Pics of your Fast Estate...
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Mr Gearchange said:
bolidemichael said:
leglessAlex said:
bolidemichael said:
I'm amazed at the power and torque of some of the vehicles on here. I don't know how I would stop myself going into nuclear meltdown!
Fast estates must be wielded accordingly!
I haven't driven any other fast estate other than my remapped C63 (522bhp, according to DMS's dyno), but it's really, really easy to drive slowly. It doesn't want to go faster at all, and while it hides the sensation of speed to some degree, I never find myself doing 40 when I should be doing 30, or something like that. Fast estates must be wielded accordingly!
My C7 RS6 is actually a pretty relaxed car to do it in with the suspension and ‘box in comfort at a steady 70mph.
However - on ocassion when you are confronted by a wide empty road in front of you it does require a deal of restrains because the way it goes from 70-140mph with a flex of the right foot is borderline insane.
In Comfort mode, it does rade fantastically, and at 80mph its just until 2000 rpm so very relaxed
Put it in dynamic mode on a favourite road, and becomes an animal! The acceraleation still makes me laugh.
jamesbilluk said:
Dont think I've ever owned a car with such a split personality as the C7, I took mine to Edinburgh yesterday, whilst not driving as intended.. There was the OH and baby in the car, so decided to see what it could do on Fuel, I was impressed, the tank range looks good too, the cylinder deactivation must make a bit difference.
In Comfort mode, it does rade fantastically, and at 80mph its just until 2000 rpm so very relaxed
Put it in dynamic mode on a favourite road, and becomes an animal! The acceraleation still makes me laugh.
I can get up to 32mpg on my commute if I use the M1 and it’s myriad of 50mpg average speed cameras. However if I give it a squirt up the J16 exit it drops it by 2mpg over an 80 mile journey! In Comfort mode, it does rade fantastically, and at 80mph its just until 2000 rpm so very relaxed
Put it in dynamic mode on a favourite road, and becomes an animal! The acceraleation still makes me laugh.
I find that the cruise control does the best job of maintaining cylinder deactivation as a mere hint of throttle adjustment sees it light up the other 4 cylinders immediately.
Mine has done 24.6mpg since I owned it (6 months and 15k miles). My E46 M3 did 22.7 over 25k miles.
Mr Gearchange said:
I can get up to 32mpg on my commute if I use the M1 and it’s myriad of 50mpg average speed cameras. However if I give it a squirt up the J16 exit it drops it by 2mpg over an 80 mile journey!
I find that the cruise control does the best job of maintaining cylinder deactivation as a mere hint of throttle adjustment sees it light up the other 4 cylinders immediately.
Mine has done 24.6mpg since I owned it (6 months and 15k miles). My E46 M3 did 22.7 over 25k miles.
Really is an impressive engine, 24mpg is great over the long term too, especially for the sort of car it is, certainly nice to know the car can be economical if needed. I find that the cruise control does the best job of maintaining cylinder deactivation as a mere hint of throttle adjustment sees it light up the other 4 cylinders immediately.
Mine has done 24.6mpg since I owned it (6 months and 15k miles). My E46 M3 did 22.7 over 25k miles.
Good shout with the cruise control as well regarding the cylinder deactivation, may give that ago next longer journey.
Took mine for a spirited drive this morning, and a good clean, the Audi sports exhaust is my next purchase I think, its running standard at the moment.
24lemons said:
krisdelta said:
Bloody hell, we stayed there this time last year! Lovely place, not far from Granville. We got engaged after detouring to Le Mans on the drive home!!Indeed the C7 had serious presence but the new one has just entered the building seems like the response to the unveiling of that car has been nothing short of amazing...and the car looks awesome even more pumped than the one it replaces...makes the other contenders on that space like the M5 and E63 look positively bland.
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