lardog

From Autoweek, regarding the 2016 A6:

"In an innovative move to boost fuel efficiency, the supercharger now operates with an electric clutch -- it’s now like an on-demand blower, providing boost when needed."


town/highway/combined MPG
2013 -2015: 18 / 27 / 22
2016: 20 / 30 / 24

Quite a big improvement, ~10%. I'm curious, are all of you 2016 drivers actually seeing this increased mileage in real world driving?

jjsC6

First of all, superchargers have operated that way for quite a long time now. I don't know if they just came up with a different way of disengaging it or not, but the fact is that superchargers disengaging has been common.

I went from a 2015 to a 2016. My mileage did appear to increase. But then I found that my cars trip computer reads a solid 10% high, and I never calculated how accurate the 2015 was so I really don't know what the real difference is.

KnappAttack

We are seeing the 2016 MPG figures with our 2012 now.

Fithian

The increased mpg seems to be noticed the most when using the active cruise control. Evidently the computer can hyper-mile better than I can. On any sort of extended trip of more than 10 minutes, on a limited access highway, the mileage seems to be between 35 and 40 mpg. I achieved the 40 mpg on the PA Turnpike for a trip of 45 miles at a speed that was 7 mph over the posted speed limit, with active cruise on. Even in Europe at an average of 110 mph, the mileage was in the mid 20's. My odometer is off by 2%.

1st Time Audi

I think when we start talking mpg, I feel like we need to factor in mph into the response. some weeks, I do a lot of city driving and probably only average 30 mph across the refill, which is a necessary comparison when talking mpg. I can get 30+ mpg if my average speed is 55 mph, but at 30-35, it's closer to 20 mpg.

Inyoury

Do you have the 2.0T engine?

I'm have gone on the turnpike from Pittsburgh to Philly and back 3 times during the past 4 months and I have not gotten more than 33 mpg using cruise control 6-7 mph over the speed limit. I have the 3.0T engine. I have also gone up to Toronto and back with my car from Pittsburgh as well as NYC, Columbus and Charlotte, NC. All of those trips I have not gotten over 34 mpg. With a full load of car as well as solo driving. Just curious how you are achieving the 40mpg on the turnpike. Thanks.

irenesbob

Fithian posted: "On any sort of extended trip of more than 10 minutes, on a limited access highway, the mileage seems to be between 35 and 40 mpg." To me this suggests he/she may be referring to the digital readout of current mgs. To my way of thinking the only meaningful measure of mpg is to calculate it over at a minimum few hundred and better thousands of miles.
I have kept a spreadsheet on my last 4 Audi’s and current 5th Audi that records every drop of fuel put in each of the cars. The 2013 A6 2.0 I just turned in achieved an overall average of 24.73 mpg for the 28,000 miles I had it. However, I recorded individual fillings or tankful’s that produced between a low of 17.57 mpg. and a high of 32.78 mpg. The variations depend on where I drove, in what kind of traffic, etc. Saying that my dash readout showed 58 mpg (which it has) for a few seconds is meaningless.

Inyoury

But 45 minutes on a highway isn't necessarily meaningless. I live very near a highway that allows 65 mph limit. Often people go 75mph. Being on that right away for 1-2 hours I can't achieve 40mpg.

irenesbob

Perhaps it is a TDI? I don't really know what the "(ED)" means after his listing of cars (Efficient Diesel - lol??).
My point relates to the OP's referenced numbers:
“town/highway/combined MPG
2013 -2015: 18 / 27 / 22
2016: 20 / 30 / 24”
These seem to be EPA test numbers, not a number one can squeeze out by coasting, picking a level section of road, driving when there is little traffic, etc. Nothing wrong with such actions, but in discussing “real world” fuel economy an assumption has to be made for comparison purposes. I think we are discussing some anticipated/actual overall or average mpg figure so that one can assume that if they get a 2016 A6 2.0 or 3.0 they will consume “X” number of gallons over a certain number of miles driven and time period, as well as (assuming they can predict gas prices) how much they can expect to spend for fuel in the same period. At least that is my understanding of the OP's question "I'm curious, are all of you 2016 drivers actually seeing this increased mileage in real world driving? "

jjsC6

ED is European Delivery.

I've gotten a calculated 29-30 a few times in almost all highway driving averaging 70-75 mpg. That is on my 2016 A7. My 2015 got 2 mpg less on the highway based on the trip computer on both cars, but as I said I never checked the accuracy of the 2015.