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Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI Fuel Economy Data

4dr Hatch turbocharged 140hp 2.0L I4 Diesel 6-sp automated manual FWD

flat, hilly, or mountainousLand driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot A/C use: none to heavyA/C constant stop and goTraf % many stops per mileCity % stop every mile or twoSub % fairly steady speedHwy % Hwy Spd MPG
flat med hvy 5 20 60 15 70 42.106
flat med hvy 5 10 65 20 70 41.852
flat med none 5 20 60 15 70 36.419
flat med hvy 10 15 60 15 70 39.269
flat med hvy 5 20 50 25 70 38.435
flat med hvy 10 20 55 15 70 38.315
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flat light light 10 10 65 15 70 40.572
flat med light 5 10 65 20 70 38.793
flat light none 20 15 35 30 65 37.054
flat med none 10 15 45 30 70 39.120
flat light none 10 5 50 35 70 38.169
flat light hvy 10 5 55 30 70 41.304
flat med none 5 5 20 70 75 44.415
hills lead light 0 0 5 95 80 36.460
flat light none 0 5 5 90 70 42.961
flat light none 10 10 65 15 70 41.914
flat med none 10 20 55 15 70 40.443
flat lead light 0 0 5 95 80 40.149
flat light none 10 10 35 45 65 38.634
flat lead light 0 0 5 95 80 38.723
flat med light 5 10 65 20 70 39.001
flat med light 5 20 60 15 70 42.056
flat med hvy 5 20 60 15 70 40.733
flat med hvy 5 10 55 30 70 40.523
flat light none 10 5 65 20 70 39.347
flat med none 10 15 45 30 70 39.132
flat light none 10 10 60 20 70 39.135
flat med none 10 20 55 15 70 42.219
flat med none 10 20 55 15 70 38.360
flat light none 10 5 50 35 70 36.024
flat med hvy 5 20 60 15 70 43.576
flat med none 9 18 55 18 70 39.574
flat med none 10 20 55 15 70 40.311
flat light none 15 10 60 15 70 34.081
flat med none 10 20 55 15 70 39.656
flat med none 10 20 55 15 70 41.305
flat light none 15 10 65 10 70 36.987
flat light none 15 10 60 15 70 35.942
flat med none 10 20 55 15 70 36.917
flat med none 9 18 55 18 70 33.641
flat light none 10 5 50 35 70 36.649
flat med light 10 20 55 15 70 40.194
flat light none 10 10 65 15 70 41.948
flat light hvy 30 0 33 37 65 38.900
flat med light 15 15 10 60 65 40.500
flat med none 2 2 1 95 62 31.800
flat light none 10 20 10 60 70 38.000
flat med hvy 5 20 50 25 70 41.577
flat med light 10 15 60 15 70 40.656
flat light hvy 10 5 50 35 70 41.577
flat med none 10 15 45 30 70 37.786
flat light none 10 10 65 15 70 38.192
flat light hvy 5 5 10 81 70 46.619
flat light light 10 15 60 15 70 39.583
flat med none 10 20 55 15 70 39.252
flat light none 10 10 60 20 70 36.261
flat med none 10 20 55 15 70 38.028
flat med none 10 20 55 15 70 39.484
flat med hvy 5 20 60 15 70 42.333
flat med hvy 0 5 10 85 70 41.976
mtns med light 0 15 40 45 70 37.436
flat light none 10 5 60 25 70 40.169
flat light none 10 10 35 45 65 39.389
flat med none 5 10 65 20 70 42.102
flat med light 5 20 60 15 70 41.330
flat med light 5 10 65 20 70 42.266
flat light hvy 10 10 20 60 70 42.053

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What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the 2011 Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI

2011 Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2012 4dr Hatch turbocharged 170hp 2.0L I4 Diesel
6-speed manual FWD
I'm averaging in the mid to upper 40 mpg (around 4.9 l/100 km) range combined, with about 70% of my driving on the highway. Quite satisfied. see full Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI review
2011 4dr Hatch turbocharged 140hp 2.0L I4 Diesel
6-speed automated manual FWD
I have only had this car for one day, but I put 150 miles on it yesterday and averaged 40 mpg in mixed city/hwy driving. see full Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI review
2011 4dr Hatch turbocharged 140hp 2.0L I4 Diesel
6-speed automated manual FWD
Averaging 40 mpg. see full Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI review
2011 4dr Hatch turbocharged 140hp 2.0L I4 Diesel
6-speed automated manual FWD
Averaging 40 mpg over the first 200 miles. Online reports indicate this will go up as engine accumulates miles and breaks in. see full Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI review
2010 4dr Hatch turbocharged 140hp 2.0L I4 Diesel
6-speed manual FWD
I average 43mpg in a little over half highway driving. I get 55mpg on the highway and about 35mpg in city driving. This is very impressive considering this car's performance. see full Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI review
2010 2dr Hatch turbocharged 200hp 2.0L I4
6-speed manual FWD
I like the gearing of the 6-speed and the high-way economy of 31+ mpg. see full Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI review
2010 4dr Hatch turbocharged 200hp 2.0L I4
6-speed automated manual FWD
Among similar "hot hatch" models, the GTI gets the best fuel economy by 5-10 mpg. see full Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI review
2010 2dr Hatch turbocharged 200hp 2.0L I4
6-speed manual FWD
I get 30 easily driving it 50/50 city and highway, and not being particularly hard on it (but not beating it either). see full Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI review
2010 2dr Hatch turbocharged 200hp 2.0L I4
6-speed manual FWD
So far averaging 25mpg with spirited mix of city (65%) and hwy (35%) driving. Great fuel economy even for a fast turbo charged car. see full Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI review
2011 Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI Real Gas Mileage: Cons
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2012 2dr Hatch 170-horsepower 2.5L I5
5-speed manual FWD
Honestly, this isn't terrible - I do a lot of highway driving and my trip computer has registered up to about 40 mpg (which may be optimistic, but its usually closer to 35). This is the (admittedly small) price you pay for a five-cylinder engine with lots of torque and great top-gear acceleration. In light of the exaggerations other small-car makers have promulgated lately, the Golf doesn't look horrible. But it does make fuel economy numbers that would've been good five years ago, and it's easy to do better now. There is no comparison to a hybrid or a diesel, for sure (but these all cost at least 5K more). see full Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI review
 

2011 Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI Gas Mileage (MPG)

Unlike other fuel economy surveys, TrueDelta's Real-World Gas Mileage Survey includes questions about how and where a car was driven. So you can get an idea of the Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI's real-world MPG based on how and where you drive a car.