Long_Range
Veteran Member
BEW vs ALH Road Trip To Grandma\'s House Runoff
In the shadow of all the debate as to why a BEW engine with more power than an ALH seems to turn in lower mpg figures. I thought an open road test would be fun. I will concede that a 90 hp engine will do better on a 55 mph run than a 100hp engine. However I don't drive 55.
What better time than the Christmas travel season? To enter your data I ask for a one thousand mile minimum round trip. To simplify data we need to concentrate on high speed trips of at least the interstate speed limit. Please post your average speed as it is critical in comparison. Always keeping in mind that during this Christmas holiday almost as many Americans will die on the roads as we have lost In our last war. So be careful out their.
I'll be giving my 04 PD Jetta a good autobahn like test run next week.
I've a 3,500 mile road trip coming up. Central Illinois to Phoenix Arizona and back.
This will be real world as the leg between Oklahoma City and Phoenix is all 80+ mph.
This type of trip is where our TDI's will put a Prius Hybrid to shame. Regardless of your model.
My 18 year old daughter and I are making the trip to grandma's house. She will be doing most of the driving because she is a good girl. I'll be catching up on my shop manual reading as she charges across the desert South West. Outbound West may be into a ten to fifteen knot wind and Eastbound should have a tail wind so I'll separate the legs for bragging rights only. I'm not going to concern myself with tank to tank millage. As the total average is all that counts in the end.
For comparison please post average speed at 65, 70 or 80 mph. Add a + or – for bragging rights.
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I'll be back.
In a couple of weeks.
In the shadow of all the debate as to why a BEW engine with more power than an ALH seems to turn in lower mpg figures. I thought an open road test would be fun. I will concede that a 90 hp engine will do better on a 55 mph run than a 100hp engine. However I don't drive 55.
What better time than the Christmas travel season? To enter your data I ask for a one thousand mile minimum round trip. To simplify data we need to concentrate on high speed trips of at least the interstate speed limit. Please post your average speed as it is critical in comparison. Always keeping in mind that during this Christmas holiday almost as many Americans will die on the roads as we have lost In our last war. So be careful out their.
I'll be giving my 04 PD Jetta a good autobahn like test run next week.
I've a 3,500 mile road trip coming up. Central Illinois to Phoenix Arizona and back.
This will be real world as the leg between Oklahoma City and Phoenix is all 80+ mph.
This type of trip is where our TDI's will put a Prius Hybrid to shame. Regardless of your model.
My 18 year old daughter and I are making the trip to grandma's house. She will be doing most of the driving because she is a good girl. I'll be catching up on my shop manual reading as she charges across the desert South West. Outbound West may be into a ten to fifteen knot wind and Eastbound should have a tail wind so I'll separate the legs for bragging rights only. I'm not going to concern myself with tank to tank millage. As the total average is all that counts in the end.
For comparison please post average speed at 65, 70 or 80 mph. Add a + or – for bragging rights.
Sample:
Model:
Engine type:
Average speed:
Miles traveled:
Average mpg:
I'll be back.
