Rocky-in-Connecticut

winnar! I'm definitely waiting for the TDI version if it does not launch with one.

chewym

Expect lower EPA ratings

1990V85speed

Why do you say that?

chewym

two different tests, you won't get 32 mpg combined from the EPA. Expect about 26 mpg combined from the EPA for 32 mpg European combined. Or something like 23/29

1990V85speed

the way we drive here in the US compared to how traffic flows over there?

chewym

the European test has very low city figures, say 16 and high highway figures, say 32 and 24 combined. the same car in the US would be rated something like 20/28 back in the day, or 24 combined. Usually in the past US combined ratings were just a bit lower Now with the new ratings, it becomes 18/25.

i would say the european test makes more sense as real city fuel economy is usually lower than the EPA, but pure highway driving quite often brings higher than epa fuel economy.

All of this is just based on some observations and is probably not extra accurate. But, it is harder to estimate new EPA ratings now based on European fuel economy.

KellerA6

I owned a 2006 Jetta TDI and the nice thing that most owners realize is that it consistently gets better than the city mpg stated on the sticker. On the highway, it was getting close to the highway number on the sticker. I only had 11,000 miles when I traded it in for my Cayman Everyone says with the diesels, that they only get better with the more miles you put on them. Supposedly they don't really hit their peak mpg till about 40,000 miles.

Jusforfun

and HDMI or HDTV
and metric
and Euro € (thats a Euro symbol) nah..keep the Dollar I like cheap hols!
and TDI

But I will conceed
LHD
and Us Cops
and (Just added)the Dollar
and Harley Davidson
and Big Mac

Now if you could just learn to speak English ;-)