Stitcher Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 Just covered 300 miles now in my new 3L TDi S line Q7, average over 300 miles was 16.3 mpg. I've been told it will improve slightly as the car slackens off but this is worse than expected 23-24 ish ! Good job I work offshore on the Oil Rigs for TOTAL, keeps the share price up !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashleyadam Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 I certainly hope it gets better or else would have been better off getting cheaper petrol version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CabGirl Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 16.3 mpg from a TDi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stitcher Posted January 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 Not even started driving it hard yet, got to keep the revs down for the first 500 miles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamD Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 I get better than that in my S4 Better hope that improves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashleyadam Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 Glad you do I am getting between 12 - 17 mainly London but worse than previous 911 C4, is it the weight with Audi's or what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizze Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 [ QUOTE ] I certainly hope it gets better or else would have been better off getting cheaper petrol version. [/ QUOTE ] A guy came in our shop the other day with a 4.2 petrol and he says he has not seen double figures on the DIS yet, so I guess 16mpg for such a heavy car is not too bad? I only got 26mpg from the 3.0 litre 535d, and that is 2WD and a lot lighter, and I got 21mpg from the ML270cdi, so I would expect around 19mpg from a Q7 once run in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_G Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 [ QUOTE ] 16.3 mpg from a TDi [/ QUOTE ] Colleague at work has a 2.7TDi A6 and he's getting less mpg than I am, only just starting to scrape 20+mpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark_90 Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] 16.3 mpg from a TDi [/ QUOTE ] Colleague at work has a 2.7TDi A6 and he's getting less mpg than I am, only just starting to scrape 20+mpg [/ QUOTE ] The courtesy 2.7TDi A6 did no more than 13 on the day I had it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimdiesel Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] 16.3 mpg from a TDi [/ QUOTE ] Colleague at work has a 2.7TDi A6 and he's getting less mpg than I am, only just starting to scrape 20+mpg [/ QUOTE ] The courtesy 2.7TDi A6 did no more than 13 on the day I had it [/ QUOTE ] Hooligan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_B Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 It all depends on your driving. I had an allroad 2.7 TDI as a service loaner and could get the instant mpg into single digit figures easily, yet a longer run (30-40 miles) on country A-roads was turning an average of about 33 mpg. It's all about getting up to 70 or 80 and staying there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimdiesel Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 Over 22000 miles my A6 3.0TDi Quattro averaged 33mpg. On a decent run 41 to 43mpg was the norm. And as anyone who has met me will testify, my A6 with me on board weighed about the same as a Q7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will22 Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 I think that my Q7 is at 22mpg after 6k but 2k of that was going to Spain at 80mph to where the car now lives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfer Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] 16.3 mpg from a TDi [/ QUOTE ] Colleague at work has a 2.7TDi A6 and he's getting less mpg than I am, only just starting to scrape 20+mpg [/ QUOTE ] The courtesy 2.7TDi A6 did no more than 13 on the day I had it [/ QUOTE ] That is ridiculous, I got more from the new S8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvantSE Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 And we wonder why environmentalists hate 4x4s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgera Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 My 2.7TDI has averages 33mpg over the 2000 miles since new. Today I drove Sheffield to Warwick, lots of bad traffic - 40mpg average. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stitcher Posted January 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 Hope this gets better, 100 Lt fuel tank makes it feel worse at fill up time. Really surprised by some of the low figures being posted for A6s. Used to get approx 27 mpg from my 530D Sport, and that was with hard driving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_B Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 [ QUOTE ] And we wonder why environmentalists hate 4x4s [/ QUOTE ] Because they're crazy? The S8 averages 20 mpg, and if I changed it to an allroad 2.7 TDI, I'd be averaging 33 mpg or better, yet I'd probably get more flack for the allroad. Of course, if I hated the planet, I'd buy a Prius and then run so many miles on it that the batteries needed replacing every year, at great energy and pollution expense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainmarsh Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 7kmiles I was averaging 26mpg got to 29mpg once; 500miles/week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainmarsh Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 Wife has V6 Tdi Treg and thats more economic and dare I say it, a better drive !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 I've got a mate who has the turbo volvo XC90 (T6) and the fuel economy on that is shocking!! We had a fast trip to London once it we did about 17mpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coalmanshoss Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 Don't know where you guys are driving or what type of boots you are wearing but although I get 17 on my 7 mile drive to work (hilly terrain and slow speed for three miles before I hit the main road) I have averaged 22.7mpg over the last 8500 miles and can get 26-27 on a trip on the M1/M62. I have a reasonably speedy boot but try and keep away from the brake! Q7 3.0 TDI. S4 cab gives 21.5 average with 24.5 on motorways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FISCracer Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 I got my 3L TDi S line Q7 on 1st March. It has done 800 miles. So far consumption is around 24.5mpg on a variety of town, running around and motorway work. Not as much as I had hoped but nowhere near the figures above. I am not a slow driver. For comparison my E39 523 Touring (2.5 petrol) averages 27mpg and even does 25mpg driving 40miles into Westminster. I have noticed two things: 1. Consumption increases significantly above about 80/85 mph 2. Shell V Power Diesel has a marked (positive) impact on both economy and performance. I expect the fuel economy to improve as the engine beds in - my BMW is better now with 180,000 on the clock than ever before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FISCracer Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 For what its worth I'm getting 23-25 average after 1500 miles out of a Q7 SLine TDi. I don't have a light foot but that includes 50% dual carriageway/motorway. Goes better and further on V Power diesel R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingdom Posted April 29, 2007 Report Share Posted April 29, 2007 I am surprised at this - expected that sort of fuel consumption from a petrol but not a diesel. Might well stick to my CLK55 then - averaging 22mpg but at least I get a V8 soundtrack to accompany that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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