Real World MPG with DSG

calimustang

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May 17, 2010
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Central FL
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2011 JSW DSG (buyback, RIP), 2014 JSW TDI, 2015 Passat TDI, 2013 Jetta TDI.
2015 on Malone stage 2 deleted, averaging 55-57 mpg on 55 mph flat country roads. 38 psi all around. have seen 60-62 mpg few times but it don't last. before the delete, averaging 44-47.
 

jettskiman

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Jan 7, 2022
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Oregon USA
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2012 Passat
Damn, this discussion has 44 pages. That is awesome. Hey one big advantage to the m6 is most car thieves cant drive a stick. Just wanted to throw that in. My daughter has the DSG but I'm thinking about buying a 2015 manual.
 

jettskiman

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Oregon USA
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2012 Passat
Good luck finding one! Manuals are few and far between and usually demand a higher price. Their numbers are dwindling.
Done
 

CleverUserName

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NorCal
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2014 OZ Cruze CTD & 2010 JSW 6MT & 2017 GMC Canyon CCLB ATX 2.8 Duramax
There was a 2015 manual Passat SE being sold local to me a year ago. 110k miles for $8500. I did not like the color, it was metallic brown and beige interior but I regret not getting it when I had the chance. Seems like a great deal now.
 
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seahawkdodge

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FL
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2013 Passat TDI
I have gotten as high as 44mpg highway in my 2013 w/dsg, travelling at 70-75mph.
I currently drive 142 miles a day round trip, almost all interstate. The speed limit ranges from 60 to 75, and I typically drive 8 over the posted limit.

I usually get right around 38mpg, but have gotten as high as 41, and as low as 36 on this commute.
 

Tom in PT

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Twilight Zone, WA State
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2005 Passat sedan - SOLD; 2013 Passat DSG; both purchased new
I just tried slowing down a bit and WOW, what a difference. Rural roads, a route I normally drive at 60-65, took it at 50-55 just for laughs and instead of ~ 47 I got 51.7 mpg. First 6 miles the lie o meter was reading 34.5 (hilly and city traffic), after 10 miles 47.4 and after 25 miles 51.7 mpg So on that last 15 mile stretch (some flat some hilly) I was probably in the mid to upper 50s, have not calculated it precisely. R/T today of about 100 miles including some trip on forest service dirt roads at 10-20 mph and a lot of up and down, average of 49 mpg. So I am seeing about an 8 percent improvement overall simply by going slower. I live a long way from the Interstate, and the speed limits are 50-55 anyway so slowing down is doable for me.
'013 SE, stock, fixed, DSG, 53,500 miles.

Update - repeated this experiment several times and the results are valid. On a rural road, fairly level (negligible elevation gain or loss), speed at a steady 50-55 mph, no wind, no traffic, I am right at 63.x mpg. I took a series of photos of my trip average mpg on the dash over 18 miles on the same trip to back up that result. Start driving in town - mileage drops like a rock. 42.9 overall mpg in mixed driving over the last 15,000 + miles. I do take a lot of short trips with a cold engine in town. That just kills mileage.

second update: Added a Kerma tune and seeing a ~4-6 percent boost in mileage.
 
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