A7 TDi numbers.

[USCGTO]

Hello everyone.

I have been a long time member and avid reader, but not quite the poster.

I am looking to buy an A7/A8 TDi and was wondering if the 3.0TDi motor in these typically outperforms the EPA estimates by 10-20%.

I own a C63 AMG and recently my commute went from 20 miles to 100miles/day and I added a Passat TDI. So, far I have seen a constant 50 mpg in 20 city - 80 HWY. The freaking thing is rated at 30 city 43 hwy.

I am planning to trade inteh C63 and the Passat towards an A7/A8 TDi by the end of the year and was wondering if someone could give me an insight regards the MPG numbers .


Thanks for reading it all.

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[agent47]

Hello everyone.

I have been a long time member and avid reader, but not quite the poster.

I am looking to buy an A7/A8 TDi and was wondering if the 3.0TDi motor in these typically outperforms the EPA estimates by 10-20%.

I own a C63 AMG and recently my commute went from 20 miles to 100miles/day and I added a Passat TDI. So, far I have seen a constant 50 mpg in 20 city - 80 HWY. The freaking thing is rated at 30 city 43 hwy.

I am planning to trade inteh C63 and the Passat towards an A7/A8 TDi by the end of the year and was wondering if someone could give me an insight regards the MPG numbers .


Thanks for reading it all.

Mods, If I posted in the wrong section, please move it to the right place.

I dont have a TDI but I am pretty sure you should be able to squeeze great mileage from it. I own a tfsi and it does surpass the epa estimates by 1.5-2 mpg every single time - 75h/25c . I calculate it at every pump visit - I dont go by the DIS numbers. Also, I tend to push the car every now and then, but I am ok with the mpg I am getting. I have hit 30mpg pure highway but that was relaxed driving, unlike my frequent triple digit sprints . Although for sure you won't get close to 50mpg - weight and power of both the cars is different which you know of already, but you'd be happy :)

[fusQer]

I had an A7 TDI as a loaner for 5 days and I think the mpg was around 30 +/- 3.

[Brian@AudiMV]

A great tool that I show customers is Fuelly.com You can research the car that you're considering, and get real world, actual calculated numbers from people (not DIS readouts). My Q5 TDI (rated 24/31) has seen a real calculated average of 26mpg (DIS indicates 28mpg) but I do almost 100% city, and only for 6-7 miles at a time.

The A7 TDI is rated at 24/38, but a group of journalists achieved 42.5mpg average over 2600 miles or so when they did the "Truth in 48" trip.

[PB4UGO]

My '14 A6 TDI averages, at pump, 32.6 MPG. My daily indicated is usually around 45 MPG, but no lower than 30 MPG. Even if you assume the 10% error on the display, that's still 40 MPG. I'm OK with that.