2022 Volkswagen Golf R - MPG Test | Real-world Highway Range [DSG]

The Golf R has always provided pinnacle hot-hatch performance with daily-driving abilities. Even though this new model makes over 300 horsepower, you can still get great fuel economy!
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[@kaurvali]

The reason the Lane Assist/Travel Assist has issues is that you are used to resistive steering wheels but the new golfs have haptic steering wheels which means you have to really hold the steering wheel not barely touch/resist it with a finger.

[@Kamukix]

Still watching the video BUT for anyone who wonders what tire pressure to set your car to. DO NOT just go with the tire pressure on the door placard (especially for a German car), instead check the owners manual because you will find a page that has the actual tire pressure you are supposed to set the car to for the conditions/setup you'll be driving in. The pressures listed on the placard are just maximum weight pressures. For example, my Audi S5 and now S3 all list about 42psi to inflate the tires to shown on the door. However in the manual it says that for normal occupancy (2-3 people plus fuel) to fill the tire to only 36psi front and 32psi rear. If I were running full occupancy and luggage then it says to inflate them to 42+. Your ride quality, fuel economy, and handling are heavily affected by this so make sure you pick the right thing foe the right reasons. 👍👍

[@MWchugs243]

Yoooooo thanks so much. Nobody ever says this. I feel like everyone should know this. Thanks Kamu

[@Kamukix]

@@MWchugs243 you're welcome ✌️

[@deepakjohn9295]

Thanks for this awesome video. 👍🏻 Quick question: what’s the name of the speedo mobile app that you used in the video?

[@oppos727]

Thank you! Very well presented.

[@aluisious]

3 click fueling is risking flooding the evap system with gasoline. You are not supposed to top off past the first click.

[@K03sport]

Yep, he should stop when the pump stops....but ey, it isn't his car and not his emissions equipment....

[@K03sport]

What was the total milage on the engine? The engine will return slightly better after 5k miles...were you in auto or manual shift (the whole deice) during your loop?

[@W0LV1E45]

What happens if you put 87 Octane? MK8 GTI runs perfectly fine on 87 but what about R? Will the ecu detune itself to run on 87?

[@murrynathan]

In daylight, would you say that interior color is closer to black or gray?

[@jimmyglea]

I like the “sleeper” aspect of this car.

[@vipeme1]

Not bad. High RVP winter fuel is hurting in addition to the cold temps themselves and snow tires. I wouldn't be surprised to see 35 mpg on a highway cruise in the summer.

[@Kamukix]

Good video (and useful) 👍👍 This will help me later this December when my wife and I take a vacation to Disney World. It's a 2,000 mile round-trip for us so there fuel economy matters. A handful of years ago we did the same thing when I had a 6spd mk7 GTi which returned incredible fuel economy ending up with 36mpg even with a total of 7 hours or so of stop and go traffic throughout the trip and averaging 75-95mph on the interstate flowing with traffic. I was going to take my S5 this year even though she has a Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid which does insanely high fuel economy, but the S5 is soooooooooooooo much better on long highway trips except for the fuel economy part. I recently decided to sell that S5 and bought an S3 which is a lot more fun and has better fuel economy which is a nice bonus. I'm assuming my fuel economy should be about the same as the R, so that will be pretty good while still being fun and good at high speed interstate travel. 👍👍

[@davidevans9440]

What type of fuel did you use?

[@byronmohammed1888]

i love hearing what you have to say about these cars. fav channel for sure ;)))). you should totally do my favorite car, volvo xc40. ill love u forever

[@DailyMotor]

Thanks! We'll try to get one this year!

[@Joe-eg7ml]

So how does the Mk7/7.5 compare to the Mk8 Golf R? Which is much more fun?

[@thegan9143]

Can you turn off the lane assist?

