These MPG are a bit confusing and don’t mean a lot unless we’re told what fuel is being burnt.
The overall weight of the car plays its part and what you carry does too for instance I’ve always got my mobility scooter on board that weighs in around 43 Kg and takes off at least 3 MPG in every car that I’ve used.
One other consideration is how we get these MPG figures as on board computers can be way out with my KIA computer for example recording about 6 MPG under the true MPG figurer and I calculate the true number by a PC program of how many litres of fuel bought to how many miles travel in a cumulative spread sheet and as more time goes by the MPG becomes even more accurate.
Emerging from lockdown, have racked up 1100 miles in the Allspace SEL 1.5 dsg. Longer trips @ 36 mpg @ 75 mph ish cruise. Eco mode helps plus 2 cylinder deactivation. Drops to 27-30 mpg on short local trips. The Touran SEL 1.4 dsg was about 5 mpg better. Heavier Allspace has different dsg programming at town speeds. @30 mph, 1500 rpm in 4th vs 1200 rpm in 5th in the Touran. It is a big car, so I think quite acceptable and also very refined. Extremely happy with the Allspace and its excellent standard equipment.
Thanks Clipped wings for those Allspace numbers as its number one on my list should it still be on the system in two months time at a reasonable AP and 36 MPG long haul and 27 > 30 sort haul sounds about right for such a heavy work horse,, assuming your talking petrol., and will be a very capable car for the duties it has to do for myself and my disability.