Nice surprise in mpg.

[FivetonesCali]

Try motorway driving at 60mph, imagine your a truck and drive like one, smooth acceleration and deceleration, the brakes are an emergency only feature and watch your mpg go up significantly. what's your rush your on holiday?

That’s more or less how I like to take things. Choosing the right speed to not get in the way of the trucks is also part of the approach.

I find driving like this puts me in a calmer frame of mind too which is one reason I bought my Cali in the first place. Anticipating what’s ahead, reading the contours of the land where I’m driving, and taking time to notice the view.

If I want to drive fast I’m not going to do that in a camper.

 

[Benji Boy]

My Cal 6.1 / 204 is showing 37 to 41 MPG on dash on a run but agree with post above.There is a lot of different circumstances to consider but it makes you feel good

 

[Polobear1959]

Always used to check mpg by using full tank to full tank method as my previous vehicles didn’t have the digital readout my 2024 6.1 4 motion 150 bhp Cali has.
Have cross checked readout to old school method and it appears to correlate exactly.
Today’s trip of 290 km of combined city/ country driving gave 6.8 L/ 100 k or 42 mpg.
I’m very impressed by the vehicle overall.

 

[Black Forest]

Just after a thirsty drink in Luxembourg €1.30 / litre

 

[FivetonesCali]

The other factor I neglected to mention is quality of fuel. I always use Shell V-Power diesel. I found over a few tanks worth a difference of around 10% in efficiency between that and regular Shell diesel.

 

[TripleBee]

This one is on the high side, but isn't hard to achieve for me, even on daily trips to work. Maybe it gets up to about 7 or more if I have more red lights and a bit of head wind.


This is very common when driving the highways in France on holidays.

 

[WelshGas]

This one is on the high side, but isn't hard to achieve for me, even on daily trips to work. Maybe it gets up to about 7 or more if I have more red lights and a bit of head wind.
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This is very common when driving the highways in France on holidays.
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Now show us the Memory 2 fuel consumption figure?

 

[TripleBee]

Memory 2 is reset every refuelling, so in summer it will be less, in winters it will be more.
But as said before, the real calculated tank to tank from 80000km up to now 210000km is 7.65 liters per 100 km. For you guys this means 36.93mpg. The figure on the display will be a little too positive, but only by 0.5 liter per 100km or less.
So in summer, when on holidays, it rises up to 47 and more mpg, in winters and going to work with the van, it drops to 32mpg.

 

[Norfolk Jim]

How many teeth did you lose on the moffat toffee?

None thanks as didn't buy any!!

 

[Norfolk Jim]

Me too, mine is a 204 and 4 motion, but getting 36mpg (absolute best) down to 31.5mpg when absolutely fully loaded thats at 70mph on motorway most of the time using ACC again most of the time

Mine is a 204

 

[Norfolk Jim]

Could tyre / wheel type and sizes play a part here ?

mine are 235's set at 45psi Michelin Cross Climate 2

 

[Norfolk Jim]

I don't hang around but I also don't traffic light race. I also don't wait to brake at last minute. Cali is now on 13860 miles and had 1st MOT this week and nothing found. Hoping for VW sale on 'All In' as 3 years ends 1st July. Dealer said they'll do their best, they're pretty good for a change

 

[larrylamb]

Hoping for VW sale on 'All In' as 3 years ends 1st July.

Be patient, an offer comes on fairly regularly.

 

[Norfolk Jim]

Be patient, an offer comes on fairly regularly.

I am....... the dealer has promised to do their best; they're a nice bunch tbh

 

[BeagleMum]

I don't hang around but I also don't traffic light race. I also don't wait to brake at last minute. Cali is now on 13860 miles and had 1st MOT this week and nothing found. Hoping for VW sale on 'All In' as 3 years ends 1st July. Dealer said they'll do their best, they're pretty good for a change

You may be waiting until November, they always do a Black Friday sale. Our 3 years is up end of August, we are away most of Sept & Oct so will have a decision to make whether to buy then or wait until Novembere.

 

[Kev56]

Be patient, an offer comes on fairly regularly.

Hi, I’m looking for a similar deal. How is the best way to find when an offer is available.

 

[larrylamb]

Hi, I’m looking for a similar deal. How is the best way to find when an offer is available.

Vw vans website. Offer is usually twice a year 25% off. Sometimes June or July and November.

 

[Dizzy]

Yes, they're not too bad are they considering their size and weight.
We managed 37.09 mpg average over a recent 2089 mile trip and that included the NC500.

Got to echo this, we're just back from a 2100 smile trip up to shetland and orkney, averaged 38.3 in our 10 month old T6.1 Ocean 204. we tend to sit at 65 on the motorway, at one point today the mrs had Dizz up to 45.1 mpg on the trip after 200 miles, dropped to 40 after i took over to drive on A roads. hay to say well impressed.

Earlier in the year we did northern spain and got 38.0 and that included the Picos up and down.

chuffed....

 

[chockswahay]

After we fitted CC2's in Feb 24 which replaced the VW fitted Bridgestones I noticed that virtually all my fuel figures reduced by around 10%. I guess that's the hit for better ride and grip.

MPG is indeed a very subjective and emotive subject. I do take an (unnatural!) interest in MPG probably due to my pilot days when every flight meant carrying a carefully calculated amount of fuel (and I admit I an a bit geeky too!)

I think the California is rubbish for short or local journeys, we rarely get better than 30 ish around Cornwall but when we go touring I expect at least 40 and often achieve mid forties. So now we have an electric Mini for the short stuff which literally costs nothing to run as we charge overnight at cheap rate then sell back our solar at twice that price during the day.

 

[Wannabecamperman]

The other factor I neglected to mention is quality of fuel. I always use Shell V-Power diesel. I found over a few tanks worth a difference of around 10% in efficiency between that and regular Shell diesel.

Though even Shell regular diesel has additives, unlike the nasty supermarket diesel.

 

[Califan61]

I suspect my real day to day average is more like 32mpg...I need the longer motorway runs to get it higher.

5 people in the Cali t6.1 so pretty heavy 204 2wd verson. Drove over to Holland managed 37 - 41 mpg sticking to speed limits with standard 17" wheels and tyres. I get around mid 30s if i use for the commute.