Pat Dolan
Veteran Member
Let me start by explaining that I am an incredible tightwad. Our long distance car for the last 17 years has been a Jetta wagon, so I am totally spoiled. BUT: I took it off the road this fall to do some body repairs, install larger intercooler, bigger nozzles, and a bunch of detail work, so we needed a winter beater - and of course it had to be a diesel. Thus, to suit hauling garden stuff, etc. into our farmyard (where the Jetta simply can't go) we got a 2014 Q7.
It was a really low mile car (62k) and very low optioned (intentional), but we actually DRIVE our vehicles, so last week's monster snow storm meant instead of flying we would drive the Audi to Chicago for a meeting (4200 km return, + 200 km local). Cruise speed averaged 130 kph (80mph) overall, and that gave me 9 l./100km (= 26 USmpg/31.2 Imperial). 4400km is enough to get a very accurate calculation.
This is a post fix car, and I will leave it alone at least for now, but I have to admit that I am a bit disappointed in the fuel use. I like to have a full day's driving without a fuel stop, and at these speeds, I have to pull over at a mere 1,100 km - when I would vastly prefer 1200++.
How does everyone else make out for highway mileage??
It was a really low mile car (62k) and very low optioned (intentional), but we actually DRIVE our vehicles, so last week's monster snow storm meant instead of flying we would drive the Audi to Chicago for a meeting (4200 km return, + 200 km local). Cruise speed averaged 130 kph (80mph) overall, and that gave me 9 l./100km (= 26 USmpg/31.2 Imperial). 4400km is enough to get a very accurate calculation.
This is a post fix car, and I will leave it alone at least for now, but I have to admit that I am a bit disappointed in the fuel use. I like to have a full day's driving without a fuel stop, and at these speeds, I have to pull over at a mere 1,100 km - when I would vastly prefer 1200++.
How does everyone else make out for highway mileage??