I'm burning alot of fuel what am I doing wrong?

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I have a 1.5 tfsi s line 18 plate and I'm filling up fuel quite frequent. £55+ for max guage and I use my car everyday without fail and I travel speed under 50mph to work and back and take around 35mins each way and my average mpg is 28 wtf? 28mpg is ridiculous low right? What am I doing wrong? I drive on auto mode/comfort mode and S mode when I over take or when I want to show off :)

Any tips how I could save fuel? I thought the 1.5 tfsi is fuel efficient lol.

Off topic - I hit a curb today and my right alloy is F and scratched. I was wondering if I replace the alloy how much will they cost? :(

Appreciate everyone's help
 
Unless you're towing a trailer with a 3 tonne load, I really can't think what the problem is but it doesn't sound right? :readit:
 
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Certainly you should be getting 40mpg at least with normal driving.

Unless you wheel is badly damaged you should be able to get it repaired.
 
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Check your tyre pressures, this can make a big difference. The engine will loosen up once run in.
 
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If it was me the first thing I would try is to leave it in automatic mode, put the optimum gear indicator on (if fitted) and stick to that for a week, and then see what it gives you. May well be boring but at least you can identify if it is too heavy acceleration or driving in too low gear with too high revs. This will also give you the info to go back to the dealer if still poor.

Regarding the wheel, as said above, possibly repairable but if not look on the back of the wheel and there will be a part number that you can google and see costs. You may see a second hand one on that number if not repairable. Hope you get it sorted.
 
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She's got an s tronic mate so the optimum gear thing wont apply. Yep I'd definitely look at tyre pressures first as that can really bring fuel economy down then maybe look at getting tracking checked. Have a word with the dealer. As Matt said you should be getting in the 40s for that kind of journey.
 
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Do you have aircon on all the time?

and is your 35 minute drive constant start stop?
 
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I’m getting around 24.5mpg on s3 over the last few days of purely town driving with a quick blast on the dual carriageway so I would expect the 1.5 to be a bit more frugal.
 
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Aircon doesn’t make that much difference. I get over 40 mpg with mainly town and short journeys.
 
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As I'm sure you know, you shouldn't expect anything impressive when running on petrol. My old 1.0 Corsa used to only get 23 mpg, which was fun when I was driving 350+ a week!
So..
  • Are you putting it in to efficiency mode?
  • Are you using aircon?
  • Do you try and drive efficiently? (Try to time the lights, lift off the throttle early instead of racing and then slamming on, easing away when from a standstill etc)
  • Do you utilise cruise control? (This can make a good difference)
  • Checked tyre pressures?
  • What's the weather like where you are the minute? Cold weather will punch those mpg numbers down
  • What kind of fuel do you use? Cheap, supermarket fuel may affect results
  • How often do you overtake and put your foot down a bit? These will hinder your car from gaining a higher mpg since you slow down and reverse its progression
  • How many revs is your car doing when you're cruising at around 50?
  • Do you get stuck in start stop traffic? And if so, do you utilise engine start + stop?
  • Do you do any slip streaming?
  • How hilly is your area?
  • You may not be giving your car enough distance to gain a higher mpg and overcome the fuel required to keep starting off again (if you do indeed meet traffic and traffic lights)
Some points mentioned matter more than others but these are the ones I would think about and this it coming from someone who's hit 88 mpg when it's been hot and that's when I arrived home!
 
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Invicta said:
As I'm sure you know, you shouldn't expect anything impressive when running on petrol. My old 1.0 Corsa used to only get 23 mpg, which was fun when I was driving 350+ a week!
So..
  • Are you putting it in to efficiency mode?
  • Are you using aircon?
  • Do you try and drive efficiently? (Try to time the lights, lift off the throttle early instead of racing and then slamming on, easing away when from a standstill etc)
  • Do you utilise cruise control? (This can make a good difference)
  • Checked tyre pressures?
  • What's the weather like where you are the minute? Cold weather will punch those mpg numbers down
  • What kind of fuel do you use? Cheap, supermarket fuel may affect results
  • How often do you overtake and put your foot down a bit? These will hinder your car from gaining a higher mpg since you slow down and reverse its progression
  • How many revs is your car doing when you're cruising at around 50?
  • Do you get stuck in start stop traffic? And if so, do you utilise engine start + stop?
  • Do you do any slip streaming?
  • How hilly is your area?
  • You may not be giving your car enough distance to gain a higher mpg and overcome the fuel required to keep starting off again (if you do indeed meet traffic and traffic lights)
Some points mentioned matter more than others but these are the ones I would think about and this it coming from someone who's hit 88 mpg when it's been hot and that's when I arrived home!
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You’ve been asked the OP’s question a lot, haven’t you?
 
