q5newbie

I have a 2011 Q5 3.2 S-line. 17k miles.

Since I bought the car, the EPA sticker on which said 18/22mpg, I have in fact gotten around 10-11 mpg in city driving. And I almost exclusively drive the car in city/neighborhood conditions. And no I don't drive like a madman, I in fact am usually driving 25-35mph which is the speed limit range around where I live. And no racing starts at stop lights etc. Just pretty normal driving. But still, I get atrocious gas mileage. I've asked the people at the local Audi dealer, and they just smile like "heh, you're not supposed to be thinking those kinds of questions, why aren't you instead thinking about the prestige, the pride of owning such a finely engineered luxury vehicle?"

It seems to me that Audi and EPA grossly misstated the actual fuel efficiency of this vehicle. I am curious if you agree or not, and what you find with your own Q5.

UrbanExtant

Both of my Q5s averaged, by manual calculation, about 17-19 MPG, with about 70% city, and 30% highway driving around Philly. None of the Audis we've owned have lived up to their state MPG, but we love how they drive, so we take it as it is.

stash64

I don't have a Q5 yet, but my 2006 A3 with 2.0T and DSG (S-tronic) tranny has actually done better than advertised in city driving and as advertised on the highway. I get 27 mpg in my commute and 30 on the hwy. These numbers are actual, based on calculations every time I fuel up... though my trip computer on the A3 is actually very accurate.

To be certain of your mileage, make sure you are not solely relying on the trip computer. Past experience with other cars (at least) has shown it not to be very accurate on mileage.

One suggestion is to try to find gas without ethanol. I have found in the past that ethanol can not knock off 2-3 MPG versus non-ethanol "flavored" gas.

rent

700 miles on my 3.2, overall average is 18.9mpg according to the instrument panel. I estimate 70% of my driving is on the freeway which typically yield 23-24mpg, that would give low teens figure for the stop-and-go local driving which matches your numbers.

I think stopping at a traffic lights with the AC on reduces mpg significantly. I can see the mpg dropping while waiting for green light.

Don't think there's anything wrong with your Q5, just the city driving...

-alex

desert_q5

25 mpg 50/50 city/highway with the 2.0T. 10 mpg sounds pretty low. Might want to get that checked out

ThunderDent

On two long (300+ mile both ways) trips over a few weeks, I was getting 30-32 highway on mine.

Around town, I'm sure I get less than rated. Lots of stop & go, etc.

Coolieman1220

lowest i'd get is in the winter with snow. 14.5-15 mpg in my old 3.2 I usually saw 16mpg in all NYC city

luv2sleep

On my first tank of gas (2.0T "econobanger"-tribute to PeerBlock!), I got 22MPG (50/50 city/hwy). This was done by good old simple math. I don't rely on the onboard computer, atleast not yet since my car is so new. My baby has about 500 miles on the odometer. Like most cars, I expect the MPG to improve after the engine break-in period.

HotRodW

25+ mpg accumulated average over nearly 14,000 miles in our 2.0T. Wife's daily commute is roughly 75% highway travel at 75-80 mph. Same commute in her previous car (Murano) netted 19 mpg on a good day.

On a side note, we have yet to add any oil as we close in on our second oil change.

oldaussie

I have a 2010 3.2 liter Q5 and at 18,000 miles I get just under 19 mpg at about 10 to 20 percent highway and 80 to 90 percent percent city streets with stop/start driving. I calculate the mpg over the span of a full tank use rather than rely on the dashboard display as I find that is too optimistic.

I think q5newbie that your 10 to 11 mpg is way too low even for city driving and I would raise that with the dealership. I didn't even get that low with the 2010 Acura MDX that I had prior to the Q5.