The R32 fuel mileage thread!

[notkool59]

if i drive like my grandma then i would get good gas mileage probably 22+ but since it is an r32 i get like 16-17. not to mention i just go out and drive for no reason. i love this car:happyanim:

 

[zevion]

People can drive their R32's any why they wish, but it's still odd to me that you could own a car like this and then drive like grandma so you could get 26 mpg on every tank. What's the point in that? I dunno, I guess I just like to stay in sport mode half the time and keep on the gas pedal. Driving is the best part of my day, and the only thing better is perhaps driving to get coffee.

 

[g60_corrado_91]

Not to bang on you guys... when I had my '95 GLX VR6 (different beast fer sure) I added a chip with a down pipe and full exhaust and gained 3 more MPG HWY. With my current GTI I have seen 40HWY with my mods driving like a Grandma.

My 1998 Jetta GLX 5 speed was very unefficient when it came to mileage. 12v VR6's don't seem as thrifty as the 24v's. Probably due to more air flow. I'd get 18mpg in the winter, 20 in the warm months. I did beat the hell out of it though. The best I got was ~26mpg on a 400 mile trip. With it being FWD and ~2900lbs, you would've thought it would be better.

My friend's MkIV R32 gets 24-28 I believe on the highway. Maybe higher.

 

[mikeb748]

im tryin to figure out y my mileage is so bad
i get about 11-12 mpg <200 per tank
got about 320 miles on the car

I dont feel so bad. My wife drives it 100% city. Our best yet was 16.7MPG (all city, all babied). This time was 14.2MPG (all city all babied). The calculations are based off of miles driven/gallons filled.

 

[Raddicted]

I've only had a chance to put barely 1900 miles on her so far, but I'm averaging around 15mpg all city. Moderate driving. Revo flash at 1K.

 

[rozmar564]

around 11 mpg in city (I drive like an idiot)
around18-19 mpg highway
~6000 miles on engine

 

[ad78]

I dont feel so bad. My wife drives it 100% city. Our best yet was 16.7MPG (all city, all babied). This time was 14.2MPG (all city all babied). The calculations are based off of miles driven/gallons filled.

check your tires man.. try 44/42 or 42/40 front/rear

 

[SaintMiles]

People can drive their R32's any why they wish, but it's still odd to me that you could own a car like this and then drive like grandma so you could get 26 mpg on every tank. What's the point in that? I dunno, I guess I just like to stay in sport mode half the time and keep on the gas pedal. Driving is the best part of my day, and the only thing better is perhaps driving to get coffee.

Right On. Same for me. Driving throughout the day for work(coffeeshops), certainly enhances the day. I'm always driving to get coffee.

 

[dallasjetfan]

What octane is recommended for the R?

 

[ad78]

What octane is recommended for the R?

lol open the fuel cap it says 91... most of us here are using 93.

 

[HawkPilot6060]

1st tank I got 18.2mpg, with alot of "flooring it". 2nd tank I got 20.2mpg, with alot of high speed cruising "85+". On my 3rd tank now, looks to be about 20mpg or so, but drove it hard thru the mountains for 135 miles. rick.

 

[Aargh_32]

on a trip from Gainesville to Tampa in August I registered my highest mileage at 24.6mpg. I ran the cruise control at 70 mph, didn't pass much, and definitely got driven by, lol...

 

[mikeb748]

Something I did notice on my Passat and my wife's R32. The climate has changed recently, has lowered about 7-8 degrees. I can now get 20MPG (all city) in my Passat and my wife's MPG is at about 16.2's.

When I read other threads, for those who are getting closer to what they are rated for, seems like the people in the NE get the better MPG.

 

[PhantomX]

Well before the Revo chip I was getting about 22 with a mix of city/hwy and around 275 miles per tank. After the Revo tune about 230 miles per tank and about 17mpg same mix of driving. Needless to say I pulled the Revo tune out today and got my $$$ back. To little performance for to much money with aweful gas mileage.

Without the Revo I could regularly see 30's just loafing around with the Revo never more then 23-34 doing the same driving in the same place. Now I'm back to what it was orginally and happy.

 

[Frank Rizzo]

I'm getting 18-20 MPG easy. Canyon driving daily - no highways.

FWIW: Mrs. Rizzo gets 19 to 20 MPG in her 2006 New Beetle Convertible with the 2.5L 5-cyl.

She gets the bud vase. I get the Haldex :biggrin:

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