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SamR92 said:
You’ve been asked the OP’s question a lot, haven’t you?
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I haven't in all honesty, just a bit of a fuel saving freak after I was spending £100 a week on fuel to get to work and back in my old car. So thought I would just list the things that came to mind that the OP should consider
 
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Invicta said:
I haven't in all honesty, just a bit of a fuel saving freak after I was spending £100 a week on fuel to get to work and back in my old car. So thought I would just list the things that came to mind that the OP should consider
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These are all valid things to look at when you are trying to maximise your economy.
However, the question the OP is posing is different.
She states she is getting 28mpg. She should be getting at least 40 without trying.
I’m not sure that I could get mine down as low as 28 mpg :whistle2:
 
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RichardT said:
These are all valid things to look at when you are trying to maximise your economy.
However, the question the OP is posing is different.
She states she is getting 28mpg. She should be getting at least 40 without trying.
I’m not sure that I could get mine down as low as 28 mpg :whistle2:
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Ah, fair enough then. I don't own a petrol and my old one was getting around 25 mpg, so I could only assume that 28 mpg was just a result of multiple economy-degrading factors all multiplying together, apologies!
 
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Invicta said:
  • Do you do any slip streaming?
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Don't all Audis come with a big magnet in the bumper so that they can be driven at a constant 30 cm from the car in front?:wtf:

I was getting an indicated long term average of 42.5 and calculated 39 MPG from a 1.8 so would guess Lauren spends a lot of time sat in traffic in her 1.5.
 
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What others have said is spot on, without some further info on the type of commute, can't really know. Although something must be causing it as my S3 does better mpg than that.

The alloy can be repaired depending on how bad the damage is. My local place does normal alloys for £60 and diamond cut at £120.

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MattSedg said:
Unless you're towing a trailer with a 3 tonne load, I really can't think what the problem is but it doesn't sound right? :readit:
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I just towed a 1 tonne trailer to central Poland and back and averaged around 45mpg (nearly hit 50mpg at one point), so even then... mine's the 2.0 184 diesel though.

28mpg is very low for a 1.5 petrol I would have thought. Obviously something wrong there - I'd take it to the dealer.
 
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Had a 1.5 tfsi in a 18 plate A3 the other day whilst my S3 was in the garage getting some warranty work done.

Usually I get about 19-23 mpg in my S3 on my daily commute so I was expecting the mpg to be decent in the A3 but I only got 24.9mpg into work and back to the garage, traffic wasn’t overally heavy either and I wasn’t driving in dynamic or S like I do in my car.
 
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I’ve driven a Q3 with the 1.5 and easily managed 40mpg on my 15 minute to work from a cold start. And that wasn’t trying either. Sounds like something is up!
 
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Had a Q2 with the 1.5 CoD, booted it a bit, still got about 40mpg.
 
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My mum's A1 has similar fuel consumption 31 mpg with similar styled driving and journeys
 
