Real world MPG 2.0TDI

[mongoose88]

Got 60.3 mpg yesterday. Warm day, mixed driving in town and motorway, total miles just over 100.

Similar run today, only got about 49. Pouring rain and much colder.

[dgarside]

Show off :-) :-) :-)

[Passatier3]

Don't tell Wuffles! Especially if you've got a manual.

And only 49!

[mongoose88]

Don't tell Wuffles! Especially if you've got a manual.

And only 49!

Haha yes its a manual.

Had to put the lights, heater and demisters on today so that dragged the mpg down terribly!

[Wuffles]

I should stop carrying all the associated paperwork from our issues with the car in the boot everywhere. That extra 30 stone is probably bringing the mpg right down.

[Whippy53]

Down to Portsmouth tonight 51mpg.

[Wuffles]

Down to Portsmouth tonight 51mpg.

32.8 tonight on a very spirited drive from Trowbridge to Axbridge. I wonder what it would have been in a 3.0 Multi? Was in Sport most of the journey.

[Plgaler]

Just found this on the Audi website:

Fuel consumption < Secondary < Footer

So the Extra urban uses an average speed of 39 mph... over 4.3 miles... Wow, that's a really good test...

Explains why all the manufacturers claims are generally not that close to reality, the test is flawed from the outset. I realise driving conditions are very different for all drivers, but 4.3 miles for an extra urban comparison??

Personally I've given up trying to get a good economy out of my 2.0 tdi Multi, I can get just about 52mpg over 180 miles if I drive like a saint, but driving it normally I get about 45mpg. So much for the claimed 56mpg combined or even the laughable 60.1mpg extra urban!

[Passatier3]

You can't really complain at 45mpg from a car of the A6's size, weight and performance with a Multitronic gearbox.

[Plgaler]

You can't really complain at 45mpg from a car of the A6's size, weight and performance with a Multitronic gearbox.

No, in all reality probably not. However I think the test specification is a bit unrealistic, and the manufacturers will just perform to the test spec to grab headlines, which is natural.

I do like my A6 in pretty much every other respect, it's quick and well specified (even though mine is a basic S-Line + Auto) I just feel that this aspect takes some pleasure out of owning the car when I do about 25k miles a year. That much mileage per year causes any fluctuation in fuel price and/or fuel consumption to hit the wallet hard... I do believe it is the right tool for the job though.

In contrast to the moan, I did 31k on the first front set of tyres - now that I am pleased with!