[@modernbride]

Very useful video

[@eppyz]

Best mpg in my mk7.5 GTI with DSG is 48. Driving from Prescott Arizona to Gila Bend Arizona that number came from miles driven divided by gallons to fill the vehicle not by using the car computer. Not too shabby👍

[@ricola1759]

Thats not realistic, my Mk7.5 GTI's high was 35

[@eppyz]

@@ricola1759 yeah I figured people would argue with me over this but it isn't something you can lie about you take the miles driven divided by the gallons of gas it took and that's what it is if you want me to send you the photos that I took because I couldn't believe it myself I'll send them to you if you want but it happened and it happened multiple times because I drive this route to go visit my parents in Prescott Arizona it happened that's all I can tell you I don't need to prove it to anybody because I know it's truth but like I said if you want verification by photos I'll send them to you

[@eppyz]

@@ricola1759 I looked up the photos and these are the stats.. I drove 146.7 miles when I filled up the tank and Gila Bend from Prescott Arizona or I should say Prescott Valley Arizona... it took 3.1 gallons of gas you divide that and it's 47.3 miles per gallon and I have achieved this multiple times you can look it up on Google if you want I can tell you where I left where the gas station is it's just a fact it happened. And happened repeatedly.

[@shaglioni]

@@eppyz This was a long ass time ago, but what exactly was the average speed you were travelling for that 146.7 miles? Definitely not 70-75-80. Maybe like 55-60 and downhill.

[@eppyz]

@@shaglioni the speed varied from 55 to 75 no wasn't all down hill part was on the 69 but not much after that. I do this trip often and have repeated this MPG many times. It's pretty amazing. From Gila Bend to Yuma AZ i had the cruise set for 78 and averaged 40 mpg. Now these numbers are not what the car computer states Im getting i simply divide the number of gallons of gas by the actual miles driven. I'm very impressed with my MK7.5 GTI's fuel economy. Mine is equipped with the 7 speed DSG😎👍

[@mkygod]

Just for reference, my mk7 gti dsg gets 38mpg going 70mph average, on about a 35 mile drive at night (California weather, all season tires)

[@blue-ck9ns]

I owned a 2018 GTI before trading it for a 2019 R. The GTI gets much better fuel economy than the R… Like, significantly better. It’s difficult to get even the advertised 23mpg in the city on the R, unless I coast down a hill the entire time and don’t press the gas.

[@thiagozapparoli]

I just got my new Golf R for my daily drive. It is amazing but I would like to highlight a feedback from a owner perspective. The Sport mode is very nice the steering heavy and the hard suspension is really not the best for every day. Unfortunately the car does not allow me to set a default drive mode or remember my last drive mode choice. I could not see anybody realizing that! I hope VW release a software update! Thank you

[@worldhello1234]

Yikes, don't buy a performance car if you want a mushy suspension.

[@blue-ck9ns]

That’s weird how it doesn’t remember. My 2019 Golf R starts up in whatever driving mode I had it in previously. Usually, that’s custom mode with the DCC in Comfort.

[@laurenceeng]

Very cool phone mount. What brand is it? I love the new Golf R. I should have bought it instead of the Tesla Model 3 Performance.

[@mcwendel8066]

I take it you don’t care for the model 3?

[@lukeheffernan]

@@mcwendel8066 In my opinion, Teslas don't have a soul. I like them, they're cool cars, extremely fast. But, they don't have character. To most people, that doesn't matter much. But I like cars to stand out more - have more interior design, etc. Obviously those are just my thoughts/opinions but that could be why the person you're responding to regrets their choice in car.

[@mcwendel8066]

@@lukeheffernan That’s pretty much the way I felt about them. Absolutely awesome performance and very cool technology but nothing else. But I’ve never driven one.

[@laurenceeng]

@@mcwendel8066 I have always been a VW guy and actually wanted the new R but gas prices kept going up and changed my mind. Prices are still going up right now but the wife loves the new R over my Model 3 Performance.

[@laurenceeng]

@@lukeheffernan That is pretty much it. IT doesn't have a lot of soul. I have a BMW M2 so that makes up for the dullness of the Model 3.

[@AnotherSimpleDayinUS]

Could you make a video for grand Cherokee L mpg test? Thanks

[@DailyMotor]

Yes, sometime soon!

[@andrewb325]

I really like this car. The Golf R has always had such a boring design, but this this new one is 👍👍 The performance is also very impressive compared to the competition. Maybe after a few years I'll trade in my perpetually delayed 2022 Civic Si for one.

