S3 Fuel Consumption?

[Paul-RS]

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take off for fuel will be at the bottom.... so thats that theory out the window....

would be a bit useless having it anywhere else... [img]images/graemlins/idea.gif[/img]

[Riz_RS4]

[img]images/graemlins/roflmao.gif[/img] ermmmmmm [img]images/graemlins/tung2.gif[/img]

[ER785]

Just below 300 miles for me, mainly city traffic driving though : )

[bjacks]

Has anybody else noticed an increase in engine responsiveness when the tank gets below 1/4 full?

could be due to weight? less fuel in tank.

Both my A3 and S3 are much more spritely when they are under 1/4 tank. I put it down to weight as I can't think of any other reason, this is why I rarely have more than £15 worth of fuel in at a time.
When I filled up last week I really noticed the extra weight. [img]images/graemlins/033102ass_1_prv.gif[/img]

[RacingTeatray]

Not an S3 but not dissimilar.

My A3 T Quattro will give around 400 on a run and more like 250-300 in intensive city driving. However crawling in roadworks in 6th on the A12 with a full tank (of Optimax) on Monday saw the DIS reading 495 miles to empty.

Quite chuffed with that [img]images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

[bjacks]

Where abouts on the A12 were you mate?

You'll get better MPG in your TQ as it uses the smaller K03 turbo. The K04 in the S3 can really demand a lot of fuel. Fecker.

Fair play to the 495miles though [img]images/graemlins/clap.gif[/img]

Check out the 5.5 instant if you can make it out [img]images/graemlins/033102ass_1_prv.gif[/img]

Cheers

Ben

[VST]

looks like I get the wooden spoon award so. [img]images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img] [img]images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[Foggy]

I can beat that [img]images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
I 'babied' my S3 home down about 25 miles of motorway at 55 mph in order to get to my Shell garage. DIS read 0 miles about 2 miles before I got there [img]images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img]
When I filled up the DIS read 525 miles, I was so shocked I nearly took a picture [img]images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]
Once I started to drive it again it soon plummeted mind you
With respect to the original thread, my DIS reads 28mpg at the moment, and I get between 290 and 360 miles per tank with an average I would say of about 330

[david7m]

Just put £15's worth of BP Optima in, supposed to be 100 RON !!

Seems to be going well on Optimax mode, maybe a combination of damp air and increased octane fuel.

I live about 15 miles outside Brum, the garage was in Aldridge, 82.3p per litre! [img]images/graemlins/clap.gif[/img]

[wazza]

BP Ultimate is only 97RON. [img]images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]
See the general chat forum.

[Riz_RS4]

BP Ultimate is only 97RON.
See the general chat forum.

Shell Optimax [img]images/graemlins/clap.gif[/img]

[RacingTeatray]

Where abouts on the A12 were you mate?

You'll get better MPG in your TQ as it uses the smaller K03 turbo. The K04 in the S3 can really demand a lot of fuel. Fecker.

Fair play to the 495miles though [img]images/graemlins/clap.gif[/img]

Check out the 5.5 instant if you can make it out [img]images/graemlins/033102ass_1_prv.gif[/img]

Cheers

Ben

Cheers - that was doing 40 in 6th though!!

Umm I was on the whole length of the A12. I live at one end in London and I was visiting my mother up at the other end near Lowestoft. The roadworks are near Chelmsford i think.

I never look at the instant readout - it's way too depressing and the car seems to believe that I average 25mpg which seems a bit wrong frankly.

[bjacks]

So, we'll be seeing you at the Essex meet next week then?

[RacingTeatray]

To be honest I had no idea there was one! [img]images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img] When/where is it??

[Hopsta]

Looks like Mick forgot to post it up again [img]images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] Now a thread in the meets forum. Hope to see you there.

Graham