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Old 08-24-2005, 07:59 AM
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Default Not bad at 2500.

With the X pipe, I'd expect it to be a bit more mellow than mine.
Old 08-24-2005, 04:42 PM
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Default I've done just over 30mpg for 60 miles between Austin and Temple.

That was going about 65mph and using traffic like Trucks and actually hitting Neutral when coasting down hills. The A8 makes plenty of power and I found it better to chug up the hill barely on the gas, and then coast down the hill in N. On flat stretches of road, I pulsed the throttle and modulated my speed. The A8 is just overpowered for flat roads and wastes gas.

Now, I tried coasting in D but found that the trans would drag and I'd shed too much speed and I dropped below 30 mpg.

I stopped after 60 miles because it was really hot (no AC) and I didn't want to continue to stress the slushbox. Good news is 50K trans flush showed no metal shavings. Just having fun and going a topgear simulation. Gotta keep it above 30 mpg mister!
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most impressive!!!
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