Passat 1.8T new owner from Houston., TX

[nimailni]

Hello everyone,
I just bought VW Passat S 1.8T PZEV and I plan to track my fuel usage just for fun!

[Draigflag]

Hello and welcome. Dont see many gasoline passats around.

[nimailni]

Originally Posted by Draigflag

Hello and welcome. Dont see many gasoline passats around.

Thanks!
I think that people who buy diesel Passats are more interested in tracking fuel economy. Good gas mileage was what made them get that engine in the first place.

[trollbait]

And VW's older base engine(in the US) wasn't something to get for good fuel economy. Their new one is a nice improvement.

[Draigflag]

The new Mk7 got between 60 and 78 MPG in the test cycle, not bad for a big heavy car that does 0-60 in just over 8 seconds.

[nimailni]

Originally Posted by Draigflag

The new Mk7 got between 60 and 78 MPG in the test cycle, not bad for a big heavy car that does 0-60 in just over 8 seconds.

I think that is in your uk galons and uk miles, and probably with the weakest engine. US MK7 is probably around 25-40mpg (US)

[BDC]

Originally Posted by nimailni

I think that is in your uk galons and uk miles, and probably with the weakest engine.

Welcome to the forum.

[Draigflag]

Originally Posted by nimailni

I think that is in your uk galons and uk miles, and probably with the weakest engine. US MK7 is probably around 25-40mpg (US)

Yes UK MPG, miles are the same but the gallon we use is about 17% larger
Not the weakest engine by a long shot, it's the 2.0 TDI, 150 BHP with Bluemotion technology, my boss has the MK6, very effecient indeed.

[nimailni]

Diesel is here in Houston 50% more expensive, so at the moment it does not make sense

[Draigflag]

Originally Posted by nimailni

Diesel is here in Houston 50% more expensive, so at the moment it does not make sense

Thats a big difference. If you got 30 MPG in your gas passat, you'd have to get 45 MPG in the diesel to have the same fuel costs, which I guess is acheivable, but not worth the extra premium to buy initialy.