A8 D3 Sport - 3.0 or 4.2 TDI?

[sjmmarsh]

I am getting a long term average of 31-32mpg, measured using diesel into the tank. The trip computer overestimates mpg consistently by around 2-3mpg, more if you do long motorway runs, where realworld mpg is 34mpg at best, but the trip computer will show more than 40mpg.

The graph below shows what I have got from new. The good mpg are when I am on holiday in France. The majority of the rest is commuting to/from work (20miles) mainly on dual carriageway at legal speeds. I get about 2mpg worse economy in the winter, presumably because of using lights, heaters and heated seats.



Steve

Edited by sjmmarsh on Sunday 6th December 22:12

[porschekiller]

HI EVERYONE IM NEW AT THIS I HAD A AUDI A8 4.0 TDI IT WAS AN EXCELLENT CAR. IT STUCK ON THE ROAD IN ALL WEATHER AND IT WAS NICE TO DRIVE. I SOMETIMES DRIVE FAST IN THE VEHICLE TO SEE THE CARS PERFORMANCE AND WHEN MOST OF THE TIME I DRIVE SENSIBLY I GET 23-28MPG OUT OF MY CAR.IN THIS CAR I HAVE RACED A RANGE ROVER 3.6 TDV8 AND 4.2 SUPERCHARGED. THE RANGE ROVER SHOT OF THE LINE FIRST DUE TO HAVING IT REMAPPED BUT IT WAS NO MATCH FOR MY CAR AND ALSO HAD SMOKED IT I HAVE ALSO RACED BMW 540I, LEXUS LS430, EVO'S , SUBURU AND JAGUAR XJ 4.2 SUPERCHARGED

I WOULD LIKE TO TELL YOU THE PROBLEM'S I HAVE HAD WITH THIS CAR

AUDI A8 4.0 TDI 0-60 6.3

AIR SUSPENSION
INJECTORS
SAT NAV SCREEN MAKING NOISES
( ONLY 3)
I THEN BUT A AUDI A8 4.2 TDI IT IS 100 TIMES BETTER THAN MY AUDI A8 4.0 TDI. IT IS A LOT QUICKER MORE RELIABLE. I CAN GET 28-35MPG NO JOKE!!

THE CAR IS QUIETER AND SOUND LIKE A REAL MUSCLE CAR.

ON THE SAME DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR I HAD A RACE WITH A LEXUS LS460 AND IT WAS MY MATES CAR WHO SHOWS OFF SO WE HAD A RACE AND MY CAR HAD SMOKED HIS CAR AND HE WAS GOBBED SMACKED. I HAD A RACE WITH A E55 AMG (2003) AND A PORSCHE CAYENNE TURBO S (2012) BUT I'V LOST SO THEN............ (BOTH VEHICLES ARE MY RELATIVES)

I HAD THEN LATER REMAPPED MY CAR 380 BHP 800 NM TORQUE STAGE 1 AND WE HAD A REMAPPED I SMOKED THE PORSCHE CAYENNE TURBO S 2012 AND LEFT IT BEHIND BUT WITH THE E55K AMG MY CAR SHOT OFF THE LINE QUICKER BUT THEN WAS OVERTAKEN AT 75 MPH BUT WAS STILL ON THE E55K TAIL.

THE ACCELERATION ON MY AUDI A8 4.2 TDI 2006 IS ASTONISHING QUICKER THAN THE 4.0 TDI

MY CAR DOES 0-60: 4.2 SEC



I AM VERY HAPPY WITH MY CAR AND I HAVENT HAD ANY PROBLEM WITH MY CAR
I LOVE IT TOO BITS.

LEXUS LS460/LS600HL

MERCEDES E55K AMG

JAGUAR XJR

RANGE ROVER 3.6 TDV8 REMAPPED

LEXUS LS430

BMW 540I

EVO

SUBURU P1

ALL LOST AGAINT MY CAR


NEXT CAR POSSIBLITIES

BMW M5 E60

MERCEDES E55K AMG

MERCEDES C63

AUDI S8/A8

BMW ALPINA

AUDI RS6

IN 2 YEAR TIME;)

[vladx2]

porschekiller said:

