Hey S6 owners...!
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What is gas mileage?...or is it in "gallons per mile"?
Can't speak much about mileage since I only have 400 miles on it. But, the first 200 miles or so, including 17 pre-us miles, through city streets and about 80 highway miles at up to 85 or so...we got just over 15 mpg. Since then, the last 200 miles, mostly highway, with a little city...getting just over 18 mpg according to the car computer. My 4.2's computer is 7% generous, so it is possible the S6 is also a little generous.
I think the only way to consistently get better mileage is to put it in tip mode and shift up quickly while not using it to its capabilities...basically emasculating it!
Or, Audi could just add a 6th gear as an overdrive for highway cruising without much passing power.
Can't speak much about mileage since I only have 400 miles on it. But, the first 200 miles or so, including 17 pre-us miles, through city streets and about 80 highway miles at up to 85 or so...we got just over 15 mpg. Since then, the last 200 miles, mostly highway, with a little city...getting just over 18 mpg according to the car computer. My 4.2's computer is 7% generous, so it is possible the S6 is also a little generous.
I think the only way to consistently get better mileage is to put it in tip mode and shift up quickly while not using it to its capabilities...basically emasculating it!
Or, Audi could just add a 6th gear as an overdrive for highway cruising without much passing power.
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I got 21.5 mpg, according to the computer,
on a recent highway trip home of 250 miles. I was keeping it between 60 and 70 mph in "D", since it was still during break-in. Nothing much over 3000 rpm except for a few bursts when I used the tip to drop to 4th to vary the rpm's. I'll check the actual mileage when I fill up again. This result was 1.0 mpg better than the preceding 250 miles on the same trip, so I expect it to improve as things loosen up a bit more.
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2 mpg less than my departed very slow Volvo Cross Country ....
13.5 mpg; almost all stop light to stop light driving; not nearly broken in; heavy right foot.
Once it's broken in and I can get some highway miles in, I'm sure I'll be around 17. The Volvo got about 15.5 which included several long highway trips.
Once it's broken in and I can get some highway miles in, I'm sure I'll be around 17. The Volvo got about 15.5 which included several long highway trips.
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As a comparison...in keeping the stats on 15235.7 miles on the 4.2...
of mixed urban, suburban, and highway miles (basically all my NorCal miles since the car had 5k on it...didn't keep track previously):
15235.7 miles
902.15 gallons
16.89 Actual MPG
The computer has been, on average ~7% more optimistic than reality.
I expect the S6 to accomplish ~14.5 in the same type of driving.
15235.7 miles
902.15 gallons
16.89 Actual MPG
The computer has been, on average ~7% more optimistic than reality.
I expect the S6 to accomplish ~14.5 in the same type of driving.