That’s actually very impressive for a car with this much power. I checked out this video because I’m car shopping for something somewhat sporty for around 30k and all the other cars Ive been looking at get 26mph tops. I really like the new brz and gr86 but the gti is more practical, faster, and apparently it has WAY better fuel economy
It's not allowed to overtake on the slower lane typically in Europe so would make sense that logic is showing here. Note though several states have the rule 'Keep right except when passing'. Overtaking is still allowed, but I can see for VW to play it safe and keep same system.
This rule is HARSHLY enforced on the autobahns. The German highway patrol WILL mow you down if you try to pass on the right. It is very freaking dangerous because you could force a car to the left lane and that's where the speed demons go. I have driven an Audi A6 at 90 mph and seen Porsches and RUFs (MEGApowerful aftermarket 993s) pass me at 150 mph. You will NOT see them coming. They just zip past you faster than you can catch them in the mirror.
In the last two months with my MKVII GTI, I drove over 850 miles in mostly stop and go driving and very very few highway miles. I averaged about 27-30 miles per gallon with a 6 speed manual. I'm hanging on to this car. I feel sorry for those trying to ditch their V8 SUVs and finding out the trade in value is dropping like a rock right now. It's worth getting a GTI even if you have a lead foot. With very hard driving, average economy only drops about 3-4 miles per gallon. Note: when I drive, I use the transmission to brake by downshifting and letting the car decelerate if out on empty roads at night while rolling up to a red light. So your mileage might be 1 mpg worse than mine.
Thanks for the fuel economy info! Interesting to see this one having the ACC issue. Though it’s probably better than what my 2017 Acura has. LKA ping pongs everywhere and loses road markings at seemingly random times 🤦🏻
I’m digging the redesign, evolution here as usual. VW should have stuck with conventional buttons instead of silly capacitive touch thingamabobs on the steering wheel. That is quite a bit of drone though, yikes. Great video, once again!
I think the reason for the lane keep assist slowing down to the car on the left of you might because in the UK and some European countries it's illegal to undertake
the ACC was probably delayed because you were in eco, on road trips I use individual with ACC set at its most aggressive otherwise the car will take a while to resume or maintain its set speed. I have a '19 GTI. don't know about the slow down you were experiencing from the next lane over, that's weird
What would be your pick for a driver that does a lot of long highway commutes, but still likes a peppy car. This, or the Mazda 3 Turbo? Does one handle road noise significantly better, does one have a significantly better audio system? Obviously I know the transmission and handling in the GTI is a little more sport tuned.
@@DailyMotor You have the MKVIII. The previous model looked better than this. I'm disappointed by VW's design department. They didn't put their best effort into this car.
Premium fuel dropped it from essentially 38mg to the equivalent 29mpg on 87 octane.... shame its a nice car but i will take a civic sport touring manual that takes 87 and still gets 41mpg
Adaptive cruise was weird, lane keeping wasn't great, got annoyed by the haptic buttons/touchscreen, and the tires, although I later discovered those are aftermarket.
In the last 1,600 miles of driving mostly in the city with a 6 speed manual, my MKVIII GTI got around 28-30 mpg with half/half 87/93 octane fuel. (Not all stations in my city have mid-grade)
I thought it was illegal to be *overtaken* on the right. What do you do if someone is sitting in the left lane at 5 kph under the limit? Just sit there and hope they get over?
@@DailyMotor Hey 👋 thank you for responding to my comment . So in Germany the ,,Autobahn,, functions like that : the outer right lane is where the slowest cars and LKWs ( Lastkraftwagen = Trucks ) Drive. Then there’s the middle lane where the cars drive a bit faster. And then there’s the ,, fast lane,, ( not the official name ) where all the fast cars drive. In this lane nobody drives under the speed limit. Some drive like 5-10 km/h (3-6mph) over the speed limit if there’s one. And as I said you’re not allowed to overtake on the right. If you have any more questions, tell me :)
@@DailyMotor but sometimes there is a so called ,, Elefantenrennen,, . What I mean by that is when a truck overtakes a slower truck on the left ( eg. middle lane - 3 line highway). There is a rule that trucks must overtake other trucks in less that 45 seconds or there’s a 80€ (93$) fine. And there are unmarked officers ( but not many ) on the road like in the USA.
