Not Land Rover related but I am impressed with our new car. We got a VW Passat with the 125 kw engine about 6-7 weeks ago. Had a chance for a drive yesterday so we down to Colac, toured through the Otways to Apollo Bay and home via the Great Ocean Road and Geelong. Total 497 kms. The VW used just over 1/4 of a tank of diesel and the trip computer is still saying a fuel range of around 1000 kms. The thing has done less than 2000 kms so I would expect it to get a bit better as it runs in. If the new VW Amorok is a half decent 4wd I may be tempted to end 25 years of Land Rover ownership.
Ian
I had a Polo for 10 years and never lifted the bonnet,best car I've ever owned.It's always been my wish that VW buys LR. Pat
Ian, what was the diesel motor like through tight/twisty roads?
Did it drive like a diesel? (slow and sluggish? )
and is yours manual or auto?
keen to know what the current, small diesels are like now
Its likely the six or seven speed DSG.
Any chance of a conversion from 1/4 VW tank per 497kms to litres/100km?
I can't find a conversion table aywhere for VW tanks/km to a meaningful figure.
1973 Series III LWB 1983 - 2006
1998 300 Tdi Defender Trayback 2006 - often fitted with a Trayon slide-on camper.
I have a Golf 2.0 TDI with the six speed DSG box. Brilliant changes gear faster than I ever could.
The car has a six speed semi automatic gearbox. Takes a bit of getting used to as it has engine braking like a manual and it changes up and down gears very quickly. Seems to always be in the right gear. I dont think most people would realise they are driving a diesel. It has 350 nm of torque and really goes very well. There is no turbo lag and it pulls hard from around 1800 rpm. iterestingly the exhaust pipe has no black diesel stains as is as clean as the day we got it.
Ian
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