A7 3.0 TDi 218PS fuel consumption

**staroceanxc** · 29-10-2015,12:25 PM

Hi guys,

Got my new A7 3.0 TDi 218PS for 2 weeks, love the car:-) However I am bit disappointed at fuel efficiency. The official figure is 52mpg combined for this particular engine. I am getting about 40mpg on my daily route, which is about 70% motorway and 30% town street. This is the same as my old A5 2.0TFSI, whose official figure is 40mpg combined.

I was expecting much better fuel efficiency than my old A5 as the official figure improved quite a lot, but I am getting more or less the same. What's you guys fuel consumption? Is it far from official numbers?

**Scott K** · 29-10-2015,03:58 PM

If the car is brand new, it should improve slightly once you have covered a few miles. Mine settled down after about 5000 miles and probably improved by 10%

**M1tchy** · 29-10-2015,06:04 PM

On similar runs to yourself I get about 46mpg and mine is the old model bitdi. It was never this good at the start and will get better after about 4-5000 miles

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**Loolis** · 29-10-2015,06:46 PM

I want to know how you got 40mpg on the A5 2.0tfsi?!

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**staroceanxc** · 30-10-2015,11:37 PM

The car has done 6k miles already, so i guess the consumption should be stable now.

**staroceanxc** · 30-10-2015,11:39 PM

Originally Posted by Loolis

I want to know how you got 40mpg on the A5 2.0tfsi?!

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As I said route is 70% highway, quite easy to get 40 mpg.

**Loolis** · 30-10-2015,11:50 PM

Originally Posted by staroceanxc

As I said route is 70% highway, quite easy to get 40 mpg.

Interesting. My commute is 90% motorway and I usually only saw 35mpg when sticking to the cruise control. Mine was 09, before they introduced stop start. Could that explain it?

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**staroceanxc** · 30-10-2015,11:54 PM

Originally Posted by Loolis

Interesting. My commute is 90% motorway and I usually only saw 35mpg when sticking to the cruise control. Mine was 09, before they introduced stop start. Could that explain it?

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Mine is 12 reg without start stop, fairly easy to get 40 plus mpg on highway.

**Loolis** · 30-10-2015,11:56 PM

Originally Posted by staroceanxc

Mine is 12 reg without start stop, fairly easy to get 40 plus mpg on highway.

Ah OK. Think the efficiency of the 2.0TFSI was much improved on the facelift models.

I guess my commute was only 20 odd miles. Might of got 38 if there was a 50 average camera but it was decent enough for me anyway.

Moving to an S5 now so no point in thinking about fuel economy anymore....

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**hulahoop7** · 31-10-2015,08:42 AM

I have the 218 and have hit 9000 miles. Day to day it averages mid 40s, but on a run with the Efficiency profile selected and using the fuel consumption thermometer, I can get this to the mid 50s. Not as advertised, but we all know now how unrealistic those tests are. But not bad for a large 4 door 3 litre GT that can nudge 150mph.