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Invicta said:
As I'm sure you know, you shouldn't expect anything impressive when running on petrol. My old 1.0 Corsa used to only get 23 mpg, which was fun when I was driving 350+ a week!
So..
  • Are you putting it in to efficiency mode?
  • Are you using aircon?
  • Do you try and drive efficiently? (Try to time the lights, lift off the throttle early instead of racing and then slamming on, easing away when from a standstill etc)
  • Do you utilise cruise control? (This can make a good difference)
  • Checked tyre pressures?
  • What's the weather like where you are the minute? Cold weather will punch those mpg numbers down
  • What kind of fuel do you use? Cheap, supermarket fuel may affect results
  • How often do you overtake and put your foot down a bit? These will hinder your car from gaining a higher mpg since you slow down and reverse its progression
  • How many revs is your car doing when you're cruising at around 50?
  • Do you get stuck in start stop traffic? And if so, do you utilise engine start + stop?
  • Do you do any slip streaming?
  • How hilly is your area?
  • You may not be giving your car enough distance to gain a higher mpg and overcome the fuel required to keep starting off again (if you do indeed meet traffic and traffic lights)
Some points mentioned matter more than others but these are the ones I would think about and this it coming from someone who's hit 88 mpg when it's been hot and that's when I arrived home!
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  • Are you putting it in to efficiency mode? Not always. I put into auto and comfort mode. Also my car is Automatic and not manual if that helps.
  • Are you using aircon? Yes most of the time. I set it to 1 bar though.
  • Do you try and drive efficiently? (Try to time the lights, lift off the throttle early instead of racing and then slamming on, easing away when from a standstill etc) What do you mean time the lifts? I don't get this when people say things like 'Drive sensibly' how do you drive sensibly?
  • Do you utilise cruise control? (This can make a good difference) No. I rarely use it.
  • Checked tyre pressures? No but I'm pretty sure they are OK.
  • What's the weather like where you are the minute? Cold weather will punch those mpg numbers down. 15c
  • What kind of fuel do you use? Cheap, supermarket fuel may affect results. Cheap morrison fuel.
  • How often do you overtake and put your foot down a bit? These will hinder your car from gaining a higher mpg since you slow down and reverse its progression. When I see a chav next to me or when I feel like over taking noobs :stupid:
  • How many revs is your car doing when you're cruising at around 50? How do I know this? I also notice that when I hit the accelerator it stays at gear 3 when I hit 50mph+. I haven't really checked this yet but sometimes it feels like it should gear up but it just stays in that current gear. Auto and comfort mode that is.
  • Do you get stuck in start stop traffic? And if so, do you utilise engine start + stop? Yes but start stop dosent work when I turn on air con.
  • Do you do any slip streaming? Nope
  • How hilly is your area? None
  • You may not be giving your car enough distance to gain a higher mpg and overcome the fuel required to keep starting off again (if you do indeed meet traffic and traffic lights) Maybe :(
Thank your help and everyone too! I can't reply to everyones post but I try explain it all here. ^_^

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I still don’t think that your driving style should result in such high consumption.
The points here are for when you are really trying to push the consumption down.
Do all that he says and you should be up near 50mpg.
 
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I just got 43mpg yesterday in 40 minutes worth of B roads. I was doing 50-60mph. 100% something wrong! Lol.
 
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I would take the car out for a 30 odd mile drive on back roads or motorways where there is little traffic so hardly any stop starting. Stick to the speed limits, no aircon, and accelerate slowly to get up to speed. See what MPG you get then. If its still under 40mpg then take it back to the dealer and ask them to have a look. Traffic stop / start murders the MPG so if you are doing that a lot on you journey then I'm not surprised your return isn't great.

Btw the efficiency mode did nothing to my car accept make the throttle response spongey and horrible, and the cruise control accelerated very very slowly. No improvement in fuel economy at all. Perhaps with an auto it may change the gears at lower rpm (mines a manual so I dont know).

As mentioned above driving style makes a huge difference. being a bit on / off on the accelerator and not realising it when cruising at a constant speed, heavy on brakes rather than not coming off the accelerator early and coasting, heavy right foot when pulling away, always stopping at roundabouts lights rather than timing it so you can continue at your current speed, not using the gears efficiently (too high gear for speed or revving too high when accelerating). All this stuff makes a big difference.
 
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@LaurenP ,, wife has one and here is some info:

A3 1.5tfsi BE manual gearbox 1600 miles
  • 10 mile round trip she gets 32/34mpg, average 15mph, stop/start traffic.
  • 90 mile round trip she gets 50/52mpg, average 35mph, minimal stop/start traffic.
  • Drives it in Auto mode, efficiency is crap/less mpg.
  • Averaging 440 miles to a tank.
What she has noticed is the mpg will drop if going over 60mph or lead footing it, town driving is crap on mpg (very low thirties), feels underpowered compared to her 1.4tfsi 125ps A1. Overall the A1 was better on fuel and felt more powerful (in her opinion).

