So, I got my new DCT ES 2 days ago and honestly, it's amazingly fun. Funnest car I've ever driven and it sounds incredible.
But. I'm worried about the average MPG it's getting. I've been mostly driving around a small city (Iowa City) and it's getting around 22 MPG on average. It has around 300 miles on it now. (I got the car at 250 miles, dealer swap). Should I keep driving it and wait until I get more miles on it before I start worrying?
I drive mostly in the 2k-4k RPM range and like rev it in that range to hear that great turbo sound. I notice that when I accelerate moderately in that range, the meter showing the CURRENT MPG drops really low (below 10, close to 0 mpg). Is this normal?
So I was worried about this and decided to take a small trip where I drove as conservatively as possible. I basically babied the car (no throttle down hills, lightly accelerated up hills, efficient breaking, never went above 2.5k RPM, followed speed limits perfectly) and I managed to get 30 MPG. Is that good enough for such light treatment?
Sorry for the long post. Would really appreciate some advice.
But. I'm worried about the average MPG it's getting. I've been mostly driving around a small city (Iowa City) and it's getting around 22 MPG on average. It has around 300 miles on it now. (I got the car at 250 miles, dealer swap). Should I keep driving it and wait until I get more miles on it before I start worrying?
I drive mostly in the 2k-4k RPM range and like rev it in that range to hear that great turbo sound. I notice that when I accelerate moderately in that range, the meter showing the CURRENT MPG drops really low (below 10, close to 0 mpg). Is this normal?
So I was worried about this and decided to take a small trip where I drove as conservatively as possible. I basically babied the car (no throttle down hills, lightly accelerated up hills, efficient breaking, never went above 2.5k RPM, followed speed limits perfectly) and I managed to get 30 MPG. Is that good enough for such light treatment?
Sorry for the long post. Would really appreciate some advice.