Golf 1.4 TSI 150 GT and Audi COD MPG figures

[acme]

Anyone got one of the ACT 1.4 petrol Golfs or Audi COD's and had it for a while and able to advise on long term economy?

I'm intrigued on in particular MPG & what they're like to own etc? The Golf's just become an option on our company scheme, BIK tax is less than the diseasal & I fancy getting out of derv.

I've test driven a few of the Golfs and even driven like a granny on one 21 mile route 40MPG was only just possible, at least 10 less than I'd expect to get from the 2.0TDI

Any thoughts?

Many thanks

[Evil Dan]

Anyone got one of the ACT 1.4 petrol Golfs or Audi COD's and had it for a while and able to advise on long term economy?

I'm intrigued on in particular MPG & what they're like to own etc? The Golf's just become an option on our company scheme, BIK tax is less than the diseasal & I fancy getting out of derv.

I've test driven a few of the Golfs and even driven like a granny on one 21 mile route 40MPG was only just possible, at least 10 less than I'd expect to get from the 2.0TDI

Any thoughts?

Many thanks

My mpg is in my sig. However bear in mind I live in Sheffield which is built on 7 steepish hills so it is a lot more hill climbing than a lot of people would normally do. On a motorway journey I can comfortably get in excess of 50mpg when travelling more than 20 miles. Around town I get somewhere between 34-45mpg depending on where I go. For me a better judge of economy is miles per tank when comparing cars, as I came from Mini Cooper S that supposedly did 136gCO2/km to the Golf which does 110gCO2/km. The Mini would do about 350-370 miles per tank and the Golf does 410-430 per tank (both tanks are 50 litres).

No-one has the 150PS engine as it only started production last month. Mine is the 140PS version.

It's an interesting dilemma as we are about to buy a second Golf (estate this time) as my wife's car is dying. Have thought about the diesel vs the petrol, but ultimately the petrol engine is so smooth with the 7 speed DSG that I can trade off a little fuel. We will be getting another GT with the 1.4 engine and DSG.

[jk88]

We've had ours over a year now and it's mainly used for short journeys with the occasional motorway run. Although I don't keep a precise track of consumption, in my experience it rarely drops below 40, averages low 40s overall and gets into the high 40s on a long run. I expect you'd get better mileage from the diesel, however this is a real gem of an engine - smooth, quiet, goes like stink when you want it to and weighs around 100kg less than the diesel making the front end feel that much lighter on its feet. If consumption is the be all and end all then stick with the diesel, if not, the petrol is a great option.

[jk88]

Regarding the A3 with the same engine, I think there's an earlier post from someone coming from the A3 to the Golf, mainly due to ride and refinement if I remember correctly.

[acme]

We've had ours over a year now and it's mainly used for short journeys with the occasional motorway run. Although I don't keep a precise track of consumption, in my experience it rarely drops below 40, averages low 40s overall and gets into the high 40s on a long run. I expect you'd get better mileage from the diesel, however this is a real gem of an engine - smooth, quiet, goes like stink when you want it to and weighs around 100kg less than the diesel making the front end feel that much lighter on its feet. If consumption is the be all and end all then stick with the diesel, if not, the petrol is a great option.

Many thanks for the responses. I've test driven a couple and it seems a superb engine, at tickover I had to tap the throttle to check the stop start hadn't kicked in it's that quiet! When I test drove the diesel back to back I certainly knew about it!

My issue is that we get HMRC rates for company mileage (approx 15k-20k per annum) and I want to make sure it covers the fuel cost, at less than 42MPG it won't, and the 1100 mile old one I drove on Saturday barely got 40MPG over 21 miles driven incredibly sedately. Most of my mileage will be motorway/dual carriageway/a roads and long distances, 50+ miles.

What I did find incredible was the smoothness and power for a 1.4! And as above you could definitely tell that the lightness was basically all over the nose.

I also noticed at 70mph in 7th gear it was pulling just 2k rpm

So if anyone else out there's got MPG figures I'd appreciate knowing, decision needs to be made today, smooth petrol or diseasal!

[pcr]

Mines a 1.4 act and I have got 48mpg over 4000 miles, good but nothing like what VW say. After watching many posts, I would say 45mpg is more like what most people get.

