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2016 Mini Clubman Review Official TrueDelta review by Michael Karesh EPA ratings for the two cars are nearly identical. When fitted with manual transmissions, the Mini is rated 25/34, the Volkswagen 25/35. With automatics, each does the same in the city and one mpg lower on the highway. I tended to see slightly higher trip computer averages in the... Comparison vehicle: 2016 Volkswagen Golf / GTI |
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2016 Volkswagen Golf SportsWagen Review Official TrueDelta review by Michael Karesh Compared to a crossover, a wagon should also go farther on a gallon of gas, especially on the highway, as it has a smaller frontal area to propel through the atmosphere. In the EPA's tests, the Mazda CX-5 (with front-wheel-drive) managed to slightly outscore the Volkswagen Golf SportsWagen, 26 to... Comparison vehicle: 2016 Mazda CX-5 |
2015 Kia Soul EV Review Official TrueDelta review by Michael Karesh The top reason to buy any EV is fuel economy. Both the Soul EV and the e-Golf used about 20 kWh of electricity per 100 miles of suburban driving, with the Kia perhaps ten percent less efficient than the Volkswagen. Their EPA MPGe (miles per gallon equivalent) ratings are 120/92... Comparison vehicle: 2015 Volkswagen Golf / GTI |
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2015 Volkswagen Golf R Review Official TrueDelta review by Michael Karesh Fuel economy as a reason to buy a 292-horsepower, all-wheel-drive Volkswagen Golf R, really? Well, among cars with about 300 horsepower the Golf R's EPA ratings of 23 MPG city and 30 MPG highway rank near the top. Want the manual transmission? It does one MPG worse in the city,... Comparison vehicle: 2015 Subaru WRX |
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2015 Volkswagen e-Golf Review Official TrueDelta review by Michael Karesh The top reason to buy nearly any EV is fuel economy. Both the e-Golf and the Soul EV used about 20 kWh of electricity per 100 miles of suburban driving, with the Volkswagen perhaps ten percent more efficient than the Kia. Their EPA MPGe (miles per gallon equivalent) ratings are... Comparison vehicle: 2015 Kia Soul |
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2015 Mini Cooper S Hardtop 4 Door Review Official TrueDelta review by Michael Karesh Compared to most other performance-oriented cars, the 189-horsepower Mini Cooper S Hardtop is more fuel-efficient. With a six-speed manual transmission, the car achieves 24 mpg in the EPA's city test and 34 mpg in the highway test. The tested car's automatic transmission shaves an mpg off the highway figure but... Comparison vehicle: 2015 Volkswagen Golf / GTI |
What to Love (And Hate) About a Mk6 GTI 2011 Volkswagen Golf / GTI Pros and Cons Member6348 When it's driven hard it will shock you. When driven gently, it will suprise you. When driven normally, its figures don't really impress... |
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2015 Subaru WRX Review Official TrueDelta review by Michael Karesh Fuel economy isn't quite a strength, but it's no longer a weakness, either. The new Subaru WRX with its new smaller (but not weaker) engine scores better in the EPA's tests than the old one. City mpg is up from 19 to 21, while highway mpg is up from 25... Comparison vehicle: 2015 Volkswagen Golf / GTI |
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2015 Volkwagen GTI Review plus TDI Preview Official TrueDelta review by Michael Karesh I've put fuel economy in the "why to buys" largely because of the TDI and e-Golf. The former delivers an unbeatable (for the price) combination of driving enjoyment and fuel efficiency. The EPA ratings, which tend to over-estimate diesels' real-world fuel economy, are up a smidge with the new engine,... Comparison vehicle: 2014 Ford Focus |
One of the best to drive, but not to ride 2012 Volkswagen Golf / GTI Pros and Cons TedK 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. |
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2009 Volkswagen Jetta / Rabbit / GTI Pros and Cons Member3671 I get 22 MPG in mostly city use, over 32 MPG on the highway. Accptable considering I tend to drive with enthusiasm. |
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A classy and refined European compact 2012 Volkswagen Golf / GTI Pros and Cons Member5501 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... |
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2010 Volkswagen Jetta / Golf / GTI Pros and Cons Member5697 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. Comparison vehicle: 2010 Subaru Legacy |
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2013 Volkswagen Golf / GTI Pros and Cons Member1664 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.... |
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2013 Volkswagen Golf / GTI Pros and Cons Member3466 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. |
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Still happy with Golf TDI after first 5,000 miles 2013 Volkswagen Golf / GTI Pros and Cons Member3466 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... |
2011 Volkswagen Golf / GTI Pros and Cons DarronS Averaging 40 mpg. |
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2011 Volkswagen Golf / GTI Pros and Cons DarronS Averaging 40 mpg over the first 200 miles. Online reports indicate this will go up as engine accumulates miles and breaks in. |
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2011 Volkswagen Golf / GTI Pros and Cons DarronS 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. |
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2006 Volkswagen Jetta / Golf / GTI Pros and Cons Member979 Excellent return with a higher than normal gas economy. This factor made the other deficiencies easy to overlook. |
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2010 Volkswagen Jetta / Golf / GTI Pros and Cons Member4954 So far averaging 25mpg with spirited mix of city (65%) and hwy (35%) driving. Great fuel economy even for a fast turbo charged car. |
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2004 Volkswagen Jetta / Golf / GTI Pros and Cons Member2552 The car is quite powerful, but heavy. Gas mileage is more in line with larger performance sedans than other compact hatchbacks. |
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2010 Volkswagen Jetta / Golf / GTI Pros and Cons Member4483 I get 30 easily driving it 50/50 city and highway, and not being particularly hard on it (but not beating it either). |
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2010 Volkswagen Jetta / Golf / GTI Pros and Cons Member4383 Among similar "hot hatch" models, the GTI gets the best fuel economy by 5-10 mpg. |