than my old 1.4 golf. Economy is great.

I would consider the 1litre even in an Octavia. It's the future of petrol engines.

Turned off my stop start. Unless your stationary for hours it won't really save anything. It's 0.5l/1hr so 1 litre of fuel for 2 hours of idling. I'd be lucky if I was stationary for an hour a week so my savings are sub 35eu a year.

It's good to see new technology but the fuel economy test is the real reason this was brought in. They build in huge periods of being stationary to average out much better figures overall.

BorneTobyWilde

Look at Formula 1, they used to have big v12 3.5 L engines. Now all formual 1 cars use a little 1.6 that is faster.

Lantus

noelf wrote:

And this is the summery from What Car ..

Makes good points about diesel Vs petrol costs. A diesel might deliver 1 to 2 l/100km better economy over a modern petrol. So if you drive 100km a day your saving say 2.70 a day. Let's say 15 a week. That's about 750 a year. However most diesels cost more to buy so you need to save at least that much to make it worthwhile paying the extra. That's either very high mileage or a very long term ownership curve or combinations of both plus possibly cars where the price gap narrows.

Then it's your own mileage factors and driving. I do drive 100km a day and the figures told me I would be lucky to break even over 3 years. On a pcp deal that made no sense.

RedorDead

The guys in completecar.ie gave it an excellent review. Link here:

https://www.completecar.ie/car-reviews/article/Volkswagen/Golf/Golf_1.0_TSI/1181/7195/2017-Volkswagen-Golf-1.0-TSI-review.html

vectra

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Look at Formula 1, they used to have big v12 3.5 L engines. Now all formual 1 cars use a little 1.6 that is faster.

That wouldnt be a just comparison.

noelf

I had a brief spin in one today in Western Motors Galway nice interior upgrade from my 152 Golf .. rear view camera is crystal clear .. sat nav view is directly in front of you .. had a look under the bonnet lots of space around engine .. fuel read out was showing 21.9 litres per 100 km : / (

DaveyDave

So I ordered my Golf yesterday White, Highline DSG with the technology pack including rear camera, high beam assist and heated seats. I also got park assist and keyless entry. I would have loved the running indicators and electronic driver's seat but they weren't willing to go down on the price any further and I couldn't justify spending €450 for indicators and €500 for seat adjustment, happy with the stock sport seats.

I didn't get metallic paint because I think Volkswagens look great in white. Opted against upgrading the wheels too because they're €1,000 and I'm happy with the stock 17"

I would have liked the flappy paddle steering wheel too but that's pure novelty. I spent two weeks driving a Mustang EcoBoost Premium in Orlando last month and only used the paddles a few times but the push button start, running indicators and electronic seats (which were heated and cooled!) were some of my favourite features. Maybe the next time

Not sure how good their navigation system is but if I don't like it I can always use trusty Google Maps with Android Auto I hear the infotainment system is pretty good to use and I'm looking forward to all the features I can play around with.

Hopefully it will be less than 12 weeks as I know there's more boats from Germany this time of year especially with 172 reg.

Oooh I'm excited

Toyotafanboi

That's exciting!

Are you sure it doesn't have the flappy paddles? They were standard on the last of the pre facelift cars, it may have continued over.

The infotainment system is very handy with app connect etc but the nav is rubbish.

Keep us posted!

vectra

Nav is great inthe VAG cars.
Running indicators may~~~~ MAY be something you could activate viw vcds .
Flappy paddles are option with heated steering wheel I think.
Sounds like a lovely car, And I totally agree with you. White looks great on them.
Well wear.

DaveyDave

So I've had the car a month now and I'm a little bit surprised at the fuel economy. Still having a bit of fun putting the foot down a couple of times but for the most part driving normal.

Official figures are 4.3L-5.8L/100km (49-65MPG), I was hoping to get close to 5.8L with my mix of driving but surprisingly I get 6.3-7L/100km (40-45MPG) taking it easy. Even on the 60kph back roads from work at 1am with no traffic, 48mpg is about what I'm getting when really trying.

A return trip to the airport was about 48MPG, motorway the whole way. I know it's cold so it will lower MPG but it's not super cold, yet, and my usage of AC and heating is minimal.

I work shifts so never drive in rush hour traffic, driving through the city would be at 10pm so very little traffic, mainly just traffic lights and I have start/stop on. I was expecting a bit more between the mostly ideal conditions and my frugal driving!

ba_barabus

It will take a few thousands kms for the engine to loosen up so it may improve with usage.

bazz26

I think some people might forget that this is still a small capacity petrol engine with a turbo attached to it to boost power which will naturally use a bit more fuel to deliver that power. 48 mpg would be good in my view.

ba_barabus

bazz26 wrote: »

I think some people might forget that this is still a small capacity petrol engine with a turbo attached to it to boost power which will naturally use a bit more fuel to deliver that power. 48 mpg would be good in my view.

