View Full Version : What's your MPG so far?
A4Ber
09-03-2009, 11:13 PM
I am getting 18.5-19MPG. What about you guys?
Jman25
09-03-2009, 11:18 PM
25 to 29 on my a4 of course at 1pm tomorrow I am getting GIAC tuned so that is definitely going to change!
A4Ber
09-03-2009, 11:20 PM
25 to 29 on my a4 of course at 1pm tomorrow I am getting GIAC tuned so that is definitely going to change!
humm i am asking about the s4...
Jman25
09-03-2009, 11:59 PM
ah in that case 18 to 23ish on my buddies.
A4Ber
09-03-2009, 11:59 PM
ah in that case 18 to 23ish on my buddies.
i never see mine go over 20mpg....: (
Jman25
09-04-2009, 12:01 AM
yeah he was babying it big time on that 23, of course at the track day today he got 98 miles on a whole tank, so that makes up for it. lol
enigma1406
09-06-2009, 08:43 AM
How often do you get on the highway? Not much of an mpg improvement over the B7 S4 like they claimed apparently...
A4Ber
09-06-2009, 11:19 AM
How often do you get on the highway? Not much of an mpg improvement over the B7 S4 like they claimed apparently...
True, i probabaly do 50/50 lately...and is a manual.
s-tronic helps. 3000miles makes a difference to with loosening up the motor. 29mpg at 60 mph should be no problem.
adbender
09-07-2009, 08:01 PM
got 9L/100km (26mpg) on my ride home today...200km, mostly highway with some aggressive passing.
car has about 1200km on it...economy keeps improving.
Im working the manual, but rarely have to take it out of 6th gear when going between 70-130 kph.
DetailersDomain
09-07-2009, 09:16 PM
combined at about 23-24 but we only have about 200 miles.
ChrisC
09-08-2009, 07:14 AM
I can't quote exact figures, but I do know it is better than my B7 3.2L, especially hwy driving. The 7 speed S-Tronic is likely the reason. Yesterday I drove 610 kms, fueling up in Lake Placid, N.Y., and had enough gas remaining for 60 kms when I arrived home. I estimate my average speed for 420 km of that trip to be 120-125 km/hr, including a 180 km/hr blast with a BMW 535i. I haven't tried to work it all out, but I know I couldn't have gone that distance with fuel to spare in my last car.
Audi Skate Snow
09-08-2009, 08:40 AM
everyones will vary since the ECU actually will adapt to the drivers driving habits.... being this is a new car with a SC... I am sure some of you have been mashing it a lot ahah.
Phantom S5
09-08-2009, 11:02 AM
Well since I'm only at 1,070 miles (not to mention I did that in 2 weeks), I've seen my mpg fluctuate between 13 and 22 mpg. Recently I've been able to keep it about 18-22 mpg.
LondonRS4
09-09-2009, 12:25 AM
got 9L/100km (26mpg) on my ride home today...200km, mostly highway with some aggressive passing.
car has about 1200km on it...economy keeps improving.
Im working the manual, but rarely have to take it out of 6th gear when going between 70-130 kph.
Interesting. A bit OT, but on those same 400 series highways I average 9.5-10 l/100 km at 140 km/h with some aggressive passing on the two lanes that I use around London and KW. This with 30,000 km. So seems like the new S4 is only about 10% better than the B7 RS4. Add a chip or pulley kit and you won't be doing any better than the B7 RS4. I guess if you are gonna play, you gotta pay. No magic there.
The S4 must be better in the city though. I never get better than 14.5 l/100km in the city and usually more like 16.
JTurbo
09-09-2009, 02:58 PM
I get 10.7 in my RS4 =/ Im hoping my S4 will be better .. but dont expect much given my driving habits ...
A4Ber
09-09-2009, 04:02 PM
I get 10.7 in my RS4 =/ Im hoping my S4 will be better .. but dont expect much given my driving habits ...
I am getting 14.3 for the current tank. I drove about 70 miles already and change gears between 3k-4k rpm. Mostly city= 75%
borutp
09-10-2009, 01:12 AM
I calculated my consumption on this page :
http://www.rbcroyalbank.com/RBC:RztgxI71JsUAChC0AbE/cgi-bin/carloan/gas.pl
This is my result:
Distance travelled: 430 Km
Amount of gas required: 60 Litres
Metric (Canada) 13.95 L/100KM
Metric (Europe) 7.17 KM/L
US Gallons 16.95 MPG
Imperial Gallons 20.25 MPG
Is my result 16,95 MPG or 20,25 MPG?
