Steve Thompson

On Fri, 9 Jul 2004, it was written:

> BMW 330ci would do 350 miles on 61 litres
> A4 1.9 TDi would do 520-550 miles on 65 litres
> A4 3.0 Quattro Sport does 260-280 on 65 litres

Daz,

Your consumption for the 3.0 Quattro seems remarkably high, unless you are
doing only very short journeys. I have a 2002 A4 3.0 Quattro, and on 65
litres I get in the region of 430 miles. I am in upstate New York, where
65 litres is 17.1 U.S. gallons, and my average over the last 20,000 miles
has been 25.2 miles per U.S. gallon (30.1 miles per imperial gallon). So,
17.1 * 25.2 = 430.9 miles.

Steve

Pete

"Daz N" <darren(AT)clara.co.uk> wrote in message
>
> BMW 330ci would do 350 miles on 61 litres
> A4 1.9 TDi would do 520-550 miles on 65 litres
> A4 3.0 Quattro Sport does 260-280 on 65 litres

Assuming you don't drive till the last drop but fill up around 60
liters, that gives you about 20.5 mpg (UK).

If my A4 1.8TQ manual can get about 23-24 mpg (UK) around town, then I'd
expect your 3.0 to be just where you are. As others pointed out, it's
heavy, and quattro also accounts for additional gas consumption. But if
this is what you get while leisurely highway driving, then something
ain't right.

Cheers,

Pete

Pete

"Daz N" <darren(AT)clara.co.uk> wrote in message
>
> BMW 330ci would do 350 miles on 61 litres
> A4 1.9 TDi would do 520-550 miles on 65 litres
> A4 3.0 Quattro Sport does 260-280 on 65 litres

Assuming you don't drive till the last drop but fill up around 60
liters, that gives you about 20.5 mpg (UK).

If my A4 1.8TQ manual can get about 23-24 mpg (UK) around town, then I'd
expect your 3.0 to be just where you are. As others pointed out, it's
heavy, and quattro also accounts for additional gas consumption. But if
this is what you get while leisurely highway driving, then something
ain't right.

Cheers,

Pete

JPB357

Daz,

I think you have a serious problem and / or you have a very heavy foot. My
01 A4-1.8Tq averaged 24.5 miles per gallon while I had it. My present A6
2.7Tq averages about 21.5 mpg in general driving and 26.5 mpg on a recent
vacation highway trip with average speeds of 80-85 mph.

That mileage is using premium fuel. Mileage and performance decrease with
octane. I think the increased mileage alone may justify the premium cost.
Perhaps a couple tanks with the addition of Chevron's "Techron" fuel
injector cleaner might help. Make sure you get the right stuff, they also
make a cleaner "with Techron" that is half the cost and not very effective.



>
> Question is how many miles should I aim to get from a tank of fuel,
> obviously it depends on driving style, type of roads etc, etc... I'm
> looking at an *average*...
>
> BMW 330ci would do 350 miles on 61 litres
> A4 1.9 TDi would do 520-550 miles on 65 litres
> A4 3.0 Quattro Sport does 260-280 on 65 litres
>

JPB357

Daz,

I think you have a serious problem and / or you have a very heavy foot. My
01 A4-1.8Tq averaged 24.5 miles per gallon while I had it. My present A6
2.7Tq averages about 21.5 mpg in general driving and 26.5 mpg on a recent
vacation highway trip with average speeds of 80-85 mph.

That mileage is using premium fuel. Mileage and performance decrease with
octane. I think the increased mileage alone may justify the premium cost.
Perhaps a couple tanks with the addition of Chevron's "Techron" fuel
injector cleaner might help. Make sure you get the right stuff, they also
make a cleaner "with Techron" that is half the cost and not very effective.



>
> Question is how many miles should I aim to get from a tank of fuel,
> obviously it depends on driving style, type of roads etc, etc... I'm
> looking at an *average*...
>
> BMW 330ci would do 350 miles on 61 litres
> A4 1.9 TDi would do 520-550 miles on 65 litres
> A4 3.0 Quattro Sport does 260-280 on 65 litres
>

JPB357

I believe that Audi (US) recommends Premium fuel for all their cars although
the owners manuals on the A4-1.8Tq and the A6-2.7Tq state that any gasoline
over 87 (R+M/2) can be used with decreased performance.


> >
> >
>
> Is the A4 3.0L Quattro meant to use 98 RON petrol? My TT V6 DSG is specced
> for 95 RON petrol, and some owners have reported poorer fuel economy and
> performance with Optimax.
> --
> Doug Ramage
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JPB357

I believe that Audi (US) recommends Premium fuel for all their cars although
the owners manuals on the A4-1.8Tq and the A6-2.7Tq state that any gasoline
over 87 (R+M/2) can be used with decreased performance.


> >
> >
>
> Is the A4 3.0L Quattro meant to use 98 RON petrol? My TT V6 DSG is specced
> for 95 RON petrol, and some owners have reported poorer fuel economy and
> performance with Optimax.
> --
> Doug Ramage
>
> [watch spam trap]
>
>