[cs2009]

Regarding the A3 with the same engine, I think there's an earlier post from someone coming from the A3 to the Golf, mainly due to ride and refinement if I remember correctly.

I've recently switched from an A3 1.4 TFSI SE (122PS) to a Golf GT 1.4TSI ACT, and the Golf is by far the better car. Although the GT has a firm suspension, it isn't harsh, and seems to smooth out all the small irregularities in the road surface. In contrast, the A3 was constantly jolting and jiggling, despite being an SE with Audi's 'comfort' suspension. Tyre noise in the Golf is way quieter than that in the A3 too. Before ordering my car, I test drove a GT with exactly the same Pirelli tyres as my A3, and it was much quieter. After a year with the A3, I had had enough, and switched to the Golf. It's a superb car - the best car I have ever owned. And with the benefit of hindsight, I actually prefer the Golf styling too, inside and out.

Regarding economy, I regularly drive from my village to the nearest town 5 miles away, so the engine only just gets warm. Despite that, it always achieves around 40mpg for the round trip, which is 2-3mpg better than the 122PS engine in the A3. The 140 engine is smoother and quieter than the 122 too. Whether that is due to the engine specifically, or due to the Golf being quieter generally, I don't know.

On long runs, the economy is normally in the range 49 to 52mpg.

[acme]

Mines a 1.4 act and I have got 48mpg over 4000 miles, good but nothing like what VW say. After watching many posts, I would say 45mpg is more like what most people get.

.

Many thanks for the reply, 48MPG sounds much better, what type of driving do you do and how do you drive, average or sedately? Appreciate not that easy to answer possibly.

As I mentioned when test driving one over 21 miles, 14 of which were dual carriageway (third of which was 50 speed restricted) I just managed to get 40mpg, I felt this reasonably reflected what I'd do. This was nearly new with 1100 miles, so whilst no fully run in it wasn't brand new either. The overall trip since new showed 37mpg.

What worries me is that I know on other cars including my own MK5 GT TDI over 50k miles is that the OBD showed optimistic, using the brim to brim method I usually got 50mpg, combined stated was 51mpg and I wasn't using it for work, more normal driving. Whilst I'm not lunatic I do like to stretch a cars legs occasionally.

[acme]

[QUOTE=cs2009;904042]I've recently switched from an A3 1.4 TFSI SE (122PS) to a Golf GT 1.4TSI ACT, and the Golf is by far the better car. Although the GT has a firm suspension, it isn't harsh, and seems to smooth out all the small irregularities in the road surface. In contrast, the A3 was constantly jolting and jiggling, despite being an SE with Audi's 'comfort' suspension. Tyre noise in the Golf is way quieter than that in the A3 too. Before ordering my car, I test drove a GT with exactly the same Pirelli tyres as my A3, and it was much quieter. After a year with the A3, I had had enough, and switched to the Golf. It's a superb car - the best car I have ever owned. And with the benefit of hindsight, I actually prefer the Golf styling too, inside and out.

Regarding economy, I regularly drive from my village to the nearest town 5 miles away, so the engine only just gets warm. Despite that, it always achieves around 40mpg for the round trip, which is 2-3mpg better than the 122PS engine in the A3. The 140 engine is smoother and quieter than the 122 too. Whether that is due to the engine specifically, or due to the Golf being quieter generally, I don't know.

On long runs, the economy is normally in the range 49 to 52mpg.[/QUOTE

Many thanks for the reply. I too was a little concerned about the GT spec ride quality, a friend had a late MK5 GT TDI whilst I had my early one which didn't have the stiffer suspension and was much nicer for it, he agreed too (though his handled better). Based on test drives the MK7 GT suspension seems fine.

So you're regularly getting 49-52 on long runs, is that say motorway journeys? I'd tend to sit at about 75 with the cruise on I think, not overly bothered about getting involved in outside lane shenanigans!

Seems as though figures are better than I've heard/read elsewhere.

Cheers

[cs2009]

So you're regularly getting 49-52 on long runs, is that say motorway journeys? I'd tend to sit at about 75 with the cruise on I think, not overly bothered about getting involved in outside lane shenanigans!

Seems as though figures are better than I've heard/read elsewhere.

Cheers

My long runs are mainly a mixture of A and B roads, but rarely motorways.