S7 real world fuel mileage
 

Found nothing about this in search. I'm considering getting an S7. It will be used 60% or so as a long distance trip car. What kind of mileage are people getting on steady highway cruises? I know that urban mileage won't be great, but I am interested in what I may get on trips.

My other choice may end up being a TDI A7, but I'd prefer the handling, brakes and sport diff of the S7.

I just got an S7, and I am taking it on a trip that is 500 miles each way, with a five days of in town driving in between legs. I will post the results when I return.

The big question is if you get a S7 what speed are you planning on driving 65 75 80+ . At 70 mph im getting about 25 mpg. But when you go to about sayyyy 90 it drops down to about 23.5 if you got the a7 TDI you would get better mpg. But let me tell you she is sweet at 110

THX for your help! I'll be interested to see what you get. Have a safe trip.

I typically drive 7-12 mph over the posted limit. I will be getting this car mostly as a slightly early retirement present and plan to do lots of traveling.

At a steady 75-80 MPH, I regularly see 26-27 MPG based on the trip computer. In cold weather, city driving, or with a heavy foot, that number will drop a lot and quickly. Over the last 3500 miles of 60% city driving, I'm averaging 18 MPG overall. Not bad considering the power. The key with this car is to run at speed that keep it in V4 mode. There's a noticeable improvement in gas mileage.

how annoying ( or how smooth) is the V4 mode? I have a RAM Hemi ( tow vehicle and hauler) which has it. Obviously it doesn't have dynamic engine mounts and the noise suppression that Audi uses. It's really annoying and rough around town, but not too bad at highway speeds. It saves maybe 3 MPG on the highway.

I have a Chevy 1500 with a V4 mode that's very obvious but on the S7 there is absolutely no clues to V4 engine operation at any speed.... no vibration or noise. Completely undetectable.

Thanks Bill.

Just returned from my trip - about 1000 mi total. Overall mileage was 23.9. The mileage on the way up (which included some stop and go traffic) was about 24.2mpg. On the return trip we averaged 25mpg with an average speed of 70mph. There were some sections where we had some slow traffic, and some other sections where we went 90. During one 100mi stretch where I drove a fairly steady 65mph we got 26mpg.

I got 24-25 mpg from NY to Florida. I get as low as 17 in city driving stop and go. I average about 21-22mpg overall

Hate to bring up such an old thread, but I haven't found another one on this.

I've had my '16 S7 for about 2500 miles, and the mileage relatively to the ratings is the problem. The car is rated at 17/27 and I've averaged 22.4 mpg since I've gotten the car. My two previous cars, a '15 Chevy SS was rated at 14/21 and I got 22.5 avg, and my '09 G8 GXP was rated at 13/20 and I got 22.3 avg (yes, I keep track). Both of these cars had a 415 hp naturally aspirated V8 with a manual trans. My driving and commute have not changed. The average mph has also stayed the same at about 38 mph.

The Audi has V4 mode and start-stop, which the other two do not.

If I am getting the same mileage, yet the ratings are so different, is it possible Audi/VW cheated on the tests as they did with the diesels? I'm ok with the mpg, it's just so bad relative to the ratings.

I find that temperature has a lot to do with your actual mileage. I normally will get an average of 23 MPG during my commute during the warm months and it drops to about 20 MPG in the winter. We made a round trip to Florida this winter. On the trip down it was pretty warm and it was warm when we were there. I got over 28 MPG during highway driving (at 85 or so MPH). Coming home is was very cold, warmest we saw was 30°F, and at the same highway speeds I could only get about 25 MPG.

The big question is if you get a S7 what speed are you planning on driving

Most of my driving is around town - and I'm in the 13-15 mpg average - although Pittsburgh is a tough environment for city mileage. I am also around 26-28 on highway.

EPL Stage 1 ECU and TCU tune.

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What is "E5" - Is that part of the Tune? (some sort of hidden economy mode?)

There is a hidden mode that you can enable, although people say it does not do much unless you have certain features installed. I've found that it very slightly allows you to maintain a lower gear over the regular D mode when city driving. For highway driving I would say it makes zero difference.f
Audi Drive Select -- Efficiency (VAGCOM))

Glad to see this thread pop back up. I've started monitoring my gas mileage more actively in the last month. I'd say I get about 14-15 City and 22-24 highway. Highest MPG number I've hit was 29.

My S7 is my daily driver. Put in service 5/22/15, now with 60K on it. Live in SoCal where my commute is 100 miles a day. Typical gas mileage on SoCal freeways which are stop and go 60 percent of the time in rush hour, and driving 85 mph 30% of the time, my mileage is about 21.9-22.7 mpg. I haven’t been using the auto shut off as much as I should so I’m going to use it more often and see how much better it might get. But I never bought this car for the gas mileage. It’s a dream to drive.

2016 S7 panther black crystal effect(special order), carbon fiber interior, contour massage seats, B&O speakers (well worth it to me), all the options except night display and alcantara headliner (which I hate so I didn’t get it)

My mileage ‘16 S7
 

i get mid to high teens in pure, semi-aggressive city driving in Denver. On the highway I’ve gotten as much as 27 on a cross country trip but typically am more like 24. I have never been able to tell the difference in v4 vs v8 mode. I love this car and quite frankly have always been amazed by the power when I want it and the fuel economy in general. Really an amazing machine.