My present company car is due for renewal later this and I am restricted to a diesel only selection. I currently drive a 2010 SEAT Altea XL with a 1.6TDI 105 5-gear Ecomotiv engine. My next vehicle is likely to be a Volkswagen Touran and I have been advised to choose the 1.6TDI 105 Bluemotion 6-gear model. Whilst this makes sense from a BIK perspective I have found the SEAT a little underpowered, and the economy when on cruise control at 70mph to be disappointing at between 42 and 44 mpg. The Volkswagen rep assured me these factors will be less of an issue because of the six gears in the Touran. My understanding is both vehicles use identical engines, so will the extra gearing really make much difference on the Touran? My mileage averages between 12,000 and 15,000 per annum.