MaliA wrote:
I'd also like to mention just how utterly awesome Mrs A's new Golf is. It;s the Bluemotion engine, and on a trip to Cheltenham and back (A34, A40, town) it managed an average of 63mpg, which is winsauce. And, if you boot it, it can shift some.
Bluemotion isn't just the engine; it's a bit more aerodynamically slippery and the tyres just look odd, so presumably they're a carefully engineered low friction tread and possibly a less sticky compound too. I imagine there's quite a lot of weight-saving gone on, too - drums on the rear instead of discs will save a few pounds, f'rinstance.
I keep thinking I should change car, too. I'm being tempted by the Vauxhall VXR8, which in no sane sense can I afford, although it'd "save" me 7p/litre by being runnable on standard unleaded.
Rear has disc brakes. Tyres are standard it appears.