Higher carriage, higher consumption?
In line with the trend, Volkswagen supplies the T-Cross, an SUV based on a B-segmenter. In this case, the T-Cross is derived from the Polo. Laws of physics prescribe that a higher, wider car has a higher fuel consumption. Does the T-Cross go head to head against the BINAS or does it do exactly what you’d expect? The AutoWeek Consumption Monitor provides the answer.
The Volkswagen T-Cross has been on the market since 2019 and, while quite a successful model, sells considerably less than its hatchback brother. It was therefore to be expected that we are working with a smaller dataset than previously with the Polo. However, the available data does provide a sufficient indication of what you can expect in practice.
Least economical and most economical T-Cross
Let’s start with the least economical Volkswagen T-Cross. That is a 1.0 TSI 115 hp Life, the consumption of which has been tracked for 32,349 km. In addition, the owner notes an average fuel consumption of 1 in 15.1, a deviation that deviates 34.9 percent from the manufacturer’s specification. This is 1 in 20.4. In absolute terms, one driver still scores less favorable consumption, but after only two fill-ups we think it is too early to draw any conclusions.
The most economical driver with the same power source achieves a consumption of 1 to 18.8, and that for 58,341 km! The very lowest average consumption is 1 in 18.9, achieved by the driver of a 95 hp T-Cross. With this score, it approaches the manufacturer’s specification by no less than 3.7 percent!
Less economical than Polo
With an average consumption of 1 in 17, the Volkswagen T-Cross scores less well than the Polo. After all, this consumes an average of 1 in 18.2 in the AutoWeek Consumption Monitor. We should also note that almost all T-Cross in this story have the 115 hp engine variant, while the majority of the Polos have to make do with 95 hp. Bottom line is in any case: those who want to drive more economically are better off with the Polo.
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