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Old 04-29-2008, 02:31 PM
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Gas mileage? Thinking of going from 4.2 A6 to a 2.7T Allroad. Is difference in mileage worthwhile?
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No, 2.7T only gets like 1-2 mpg better
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Was getting 17-18 mpg in my A6 2.7T. Getting 16-17 now in my 4.2 allroad
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Default I bet you don't get any better. The allroad 2.7T is geared really short (even shorter than an A6)...
...and is a little heavier than even an A6 4.2. We get 13-15 in the city in our allroad 2.7T and 18-22 on the highway (depending on speed -- 85ish will get us 18 and 65ish will get 22).
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Default Re: So far no difference between 2.7 and 4.2. Less than 1000 miles on the 4.2
So still early to tell.
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don't forget it's also a completely different driving experience. turbo = patience.
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Turbo doesn't need much patience with 6MT.
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Or a Tip, lower gearing in the allroad helps that. Add a chip, and blamo no lag
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Default you dont know about turbo patience until you've driven a 1.8t automatic.
you floor it...and wait...and wait...and Turbo!!! but it is still very slow in comparison to the 2.7tt.
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Chances are better that the difference will be the opposite way of what you want
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