allroad 2.5 TDI miles per gallon = 23.5
05-12-2006, 04:25 AM
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allroad 2.5 TDI miles per gallon = 23.5
Was doing a forum search in an idle moment and saw some pretty crazy estimates of mpg for TDI allroads and thought I'd set the record straight.
Driving 50% motorway (steady 120 km/h) and 50% secondary roads (about 50 kmh), over a full tank of diesel I get a trip computer average of 9.8-10.0 litres/100km
Assuming 10.0 litres/100km, that's 23.5 mpg.
Driving 50% motorway (steady 120 km/h) and 50% secondary roads (about 50 kmh), over a full tank of diesel I get a trip computer average of 9.8-10.0 litres/100km
Assuming 10.0 litres/100km, that's 23.5 mpg.
05-12-2006, 06:06 AM
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Even if you consider the weight of the car, that is not much, actually not enough.
I'd expected the TDI to be in the range of a 5 series BMW with around 12ltr/100KM at WOT....kind of dissapointing, don't you think?
05-12-2006, 12:02 PM
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Re: Even if you consider the weight of the car, that is not much, actually not enough.
It's not great, that's for sure.
I would add that this was done over the past week with me TRYING VERY HARD to drive bang on the speed limit or below.
Fact is however I live in the North of Portugal and there are a lot of steep hills on my usual route and a lot of traffic. That means a fair amount of stop-go driving and some of it going up steep inclines. The ar is a seriously heavy car and hits 50+ litres per 100 km on a fast pull-away up a steep hill.
But there you have it, that's real world driving for you.
On the other hand, my usual mpg - when I drive as I like to (the term "osmium foot" comes to mind...) - my more usual mpg is closer to 18... or less.
I would add that this was done over the past week with me TRYING VERY HARD to drive bang on the speed limit or below.
Fact is however I live in the North of Portugal and there are a lot of steep hills on my usual route and a lot of traffic. That means a fair amount of stop-go driving and some of it going up steep inclines. The ar is a seriously heavy car and hits 50+ litres per 100 km on a fast pull-away up a steep hill.
But there you have it, that's real world driving for you.
On the other hand, my usual mpg - when I drive as I like to (the term "osmium foot" comes to mind...) - my more usual mpg is closer to 18... or less.
05-12-2006, 12:16 PM
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That makes me wonder....do we really want a TDI ar or better something with less weight?
I'd take an A4 Avant with TDI engine for simple ltr/km comparison. Maybe even the A6 would do better or the 5 Series TD Bimmer, last one I had in Germany got between 12-13ltr/100km going 230+ most times (short Vacation, no time to waste), so a really good alternative. Gas wise speaking, not by drivetrain comparison ;-)
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05-13-2006, 06:27 AM
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Diesel is now 30 cents less than premium in my area- been using our MB E300TD more! 29mpg normal...
33-35 highway. I'm waiting to see if the Q7 sees a diesel until I change cars. In the US a diesel model usually sees 50% increase in mileage with fuel pricing at or below regular in summer and same or slightly higher than premium in winter.
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I cross the cotswolds twice a day and i still get 32 - 33mpg
but if i get stuck in stop start traffic it hurts the average. But i do quite well out of the TDI, my father has the new A6 with the 3.0 TDI and he gets an average of 31mpg, but he doesnt do the miles that i do.
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