30 MPG y'alls! (S3)
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30 MPG y'alls! (S3)
My wife bet me that I could not get 30 mpg going from San Francisco to LA. I took the bet, set the cruise for 72 (PAINFUL!) on a freeway that has a 70 mph limit (did I mention the pain)... if it were not for the grapevine (big, long steep mountain area before you get to LA) I might have had 32.
See attached proof honey!
See attached proof honey!
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And at quite the test temperature too...
For the first 1000 miles (babying it) I was hitting 32+ for any highway commute, since then I've worked really hard to keep it closer to 24 mpg... for obvious reasons.
For the first 1000 miles (babying it) I was hitting 32+ for any highway commute, since then I've worked really hard to keep it closer to 24 mpg... for obvious reasons.
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Man, 38 is drool-worthy, at least when we get back to $4/ gallon. What was your average speed if you were to guess?
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arU4ic do you use the (I forget the name of it), I know it's the second menu from the instrument cluster LCD (not the one you pictured) this one has a 'green' color, it will show your car's current and average mpg savings?
I never take my instrument cluster off that setting. I once got as high as 35, 36ish mpg average on long trips, but I love to watch when the car is coasting and it can be at like 60, 80, and briefly flashing 150-200 mpg (down slopes).
Now if only Audi didn't compromise on us and included the 'Economy' drive select mode, and the Auto-Engine function. We would be able to save a lot more fuel.
IMO, the A3 2.0T which I have, which is the best mpg model outside of the TDI (and future e-tron) sucks up gas too damn much. I feel like I'm refueling weekly.
I never take my instrument cluster off that setting. I once got as high as 35, 36ish mpg average on long trips, but I love to watch when the car is coasting and it can be at like 60, 80, and briefly flashing 150-200 mpg (down slopes).
Now if only Audi didn't compromise on us and included the 'Economy' drive select mode, and the Auto-Engine function. We would be able to save a lot more fuel.
IMO, the A3 2.0T which I have, which is the best mpg model outside of the TDI (and future e-tron) sucks up gas too damn much. I feel like I'm refueling weekly.
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Seeing that 38 show up was awesome because it was such a far cry from my everyday mpg. In L.A. stop-and-go traffic, I'm often at 18 mpg and sometimes go as low as 14 mpg. I wouldn't mind it if I were pushing the car through some canyon driving, but to just sit there and watch that gas waste away really hurts...
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Good job!
My wife bet me that I could not get 30 mpg going from San Francisco to LA. I took the bet, set the cruise for 72 (PAINFUL!) on a freeway that has a 70 mph limit (did I mention the pain)... if it were not for the grapevine (big, long steep mountain area before you get to LA) I might have had 32.
See attached proof honey!
See attached proof honey!
I have trouble getting good mpg going north in I5. I think the prevailing winds . Got the Stage 1 ECU flash; not sure it helps mpg
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arU4ic do you use the (I forget the name of it), I know it's the second menu from the instrument cluster LCD (not the one you pictured) this one has a 'green' color, it will show your car's current and average mpg savings?
I never take my instrument cluster off that setting. I once got as high as 35, 36ish mpg average on long trips, but I love to watch when the car is coasting and it can be at like 60, 80, and briefly flashing 150-200 mpg (down slopes).
Now if only Audi didn't compromise on us and included the 'Economy' drive select mode, and the Auto-Engine function. We would be able to save a lot more fuel.
IMO, the A3 2.0T which I have, which is the best mpg model outside of the TDI (and future e-tron) sucks up gas too damn much. I feel like I'm refueling weekly.
I never take my instrument cluster off that setting. I once got as high as 35, 36ish mpg average on long trips, but I love to watch when the car is coasting and it can be at like 60, 80, and briefly flashing 150-200 mpg (down slopes).
Now if only Audi didn't compromise on us and included the 'Economy' drive select mode, and the Auto-Engine function. We would be able to save a lot more fuel.
IMO, the A3 2.0T which I have, which is the best mpg model outside of the TDI (and future e-tron) sucks up gas too damn much. I feel like I'm refueling weekly.
The tank is pretty small, 14 gallons goes fast.