A5 3.0 diesel

[imuir]

Choosing a new company car with a limit of 130g emissions limit. I have just driven Audi’s new A5 and it’s silky smooth, so refined compared to a 4 pot diesel. Anyone have any experience of real mpg. Audi’s claims look way to good for a 3.0.

[RammyMP]

Will be nearer 2/3 of what they are claiming. My 190 2.0 tdi is supposed to do 60 mpg, it manages low 40s.

[imuir]

Audi claim 60.1 mpg for the 3.0 Quattro auto. We will see.

[AudiSport]

I would base your calculations on 40mpg on a run, and 30 - 35 urban.

[Jonnny]

AudiSport said:

I would base your calculations on 40mpg on a run, and 30 - 35 urban.

This is pretty much what I got over 500 miles in the A6 Allroad 3.0.

[DuraAce]

imuir said:

Audi claim 60.1 mpg for the 3.0 Quattro auto. We will see.

Never going to happen!

Mid 30s up to low 40s at the very best.

[mikecassie]

I've the A4 Allroad with the V6 Diesel and I get mid 40's mpg. The first couple months it was lower mpg but I think it's crept up as the engine has loosened off. Drove from Glasgow to Aberdeen the other day and got 48-49 mpg.
To get 50+ mpg you'd have to drive very gently, downhill with the wind behind you all the time...

[imuir]

Picked up my new A5 3.0 Diesel coupe today. Impressed with the build quality. only driven it back from the dealers 90% motorway at 70. returned 55.7 mpg. I know this is not what I will get day to day but still pretty good for a 3.0 just out of the box. Engine silky smooth compared to my E Class 250 CDI.

[va1o]

Looks like a sound choice

A 6-cylinder will never be beaten for smoothness

[annodomini2]

imuir said:

Picked up my new A5 3.0 Diesel coupe today. Impressed with the build quality. only driven it back from the dealers 90% motorway at 70. returned 55.7 mpg. I know this is not what I will get day to day but still pretty good for a 3.0 just out of the box. Engine silky smooth compared to my E Class 250 CDI.

Get an App like Fuelio on your phone and measure it tank to tank to get an accurate MPG reading.

VAG ones are usually pretty good, but if you're injectors are out or some other sensor is faulty it throws the reading out.

So it's a good indicator of a problem.