Fuel consumption on T7 California diesel.

[Walney75]

Hi everyone. Had our brand new T7 diesel California for little over a month and getting a bit alarmed about how much fuel it's using. I'm getting no more than 20mpg round town it's approx 35-40 on the motorway is this normal?

Thanks for any help!

 

[Van Diesel VW]

Similar to my T6.1 figures

 

[Paul1]

I would be concerned at them town figures.

 

[Ian in Leicester]

Hi everyone. Had our brand new T7 diesel California for little over a month and getting a bit alarmed about how much fuel it's using. I'm getting no more than 20mpg round town it's approx 35-40 on the motorway is this normal?

Thanks for any help!

My average over the first 500 miles is just over 42mpg but I don't do town driving. I do use it for commuting 17 miles each way and get around 40mpg - 12 miles on motorway and 5 miles start/stop. I also deliberately drive gently as I did notice that accelerating rapidly uses loads of fuel! Funny thing is I was thinking how amazing the economy was given the weight of the vehicle - I have a T7 California Ocean.

 

[dspuk]

Looks on par with a new unbroken in engine and the manufacturer figures. The town ones are poor, but town figures from the manufacturer are based on continuous driving around town on a test rig. if you are driving in and out 2 miles, then your numbers right.

 

[2into1]

Hi everyone. Had our brand new T7 diesel California for little over a month and getting a bit alarmed about how much fuel it's using. I'm getting no more than 20mpg round town it's approx 35-40 on the motorway is this normal?

Thanks for any help!

Are you sure it's a diesel? Only joking but those are petrol level.

 

[Kev56]

Are you sure it's a diesel? Only joking but those are petrol level.

Hope he hasn’t put diesel in a petrol engine.

 

[Melyn]

I’m around 40/41 on motorways
High 30s elsewhere

If you’re doing a lot of 20/30mph driving you could also put it in eco mode to boost it a bit and just press down on the select to swap back to normal at any 40s+

 

[Shadrack]

Hi everyone. Had our brand new T7 diesel California for little over a month and getting a bit alarmed about how much fuel it's using. I'm getting no more than 20mpg round town it's approx 35-40 on the motorway is this normal?

Thanks for any help!

A new engine, shouldn’t be to alarmed. Around town I have had worse. Wait until you have a few decent runs in.
My general use local trips 20-30 miles’ish 37-39 tank to tank. On a trip mostly motorway 44-45. Top speed 65-70. And sympathetic with the go faster pedal.
Get 5-10k on the clock and you will be smiling.

Forget how much and enjoy

Bob

 

[thatsnotmynaim]