Replacement for my 2002 S8

[Duffy]

I was definitely expecting 50mpg (as advertised by Audi) but have only seen high 30's so far.

A genuine daily drive is low 30's.

Glad to hear it's not just me!

[sarg]

No car will get anywhere near the advertised MPGs, and it's not Audi's fault, the tests are set by the EU or some other useless quango and can only be replicated in laboratory conditions with no air con, no lights, no radio, no nothing, not even wind, just auto stop-start which is brilliant at improving the test scores but pretty useless in the real world.

All Audi and everyone else have done have made their cars as good as possible at the test, as that helps them achieve their overall emission targets and get more sales as their company car drivers have to pay less tax.

Real world, 30-40mpg from any large diesel is more likely, dependent on conditions and driving style.

[andycaca]

my previous car, honda 2.2 diesel accord, managed an average of 55mpg throughout the entire time i owned it. but it was boring so i flogged it and bought a D2 S8 instead.

[sarg]

55 mpg is impressive from one of those, but it's not a big engined diesel, by which I mean 3.0 litres plus.

[Architex_mA8tey]

Originally Posted by andycaca

my previous car, honda 2.2 diesel accord, managed an average of 55mpg throughout the entire time i owned it. but it was boring so i flogged it and bought a D2 S8 instead.

I'd agree with that Andy. I've had 2 accord 2.2 diesels as company cars and they both averaged that, even saw 60 on the odd long journey on the DIS

[The_Laird]

Originally Posted by andycaca

my previous car, honda 2.2 diesel accord, managed an average of 55mpg throughout the entire time i owned it. but it was boring so i flogged it and bought a D2 S8 instead.

Glad to see you came to your senses!