edgehill
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Here's the real world with a 2006 Jetta DSG TDI:
City mileage is high 20's to low 30's in the city with AC on. Low to mid 30's in the city with it off. Tires at 40 psi.
Have gotten high 30's to low 40's on the highway with AC off.
Check the February 2005 Popular Mechanics "Hybrid vs. Diesel" article.
http://www.popularmechanics.com/automotive/new_cars_trucks/1215782.html?page=6&c=y They only got 32 in the city with a manual transmission, but a whopping 53 on the highway.
Could probably get more if I coasted to every stop and cruised at 50 mph on the interstate but at what cost in road rage from other drivers? If you live in Oklahoma or North Dakota you can get away with it but in a big metropolitan area forget it.
Still, 30 mpg in the city is pretty good with an automatic.
City mileage is high 20's to low 30's in the city with AC on. Low to mid 30's in the city with it off. Tires at 40 psi.
Have gotten high 30's to low 40's on the highway with AC off.
Check the February 2005 Popular Mechanics "Hybrid vs. Diesel" article.
http://www.popularmechanics.com/automotive/new_cars_trucks/1215782.html?page=6&c=y They only got 32 in the city with a manual transmission, but a whopping 53 on the highway.
Could probably get more if I coasted to every stop and cruised at 50 mph on the interstate but at what cost in road rage from other drivers? If you live in Oklahoma or North Dakota you can get away with it but in a big metropolitan area forget it.
Still, 30 mpg in the city is pretty good with an automatic.