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Audi A6 Real World MPG

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What is this discussion about? Audi A6, Fuel Efficiency (MPG), Sedan, Wagon

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#8 of 16 Re: Audi A6 2.7L "warm up period" ?? [archman2] by sfcharlie

Sep 21, 2006 (12:03 pm)

Replying to: archman2 (Jul 24, 2006 7:14 am)
Seems absurd to me to think of that as normal. I had a VW turbo for over 100K miles and (despite being a cheaper cousin to your car and an older model year) started up and drove normally all year round without any specific warm-up time. I'd call again and not even seem open to "is this nornmal? line of conversation. Just "I need to bring car in, have you let it sit for 5 or 6 hours, then start it up and drive off and diagnose what's wrong. When I do it, the car will not run properly; is limited to under 20 mph." Geez, I feel angry for you!

#9 of 16 Re: Audi A6 Wagons: MPG-Real World Numbers [pf_flyer] by 150mphclub

Aug 18, 2007 (4:05 pm)

Replying to: pf_flyer (Jun 12, 2006 8:58 am)
Numbers put up by any car's "trip computer" are notoriously unreliable.
 
First fill your tank. Then, next time you fill up, divide the miles driven by the gallons you put in. That is real world mileage. Anything else is a guestimate.

#10 of 16 My numbers agree by habu

Aug 19, 2007 (1:51 pm)

Don't know where 150mph finds his data but my '06 A6 Avant's computer is always within .2mpg of my manual calculations when I fill her up. This is in the 22 to 24 mpg range. I have had the car 16 months and have 16,500 miles on the odo. The computer is less than 1% off (high). If every activity we encounter had an error rate less than 1% imagine how sweet life would be.

#11 of 16 2002 A6 3.0 MPG by ronm

Dec 13, 2007 (2:37 pm)

I average 19.5 mpg with our 3.0. Mixed driving. Probably more city than highway. On an all highway trip I can get about 23. I've done the manual calcs and the trip computer is right on.

#12 of 16 Re: My 2003 A6 2.7L [archman2] by dvpriem

Mar 16, 2008 (10:19 pm)

Replying to: archman2 (Jun 22, 2006 7:29 am)
Is your car a quattro? My quattro got terrible milage around town - had the A4 the first year it came out. Hated it. They took it back on a lease and let me out of it because it was a lemon. The a6 is totally different and I was considering one until I read that the gas mileage was still lousy.

#13 of 16 Re: My 2003 A6 2.7L [dvpriem] by rjlaero

Mar 17, 2008 (10:46 am)

Replying to: dvpriem (Mar 16, 2008 10:19 pm)
older 2.7T's w/ the twin turbo was a much thirstier car than the new 3.2 V6.
 
newer 2005 & up 3.2's are 26-27 on the hwy. I get around 18 in the city on my 4.2 V8. Had a 2006 and just traded for a 2008 4.2. I can still manage 25 + on the hwy.

#14 of 16 my experience by dman

Aug 06, 2008 (12:03 am)

'05 A6 3.2Q and have been getting 31-33mpg on the highway 65mph.

#15 of 16 Re: my experience [dman] by jkaudia6

Nov 28, 2009 (9:03 am)

Replying to: dman (Aug 06, 2008 12:03 am)
Greetings A6'ers
Been over in the maintenance and repair section, interesting reading!
Gallons/Mile or Liters/Kilometer. (1.0 miles = 1.6 Kilometers) just a note:
Gallons/Liters = 1 Gal. = 3.8 liters.
It's an 80 liter tank/3.8 liters/Gal = 21.052631578947368421052631578947 Gals.
 
a. Tire Roll resistance (Summer Tire, All weather Tire or Winter Tires)
b. Tire Pressure
c. Driving conditions (Wind, Rain, Snow, Hot & Cold) & road surface.
d. Air Conditioner On or Off (The ECO Button)
e. Engine Air Filter Clean or Dirty
f. A6 3.2 l Quattro, curb weight just over two (2) tons/4000 pounds.
g. Some A6 3.2 l Quattro's are configured to run or Super or Regular unleaded
I think it's in the manual.
h. Aerodynamic Coefficient of 2.9 WOW, That's only one (1) unit above the Lexus.
(That's a measure of wind resistance, I think)
 
For our friend at the beginning of this thread:
"The Total number of hours driven is accumulative" and can be reset buy pushing
that button on the left or bottom side of the wiper control arm.
The DIS or FIS (Driver Info System display has two read outs:
One for last trip the other for current trip marked (1) & (2) accordingly.
 
Yeap! Total miles driven / Gals. used or refilled when tanking.
80 liter tank or 21.05 Gals.
I have a friend who tells me all the time he does not understand what the big deal is about the prices of Gasoline. I said! What do you mean, when I tank up it cost me almost $60.00. He said " It's simple really, when ever he goes in to gas up he always tanks for twenty dollars."
I've had mine since Aug 09 and it just dawned on me.
The question is how fare can you go on what you got. Or to put it another way
does anyone know how fare a 4000 lb. vehicle will role a given starting speed of say 50 miles/hr.? Well I don't, but what I did find out is that on the Audi web page
they give you driving tips on how to reduce your per.miles or kilometer usage of gas.
So here is what I do:
a. When I'm going down hill I take my foot of the Gas and DIS goes to Zero.
b. I only apply enough pressure on the Gas Pedal (tomakethecarGO.)
This is referred to as the "Egg under the Foot Principal".
TIP: Setup your FIS Mileage readout to position 2 Avg.mile/gal. and see if you can keep your mileage below 8 gals/mi.
c. I have two (2.3) bar of Tire pressure in the front and 2.0 bar in the rear.
d. I rarely drive over 130 Kilometer/Hr on the autobahn.
e. My last tank up was 69.7 liters for 610 kilometers driven.
Note: That's a combined average of highway and city driving.
My Summer tires are Michelin Primacy's and the Winter Tires are Continenal Eco
Contact's.
Well That's about It.
jkAudiA6

#16 of 16 Re: My 2003 A6 2.7L [archman2] by alexyaz

Feb 19, 2010 (9:09 am)

Replying to: archman2 (Jun 22, 2006 7:29 am)
I have a 2000 2.7 L Audi A6 and the lcd screen which displays different information about the car claims that I am getting 27 mpg on hwy and 14 -15 city. Unless you are always flooring the car I don't see why your mpg should be so low. You can also put in an octane booster and see if that changes anything. then again I don't know how accurate the meter is the car is 10 years old.

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