I think that this is not so good ... i didnt push the car to the max within this 430 km at all :(
What are your results?
stewie
09-15-2009, 07:42 AM
I have driven approx 500 miles and have averaged 22.5 mpg on 60 City, 40 Hwy with mostly driving in S Mode or manual. In my previous 135i covering the same commute with the same style of driving I was getting 21mpg, so in general I am very pleased. Picked up better fuel efficiency (which should improve as it's broken in) and a better car.
I calculated my consumption on this page :
http://www.rbcroyalbank.com/RBC:RztgxI71JsUAChC0AbE/cgi-bin/carloan/gas.pl
This is my result:
Distance travelled: 430 Km
Amount of gas required: 60 Litres
Metric (Canada) 13.95 L/100KM
Metric (Europe) 7.17 KM/L
US Gallons 16.95 MPG
Imperial Gallons 20.25 MPG
Is my result 16,95 MPG or 20,25 MPG?
I think that this is not so good ... i didnt push the car to the max within this 430 km at all :(
What are your results?
US spec is 30mpg for the stronic, and 40mpg for europe spec. the 6 speed is 1 MPG less for both specs.
savagemash
09-18-2009, 11:26 AM
On my morning 26 mile commute, with 2 gridlocks and using cruise control as best I can at regularly variable speeds between 60 and 75mph, the trip computer said I averaged 25.8 mpg. S4 manual, with acceleration was kept at a mild level. I wouldn't exactly describe it as hypermiling, but I was definitely being gas-conscious this morning just to see what it could do. The computer likes to read 30mpg at 65 and 26-28 at 70-75, but we'll see what it really is after a few gas tanks. The control-by-wire cruise control is sweet and makes controlling cruise speed trivial. Tap the stalk up 3 times to add 3mph to your electronically-controlled cruise speed.
BTW, that's 5mpg better than an a4 3.0 tiptronic, representing an ~20% increase in fuel efficiency. It's enough to save me $600/yr, which is almost one of the car payments.
I should also note that I was shifting way early at 1800rpm. I'm in 4th by the time 20mph rolls around, and 6th at 30-35mph. I was probably skipping 3rd and 5th, and most starts were in 2nd.
adbender
09-18-2009, 12:00 PM
On my morning 26 mile commute, with 2 gridlocks and using cruise control as best I can at regularly variable speeds between 60 and 75mph, the trip computer said I averaged 25.8 mpg. S4 manual, with acceleration was kept at a mild level. I wouldn't exactly describe it as hypermiling, but I was definitely being gas-conscious this morning just to see what it could do. The computer likes to read 30mpg at 65 and 26-28 at 70-75, but we'll see what it really is after a few gas tanks. The control-by-wire cruise control is sweet and makes controlling cruise speed trivial. Tap the stalk up 3 times to add 3mph to your electronically-controlled cruise speed.
BTW, that's 5mpg better than an a4 3.0 tiptronic, representing an ~20% increase in fuel efficiency. It's enough to save me $600/yr, which is almost one of the car payments.
I should also note that I was shifting way early at 1800rpm. I'm in 4th by the time 20mph rolls around, and 6th at 30-35mph. I was probably skipping 3rd and 5th, and most starts were in 2nd.
that's exactly how you do it...
savagemash
09-21-2009, 10:42 AM
19.35mpg at first fillup, which was 100m of commuting, 25-50m of which was hypermiling as previously posted, and another ~80m of surface streets and being really, really mean to a brand new engine.
Not bad for having thrashed it a bit. It was a little less than 11 gallons (I didn't drain the tank, I had to stop in at a gas station for another reason and decided to fill up early).
I got 24.5 on the way to work this morning using cruise control sparingly, again according to the trip computer.
savagemash
09-30-2009, 11:52 PM
20.3 on second fillup, 22.7 on third. I'm not exactly babying it.
borutp
10-01-2009, 05:09 AM
How can you manage to get over 21-22 mpg?
Do you drive on the highway for 100 miles on cruise controll? :)
Now i am on the 4 th tank and getting 19 MPG.