[@eklektikTechno]

I actually loved that boring understated look of the old Golf R 2018 -2019 it fits older drivers will probably pick up a used one when they start getting traded

[@2012lmfao]

There lovely inside and out arnt they

[@blazbohinc4964]

At 70mph my 2005 mercedes B-class with 2.0L diesel and a custom tune gets 47mpg. 17mpg more than you. Idk where all that fuel is going.. but I say it's probably running richer than it needs. When the ECU gets cracked, everyone who wants better fuel economy should tune for that. I think you can get pretty lean at low engine loads. The cooling system can offset the higher temps you get with leaner mixtures.

[@izshequick5540]

Yeah but who wants to be caught in a b class Mercedes?Broke ass lame-o

[@rockerdriver]

You put your middle finger out to use the touch screen right after complaining about the lane keeping assist 😂

[@shinymike4301]

Great video. Seems mpg is decent for a hot hatch. My question to you is, can you turn off those pesky "driver aid" nannies?

[@ecmcomichael1]

Are you certain about the fuel capacity being 14.5 gallons? That’s what the Mk 6’s were, but the Mk 7’s and 7.5’s were just 13.2 gallons, and I understood that the Mk 8’s are just 13.2 as well. Do you have the 14.5 gallon tank showing up in the capacities literature from VW? I hope you’re right, BTW.

[@jackmcgowan]

I think the books show 13.2 on the GTI, and 14.5 on the R if I'm not mistaken

[@caffeineisking8132]

Exactly why i got the gti .. keep those mpgs lol

[@NathanMannin]

I think that’s quite a low reading of MPG considering the drive you did, which I’m quite shocked by considering it’s a 4 cylinder unit. I did a video long range MPG test with my 6.2 V8 C63 doing the same drive, and managed around 27/28mpg. I’m just staggered how considering the C63 has over triple the engine size, the Golf R is only marginally better off on long range journeys. Excellent video, love doing and watching MPG related stuff : )

[@Phantom_Anthem]

Well he did say he’s on winter tires and it’s during cold temperatures which both affect mpg a fair bit. Hell my 2.7L f150 in the winter in Wisconsin got 1.5-2mpg lower than what it’s getting now in the summer on the exact same route and driving

[@seljd]

this might be a problem of MPG readings, if you convert it into L/100km you get almost a 0.82L of difference between 31mpg (7.58L/100km) and 28mpg(8.4L/100km) which makes the difference more noticeable

[@racer247]

That's because it is actually low in UK MPG. US 31mpg is actually 37mpg in the UK. And your 28mpg is only 23mpg in the US. 😅🤣😂

[@NathanMannin]

@@racer247 I didn’t know there was a difference between the countries. But regardless, 8 MPG difference between a 2.0 4 cylinder Turbo charged engine, compared to a naturally aspirated 6.2 V8, is still rather commendable on the 6.2’s behalf. It isn’t a massive difference like I was expecting it would be.

[@racer247]

@NathanMannin yeah, here in the US, those old W204 C63's only achieved 19hwy MPG, straight trash. That's why all the manufacturers went to twin turbo V8's for better performance and fuel economy. The W205's achieved 27hwy MPG and the W206's is now an 2.0T with electric motor 25hwy MPG, but a full second quicker to 60, 1/4 mile. 😆

[@domefford864]

Hi, interesting video, I have the same car in the uk and will get 36-39mpg at 70 mph. What fuel are you running? I use shell v-power 99 Ron.

[@ahmedmattan1507]

US gallon and UK gallon are not the same

[@thegutterpunk00]

Same with the octane pump ratings iirc. There’s differences between us/uk that make it so you can’t compare at face value.

[@K03sport]

UK gallon is larger than a US gallon...the two are not comparable except in name/spelling. Is your "mile" the same too or shorter than a US mile?

[@domefford864]

@@K03sport I was going to do my own 70mph test in the golf R, it’s too slow, can’t help but cruise at 90 mph 😊

[@rakhsiprayogo82]

Compare with 2022 Toyota gr86 or the 2022 Subaru BRZ

[@ownedtoomanycars]

Not the same class! That RWD manual is somethin else!

