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Finally got to test drive an S1 today. Absolutely in love with it. Come October (when the equity is a bit more prominent in my A1) I'll be upgrading.
Audi owners in here!
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I averaged 36mpg in my old 2.0tdi a3. But then then I always accelerated at full pelt up to the speed limit. New S3 I average about 22mpg, however I drove it home in economy mode the other night with heaters off radio off lights off etc and did 38mpg which I was a bit surprised about.
It's led me to the conclusion that comparing mpgs without comparing driving style is completely pointless.
Get a Golf GTI tbh.
This is true. My comparisons of MPG's are usually all based on MY driving style. For example, MY Passat 1.9 TDI gets 48 mpg, MY 530d gets 40 MPG, MY 335d got 38 mpg and so on. MY driving style doesn't really change much. And any figure I quote is averaged from MY driving for 10k +. Sure I could get 50 mpg in any of the diesels I have owned, on a single run, between two cities, on dual carriageway. BUT, my usually driving is on a lot of A and B roads, with a reasonable lick of city driving too. So averaging out over greater distances, and comparing cars over similar driving styles / routes, I feel I can give a relatively accurate insight into how economy compares between engines.
I got a new A4 black edition in December... book figure of 50/60/65, best motorway journey (300 mile) with cruise at 72 was 40.3mpg. I live rural (shops are 11 mile) and travel everywhere on good A roads but my best run was 43mpg.
Had a M235i demo car for the weekend last month, same journeys and driving style returned 38mpg... Safe to say I will not be buying another audi or oil burner, even more so with the crap main dealer we have here
Just wondering if people here are using the trip computers MPG or using pump fuel figures and checking mileometer against a sat nav or Google maps/Tom Tom etc?
When I change cars I always do this initially to get an idea of how accurate the car readings are. The tread depth on tyres can also make a difference, but the biggest error is usually the car trip computer's fuel usage and mileometer. With the cars I've owned I've had a few quite accurate but most are quite a way off and my current A6 is no exception.
When I change cars I always do this initially to get an idea of how accurate the car readings are. The tread depth on tyres can also make a difference, but the biggest error is usually the car trip computer's fuel usage and mileometer. With the cars I've owned I've had a few quite accurate but most are quite a way off and my current A6 is no exception.
I'm not ruling out Audi altogether. They have some nice petrol engines (3.0T S4 for example). And I do quite like the look of them. But I have been severely put off by their diesels now. Certainly their 2.0 diesels at least. Audi just don't know how to make a reliable, economical engine (by that, I mean there must be far too many that aren't economical, as opposed to breaking down too much).
I use Fuelly to track my consumption, so it's miles against litres...
http://www.fuelly.com/driver/xs2man/a4-quattro
In all fairness, the OBC was quite accurate. When I complained to Audi about it, their answer was to adjust the OBC, despite my telling them that I was getting my figures the old fashioned way. Anyway, they adjusted it the wrong way. Monkeys....
http://www.fuelly.com/driver/xs2man/a4-quattro
In all fairness, the OBC was quite accurate. When I complained to Audi about it, their answer was to adjust the OBC, despite my telling them that I was getting my figures the old fashioned way. Anyway, they adjusted it the wrong way. Monkeys....
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I came from a 2008 golf GTI that was averaging just under 30mpg so I don't go too easy on my cars. Whats odd is that the new 2.0TDi CR150 engines that have just been released in most cases seem to be struggling to get more than low 50s. It might just be the 2.0 needs running in to get the best mpg out of it my one has done 46k miles.
They definitely do need wearing in, I only have the car for 6 months but I've definitely noticed they get better fuel economy in the last month than the first five!
Oh?
My old 2.0tdi 140 a3 DSG, earliest model there was, 130k miles with original gearbox components, original turbo, original engine, all it needed was gearbox oil + engine oil and the normal serviceable items. Did 52mpg everywhere normal driving, 40mpg flat out. Even better post remap.
1.9tdi passat 130 before that, same story, 166k miles. (same engine as audi 1.9 tdi)
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Oh yeah, their earlier engines are fine. I had a 2003 2.0 TDI A3 which had well over 130k by the time I was finished. It was remapped, and all it needed was a clutch. Fantastic car, and would easily average 45 mpg over all my many, many thousands of miles with it. And I was younger then, with lead boots on.
They sure USED to know how to make them. It's their newer technology I have problems with, and that's from first hand experience with several of the newer diesels. Before I saw the light, of course, and switched to the just as efficient, but much more powerful, 6 cylinder BMW diesels.
Edited for accuracy. Unless you are talking about the 1.4T?
My little 1.4tsi will do 40mpg without much hard work. Even when you really push it you will see 32-35 mpg.
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my 2010 A5 TFSI 2.0 (211) gets around 30-35 mpg
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My A1 1.4 has averaged 41 mpg over the past 24,000 miles. A mix of town and motorway driving. Drive easy in town, using start top, 45 is pretty easy. Motorway at 70 - 75 gives the same. Anything more though, and the economy drops pretty quickly.
In other audi related news an R8 overtook me yesturday in the middle of Plymouth city centre, so only 30mph or so, but i noticed it sounded louder and had what looked like milltek tailpipes. DAT NOISE, was a v8 and quite loud but not chav loud like some of them are. Lovely. A rare sight in the SW!