Hi,
I am the proud owner of an Ibiza 1.6 DSG Sport. I love the car, but being honest the fuel economy is not at all good. It looks like the 1.4 turbo/supercharged engines are up to 8mpg more efficient (44.1mpg, What Car January 2010), and obviously have much better performance. If I drive my car on really quiet roads, as gently as I can I can achieve 41mpg. Driven normally (and I dont mean at all hard) it manages 37mpg. My overall average over 3000 miles is 36mpg. By comparison my Mk 4 VW Golf 2.3 V5, a far larger car with a 2.3 170hp engine used to average 27mpg over the same routes at the same driving times. My 2.8 V6 4Motion Golf (206hp) Used to average 31mpg.
It seems like the 1.6 engine is not at all efficient. From what people have said the figures I am achieving are about right for the car.
Does anyone else have any thoughts on this? Its a bit odd when you but a small car with a relatively small engine, and it costs the same to run as a sports model Golf.
Ian
I am the proud owner of an Ibiza 1.6 DSG Sport. I love the car, but being honest the fuel economy is not at all good. It looks like the 1.4 turbo/supercharged engines are up to 8mpg more efficient (44.1mpg, What Car January 2010), and obviously have much better performance. If I drive my car on really quiet roads, as gently as I can I can achieve 41mpg. Driven normally (and I dont mean at all hard) it manages 37mpg. My overall average over 3000 miles is 36mpg. By comparison my Mk 4 VW Golf 2.3 V5, a far larger car with a 2.3 170hp engine used to average 27mpg over the same routes at the same driving times. My 2.8 V6 4Motion Golf (206hp) Used to average 31mpg.
It seems like the 1.6 engine is not at all efficient. From what people have said the figures I am achieving are about right for the car.
Does anyone else have any thoughts on this? Its a bit odd when you but a small car with a relatively small engine, and it costs the same to run as a sports model Golf.
Ian