A6 Avant BE 3.0 272ps vs 320ps

[AudiNow]

Hello All

I am looking at both these cars and cant decide on which one to go for

I wondered if any of you have had the chance to drive both of these cars and which one you would go for or had decided to buy?

The 320 has more power but not quite as good MPG

BUT in real world am I going to really seen the benefits of the 320 over the 272 in the power and actually by getting the 272 I will have a better MPG?

Would be great to hear your thoughts and advice

Many thanks in advance

[MAVAV]

Personally you can never have too much power. The thing I like about my bi turbo is it's Jekyll and Hyde personality. The car is giving me about 45 mpg on the motorway at cough cough 70 mph, so I can't complain about mpg, and when I want to be a lunatic and put my foot down I just get a smile on my face with all that torque.

[Whippy53]

Chalk and cheese, I've recently had both out for a test drive and while the 272 is superb (it's what I will go for) the 320 is epic! So much more torque. For me I can't justify the extra power (country lanes mostly) but if you have the choice you should go for it, in reality it ain't that much more. MPG? Lotsa people are saying there isn't a lot to choose in real life. Read Jamie's threads for tuning options as well.

[AudiNow]

Personally you can never have too much power. The thing I like about my bi turbo is it's Jekyll and Hyde personality. The car is giving me about 45 mpg on the motorway at cough cough 70 mph, so I can't complain about mpg, and when I want to be a lunatic and put my foot down I just get a smile on my face with all that torque.

Do you do much driving on A roads?....45mpg on motorways is fantastic but the majority of driving will be on A roads and some city driving

What do you reckon I should get with those roads?

[ukgroucho]

I do a lot on B roads and A roads with occasional longer trips. And this is an allroad (313) so will be worse than a saloon or avant.

Overall 36 - 37 mpg
Driving at 70 and being gentle on the motorway I get better than 50 mpg
"Normal" motorway speeds will be 43 / 44 MPG which ties in with what MAVAV is seeing.

[AudiNow]

I do a lot on B roads and A roads with occasional longer trips. And this is an allroad (313) so will be worse than a saloon or avant.

Overall 36 - 37 mpg
Driving at 70 and being gentle on the motorway I get better than 50 mpg
"Normal" motorway speeds will be 43 / 44 MPG which ties in with what MAVAV is seeing.

Thats very positive reading indeed the 320 will be slightly better than what you get and it sounds like you do very similar drives to me

Going by this i should be getting an average of 37 or even 38 which I would be delighted with I must say. Ok the 272 might well average 44 but I feel the fun you will get and the extra power is worth it if I can get those sort of figures

[ukgroucho]

And, of course, the sound from the exhaust

[belly buster]

Thats very positive reading indeed the 320 will be slightly better than what you get and it sounds like you do very similar drives to me

Going by this i should be getting an average of 37 or even 38 which I would be delighted with I must say. Ok the 272 might well average 44 but I feel the fun you will get and the extra power is worth it if I can get those sort of figures

I don't really understand why anyone thinking about buying either of these cars cares too much about MPG. There's only going to be £250 a year in it at the pumps. More to the point is the £5k more the 320 costs.

[AudiNow]

I don't really understand why anyone thinking about buying either of these cars cares too much about MPG. There's only going to be £250 a year in it at the pumps. More to the point is the £5k more the 320 costs.

That is a very fair point....

[lostscot]

The additional 5k put me off, that's why I went for the 272. I loved the 320 but the budget line had to be drawn somewhere. I'm happy with my choice.