2014 1.4TSI 125ps - Any good?

[seismic22]

An increasingly poor company car list has meant I am now vaguely (read reluctantly) considering a 125ps 1.4tsi Scirocco (only recently released in the Scirocco) as a company car for commuting and work miles. Volkswagens figures suggest a combine figure of 53.3 mpg.

Does anyone have any experience of this new 1.4tsi and whether it can achieve a combined figure anywhere near that stated by Volkswagen?

Most of my driving is dual carriage way at 60-70mpg commuter speeds but i'm keen to know what sort of mpg this little turbocharged unit is doing at 85mph ish. The rest of the time I'm pretty heavy footed and a night time jaunt to the West Country will see whatever I'm driving pushed rather hard.

Any advice welcomed.

Thanks.

[toml555]

VWs figures are pure fantasy. Expect 42-45mpg doing 85mph and you won't be too disappointed.

[va1o]

I think if I was buying the Scirocco I'd want a bit more power. I had the older version of that engine in my Leon and was a bit disappointed with it really, struggled to do much better than 40 mpg and never felt particularly urgent.

The Golf Mk7 GT TSI would be a better option, or if you don't mind the interior a Leon SC FR TSI. They both use the more powerful 150PS of the same engine and have cylinder-on-demand meaning better consumption/ lower emissions so reduced company car tax. Newer chassis too as the Scirocco's underpinnings are a decade old and still the same as a Mk5 Golf.

[LeoSayer]

For an everyday runabout it's good...quiet, smooth, fairly economical and with just enough power and torque so it doesn't feel underpowered..

However, it lacks any kind of excitement in the power delivery or noise department.

It reminds me of the 115bhp 2.0 in my old Corrado. A decent enough engine but not suitable for to a 'sporty' car.

[Springbok235]

I'm a big fan of the 1.4 TSi 150, I have it in a Golf VII. I was also restricted for a company car, but after driving both (admittedly, both were the earlier spec slightly less powerful versions), the more powerful engine was far nicer.

But I agree with earlier posts, don't think you are going to get 50mpg with the cylinder on demand engine, on motorways I can get 45 to 48 mpg but around town it fall to 38 mpg. And on B road and the autobahn its closer to 30 mpg.