HI EVERYONE IM NEW AT THIS I HAD A AUDI A8 4.0 TDI IT WAS AN EXCELLENT CAR. IT STUCK ON THE ROAD IN ALL WEATHER AND IT WAS NICE TO DRIVE. I SOMETIMES DRIVE FAST IN THE VEHICLE TO SEE THE CARS PERFORMANCE AND WHEN MOST OF THE TIME I DRIVE SENSIBLY I GET 23-28MPG OUT OF MY CAR.IN THIS CAR I HAVE RACED A RANGE ROVER 3.6 TDV8 AND 4.2 SUPERCHARGED. THE RANGE ROVER SHOT OF THE LINE FIRST DUE TO HAVING IT REMAPPED BUT IT WAS NO MATCH FOR MY CAR AND ALSO HAD SMOKED IT I HAVE ALSO RACED BMW 540I, LEXUS LS430, EVO'S , SUBURU AND JAGUAR XJ 4.2 SUPERCHARGED

I WOULD LIKE TO TELL YOU THE PROBLEM'S I HAVE HAD WITH THIS CAR

AUDI A8 4.0 TDI 0-60 6.3

AIR SUSPENSION
INJECTORS
SAT NAV SCREEN MAKING NOISES
( ONLY 3)
I THEN BUT A AUDI A8 4.2 TDI IT IS 100 TIMES BETTER THAN MY AUDI A8 4.0 TDI. IT IS A LOT QUICKER MORE RELIABLE. I CAN GET 28-35MPG NO JOKE!!

THE CAR IS QUIETER AND SOUND LIKE A REAL MUSCLE CAR.

ON THE SAME DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR I HAD A RACE WITH A LEXUS LS460 AND IT WAS MY MATES CAR WHO SHOWS OFF SO WE HAD A RACE AND MY CAR HAD SMOKED HIS CAR AND HE WAS GOBBED SMACKED. I HAD A RACE WITH A E55 AMG (2003) AND A PORSCHE CAYENNE TURBO S (2012) BUT I'V LOST SO THEN............ (BOTH VEHICLES ARE MY RELATIVES)

I HAD THEN LATER REMAPPED MY CAR 380 BHP 800 NM TORQUE STAGE 1 AND WE HAD A REMAPPED I SMOKED THE PORSCHE CAYENNE TURBO S 2012 AND LEFT IT BEHIND BUT WITH THE E55K AMG MY CAR SHOT OFF THE LINE QUICKER BUT THEN WAS OVERTAKEN AT 75 MPH BUT WAS STILL ON THE E55K TAIL.

THE ACCELERATION ON MY AUDI A8 4.2 TDI 2006 IS ASTONISHING QUICKER THAN THE 4.0 TDI

MY CAR DOES 0-60: 4.2 SEC



I AM VERY HAPPY WITH MY CAR AND I HAVENT HAD ANY PROBLEM WITH MY CAR
I LOVE IT TOO BITS.

LEXUS LS460/LS600HL

MERCEDES E55K AMG

JAGUAR XJR

RANGE ROVER 3.6 TDV8 REMAPPED

LEXUS LS430

BMW 540I

EVO

SUBURU P1

ALL LOST AGAINT MY CAR


NEXT CAR POSSIBLITIES

BMW M5 E60

MERCEDES E55K AMG

MERCEDES C63

AUDI S8/A8

BMW ALPINA

AUDI RS6

IN 2 YEAR TIME;)

Lovely cars. I see you also managed to smoke capslock back off for your second post.

What was wrong with the air suspension and injectors?

[porschekiller]

hi you asked me what was wrong with my air suspension and injector

my car wasn't producing enough power. i had 2 injector not working. when my engine was heated at 90 degrees and if i were to turn the car off it would turn on. so i had to wait for it to cool down and it would eventually start after 4 hours

my left air suspension had gone and my car was right on the floor. i couldnt drive it because it would scrape the floor and damage my bumpers

so i replaced my injector and left air suspension

[alanyork]

porschekiller said:

hi you asked me what was wrong with my air suspension and injector

my car wasn't producing enough power. i had 2 injector not working. when my engine was heated at 90 degrees and if i were to turn the car off it would turn on. so i had to wait for it to cool down and it would eventually start after 4 hours

my left air suspension had gone and my car was right on the floor. i couldnt drive it because it would scrape the floor and damage my bumpers

so i replaced my injector and left air suspension

So have you just left it parked up , >> on the floor ??

[porschekiller]

no I started the car 3 days later and the car lifted it self up automatically. so i quickly took it out and i manually played with the air pump and managed to raise the car but by the end of the day it would drop it self down again. so i bought a new pump for 1000 quid from audi original