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Currently racked up about 7,500 mi on my A3. I'll break it down in terms of my driving habits: * If my upshift gear changes happen at every 2,400 RPM: City (  45 MPH ~ 26.5 MPG) / Freeway ( 70 MPH ~ 33.8 MPG) * If my upshift gear changes happen at over 3,400 RPM: City ( 45 MPH ~ 23.6 MPG) / Freeway ( 70 MPH ~ 30.2 MPG) I live in the rural area of LA, Calif. The area is mostly flat with minimal hill climb. That's my estimation. Thanks. |
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I can't seem to get over 20.6 MPG when I am driving conservatively, as in not taking the car past 3,000 rpms when shifting around town...and not going over 70 mph on the highway. Usually I spend about a quarter of the tank on highway driving and the rest is around town. I have 1,850 miles on the car and this has been happening at every tank fill up. Is this something I should talk to the dealership about or will this change with more mileage? Any advice would be great, thanks. |
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Not getting mileage advertised, even when I make an effort to and drive conservatively. Pure all highway driving w/ no traffic jams 25 MPG is the best I can do... no more than 26 MPG I'm certain. Significant stop and go or city driving will lower me down to about 21 MPG. Low 20's in mixed driving with normal driving (meaning driving the car the way it was meant to be driven, with quick starts and acceleration). I'm used to an EPA B.S. factor of around 10%, but I'm usually able to get the EPA rating when I try on the highway, especially on long straight level trips. I can't get anywhere near the 31 on the sticker! 6K miles now.
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Replying to: andres3 (Sep 16, 2006 11:18 pm) I have managed to get pretty good results when driving conservatively: just under 25mpg in the city, and on a recent all highway trip, 32.8 mpg driving at 70mph. That's better than I got from my 2L Jetta. Current odometer: 5,000 miles.
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I'm closing in on 20K miles & as I reported before, have averaged better than 27.5 mpg overall..slowly climbing, too. Last tank, got 406 miles, and filled up with 13.5 gallons (just over 30 mpg). That was mostly highway. Are you sure the tires are inflated to the right pressure? For example, the plate on my gas filler door says 39psi front, 35 rear...I usually keep mine at 38 all around. A lot of people (including service departments) tend to use pressures in the lows 30s, and that is low for these cars.
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Replying to: walkerhound1 (Sep 29, 2006 4:35 pm) I will try to get advertised mileage by going with 39/35 psi, but I doubt it'll make more than a mile or two per gallon difference. Which still means I'm not getting EPA even with very conservative acceleration. Maybe the "sport" versions are programmed to be more aggressive and fast vs. the "premium" models? Maybe its the premium models that are getting the EPA, and the sports that are falling short? |
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Replying to: walkerhound1 (Sep 29, 2006 4:35 pm) Also interesting Audi specifies different front/rear pressure. Most domestic cars say the same PSI all around, in spite of many FWD cars showing more loading (sidewall bulge) on their front tires. |
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Some of the reports suggest the 2.0 T gets around 24 mph or so average, while the 3.2 has gotten 18 mpg or less (edmunds and C&D for the latter). I'd appreciate hearing what gas mileage 2.0T and 3.2 Quattro owners are actually getting in Day to Day driving.
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Replying to: kurtamaxxxguy (May 09, 2006 12:23 pm) EPA is 25/31...yeah right! |
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Replying to: tslbmw (May 09, 2006 1:07 pm) 27 mpg is not bad on the highway for your A3. You've only got 2800 miles on your car. The mileage should improve a bit as well.
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