I have recently sold my A3 3.2 and bought an old pug 205 to see me through the next 2 months until the new Audi is built. Over the last few years I have consistently got the following :
Pug 205 1.1 - 250 miles uses 40 litres
Audi A3 3.2 - 250 miles uses 50 litres
Leon Cupra R - 250 miles uses 50 litres
Ibiza 1.9 TDI - 300 miles uses 50 litres
Whilst the Pug and Ibiza TDI return slightly better figures TBH when most of your driving is in London it really does not seem to make much difference whether you have a diesel, a small petrol engine, a large petrol engine or a turbo car (within reason of course).
So the point of this thread - if you do most of your driving in a city the manufacturers mpg figures are irrelevant.
Pug 205 1.1 - 250 miles uses 40 litres
Audi A3 3.2 - 250 miles uses 50 litres
Leon Cupra R - 250 miles uses 50 litres
Ibiza 1.9 TDI - 300 miles uses 50 litres
Whilst the Pug and Ibiza TDI return slightly better figures TBH when most of your driving is in London it really does not seem to make much difference whether you have a diesel, a small petrol engine, a large petrol engine or a turbo car (within reason of course).
So the point of this thread - if you do most of your driving in a city the manufacturers mpg figures are irrelevant.