Toward the end of the highway segment it looked like RPMs would dip well below 2k and then bounce back up, while the speed was staying constant...was the car hunting between gears?
I think it has a 'sail' type feature where it drops down to idle in order to save fuel when you let off the throttle. This might be unique to the Euro car.
Our 2020 GLI will deliver these types of numbers. The VW 2.0 always over delivers on the highway compare to something like the Ford Ecoboosts. The only annoying thing is the trip computer always over estimates when it doesn’t need to given how good the numbers are. Oh lordy and VW is going buttonless with all the haptic stuff. What are they thinking.
Premium gas not required per VW, car was tuned to use regular gas 87.
Very impressive economy.
Yes, but I never drive in econ mode.
@@richardhaas9519eco is no different from normal. It just shuts the ignition off every time ur at 0
Great result on that aggresive tire set. 40+ on All Seasons most likely.
That red is possibly the best I've seen. Will there be a members sound test on this?
I didn't shoot one, but I still could. What do you want to hear?
@@DailyMotor I'm cool with The Kid Laroi - Stay and if you can squeeze in Marshmello & A Day To Remember - Rescue Me. Thanks, Charlie.
Recommended fuel for the GTI is 87 octane.
its a euro spec car 87 octane is for north america
Great Info Charlie. I love how the Euro spec models get the standard privacy glass.
That’s actually very impressive for a car with this much power. I checked out this video because I’m car shopping for something somewhat sporty for around 30k and all the other cars Ive been looking at get 26mph tops. I really like the new brz and gr86 but the gti is more practical, faster, and apparently it has WAY better fuel economy
Im in the same exact position as you. Have you made a choice yet?
@@mystictrunks5508 get the gti
It's not allowed to overtake on the slower lane typically in Europe so would make sense that logic is showing here. Note though several states have the rule 'Keep right except when passing'. Overtaking is still allowed, but I can see for VW to play it safe and keep same system.
This rule is HARSHLY enforced on the autobahns. The German highway patrol WILL mow you down if you try to pass on the right. It is very freaking dangerous because you could force a car to the left lane and that's where the speed demons go. I have driven an Audi A6 at 90 mph and seen Porsches and RUFs (MEGApowerful aftermarket 993s) pass me at 150 mph. You will NOT see them coming. They just zip past you faster than you can catch them in the mirror.
Hey Charlie, any chance VW will be sending you a Tiguan to test soon?
In the last two months with my MKVII GTI, I drove over 850 miles in mostly stop and go driving and very very few highway miles. I averaged about 27-30 miles per gallon with a 6 speed manual. I'm hanging on to this car. I feel sorry for those trying to ditch their V8 SUVs and finding out the trade in value is dropping like a rock right now. It's worth getting a GTI even if you have a lead foot. With very hard driving, average economy only drops about 3-4 miles per gallon.
Note: when I drive, I use the transmission to brake by downshifting and letting the car decelerate if out on empty roads at night while rolling up to a red light. So your mileage might be 1 mpg worse than mine.
Great numbers. My Mk7 GTI gets the same mpg on the highway going at around 70mph average over 30 miles ( no cruise control)
Thanks for the fuel economy info! Interesting to see this one having the ACC issue. Though it’s probably better than what my 2017 Acura has. LKA ping pongs everywhere and loses road markings at seemingly random times 🤦🏻
Yesterday Woodward Cruze, I got to sit in a brand new 2022 vw golf R with a manual transmission, that felt SO GOOD to shift.
Charlie, Some of your subscribers may be too young to remember that tartan upholstery was once widely available across many brands.
True!
The quality of this channel is not reflected by its number of subscribers. It's criminal
are you able to do a review on the bmw 2008 e60 Harman kardon 11 speaker system?
I’m digging the redesign, evolution here as usual. VW should have stuck with conventional buttons instead of silly capacitive touch thingamabobs on the steering wheel. That is quite a bit of drone though, yikes. Great video, once again!
I'm disappointed that they went that way. It did NOT get great reviews in the cockpit because of this. I'm hanging onto my MKVII as long as I can...
