[joepatgil]

Nuff said

Force of drag for high speed turbulent flow:
Fd = ½ρv²ACd

The power required to overcome the aerodynamic drag is given by:
Pd = ½ρv³ACd

'nuff said

Pd = 1/2 pv3acd is complete crap. Sticker doesn't say "mpg depends on drag co-efficient. WAKE UP TDI users, VWofAm is pumping BS all over u on mpg. Simple as that.

The Korean auto group Hyundai, Kia has recently been found by US authorities guilty of deceiving owners of their cars of mpg mileage fraud. They will now pay owners back pay for mileage they didn't get. Google it. VOAM is guilty of the same.

 

[joepatgil]

Sticker says "28" highway. U paid for that n should get it.

Houston Texas to Lincoln Nebraska
22.5mpg...
880 miles in 11hrs 45min= average speed 74.89 mph
Kind of disappointed on mpg, was hoping to see 26-28mpg

The sticker says "28 highway, that's what u paid for" Y don't u get it?

 

[joepatgil]

Sorry

The range of mpg has been between a low of 28 to a high of 36 mpg.

Sorry dude, I simply do not believe it. Based on my driving my 2011 TDI Lux around 2k miles, city n highway, with all kind of speed variations, I get at most 25 mpg. But that's just me.

 

[joepatgil]

Speed kills the MPG in the Treg. I have found that 55-60 mph yields the best MPG. It starts falling off significantly faster than that. For example, I can get 30 mpg but average speed with be between 60-65. If I average 75mph , my mpg will go down to around 26-27.

What does the sticker say the "28 mpg highway" is based on mph wise? My guess is 55 mpg. Interstate Highway speed round here, eastern Kansas, I-70 is avg 75 .. Drive less than that at rush hour n u got big rigs in ur rear view, danger close.

 

[joepatgil]

The average speed in the EPA highway test is 45 mph.

At 45 I will easily get 28mpg. 2010 3.0V6 TDI with 40k miles and almost every tank averages between 25 - 26 since new. Mostly highway (75mph) and suburbs.

My real problem is I'm angry with my self for believing a 5k lb car would get 28 mpg n the real world, at real world speeds, (USA that's where I drive) so it becomes a moot point as to whether 28 mpg as stated by VOA is real or not. I say it's snot!

 

[joepatgil]

crap fuel will net you crap MPG. Good fuel will net you this..

A good point to make. Today I start using a fuel additive to lube n clean the common rail and related components. Since I seem to be n the minority with my complaints, I will keep trying to get this vehicle in shape n assume it my problem not the car. It was a lease return so who knows what the previous did or didn't do to the system.

Jp