Rob's DIESEL VW Polo Build thread

[robchalmers]

Originally Posted by 320touring

Any grill pics?

Nope, its stock at the moment, been thinking, I want to see if I can break the 60MPGuk barrier in standard form.


mmmmmmmmmaybe this tank (fingers crossed)

[320touring]

Originally Posted by ConnClark

A warm air intake on a diesel reduces fuel economy as well as power and increases NOx emissions. No body benefits from a warm air intake on a diesel

I was not aware of that- cheers

Rob- should be easy enough doing 60mpg...FTW

[robchalmers]

yeah it would be easy to crack 60mpg if i sat at 57mph on the motorway, but tbh I don't like hindering the lorries! and it would add about 30mins to me working day. time I could have with my kids I much prefer the real world measure of driving at 70-ish
+ that 60MPGuk also includes a sh*t load of 2 minute trips to pick the kids or runs for the weekly shop where it never gets off 'choke'. Trying to get the combined up to 60 will be a feat in itself!

My whole theory behind this is to have a car that anyone can drive normally and still save money, with out the need for more extreme aero/driving

[Arragonis]

My average has taken a hit for these reasons - lots of local trips, also mainly kid related. I should just get a meter and a sign and start charging him...

[robchalmers]

I’VE DONE IT!!!!!

Just…..


VW states that @ a constant 120km/h this car will achieve 47.08 MPGuk. Well a cruising at 120KM/h and with a bucket load of urban and small runs my little polo – still in un-modded state (bar tyre pressures) – has just done....

60.06865MPG!!!

Breaking my target 60MPGuk barrier and the 50MPGus Barrier if I have my sums right.

No Coasting P+G
No MPGuino or fancy data visualisation
No fancy hi-tech engine
No Aero mods

Just a plucky little german hatchback with an oversized diesel lump up front!

[Arragonis]

Well done, struggling to get mine to be consistently over 55 at the moment. But, now the schools up here are on holiday I added 10 MPG to my average to work this morning...

[AJI]

Congrats on the 60mpg mark. Those lowly-tuned turbodiesels in the small VAG cars really are one of the best out-of-the-box economical cars you can get, with the added benefit that the engines are ridiculously under-stressed so go on forever.

[robchalmers]

Mine's not even a turbo!!!!

but i totally agree, the french make some good stuff too though, but i'm very brand-loyal

[Arragonis]

Just a thought Rob, isn't the title of this thread misleading ?

After all you haven't made any changes to the car

[320touring]

good work rob thats a good shift with plenty town driving. If doing lots of town driving-are you going to lighten the beast?it'll reduce the effort required to do stop start shenanigans