[@rakhsiprayogo82]

@@ownedtoomanycars blah Blah Blah

[@DF-dd1km]

Lmao I love how you complained about the sensitivity of the lane keeping system. You were barely touching the wheel, it goes by grab pressure, not just if you are touching it. You were also barely shaking the wheel, every wheel has a slight wiggle room before it actually does something. ive done a 180 mile round trip using the same system and never had an issue. User error

[@DailyMotor]

We appreciate the feedback! Keep in mind, we do drive two to three new cars every week, and we drive each for at least 100 miles. We are pretty familiar with many different driving systems, and we report on how we observe them.

[@domefford864]

It doesn’t use grab pressure, I’ve tried it, if the wheel doesn’t move for 30 seconds it’s beeps at you. Bloody annoying!

[@redontahiri6795]

Plz men can you do RSQ8 MPG TEST PLZ

[@DailyMotor]

We'll try!

[@JCTiggs1]

The GTI is still more fun to drive than the R as several reviews have already mentioned. Did you disable ESC in sport mode?

[@bucknut2000]

Really, where did you see that. I got a 2015 GTI and am considering an R both in probably a manual. I drove one Golf R for literally 15 minutes in traffic, and honestly I thought my Si was more responsive but I think that had to have been a mistake. Id buy another GTI but I already got one so I thought I should get the R.

[@JCTiggs1]

@@bucknut2000 It's been a while but try doing a search for 'Motormouth GTI review' and 'Throttlehouse GTI review'

[@Veyronp87]

That’s not true for this latest generation. Mk8 R is way more fun with the trick differential

[@JCTiggs1]

@@Veyronp87 Agreed! I should have specified the MK7 although personally I would still take the R over a GTI. I've had both and currently own a 2024 R

[@2F4R4W4Y]

IA888 will be all sorts of good/bad things but man. They managed to keep it up to mpg!

[@rightlanehog3151]

Charlie, VW dropped the regular Golf hatch and wagon with the cynical intention of force-feeding us more CUVs. At least they kept the high-performance variants available. I wish other companies (GR Yaris) would do the same.

[@martinn4186]

Cynical intention? No one was buying the regular Golf. People are buying small SUVs so they gave them the Taos.

[@DF-dd1km]

Cynical? its not that deep bro. Nobody buys them anymore and the American market doesn't want them. its a money decision. Its not VWs fault that Americans want CUVs and SUVs.

[@doriangray2347]

42 psi wtf?

[@TheChrisglasgow]

Parking at the start 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@RobertLeBlancPhoto]

I'm glad I cancelled my order for the new Golf R. My company offers $1K corporate discount for a new BMW, so I might look into the i4 M50.

[@mcwendel8066]

Cool story

[@nomansland120]

$1k discount is nothing, lol.

[@muffinxcancer]

1 k down the drain already lol

[@Markknightexeter]

That seems pretty poor to me.

[@sleepwalker31]

Two issues with this review, firstly your suggestion that the 7gti was better than the 7r is total garbage and shows how little research you did. The 7r was what made the golf so popular and was better than the gti in every way. Secondly, you're holding the wheel with the flimsiest grip ever whilst overtaking and complaining about the car beeping at you. Thats because the car senses that your grip is inadequate in dealing with any sudden change should you need it whilst overtaking, which can be tricky in itself. I'd do some more research next time...

[@DailyMotor]

What do you mean research? The 7gti was less expensive and provided the best value in affordable sporty daily drivers on the market, much like its predecessors. The 7r is faster and more exciting, but it lacked the GTI's value and was therefore less relevant. We've driven thousands of cars and this active lane keeping system is one of the most annoying. We perform this same 100-mile test with two cars per week. Is that enough research for you?

[@DailyMotor]

You're welcome to disagree with our reviews. But unless you too do this for a living, how is your "research" more valuable than our real-world observations?

[@whatyoudontknow6829]

Overpriced Audi wanna be. RS3 a much better car. The R in Golf R stands for rip-off.

[@chernowitz]

Considering the Audi RS3 is 60k this Golf R at $45 is not such a bad deal

[@doriangray2347]

Rs3 is a long pos pig of a car. It’s a midsized sesan. Lol