Magnum Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 I recently bought a used 2015 Audi A1 S Line (petrol) with circa 4000 miles on the clock. I drive in London in varying road/traffic conditions with the occasional motorway run, however I'm finding the fuel efficiency to be very poor. In my Citroen DS3 I was averaging around 55mpg, however I'm getting around 32mpg from the A1. I drive in Efficiency mode and as it's an automatic transmission it's not like I'm driving in the wrong gear. My foot is not particularly heavy on the acceleration pedal and nothing has changed in my style of driving or the kind of journeys I'm making. In addition I'm finding that the petrol gauge pin drops significantly after short journeys. For example in the attached pictures you can see the difference after only a 12 mile journey. Any ideas on how this can be improved? I don't have air con constantly running etc by the way. And is this quite typical fuel usage from an A1? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbdazza Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 What size engine is it? Was your ds3 an auto? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnum Posted February 26, 2017 Author Share Posted February 26, 2017 It's a 1.4 engine. The DS3 was a manual Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbdazza Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 I personally would say 32 from a petrol auto in London is good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad-B5 Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 Hi Magnum I agree with Darren, I live in London I have a diesel engine though and it does well but 32 mpg isn't bad but what fuel do you put in? try V+ for a tank or two also a carbon clean as well, these are small things but I found when I done mine it helped a lot. I understand mine is a diesel so a lot more carbon build up but could always benefit from a carbon clean. Regards Bradley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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