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Originally Posted by mattylondon
Dual / Motorway: 31-33mpg
City: 12-16mpg
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My D2 S8 does about the same as this.
And you know what ... I don't care! I love every minute of its growling and guzzling
My average is probably around 20mpg. I can push 30mpg if I nurse it, but that rarely ever happens. I love driving it and I'm addicted to the growl the V8 makes when driven quickly.
My S8 is my daily driver and my IT Support vehicle. Most of my IT work these days is done remotely, but I actually look forward to getting emergency call-outs to business customers because it means I get drive my car again. Sure I could probably save a fiver or so on the cost of travelling to a customer's site if I had a Fiesta, or some such noddy car, but where's the fun in that? Besides, I can just add a little more to the customer's invoice to cover my petrol costs in most cases.
And to be fair, I think the engine does an amazing job to propel so much weight so quickly and so smoothly. I can remember owning underpowered 80's bangers half the weight and CC that used more fuel than that.