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The impact of flashing the fix to the ECU remains to be seen - my instinct is the loss would be in the 10% - 20% range (I have an older TDI VW, with a different
by blacksmith_tb 11y ago
The impact of flashing the fix to the ECU remains to be seen - my instinct is the loss would be in the 10% - 20% range (I have an older TDI VW, with a different engine). Given that these vehicles are typically getting 50 - 55mpg, that still wouldn't make them useless. Obviously disappointing though. I wish we could get Toyota diesels in the US...
- redbeard0x0a 11y ago41MPG is the rated highway MPG that is shown on the sticker for the VW Jetta in the year range from the article. I have a 2011 and I would average between 40-45 on the highway and 30-35 in town. 50-55 is not typical for these specific cars.
- cweagans 11y agoI average 51mpg in an unmodified 2013 Jetta TDI on the highway, usually at exactly 65mph.
- inyourtenement 11y agoI have a Golf TDI and I get 38 mpg average. I'm skeptical that any of these cars are typically getting 50-55 mpg.
- arcticbull 11y agoMy old 2009 VW Jetta TDI averaged over 50MPG highway on a cross-country road trip, 38MPG in combined highway/city driving in the Canadian winter. If you're keeping it to highway driving, it's totally doable.
- inyourtenement 11y agoBut definitely not typical.
- grubles 11y agoA lot of fuel efficiency is due to how one drives their car.[0] [0]http://www.wikihow.com/Hypermile http://www.wikihow.com/Hypermile
- switch007 11y agohttp://www.honestjohn.co.uk/realmpg/volkswagen/golf-vii-2013 http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/realmpg/volkswagen/golf-vii-2013 (A site where people submit their MPGs) The Golf VII 1.6 TDI can easily achieve 55 MPG for combined. The 2.0 TDI, obviously worse, around 47-52 MPG. These are obviously UK/Euro models. I'm not sure if/how they differ from any other markets.