Cupra 180 + tdi questions

[millsyscossie]

Now obviously the tdi is very quick for a diesel and economical etc etc but .......

how does a petrol 180 bhp cupra leon do on the petrol consumption

i travel 70 miles round trip for work and thinkin about a cupra for my next car once i have sold my cosworth and diesel pug as babys and mortgages ruin ur life of toys ,lol

i know the cupra is a 6 speed box , does this really help for extra econemy once on motorway as thats mainly what my drive is to edinburgh
and is a normal tdi leon a 6 speed or 5 speed if its not a cupra tdi ??

thanks for replies

colin

 

[schnipps]

Cupra is going to be not far off a Cupra R for economy, in other words if you have a moderate right foot you arent going to see over 32mpg much, if i did 70 miles a day i wouldnt get the petrol. I do 50 miles a day and that swayed me to TDi, once remapped they are 190bhp anyway. Bt of course you can map a cupra or FR petrol to 210bhp. And yes the FR and Cupra TDi's are 6 speed. The normal TDi 110/130 ones are not i dont beleive.

 

[Sisson]

im pretty sure the 130 leons are 6 speed, my 130 beeza is...

If your doing 70 miles a day, you would be probably looking at £5 a day in fuel, £10 if you have the petrol...

 

[Scamps]

I drive a 130 tdi Leon (they do have 6-speed gearboxes).

Went to wales recently and they computer said i averaged 57.7 mpg over the 370 miles there and back (in reality, probably 52-53mpg).

Friend has a 180 cupra and he gets around 35mpg on the motorway.

Hope that helps.

 

[Chris 16v]

My Dad had an Octavia RS Estate which has the less fuel economy friendly 5 speed box and he still used to regularly get 35-38 mpg if driven sensibly! 6 spd should hopefully help this further, all depends how heavy your foot is!

 

[tris]

just driven my last tank like a gradad and got 350 miles to a tank
which i worked out to be about 28mpg over a full tank
but i could not do that all the time

 

[millsyscossie]

Thanks peeps

lol,some of u moan about fuel i see

try lurking around in a stage 3 tuned sapphire cosworth ,drive it hard and ur talking 8-9 mpg and sensible 25 thereabouts ,lol but theres nothin puts a smile on ur face better at the time ,lol

 

[willbatch]

my cupra diesel at around 200 bhp,

52mpg on long run
43mixed driving and around town
mid to high 30's when thrashed.

 

[satilaboy]

i do around 40 miles per day to work and i get, on average, 280-300 miles per tank of v power with revo stage 1. according to the trip computer i get between 28-30 mpg on average.

less if i spank it.

 

[ElasticTangent]

In my LCR I get about 300 miles on a tank of fuel. This used to be about 350 miles in my old LC. This is a combination of A & B roads and some motorway driving.

 

[willbatch]

ah the joys of 500+ on a tank lol

 

[g60jet]

I get over 500 to a tank on my TDI, FR

 

[ElasticTangent]

I get over 500 to a tank on my TDI, FR

I'm starting to see the point of oil burners now . Worked out over a year that's a lot of money saved in fuel.

 

[daveyonthemove]

My FR tdi is remapped and i drive 500 miles a week (100 miles round trip each day) and find i'm filling up every monday morning/sunday night depending on any weekend miles etc.
Performance is fantastic and taking my time on A and B roads i can see 50mpg.

 

[Big_daddy]

I'm starting to see the point of oil burners now . Worked out over a year that's a lot of money saved in fuel.

im staring to miss my tdi now, oh well im thinking og get subaru legacy but now not sure. its either power or economy.

 

[acs87]

i have the leon fr tdi and have never got less than 520 miles to a tank. I don't thrash it everywhaere, but then i don't hang around either!!
personally driving 70 miles a day i would go for the tdi, and if you want more power, get a remap!! hope this helps.

Alex