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Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI Fuel Economy Data

4dr Hatch 170-hp 2.5L I5 6-sp shiftable automatic 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 v.lt light 2 2 18 78 65 29.553
flat v.lt light 2 2 18 78 65 28.127
flat v.lt light 2 2 18 78 65 36.021
flat v.lt light 2 2 18 78 65 34.485
flat v.lt light 2 2 18 78 65 33.412
flat v.lt light 2 2 18 78 65 35.784
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flat v.lt light 2 2 18 78 65 30.526
flat v.lt light 2 2 18 78 65 33.608
flat v.lt light 2 2 18 78 65 43.115
flat v.lt light 2 2 18 78 65 33.419
flat v.lt light 2 2 18 78 65 33.331
flat v.lt light 2 2 18 78 65 31.807
flat v.lt light 2 2 18 78 65 30.119
flat v.lt light 2 2 18 78 65 33.825
flat v.lt light 2 2 18 78 65 32.139
flat v.lt light 2 2 18 78 65 28.425
flat v.lt light 2 2 18 78 65 34.763
flat v.lt light 2 2 18 78 65 38.027
flat v.lt light 2 2 18 78 65 34.955
flat v.lt light 2 2 18 78 65 30.553

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What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the 2013 Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI

2013 Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2013 4dr Hatch turbocharged 140hp 2.0L I4 Diesel
6-speed manual FWD
Hard to argue with 40+ miles per gallon (and we are getting better than that on some tanks). Just took at 1500 mile road trip and averaged 50.8mpg. Diesel is currently cheaper than premium too. The Golf R is EPA rated for 24mpg but less if driven hard. Update: after 3 months 5,000mi getting 44 mpg combined. see full Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI review
2013 4dr Hatch turbocharged 140hp 2.0L I4 Diesel
6-speed manual FWD
The Golf TDI easily beats the Honda in fuel economy, while giving up little in performance. We just took at trip in the TDI and averaged 48.8mpg. The Honda V6 is very efficient, but can't compare. see full Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI review
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
2013 Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI Real Gas Mileage: Cons
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2013 4dr Hatch 170-horsepower 2.5L I5
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
In this day and age, this particular engine should have been able to have an overall fuel consumption figure of 28 to 30 mpg rather than 24 to 25 mpg combined. (its geared more towards performance rather than economy). The car is definitely no slouch, and acceleration is quite good. But in terms of fuel economy these days, having your cake and eating it too is a given isn't it? One saving grace is that this is VW's most reliable engine, so being able to drive a German engineered affordable substantial vehicle is a worthy trade off. At least, that's the excuse i used. see full Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI review
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
 

2013 Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI Gas Mileage (MPG)

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