I noticed thou that on heavy traffic, stopping and starting, the milage is decreasing like hell ... When approaching a stop and just before the gearbox shifts to like D1 the consumption rises to 35 l/ 100 km = 7MPG !
Is there something wrong?
change gas stations. Shell 91 gets great mileage. Try everyones 91, and you will see differences. Sunoco=poor gas mileage. ethanol=poor mileage.
A4Ber
10-01-2009, 09:11 AM
change gas stations. Shell 91 gets great mileage. Try everyones 91, and you will see differences. Sunoco=poor gas mileage. ethanol=poor mileage.
i use shell only and my last tank has 17.2 mpg. mostly around 15-17.
SebGood
10-01-2009, 09:37 AM
1900 miles on the car now. I calculate at each fillup and it's almost always 19mpg. Best I've seen is 20.3. I'm surprised it's that low since I drive 100 miles per day and about 95 of that is freeway.
savagemash
10-01-2009, 01:11 PM
How can you manage to get over 21-22 mpg?
Do you drive on the highway for 100 miles on cruise controll? :)
Now i am on the 4 th tank and getting 19 MPG.
I noticed thou that on heavy traffic, stopping and starting, the milage is decreasing like hell ... When approaching a stop and just before the gearbox shifts to like D1 the consumption rises to 35 l/ 100 km = 7MPG !
Is there something wrong?
I do use cruise control, but this is driving 50 miles/day on the highway during or shortly after rush hour, so I can't just lock it in and cruise. I generally just leave it in 6th unless speed dips down below 30mph (6th is very wide on this car, I wish it were taller and useless below 50mph, with a wide 5th gear (which it already has)).
Shift earlier. Don't rev above 2krpm unless you're gassing it for fun. Skip gears. I'm usually going 2-4-6 (skipping 1, 3, and 5), or 2-6, or 1-3-5-6. The car has more than enough torque to do it.
Mostly I'm just cruising on the highway, so there's no need to gas it except on entrance ramps. I think the ECU is learning, like I finally did, to have less lead in the foot.
savagemash
10-01-2009, 01:13 PM
change gas stations. Shell 91 gets great mileage. Try everyones 91, and you will see differences. Sunoco=poor gas mileage. ethanol=poor mileage.
I'm using shell, exxon, valero gas, and valero isn't great. I'm not even using 91, I'm gassing up with 89. No problems and I'm getting 22.7mpg. I even got 28 according to the trip computer two days ago, but I think we had something like a 20mph tail wind. :p
A4Ber
10-01-2009, 01:50 PM
I do use cruise control, but this is driving 50 miles/day on the highway during or shortly after rush hour, so I can't just lock it in and cruise. I generally just leave it in 6th unless speed dips down below 30mph (6th is very wide on this car, I wish it were taller and useless below 50mph, with a wide 5th gear (which it already has)).
Shift earlier. Don't rev above 2krpm unless you're gassing it for fun. Skip gears. I'm usually going 2-4-6 (skipping 1, 3, and 5), or 2-6, or 1-3-5-6. The car has more than enough torque to do it.
Mostly I'm just cruising on the highway, so there's no need to gas it except on entrance ramps. I think the ECU is learning, like I finally did, to have less lead in the foot.
Are you serious? Do not rev above 2k? That's worst than driving an automatic?I rather buy the 7 speed I I know I am gonna rev at 2k.
imolar
10-01-2009, 08:38 PM
1900 miles on the car now. I calculate at each fillup and it's almost always 19mpg. Best I've seen is 20.3. I'm surprised it's that low since I drive 100 miles per day and about 95 of that is freeway.
Wow, if those 95 highway miles are being driven at close to the speed limit (ie not 75-80 +) and not a lot of congestion either then I guess the advertised 28 highway (S Tronic) isn't looking too good.
Sandy S
10-01-2009, 08:46 PM
I am getting about 21 on my S4 MT6 where my A4 2.0T auto got 25. Only have 650 miles on the S4. The car is quiet, so frequently I am shifting at higher RPM than the auto would have done. Also, if I actually cared about milage I would have gotten a Prius [:)]
they manage 7.8liters per 100kms on the beast. 29mpg....keep trying
http://green.autoblog.com/2009/10/03/audi-completes-a-to-b-efficiency-challenge-a3-tdi-gets-71-3-mpg/
sakimano
10-03-2009, 03:03 PM
US spec is 30mpg for the stronic, and 40mpg for europe spec. the 6 speed is 1 MPG less for both specs.
but spec if bullshit unfortunately. Real world should tell a very different story.
