Sure, from a colleague who drives one. And then from the web:
Scott's TDI page (http://www.stealthtdi.com):
"Although I'm a bit of a leadfoot, my lifetime average economy over
165,000-miles is over 43-mpg. I can get over 50-mpg simply by DRIVING THE
SPEED LIMIT. My best tank without AC is 802-miles on 14.58-gallons,
yielding 55-mpg."
Popular Science:
"Best Station Wagon: VW Jetta TDI, 50 mpg hwy. (EPA) Turbochargers use the
diesel engine's exhaust gases to pump extra power without sacrificing fuel
economy." (And I wasn't talking about a station wagon)
Canadian Driver:
"The diesel-powered Jetta Wagon TDI's fuel consumption figures of 5.6 litres
per 100 km (50 mpg) in the city and 4.4 l/100 km (64 mpg) on the highway are
exceptional"
Just chuck in "jetta tdi mph" in a search engine.
Since I don't propose putting a VW TDI in my MGB, I think we are getting a
little far afield for the list, so I do propose letting the off topic
discussion die.
-----Original Message-----
From: Charles & Peggy Robinson [mailto:ccrobins@ktc.com]
Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2004 10:17 AM
To: Stephen West-Fisher
Cc: mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Alternatives to de-smogging
Mind telling us where you got those numbers?
Cheers,
CR
Stephen West-Fisher wrote:
> Sorry for the late reply, I've been out of town. I also made a typo,
> replace GTI with TDI. The TDI without an automatic gets 50mpg in the
> real world with real drivers, mix of city and highway. It's a much
> dirtier engine, I'll admit. So, the Prius and the Jetta TDI get about
> the same mileage. Doesn't say much for hybrid technology compared to a
> computerized turbo diesel does it?
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