D3 S8 - V10 Mileage per Gallon?

[A8 Doc]

Can any S8 V10 owners give me an idea what it does to the gallon?

Been offered a cracking deal on one.

For instance my car at the moment gets 240 miles to £50..... Roughly what is this like in comparison?

[tonupkid]

£50 to 240 miles. Odd way to measure your MPG.

Since owning mine I've averages a shade under 20 mpg. However my daily commute is under one mile there, and the same back (obviously).
The car doesn't get off cold in either direction and this murders the economy.
The recent trip to the Nurnburgring averaged a little over 22mpg. This involved pootling down to Dover, then tickeling along a lot of unrestricted autobhans with a mid section economically dribbling around the ring .

The conclusion you can draw form this is that 27 to the gallon is easily achievable on a rational 100 mile 75 mph run.

How you achieve a decent overall average is beyond me. The noise and drama and sheer fun, do invite a somewhat enthusiastic progress

[FireStorm]

Originally Posted by A8 Doc

Can any S8 V10 owners give me an idea what it does to the gallon?

Been offered a cracking deal on one.

For instance my car at the moment gets 240 miles to £50..... Roughly what is this like in comparison?

A8 Doc.

a 4.2 D3 on LPG gets 230 miles to approx £39

a D3 S8 V10 is going to get approx 240 miles for maybe £100 lol.......

i too measure MPG like this. as MPG is irrelevant as its down to fuel cost.

i used to get 100 miles for a tenner, that used to be my benchmark.

[kal_ay]

Originally Posted by FireStorm

a D3 S8 V10 is going to get approx 240 miles for maybe £100 lol.......

That's bang on mate,exactly wot mine does

[Adrian E]

I always calc based on tank average brim to brim. Just take litres and multiply by 0.22 to get gallons and divide that into miles travelled. I'm finding the trip computer lies by about 4%. I reckon a d3 will be slightly better than a d2 in most circumstances down to much more modern
Electronics

Yay 1st post typed on my new iPhone

[Singh]

Originally Posted by Adrian E

I always calc based on tank average brim to brim. Just take litres and multiply by 0.22 to get gallons and divide that into miles travelled. I'm finding the trip computer lies by about 4%. I reckon a d3 will be slightly better than a d2 in most circumstances down to much more modern
Electronics

Yay 1st post typed on my new iPhone

Did you type it, or get Siri to do it? The D3 should be better especially with its 6 speed gearbox. I've always maintained the worst feature on the D2 S8 is the crappy gearing, my RS 6 sits 1k rpm lower at motorway speeds then the S8 did which means it will be a lot more economical. Its annoying how it sits there at 1k rpm more then an A8 when doing the same speed so the A8 can do 30 MPG and the S8 only 23. Vorsprung Durch technik my ass, still love the D2 S8 though, that's the only thing I can fault about it.

[Architex_mA8tey]

Originally Posted by Singh

Its annoying how it sits there at 1k rpm more then an A8 when doing the same speed so the A8 can do 30 MPG and the S8 only 23. Vorsprung Durch technik my ass, still love the D2 S8 though, that's the only thing I can fault about it.

Ahhh so theres some benefits from an A8 3.7 then (Ian ahemmmm) LOL

[A8 Doc]

Originally Posted by FireStorm

A8 Doc.

a 4.2 D3 on LPG gets 230 miles to approx £39

a D3 S8 V10 is going to get approx 240 miles for maybe £100 lol.......

i too measure MPG like this. as MPG is irrelevant as its down to fuel cost.

i used to get 100 miles for a tenner, that used to be my benchmark.

Thanks all, if a wee bit off topic ha ha!!

It's all about real money sorry I didn't explain it properly. I know of diesel owners who claim 60mpg but in reality see little more than 45mpg....

So a D3 S8 V10 I am going to be doing roughly 240 miles to around £100 notes?

Food for thought. I am seriously tempted, but I do a few miles. But the 5.2 V10 seems on average the same as a V8.

[Simon Wallwork]

Sorry for continuing 'off topic', but.....

I had a Pre FL A8, and loved it.

Thinking, 'more is more', I bought my FL S8.

I figured that it would have a bitty more power and I liked the revised interior, also, I thought 'S8 beats A8, right?'.

Well, I've now had the FL S8 for a couple of years and without a doubt, it's the best car I've ever owned. Bar none.

But..........I preferred the gearing on my old A8 (and the lack of revving) and also my 'ye olde' P reg A8 was definitely nicer, in a quite intangible way. The accelerator pedal was deffo better and it had a kind of classier feel to it- more relaxed, I think.

Ideally, I'd like a 'besta' car. Besta both worlds.

I think an A8L, with S8 underpinnings and S8 power, but A8 gearing would be good. In black.

But... a FL S8 is a helluva good car!

[Singh]

Originally Posted by Simon Wallwork

Sorry for continuing 'off topic', but.....

I had a Pre FL A8, and loved it.

Thinking, 'more is more', I bought my FL S8.

I figured that it would have a bitty more power and I liked the revised interior, also, I thought 'S8 beats A8, right?'.

Well, I've now had the FL S8 for a couple of years and without a doubt, it's the best car I've ever owned. Bar none.

But..........I preferred the gearing on my old A8 (and the lack of revving) and also my 'ye olde' P reg A8 was definitely nicer, in a quite intangible way. The accelerator pedal was deffo better and it had a kind of classier feel to it- more relaxed, I think.

Ideally, I'd like a 'besta' car. Besta both worlds.

I think an A8L, with S8 underpinnings and S8 power, but A8 gearing would be good. In black.

But... a FL S8 is a helluva good car!

My sentiments exactly