I did an MPG thread in the B6/7 S4 forum. Out of 194 respondants, our overall longterm average was 17mpg.
We used the trip computer 2 (longterm) average for the poll. Bear in mind, the computer on the car is never right unless you vagcom it down a bit. It's usually a little optimistic.
Someone test it out. reset your computer2 fuel average next time you fill up. Fill all the way up...reset your trip odo...then when you fill all the way up next time, divide miles driven by gallons to fill up. Should be quite a bit different to the computer2 average for the same period.
and OP...add a POLL!
THREAD TOOLS
ADD POLL
if you drive 1500 miles per month, and average 21mpg vs. 17mpg, it's a savings of about $36/month...and you're driving a $55,000 car, so to hell with hypermiling. Drive it the way it was engineered to be driven!
Im getting roughly 350km on a 55L fill up with Shell 91. I do approx 90/10 city/hwy.
Works out to 15.7L/100km.
BTW city (traffic) here in for me in Montreal means stop and go and max rolling at 8 km/hr (highway gridlock).
I have seen computer display 8.9 L/100KM when on hwy at 115/km/hr (and this for approximately 1hr). I have 3000 km on car and it seems fuel economy is getting better all the time (I have the dual clutch tranny).
Sandy S
10-08-2009, 06:09 PM
Not bad. I just did 20 miles in traffic at about 60 to 65 mph in my new S4. It said 27.3 mpg at the end. Only have about 1000 miles on the car so far.
For comparison, my 5.7 liter corvette gets 27-28 for the same drive and my previous A4 2.0T got about 29.
borutp
10-09-2009, 12:10 AM
my 6th tank .... 19.7 MPG
somethingcorp
10-09-2009, 06:04 PM
shoulda bought a v8.. your all gets almost the same gas mileage as our 4.2s.. keep in mind when u start to hate.. the s5 n rs4 both get 18mpg
aaron1085
10-10-2009, 09:04 AM
Not bad. I just did 20 miles in traffic at about 60 to 65 mph in my new S4. It said 27.3 mpg at the end. Only have about 1000 miles on the car so far.
For comparison, my 5.7 liter corvette gets 27-28 for the same drive and my previous A4 2.0T got about 29.
your vet does that well with gas mileage?! Guess I'll get me one of them! [evilsmile]
a4rings
10-12-2009, 12:35 PM
shoulda bought a v8.. your all gets almost the same gas mileage as our 4.2s.. keep in mind when u start to hate.. the s5 n rs4 both get 18mpg
why? they are getting better gas mileage and they have a faster car with more (Easy) potential.
Dimcorner
10-12-2009, 12:53 PM
your vet does that well with gas mileage?! Guess I'll get me one of them! [evilsmile]
I think the vette will do 65 at about 1500 rpm or something ridiculous like that!
Monster TQ FTW!
Sandy S
10-12-2009, 04:26 PM
I think the vette will do 65 at about 1500 rpm or something ridiculous like that!
Monster TQ FTW!
Yep, it's just loafing around at about 1500 rpm at about 65mph and has fairly low drag.
formula1guy
10-12-2009, 08:11 PM
I think the vette will do 65 at about 1500 rpm or something ridiculous like that!
Monster TQ FTW!
yep, my buddy just drove his 07 Z06 Vette (505 hp) to Utah and back to Bay area Ca (2,000 mile roundtrip) and averaged 26.8 mpg.
