煮酒正熟: as a 2-year golf TDI driver, I'm highly skeptical about the 'real world driving condition' statement. (5-9 22:49)
煮酒正熟: the best I can do on my golf tdi is 680 miles on 14.3 gallons (full capacity is 14.6 gal). that's equivelant to 47.5 mpg. (5-9 22:53)
煮酒正熟: and I achieved that 47.5 mpg by driving slowly (53-56 mph) for two weeks, which is very painful. so the 47.5 mpg is not out of a 'real world driving condition'. (5-9 22:56)
煮酒正熟: I know the old version of golf tdi (2000 - 2002, max power output = 100 hp) can achieve 70+ mpg, but that is not on 'real world driving condition', either. (5-9 22:58)
煮酒正熟: so I have little doubt about this new passat tdi achieving 80+ mpg, given its superior fuel saving oriented technology. (5-9 23:00)
Highway: Just googling it, it's all over the internet now... (5-9 23:02)
煮酒正熟: I know. but the story provides very little detail, which is very different from those 700- 800-mile stories in the TDIClub.com. That's why I am very skeptical. (5-9 23:09)
煮酒正熟: yet that can only be achieved when you drive in a warm weather (70+ degrees F), drive slowly (btwn 51-55 mph) on cruise control, stop as little as possible... (5-9 23:03)
煮酒正熟: ...do a lot of down slope driving and get the benefit of tailgate wind, and carry as little stuff as possible... but none of these can be said as 'real world driving condition'. (5-9 23:07)
煮酒正熟: the 2001 golf tdi can easily get you 55 mpg in real world driving, primarily because it has less power (max at 100 hp) and it's fully broken in. (5-10 02:51)
煮酒正熟: yes that's the same max output as the golf tdi. do you do a lot of city driving, like a lot of stop and go? that'll definitely hurt your mpg. (5-11 00:27)