I really like to know why Audi didn't include Efficiency Mode for American 8Vs

[gamegenie]

All I will say is that I would not buy a TV without knowing what type of inputs it has :-)

Well the 1080p TV Best Buy advertised that has a HDMI input was the European model.

It is only till you get the TV home and see it has no HDMI input. ;-)

[Thumper3]

The only efficiency mode you need is the muscles in your right leg.

All these "eco" buttons do is idiot proof (a little) driving normally. Do you REALLY need a button to numb out the throttle so it is less responsive and therefore less fuel slurpy as you hammer the pedal back and forth?

How about just not doing that? How about just learning how to drive efficiently?


I'd be more pissed about the lack of headlight washers on the A3 than any silly missing "eco mode" sillyness.

I drive in DYNAMIC/SPORT at all times, yet I can get 31MPG in my S4 (rated at 28), and I have gotten 36MPG out of the S3 (rated at 31), my 328d is rated at 42..........I've gotten just a few tenths shy of 50mpg before.

How do I do it? I use manual mode so that I control the shifts and I don't hammer back and forth on the pedal like a monkey humping a football. Small inputs, sane driving and pedal control.

I'm sorry to be harsh, long day, but seriously....if you want a freaking "eco" button, if it's that important to you, go buy a Prius, a German sports sedan is not the car for you.

[gamegenie]

The only efficiency mode you need is the muscles in your right leg.

All these "eco" buttons do is idiot proof (a little) driving normally. Do you REALLY need a button to numb out the throttle so it is less responsive and therefore less fuel slurpy as you hammer the pedal back and forth?

How about just not doing that? How about just learning how to drive efficiently?


I'd be more pissed about the lack of headlight washers on the A3 than any silly missing "eco mode" sillyness.

I drive in DYNAMIC/SPORT at all times, yet I can get 31MPG in my S4 (rated at 28), and I have gotten 36MPG out of the S3 (rated at 31), my 328d is rated at 42..........I've gotten just a few tenths shy of 50mpg before.

How do I do it? I use manual mode so that I control the shifts and I don't hammer back and forth on the pedal like a monkey humping a football. Small inputs, sane driving and pedal control.

I'm sorry to be harsh, long day, but seriously....if you want a freaking "eco" button, if it's that important to you, go buy a Prius, a German sports sedan is not the car for you.

A Prius? Really?

Put your face up to your monitor so I can smack you up side the head.


Look, I only want what Audi already provides. It would be different if the car manual talks nothing about Eco Mode. Yet it does, except it's not in of our cars. It doesn't make sense to limit features to other territories. This seem to be a Audi thing.

Why buy a Prius when I should have the option for my A3 to run like a Prius if I want and save some fuel.

[GramCracker]

Well the 1080p TV Best Buy advertised that has a HDMI input was the European model.

It is only till you get the TV home and see it has no HDMI input. ;-)

This is a terrible analogy considering almost every single TV offered today has HDMI inputs standard. A better analogy would be if the European model has audio out and in, while it's American counterpart only has audio out. OH ON! I can't plug my iPod into the TV and listen to music through it's speakers

A Prius? Really?

Put your face up to your monitor so I can smack you up side the head.


Look, I only want what Audi already provides. It would be different if the car manual talks nothing about Eco Mode. Yet it does, except it's not in of our cars. It doesn't make sense to limit features to other territories. This seem to be a Audi thing.

Why buy a Prius when I should have the option for my A3 to run like a Prius if I want and save some fuel.

Your A3 will never run like a Prius, even with your coveted Eco mode button. Get your head out of your ass man, based off of hundreds of hours of market research it's a feature that Audi didn't deem American car buyer's would want in their entry level Audi (with you as the only exception, apparently).

Now you put YOUR face closer to the monitor so we can slap YOU upside the head and simultaneously end this moronic thread and your gigantic cry-fest.

[gamegenie]

This is a terrible analogy considering almost every single TV offered today has HDMI inputs standard. A better analogy would be if the European model has audio out and in, while it's American counterpart only has audio out. OH ON! I can't plug my iPod into the TV and listen to music through it's speakers



Your A3 will never run like a Prius, even with your coveted Eco mode button. Get your head out of your ass man, based off of hundreds of hours of market research it's a feature that Audi didn't deem American car buyer's would want in their entry level Audi (with you as the only exception, apparently).

Now you put YOUR face closer to the monitor so we can slap YOU upside the head and simultaneously end this moronic thread and your gigantic cry-fest.

I was speaking in the sense of saving fuel. Why are you being so defensive like you're some Audi USA fanboy?