Gas mileage after break-in.
07-09-2013, 09:31 AM
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Yep! Only premium grade and top-tier goes into my tank. Conoco-Phillips usually because it is mostly available in rural Colorado, and Chevron when I get farther west.
07-09-2013, 11:12 AM
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07-09-2013, 01:42 PM
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Maybe, but that's not why I buy them. Major brand gas has better additives, better detergents, better QC of the gas, so less chance of buying an inferior product that could cause problems. Given a choice I'd buy the top-tier gas that gave the best mileage, but I have limited ability to shop and test here.
07-10-2013, 04:53 AM
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07-10-2013, 06:02 AM
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91 all the time...
i think the mpg of my 2013 q5 2.0t is decent...
since the torque comes in at 1500 rpm, i don't expect city driving to be as gas efficient, no matter how light foot i am on the pedal, it always goes above 1500 rpm when the car moves forward...
given the car displacement and its power/torque, the car itself can be considered gas efficient by my standard...even though i wish in city stop and go driving, it could perform a bit better than 21mpg...
i think the mpg of my 2013 q5 2.0t is decent...
since the torque comes in at 1500 rpm, i don't expect city driving to be as gas efficient, no matter how light foot i am on the pedal, it always goes above 1500 rpm when the car moves forward...
given the car displacement and its power/torque, the car itself can be considered gas efficient by my standard...even though i wish in city stop and go driving, it could perform a bit better than 21mpg...
07-10-2013, 11:15 AM
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MPG 3.0T agree
During the break-in period, I wondered whether my 3.0T would measure up in mpg. Now with a little over 3200 miles, the last two full tanks have yielded 26.0 mpg, with 50/50 city/highway driving, as calculated using miles driven/US gallons. But I have not done any rush hour, stop-and-go driving on these tanks. For shorter segments it does really well. Check the screen shot below for the 140 mile all-highway run recently.
07-10-2013, 12:57 PM
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My Q5 has the 20" S-Line wheel and I usually drive with the engine/trans on Auto using ADS. Sometimes I will put ADS in comfort, but I haven't noticed that it makes a difference in mileage. I need to watch that more carefully.
I would like to know how this compares to other 3.0T owners.
07-13-2013, 07:29 PM
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26 average
3.0T and we are averaging 26mpg. On highway drives, we can get 29 mpg.
Seems pretty decent, considering my old A4 wagon, with a NA 6 cyl maxes at 26mpg, and has a fraction of the power and size of the Q5.
I'm actually pretty pleased with this aspect of the car.
Seems pretty decent, considering my old A4 wagon, with a NA 6 cyl maxes at 26mpg, and has a fraction of the power and size of the Q5.
I'm actually pretty pleased with this aspect of the car.