My new car: 2014 VW Passat TDI: 60MPG and 1,000 Mi. per tank!

[ik04]

Howdy All,

Here's a quick note to update my livery... I have missed my beloved GDI Lupo that I had in Germany and have finally bought a TDI for myself. The 2010 Jetta TDI sedan I bought for my daughter has an APR reprogrammed ECU and now gets 58+ MPG. This new Passat TDI gets that mileage stock!

The first tank of fuel (18.5 US Gal.) go t me over 700 miles and it was not even topped off when I picked up the car. By carefully hypermiling, I can get between 60.2 and 62.0 MPG. Even driving normally gets 48-50MPG. I believe the difference in the two cars is the engine and transmission tune and the urea injection used on the newer car.

I have found that there is no need to manually shift the DSG transmission to keep the RPMs down while driving- the new program shifts right at the same points I would: as soon as possible. I only wish I had a seventh gear to keep the cruise RPM below 2000 on the freeway...

I know the record for this model car is 82(86?) MPG and over 1,600 Miles from a single tank, driven from Houston, TX to Herndon, Virginia. I don't want to even try for that kind of insane mileage, but I can get 1,000 miles plus right now and I am really enjoying it. The recent drop in Diesel fuel price makes my decision to buy this car even more satisfying...

I still miss the 75 MPG from the Lupo, but this new Passat is a large, heavy and comfortable car I will enjoy for a long time.

You can bet I'll be reprogramming it when the warranty runs out!

[tvbd56]

ohh how I wish I could get a diesel car and get that type of gas mileage! THEN do modifications to get even better gas mileage have fun with your passat.

[MetroMPG]

Congrats. 60 is really impressive from such a big, heavy car.

Can you explain in a bit more detail what you're doing to get 60? Context is important.

I can get 110 mpg US in my Metro/Firefly. But when I tell you the context -- speeds, conditions, routes, driving techniques -- to achieve it, it becomes a mostly useless feat!

[MetroMPG]

Originally Posted by ik04

I have found that there is no need to manually shift the DSG transmission to keep the RPMs down while driving- the new program shifts right at the same points I would: as soon as possible. I only wish I had a seventh gear to keep the cruise RPM below 2000 on the freeway...

Isn't that great? It's quite something when the automakers are starting to do this.

I found the same pleasant surprise in the CVT of the new Mitsu Mirage: I was prepared and expecting to dislike it, and then discovered it's the first auto transmission I've driven recently that's programmed to "try" as hard as I would have (given manual control) to keep engine RPM as low as possible when power isn't required.

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I think the wife's old Murano would accelerate to 65-70 MPH with the CVT and never change from 1700 RPM constantly.

regards
mech

[who1982]

60 mpg? really impressive...

[dmafanp]

great news about the passat your getting 60 mpg in a way SAFER car, then the lupo, i bet with mods and a driving route you can achieve your old record of 70+MPG with ease,, do you have any instrimuntation in ur passat?

[PaulB2]

I have almost the same car, a 2013 with manual 6-speed, but I've been averaging right at 50mpg:

NoName (VW Passat) | Fuelly

I don't go crazy with hypermiling techniques because I find it tiring and marginally unsafe. Much of the time just put it in cruise and keep it between 60 and 65. Also where I live, I deal with a lot of wind and driving over the Rockies...

It's nice when the wind is at your back. I remember twice starting cold, driving 30 miles into town, and registering 81 mpg for the trip.

[PressEnter[]]

Those Passats are amazing. I am slightly jealous of the larger fuel tank, but I can't complain with the Jetta either.