My Alltrack got 30.8 MPG at an average of 42 MPH on this tour of popular Colorado mountain towns. Everything off I-70 features 30-55 MPH state roads with some sections featuring lots of twisties. I-70 is a typical 65-70 MPH speed limit interstate. That’s the long east-west one in the map below. Denver to Dillon …
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Discount Tire meets any challenger’s advertised price, like Tire Rack, but in this case they didn’t have to. The two prices are a penny apart. These Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 don’t come in the 17-inch Alltrack’s size, so I got a slightly wider size. Original tire size:205/55/17 These:225/50/17 Alltrack’s tire size is a pretty rare …
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Here’s my Alltrack fuel economy findings after two years and 20k miles in my 2017 Golf Alltrack: City Floor: 20 MPG, Ceiling: 30 MPG Highway Floor: 30 MPG, Ceiling: 45 MPG The Truth About Cold Engines There’s a city MPG caveat. Anyone can get 10 MPG city if you just drive a mile. That’s because …
Now I’ve got a couple actual examples of how fast my Alltrack with a JB4 is: a little faster than a GTI. Today marked the second stoplight duel between a Mk 7 GTI vs. me in my 2017 Alltrack with a JB4 set to max boost. The GTI was at my back bumper halfway through …
Hi VW folks, and happy New Year! If you went to MatthewsVWSite and are now here at AlltrackWorld, that’s on purpose. I bought the domain AlltrackWorld.com because this site over the last couple of years has been focused on the Golf Alltrack. The focus on Alltracks is because I bought one in April 2017. Why …
My Alltrack, now with 15k miles, has loosened up and gets even better economy than it did when new. On a 32-mile route to Denver International Airport today I got 45.3 MPG. I measure it by selecting the Average MPG page in the Golf’s Multifunction Display, then pressing the OK button on the steering wheel after …
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Part One I still love her as much as Alltrack Ownership Day 1. She looks and performs as good as the day I took her home. I had the 12-month scheduled service done at 10 months after the Service Due message appeared. As it so happens, it looks like that service is actually a 10-month …
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