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savefuel · 10-01-2009, 12:29 PM

It really depends on topography and traffic. Here in Switzerland rural highways have a speed limit of 50 mph. There's a town every 3 miles so U can always coast into town. We got lots of roundabouts to coast into plus a lot of gentle hills. My record EOC in a VW GOLF GLI (82 Kw) was 44% !!! My current TDI is much more efficient. Getting 20% with the TDI is already a lot. U get the highest EOC in inner city driving where U actually coast from light to light giving your vehicle enough momentum to 'make it to the next one'.

10-01-2009, 12:29 PM	#12 (permalink)
savefuel ECOKINETIC DUDE Join Date: May 2009 Location: CHAM, SWITZERLAND Posts: 14 ECO-DIESEL CABRIOLET - '99 VW GOLF CABRIOLET 1.9 TDI VSV 90 day: 72.59 mpg (US) STREETGLIDER - '10 VOLKSWAGEN POLO bluemotion 90 day: 80.03 mpg (US) Thanks: 3 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	It really depends on topography and traffic. Here in Switzerland rural highways have a speed limit of 50 mph. There's a town every 3 miles so U can always coast into town. We got lots of roundabouts to coast into plus a lot of gentle hills. My record EOC in a VW GOLF GLI (82 Kw) was 44% !!! My current TDI is much more efficient. Getting 20% with the TDI is already a lot. U get the highest EOC in inner city driving where U actually coast from light to light giving your vehicle enough momentum to 'make it to the next one'.