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Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI Fuel Economy Data

4dr Hatch turbocharged 90hp 1.9L I4 Diesel 5-sp 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
hills med light 5 10 20 65 60 42.000
hills light none 5 5 20 70 70 41.000
flat med none 5 15 20 60 60 42.000
hills med light 8 8 14 70 70 40.000
flat lead none 0 0 5 95 75 46.311
flat light none 50 1 4 44 70 40.559
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flat light none 51 1 4 44 70 39.222
flat light none 51 1 4 44 70 40.916
flat light none 51 1 4 44 70 40.587

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What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the 2003 Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI

2003 Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2003 4dr Hatch turbocharged 90hp 1.9L I4 Diesel
5-speed manual FWD
Consistently good city fuel economy. Highway economy varies by how fast you want to get there. see full Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI review
2003 2dr Hatch turbocharged 180hp 1.8L I4
5-speed manual FWD
It get around 26mpg pretty consistently. see full Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI review
2002 4dr Hatch 115-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD
Decent real fuel economy. Mine got about 21 mpg in 100% San Francisco hills city driving. About 26 mpg for long trips with average speed more than 80 mph. About 29-30 mpg for 67-72 mph trips and combination of suburb and highway driving see full Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI review
2002 2dr Hatch turbocharged 180hp 1.8L I4
5-speed manual FWD
While being a quick and powerful motor it still delivers up to 32 MPG on the highway. Even when driven spirited atleast 20MPG will be seen. see full Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI review
2002 2dr Hatch turbocharged 90hp 1.9L I4 Diesel
5-speed manual FWD
39-41 mpg in city 49-54 mpg on highway see full Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI review
2003 Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI Real Gas Mileage: Cons
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2004 2dr Hatch 240-horsepower 3.2L V6
6-speed manual AWD
The car is quite powerful, but heavy. Gas mileage is more in line with larger performance sedans than other compact hatchbacks. see full Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI review
 

2003 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.