Ok, back to the S4 mileage issue:) here I've been using the 28 mpg highway mileage estimates to convince the wife to replace her 2.0t A3 with a B8 S4. Looks like there is a big hole in my sales pitch now. I'll wait for someone to post roadtrip from San Jose to LA figures and pray they are in the high 20's, then use that:)
Nader
10-17-2009, 01:51 PM
I've had my S4 for 2 weeks and have over 1300kms on it. I've averaged 13.7L/100kms over that period, driving 72 kms roundtrip in stop and go traffic daily. It seems to be improving, as I calculated my last tank to be 13 L/100kms. For comparison, my previous car, a BMW 545i, averaged 12.8L/100 Kms, and the other car in my garage, an '07 Corvette with a 6.0L V8, averages 13.2L/100 kms........I'm hoping the fuel economy continues to improve as it breaks in!
vwong
10-18-2009, 10:56 PM
I've had my car for about 2 weeks now, and have filled-up twice. First one was bad (at 15.9 mpg) because we had the car idling for a bit too much during the delivery. The second one was better (at 17.11 mpg) but not by much. I'll have to see what the mpg will be when I drive it everyday. Currently, my wife has been driving it, and her commute (short with stop-n-go traffic) is not good for fuel economy. When we had the B7 A4, the month I drove it, it would average about 24-25 mpg. But during the month when my wife drove it, it would drop down to 20-21 mpg.
New test data on winter setup.
My snows are 235s and weigh 13 lbs less per tire/wheel. They are 8mm taller than the 19s. On a test today, my gps vs. the digital spedo were exactly the same at highway speeds. 135km/hr on the spedo reads 135km/hr on the nuvi, with the digits changing together as the I increased the cruise control 1 km/hr at a time.
30 mins 1 way, off the highway for a turn around, and 30 mins back. Just to ensure the acuracy of a round trip. Cruise was set at 100 km/hr...which is exact now with my taller tires. 8.1L/100km or 29mpg USA, or 35mpg imperial.
I was in comfort mode, with the ac off. The tires are 20mm narrower, and lighter. This likely helped. Engine has 1050km on it. oil temp was 106 C. outside temp 5 C.
This is encoraging, but the mpg changes substantially when off the highway.
MartinH
11-12-2009, 08:37 PM
I have a 7AT with Drive Select.
4000 miles on the clock now.
Overall average (life of vehicle) just over 20 MPG
Best run - 360 mile round trip, mostly highway at ~70MPH with probably 30 miles around town (light traffic, 40 and 45 MPH speed limits) and I averaged 25MPG.
My daily commute is 27 miles each way, with a 1500 foot altitude drop out of the Sierra Nevada down highway 80. I average 26 - 27 MPG on the way down and 20 - 22MPG heading home, typically between 65 and 75MPH. Freeway cruising in "Comfort" gives the best MPG results...
Interestingly, I find cruise control gives me WORSE mileage than driving "by foot".
Gas mileage improved dramatically over the first 2000 miles then leveled off.
Of course when I go out for some "recreational driving" I'm getting way below 20MPG.
Voltrons_Head
11-12-2009, 09:11 PM
I'm seeing about 16 mpg combined pretty consistently. I don't reset the counter very often at all so I should be getting a pretty good average reading. To think that someone could get 20 mpg combined in this car or higher is mind blowing to me. Makes me think people are resetting the counter then taking a single trip and reporting it as the mpg they are seeing. My previous car, 07 Acura TL Type-S, was getting 25 mpg combined for the same commute with the same driving habits. I was really surprised considering the fact that good mileage was being touted by Audi and by board members.
One thing though. I use Sunoco 91 gas. What's the deal with bad mileage on Sunoco gas? Could it make a meaningful difference? What are we talking about here?
riegeraudi
11-12-2009, 09:21 PM
10% ethanol makes you lose about 10% to 15% mileage from what most people a reporting. Try to go with shell and see if you get mor mileage.
Voltrons_Head
11-13-2009, 09:12 AM
10% ethanol makes you lose about 10% to 15% mileage from what most people a reporting. Try to go with shell and see if you get mor mileage.
Will do. Thanks.
aaron1085
11-13-2009, 09:24 AM
rather get a z06
JTurbo
11-16-2009, 11:04 AM
About 22 mpg, mixed city / highway, 300 miles on the car. I'm driving to Vegas from LA this weekend, so will get a good test of pure highway MPG.
About 22 mpg, mixed city / highway, 300 miles on the car. I'm driving to Vegas from LA this weekend, so will get a good test of pure highway MPG.
jt, is that uk mpg ? 22 usa mpg for mixed is extremely good. it is rated for 18 city, 28 highway.
JTurbo
11-16-2009, 04:34 PM
jt, is that uk mpg ? 22 usa mpg for mixed is extremely good. it is rated for 18 city, 28 highway.
