Audi Surpasses Expectation in Fuel Consumption Efficiency Marathon

okay, first of all it is impressive, but no one will ever be able to achive that / come close to that in daily use. nevertheless it shows, what?s possible.

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@ catch my shadow 11 people achieved that during "daily" use. that was the idea, to show that it could be done. And if you decide to use the "city driving, stop and go traffic, etc" excuse, WELL Switzerland and Austria have these things called MOUNTAINS. Please dont tell me they coasted downhill in neutral and momentum carried them 3/4 up the next hill, cause hilly roads are also CURVEY roads, therefore momentum is lost.

audi shouldn?t offer options including ac, mp3-radio, navigation, bigger wheels and better get rid of the wipers and lights ;). okay let?s be serious, i like audi and as said the figures are impressive BUT - average driver- using comfort options - daily use = at least 5-6 ltr, fact! or let?s keep it simple: driving like that : IS NO FUN

Top Gear by Clarkson tested the Audi A8 diesel once in term of fuel economy. I am sorry not to remember which model of diesel engine was used and driving distance. But in the show, it demonstrated that using an A8 to achieve excellent mileage in daily life is possible. I don't care much if someone can not achieve the same efficiency as the group of tester did. You have to blame yourself for lacking of the ability to understand how to drive efficiently. ... It is not totally the car's false. :)

people keep complaining about manufacturers throwing numbers at them. Whats wrong with numbers? Would you rather them saying yes our car gets good fuel efficiency, and releases few emissions, has fairly decent power, and has a sporty traction setting. To me that tells me even less about the car then the ideal numbers they use.

quite impressive! but honestly: who wants to drive with 85 km/h in the slipstream behind of a lorry? *lol* :D

driving 80kmh on the autobahn in CH and A is dangerous to all others, and yourself... one should go with the flow, which in CH is around 110-120kmh and A 120-130kmh... @ those speeds one can add 2-3l/100km of diesel...! every kmh more costs exponetionally more fuel... if the cars would be more aerodynamic the drag could be limited... but since people want to sit next to each other, not behind each other, there are limits to what can be done with the concept of what people expect of a modern car... if i drive my 1.8T new beetle @ 80kmh over the autobahn, even thru the alps, like the testers (and the autobahn in alps is nothing like a freeway in the US or the autobahn in germany, i also get good mileage for a gasoline engine... around 40-50mpg... limiting drag was the key factor in this contest... of course less weight, no air condition used, and all those factors helped... narrow tires anda flat underbelly help a lot...!!! modern 200-255 tires are killing the mpg of any car... and they're not necessary...! also the weight of alu rims today is extremely high! good steel rims are lighter than alu rims nowadays... first we have to get the weight down... modern cars weigh about 100% more than cars 20 years ago, think about that!

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Nice

Stats also relate to the RS4? Hehe.