A6 avant 3.0 tdi mpg...'relatively' poor?
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All, back in October I took delivery of a shiny, brand new, A6 Avant 3l tdi, quatro, s-line, le mans thingy. Which I'm generally very impressed with.
I mentioned in a response in a previous thread that I was surprised how 'poor' the mpg was. Previously I'd had an 03 plate bmw 530d touring and however I drove that, it seemed to return 32-33 mpg (36-38 on v long runs).
In the audi (almost 4k miles done) I get 30mpg.
Someone else mentioned that this might improve post-10-15k miles on the clock.
I see adverts for other audis (e.g new A8 in Times this sunday) and mpg is quoted @ 42mpg.
I'm surprised given it's a much newer/up-to-date car with modern technology than my old BMW, that the MPG isn't markedly better.
The cost of the fuel doesn't worry me. As I say, I'm just surprised and had assumed it would be better.
Any comments on this or similar experiences?
I mentioned in a response in a previous thread that I was surprised how 'poor' the mpg was. Previously I'd had an 03 plate bmw 530d touring and however I drove that, it seemed to return 32-33 mpg (36-38 on v long runs).
In the audi (almost 4k miles done) I get 30mpg.
Someone else mentioned that this might improve post-10-15k miles on the clock.
I see adverts for other audis (e.g new A8 in Times this sunday) and mpg is quoted @ 42mpg.
I'm surprised given it's a much newer/up-to-date car with modern technology than my old BMW, that the MPG isn't markedly better.
The cost of the fuel doesn't worry me. As I say, I'm just surprised and had assumed it would be better.
Any comments on this or similar experiences?
Barkychoc said:
I think your old car would have been euro III emissions standard, things have moved on to stricter emissions standards which uses more fuel, its to save the planet apparently 
Interesting, I didn't know about that.Thing that really got me thinking was the review (versus some Merc lump) in the Sunday Times yesterday, which was of a 3.0tdi A8 saloon and stated 42mpg. And I (probably wrongly) assumed this would be at least a very similar (if not the same) engine as the one in my car.
Hmmmm.
I have a 3.0tdi Le Mans Saloon 2007 MY. Trip computer currently showing an average of 35mpg. On motorway journeys I get up to 44mpg. My driving is mixed about 60% long distance mway and A road, 20% rural lanes and B roads and 20% towns.
Shortest run is 12 miles (lanes and B road, round trip to school bus stop), average for that journey in the morning when the car is cold is 27mpg.
Yours sounds a little low. Have you checked tyre pressures? possible brake binding?
It may just be driving style, I do tend to lift off early when approaching roundabouts and junctions etc and according to the dealers my brakes last longer than average.
My mway cruise is 76 mph.
Hope this helps
edited to add....yours is an avant? You haven't left roof bars on have you?
Shortest run is 12 miles (lanes and B road, round trip to school bus stop), average for that journey in the morning when the car is cold is 27mpg.
Yours sounds a little low. Have you checked tyre pressures? possible brake binding?
It may just be driving style, I do tend to lift off early when approaching roundabouts and junctions etc and according to the dealers my brakes last longer than average.
My mway cruise is 76 mph.
Hope this helps
edited to add....yours is an avant? You haven't left roof bars on have you?
Edited by blueg33 on Monday 8th February 13:02
blueg33 said:
I have a 3.0tdi Le Mans Saloon 2007 MY. Trip computer currently showing an average of 35mpg. On motorway journeys I get up to 44mpg. My driving is mixed about 60% long distance mway and A road, 20% rural lanes and B roads and 20% towns.
Shortest run is 12 miles (lanes and B road, round trip to school bus stop), average for that journey in the morning when the car is cold is 27mpg.
Yours sounds a little low. Have you checked tyre pressures? possible brake binding?
It may just be driving style, I do tend to lift off early when approaching roundabouts and junctions etc and according to the dealers my brakes last longer than average.
My mway cruise is 76 mph.
Hope this helps
edited to add....yours is an avant? You haven't left roof bars on have you?
Tyre pressures checked and are fine.Shortest run is 12 miles (lanes and B road, round trip to school bus stop), average for that journey in the morning when the car is cold is 27mpg.
Yours sounds a little low. Have you checked tyre pressures? possible brake binding?
It may just be driving style, I do tend to lift off early when approaching roundabouts and junctions etc and according to the dealers my brakes last longer than average.
My mway cruise is 76 mph.
Hope this helps
edited to add....yours is an avant? You haven't left roof bars on have you?
Edited by blueg33 on Monday 8th February 13:02
Roof bars are on (but I do understand what you're getting at).
it could be down to the fact that currently much of my journeys are quite short.
Thanks for all the feedback thus far.
I used to get 31.3 showing most of the time but lately it has dropped down to 30 or even slightly less (Avant Le Mans). It's in for service in a couple of weeks so I'm hoping that might improve things a little - I've tried driving it as gently as possible and haven't managed to get any better than 33.
I've seen two today, sp check there averages on the dash. Both A6's both 3.0tdi tip tronics.
Customer A's said 42mpg. He does 40,000 miles a year, so I presume lots of long runs.
Customer B's said 28mpg, he does less than 5000 miles a year, so i presume lots of short runs.
Both showed much the same on the instant on road test.
Customer A's said 42mpg. He does 40,000 miles a year, so I presume lots of long runs.
Customer B's said 28mpg, he does less than 5000 miles a year, so i presume lots of short runs.
Both showed much the same on the instant on road test.
I have a 3.2 petrol, however whenever I am in for service or warranty work I always get a 3.0tdi, had one for a week recently, noticed that on my short journey (12 miles from cold) the diesel was getting the same as the 3.2 at 28mpg, on longer runs of 100+ miles the diesel was beating the 3.2 getting 36 compared with 32mpg.
However, nipping across town, 5 miles, the petrol was beating the diesel showing 25mpg vs 24mpg from the derv.
Diesel is good for long runs, but not for short runs and seems to hate the cold weather too.
However, nipping across town, 5 miles, the petrol was beating the diesel showing 25mpg vs 24mpg from the derv.
Diesel is good for long runs, but not for short runs and seems to hate the cold weather too.
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