Why were you guys running premium fuel in GTI. i thought it only required 87 octane
I want to know where the race fuel is at in Shell.😂😂😂
I think the reason for the lane keep assist slowing down to the car on the left of you might because in the UK and some European countries it's illegal to undertake
the ACC was probably delayed because you were in eco, on road trips I use individual with ACC set at its most aggressive otherwise the car will take a while to resume or maintain its set speed. I have a '19 GTI. don't know about the slow down you were experiencing from the next lane over, that's weird
it's not weird that adaptive cruise control is adapting to the traffic in front of you.
Are you going to do a 2022 golf r mpg test in DSG? Please do!
Sure will!
If you haven't already, can you do a video talking about how you started reviewong cars, and how you get press cars?
Yeah, I can do that at some point!
What would be your pick for a driver that does a lot of long highway commutes, but still likes a peppy car. This, or the Mazda 3 Turbo? Does one handle road noise significantly better, does one have a significantly better audio system? Obviously I know the transmission and handling in the GTI is a little more sport tuned.
I would take the Mazda 3. Much nicer interior. GTI would be better to throw around a twisty back road, but the 3 is still fun enough.
@@DailyMotor You have the MKVIII. The previous model looked better than this. I'm disappointed by VW's design department. They didn't put their best effort into this car.
The drone is really surprising considering they put so much effort into reducing NVH
It's these darn aftermarket tires. I bet with the stock all seasons it'd be much better
I mean what benefit is 93 giving you for the gti? Per the manufacture it calls for 87. So how stock are you??
Premium fuel dropped it from essentially 38mg to the equivalent 29mpg on 87 octane.... shame its a nice car but i will take a civic sport touring manual that takes 87 and still gets 41mpg
Was it not your favorite highway cruiser only because of the adaptive cruise or something else, too?
Adaptive cruise was weird, lane keeping wasn't great, got annoyed by the haptic buttons/touchscreen, and the tires, although I later discovered those are aftermarket.
I wonder how good the fuel economy is on the 6 speed manual vs the 7 speed DSG
In the last 1,600 miles of driving mostly in the city with a 6 speed manual, my MKVIII GTI got around 28-30 mpg with half/half 87/93 octane fuel. (Not all stations in my city have mid-grade)
Well yes, for eg. In Germany, it’s illegal to overtake somebody on the right :) That why the ACC is acting like that
I thought it was illegal to be *overtaken* on the right. What do you do if someone is sitting in the left lane at 5 kph under the limit? Just sit there and hope they get over?
@@DailyMotor Hey 👋 thank you for responding to my comment . So in Germany the ,,Autobahn,, functions like that : the outer right lane is where the slowest cars and LKWs ( Lastkraftwagen = Trucks ) Drive. Then there’s the middle lane where the cars drive a bit faster. And then there’s the ,, fast lane,, ( not the official name ) where all the fast cars drive. In this lane nobody drives under the speed limit. Some drive like 5-10 km/h (3-6mph) over the speed limit if there’s one. And as I said you’re not allowed to overtake on the right. If you have any more questions, tell me :)
@@DailyMotor but sometimes there is a so called ,, Elefantenrennen,, . What I mean by that is when a truck overtakes a slower truck on the left ( eg. middle lane - 3 line highway). There is a rule that trucks must overtake other trucks in less that 45 seconds or there’s a 80€ (93$) fine. And there are unmarked officers ( but not many ) on the road like in the USA.
Toward the end of the highway segment it looked like RPMs would dip well below 2k and then bounce back up, while the speed was staying constant...was the car hunting between gears?
I think it has a 'sail' type feature where it drops down to idle in order to save fuel when you let off the throttle. This might be unique to the Euro car.
Is this the S trim?
Someone explain this on km and liters pleaseeeeee
I bet us model wont get a digital dashboard
is it GDI with MPI?
if it with MPI will it effect EPA?
There is no MPI in EU and USA Markets on MK8 GTi/R.
What about lexus lx 570 2021
That's coming next week! We have the vehicle now for testing.
Our 2020 GLI will deliver these types of numbers. The VW 2.0 always over delivers on the highway compare to something like the Ford Ecoboosts. The only annoying thing is the trip computer always over estimates when it doesn’t need to given how good the numbers are. Oh lordy and VW is going buttonless with all the haptic stuff. What are they thinking.
Left lane hog
Too many people watching this video about fuel economy on a brand new mild performance hatchback they plan to finance