USA mpg.
audiophilitis
11-16-2009, 05:58 PM
20.2 MPG on my first tank in 50/50 city/highway driving. RPMs under 3000. Currently have about 320 miles on the car.
20.7 on my last tank with 850miles on the car. I had to drive slower than I would call reasonable. 60mph on the highway with cruise on, and light throttle in town. I think 18mpg combined is more real world driving for me in everyday mileage.
2.0tsline
10-08-2011, 05:28 PM
check out www.whatsthempg.com for fast, reliable information on any car 98' and up.
Leor604
10-08-2011, 06:16 PM
My mileage is horrible........
.........and I'm lovin every mile [:D]
windyctyaudi
10-08-2011, 06:21 PM
Just got back from a little road trip from SD to Vegas and I got 311 miles out of a full tank but that was with cruise control set anywhere between 80-85 and I filled up right after the gas light came on so I'm sure I could have squeezed another 30-40 miles out of her. Oh yeah and the car only had about 600 miles at the time
Ray Khan
10-08-2011, 07:59 PM
I went Boston to Saratoga Springs and back, cruise set between 70-80 most of the time, all highway. I got 400 miles out of the tank for the first time. I'm typically around 300 miles with a 50/50 mix of highway/city.
hbm5006
10-09-2011, 07:26 PM
On my daily 25 mi commute of mixed - average paced driving I average 25-26. If I really pace myself etc I can usually get it to sit right around 27-28... but WHO DOES THAT??? [:D]
On my daily 25 mi commute of mixed - average paced driving I average 25-26. If I really pace myself etc I can usually get it to sit right around 27-28... but WHO DOES THAT??? [:D]
I get 17 to 18 mpg on my mostly highway 20 mile daily commute and according to Fuelly, I've never gotten better than 19.6 mpg over the course of a full tank. Hmmm...
thebigchu
10-09-2011, 10:52 PM
Had the car for 5 tanks and I'm averaging about 21.5. My commute is about 60% freeway. That's about 1 MPG better than I was getting with my B5. I don't drive like a nut, but I don't drive like an old lady either.
iraudi
10-10-2011, 06:03 AM
19.6 for my last tank... i am not complaining after the range...
Brooklyn
10-10-2011, 06:12 AM
Still averaging 20mpg combined city/highway, and that's DC Metro area.
Selenium
10-10-2011, 02:16 PM
I average about 21 combined. When it's mostly highway I've gotten about 25.
Drewalk
10-15-2011, 06:36 PM
I have a 2011 S4 6MT with ADS, I have a lot of highway miles, I'm getting 26.1 MPG over about 10,000 miles
Im apparently doing something really wrong (or, maybe, really right) because Im averaging 17.5 mpg over a few thousand miles.
trinacria
10-15-2011, 06:50 PM
Same here DATZ, I think we're driving it like it's supposed to be[;)]
hbm5006
10-15-2011, 07:25 PM
I get 17 to 18 mpg on my mostly highway 20 mile daily commute and according to Fuelly, I've never gotten better than 19.6 mpg over the course of a full tank. Hmmm...
Given my experiences I don't even know how this is possible unless you are either stuck in a traffic jam or playing cat and mouse the whole way.
It's even more odd seeing as how we both have DSG. I will admit there are some days when I get to work after an "awakening" drive [:D] and I notice I've gotten about 23-24 instead of ~26-27.
It makes me wonder though, could this have anything to do with break-in period? I drove my car very VERY hard during break in, hbu? I've heard break-in can drastically affect gas mileage.
IvanS4
10-15-2011, 08:35 PM
I've averaged 19mpg with mixed driving over 2000 miles. 24mpg is my best highway tank so far.
Given my experiences I don't even know how this is possible unless you are either stuck in a traffic jam or playing cat and mouse the whole way.
It's even more odd seeing as how we both have DSG. I will admit there are some days when I get to work after an "awakening" drive [:D] and I notice I've gotten about 23-24 instead of ~26-27.
It makes me wonder though, could this have anything to do with break-in period? I drove my car very VERY hard during break in, hbu? I've heard break-in can drastically affect gas mileage.
I did a hard break-in as well, and am hardly ever in bad traffic. I drive in manual mode 99% of the time with the engine/trans set to Auto in the ADS.