It's possible
Because I have a HBT I'm able to do stuff that takes a long time and is boring!
There have been several threads about economy of the A/S8s on here but I thought I would do a real world test. I normally fill up with VP or Tesco's Momentum but on a journey to London I used an ESSO garage because my DIS had been saying 0 for a few miles. ESSO do a 99ron and I shoved 87 litres in.
I then set off up the M5 to Bristol in cruise at 70mph on my Satnav and traffic conditions were good so I never dropped out. The DIS reported 29.7 by the time I got to M5/M4 interchange.
For the M4 I dropped to 60 and by junction 7 where I exited the DIS showed 31.4!
2000 S8 with 145k on the clock.
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Conan (the Librarian)
Watch it if you dare
Currently,
2000 S8, Merlin Purple, Leather Pack 1, Winter Pack 1, SPAX adjustable suspension, AP Racing 6 pot front caliper, 385mm fully floating disks, EBC Yellow Stuff Pads, Black Diamond grooved rear disks and predetor pads, D2 Doctors Brake Block.
1997 4.2 A8SQ - the Projekt. 12 years and ongoing!
1997 4.2 A8SQ - Ming Blue. Restoration sat waiting; saved from the Scrapyard
2003 C5 Allroad 4.2Q - Cobolt Blue. Towing car. Laid up awaiting manual conversion.
2005 C5 Allroad 2.5TDi FE - Grey - Workhorse.
2015 Q3QS SLine - Daytona Grey. Lots of extras! Long Haired Admirals cutter.
Previously
2003 C5 A6 1.9TDI FWD - Loaner from D2 Doctor Lifex
1997 S8 - Ming Blue. Loaned out and written off. I loved that car. My first engine swap after cambelt failure.
1996 4.2 A8SQ - Ming Blue. 178k on a cambelt! Trader's 8. Delivered to A8Parts at Lifex.
2003 2.8 A8SQ - powder blueish. Fill in for a while. Sold on.
1998 1.8T A4 Avant FWD. Ming Blue (there's a theme here), PEX for the 97 S8.
And a list of non VAG going back 40 years before I saw the light. 
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