Our 1.2T Yeti always get about 42mpg. Given the size of the car I'm impressed tbh.

vectra

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Look at Formula 1, they used to have big v12 3.5 L engines. Now all formual 1 cars use a little 1.6 that is faster.

I wouldn't go by that now.
Take away all the Hybrid etc and those 1.6 engines would hardly shift anything.

ba_barabus

vectra wrote: »

I wouldn't go by that now.
Take away all the Hybrid etc and those 1.6 engines would hardly shift anything.

They used pretty powerful 1.5l in the 80s

vectra

ba_barabus wrote: »

They used pretty powerful 1.5l in the 80s

They may very well have.
But i wouldnt make the comparison above.

ba_barabus

vectra wrote: »

They may very well have.
But i wouldnt make the comparison above.

I'm with you on that last point.

Phil.x

DaveyDave wrote: »

So I've had the car a month now and I'm a little bit surprised at the fuel economy. Still having a bit of fun putting the foot down a couple of times but for the most part driving normal.

Official figures are 4.3L-5.8L/100km (49-65MPG), I was hoping to get close to 5.8L with my mix of driving but surprisingly I get 6.3-7L/100km (40-45MPG) taking it easy. Even on the 60kph back roads from work at 1am with no traffic, 48mpg is about what I'm getting when really trying.

A return trip to the airport was about 48MPG, motorway the whole way. I know it's cold so it will lower MPG but it's not super cold, yet, and my usage of AC and heating is minimal.

I work shifts so never drive in rush hour traffic, driving through the city would be at 10pm so very little traffic, mainly just traffic lights and I have start/stop on. I was expecting a bit more between the mostly ideal conditions and my frugal driving!

I get that and sometimes better from my 1.8petrol civic.

CIP4

I bought a Leon FR 1.4tsi last year with the expectation it would do 40mpg which I think was realistic. Initially it did 39-40mpg when the mileage was low and kept improving for the first 10k km as the car loosened up. Now it averages 44mpg on my work commute of 25km back roads each way and tipping around in general. On a long journey taking it easy I would average 48 mpg all these figures are calculated tank averages don’t go by the trip but that normally displays 5.9-6.4l/100km tank average.

For the ops case I think it was unrealistic to buy the car with the expectation it would average over 50mpg. At the same time considering it’s still new with low mileage what your getting sounds good. Op I would say just enjoy the car fair enough keep and eye on consumption but don’t obsess about it as ultimately you didn’t buy a 30k new golf to save money no matter how good it is on fuel the savings won’t come close to covering the depreciation.

DaveyDave

Running errands gets me 38-40 at the moment so I'm surprised there's such little gain by driving easy on the empty back roads so I think I'm going to just drive it normally and not fuss about MPG and hope it improves.

sky18

Ordered a 1.0 L highline a few weeks ago. I added a few options r- line exterior and led headlights. I currently have a 1 L focus 125 bhp the torque is better in the golf it seems quicker.

rosmoke

I own a 2011 Golf MK6 1.6 TDI, I get around 5.6l/100km, I use it on m50 and a bit around town, I floor the pedal sometimes.

Rented a 1l mk7 oversees, think it had around 110bhp, I was really amazed by the power and mpg! Start-stop was annoying and I disabled it but the fuel economy was so good !! After a week I averaged 5.8 l/100km, drove it mostly on national roads and a bit around town, again .. pedal to the floor quite often.

I honestly don't understand how a 3 cylinder can have so much power, I felt it had the same power as my 1.6 tdi which is remapped to 140bhp.

colm_mcm

3 cylinder engines are more torquey than a 4 cylinder equivalent because they have 3 larger cylinders. It also has a turbo, so it’s not surprisingly that it feels nippy.

DaveyDave

Managed 48mpg last night without trying. I was very surprised, oddly enough this isn't the first time I got higher MPG without looking at consumption. Going to do the same for the rest of the 3/4 tank and see how it goes

Cee-Jay-Cee

Excuse my ignorance but what are 'running indicators'??

DaveyDave

Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »

Excuse my ignorance but what are 'running indicators'??

One of the biggest regrets I have not speccing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Opkj06tXrVw

bazz26

Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »

Excuse my ignorance but what are 'running indicators'??

Dynamic LED indicators as on some newer Audis. Think Knight Rider's front red light.

vectra

DaveyDave wrote: »

One of the biggest regrets I have not speccing

Have them on the front of my Mondeo :P

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgMhANalXpk

DaveyDave

Sounds a lovely car

DaveyDave wrote: »

............ Even on the 60kph back roads from work at 1am with no traffic, 48mpg is about what I'm getting when really trying.

A return trip to the airport was about 48MPG, motorway the whole way. I know it's cold so it will lower MPG but it's not super cold, yet, and my usage of AC and heating is minimal.................

I think that's fantastic mpg to be honest. I get 30 ish mpg from a nasp Mazda 4 cylinder that's gutless.

dr.fuzzenstein

I'll wait till the 500cc is available in the Amarok. It will be mindblowingly amazing!