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Originally Posted by Steffo
Compared to cars like the 2.0 TDI Passat, or even things like my Clio... those are very thirsty diesels...  : |
Hey, fair go - in fairness, I don't think figures taken in an Australian summer with aircon on full or windows and sunroof (where fitted) open wide should be taken as the standard that the Mondeo TDCi can achieve. Especially given that these are all brand new not yet run in cars. I've checked out some Passat forums, similar to this one where actual drivers post their figures and found this thread of a monthly fuel consumption comp that they have:
http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=203228
That highest figure is impressive, thats about 4.1l/100km but my posting of 5.8l/100km or 40.5mpg is still competitive, especially since I wasn't driving with the intention of posting my figure in a fuel consumption competition. Also, all those cars in the table that get better economy are 5 speed manuals - what are their autos getting??
So 'very thirsty' might be a little bit unfair I reckon...