Clintlem

Just now, Clintlem said:

I got an 8speed as well.So pretrol would give me more mpg for town driving..

I thought something was wrong with my car at first but after diagnostics from a audi specialist i have peace of mind..they said the car is okay its getting what it should and with all the input from you guys..i came to realise its just the nature of diesels there is so much reasons that can contribute to the overall consumption 

 

Im happy with what Im getting now.i just expected too much i think with the claimed figures..i discovered they exaggerating  

1 hour ago, beemerboy9 said:

At 70mph you are probably only using 45 BHP of the 190 at your disposal.  Aerodynamic drag is the major enemy at highway speeds and the the A6 is a large, heavy car and still needs a bit of gas to maintain speed up the inclines. 

If you had a petrol A6, then the mpg would be more like 33.

Do make sure that top gear (7th?) is being used. I sometimes need to force the car into top at 70 mph - but I do have an 8-speed gearbox. 

 

 

 

I got an 8speed as well.So pretrol would give me more mpg for town driving..

I thought something was wrong with my car at first but after diagnostics from a audi specialist i have peace of mind..they said the car is okay its getting what it should and with all the input from you guys..i came to realise its just the nature of diesels there is so much reasons that can contribute to the overall consumption 

28 minutes ago, n5_ said:

Yeah it's not right they claim such high figures. The 320d I was looking at was claiming upto 70mpg! It's quite obviously a bit of a scam to sell more vehicles.

Im starting to understand Diesels now..on cold days its bad of fuel once it warms up its much better..Thanks for help much appreciated so i can stop driving to save fuel and to reach claim figures..I can now simply just enjoy my car..

Its my first Diesel..So I just went by the claimed figures.I came to realise that ,i was never going to see 60mpg..I am just happy to know that problem isnt with my car.Its those that exaggerated the figures thats the problem. 

Thanks for getting back.

Hi,is it normal to get 43mpg on a motorway run audi a6 c7 2013 2.0 tdi..claimed is around 60ish..

Around town im getting between 20-30mpg