Obviously the mpg should increase when the car has more miles on it but the auto box will not be as good as a manual. You can put yours in manual (flick the gearshift sideways) or use the paddles on the steering wheel to see if it improves mpg, if its still crap then get it to Audi for a check up.
Just to add/note, my S3 was doing 22mpg at first and my car was "updated" by Audi after 2 x days and it went 31ish mpg immediately (3800 miles).
 
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What Jcbmally has said makes sense to me! Sounds to me maybe you're doing a lot of "harsh" accelerating. In regards to your point about "sensible driving" @LaurenP he means do you ease of the gas when approaching red traffic lights or traffic? Or do you just slam on the breaks. Do you slowly accelerate as opposed to burying your foot.

If you're accelerating relatively "harsh" then your car will drop a gear or two to give you the oomph needed to accelerate, so your car dropping to 3rd makes sense. You'll notice this, if you're sat at say 50mph with out accelerating your car will be in 5th/6th gear, if you bury your foot to accelerate it'll drop to 4th/5th gear in order to meet the demand.
 
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Jcbmally said:
@LaurenP ,, wife has one and here is some info:

A3 1.5tfsi BE manual gearbox 1600 miles
  • 10 mile round trip she gets 32/34mpg, average 15mph, stop/start traffic.
  • 90 mile round trip she gets 50/52mpg, average 35mph, minimal stop/start traffic.
  • Drives it in Auto mode, efficiency is ****/less mpg.
  • Averaging 440 miles to a tank.
What she has noticed is the mpg will drop if going over 60mph or lead footing it, town driving is **** on mpg (very low thirties), feels underpowered compared to her 1.4tfsi 125ps A1. Overall the A1 was better on fuel and felt more powerful (in her opinion).

Obviously the mpg should increase when the car has more miles on it but the auto box will not be as good as a manual. You can put yours in manual (flick the gearshift sideways) or use the paddles on the steering wheel to see if it improves mpg, if its still **** then get it to Audi for a check up.
Just to add/note, my S3 was doing 22mpg at first and my car was "updated" by Audi after 2 x days and it went 31ish mpg immediately (3800 miles).
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I disagree on the Auto not as good as a manual because the software changes the gears a lot earlier and can easily pull it along without you hitting the throttle as much - My S3 will in 4th gear at 28mph if I'm not gunning it but my old manual would have shaken like a bag of bones if I tried 4th at that speed -

I've always had manuals but had to have an Stronic this time because Audi say so and I have to say I've been impressed with the mpg in normal circumstances:chuncky:
 
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Im usually in 6th at 30mph in my manual, and with cruise control on through villages. It will accelerate slowly but quite happily from there too
 
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Damo S said:
Im usually in 6th at 30mph in my manual, and with cruise control on through villages. It will accelerate slowly but quite happily from there too
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6th gear at 30?? Please don't tell me you have a diesel, it's bad to lug engines especially diesels!

LaurenP said:
  • Are you putting it in to efficiency mode? Not always. I put into auto and comfort mode. Also my car is Automatic and not manual if that helps.
  • Are you using aircon? Yes most of the time. I set it to 1 bar though.
  • Do you try and drive efficiently? (Try to time the lights, lift off the throttle early instead of racing and then slamming on, easing away when from a standstill etc) What do you mean time the lifts? I don't get this when people say things like 'Drive sensibly' how do you drive sensibly?
  • Do you utilise cruise control? (This can make a good difference) No. I rarely use it.
  • Checked tyre pressures? No but I'm pretty sure they are OK.
  • What's the weather like where you are the minute? Cold weather will punch those mpg numbers down. 15c
  • What kind of fuel do you use? Cheap, supermarket fuel may affect results. Cheap morrison fuel.
  • How often do you overtake and put your foot down a bit? These will hinder your car from gaining a higher mpg since you slow down and reverse its progression. When I see a chav next to me or when I feel like over taking noobs :stupid:
  • How many revs is your car doing when you're cruising at around 50? How do I know this? I also notice that when I hit the accelerator it stays at gear 3 when I hit 50mph+. I haven't really checked this yet but sometimes it feels like it should gear up but it just stays in that current gear. Auto and comfort mode that is.
  • Do you get stuck in start stop traffic? And if so, do you utilise engine start + stop? Yes but start stop dosent work when I turn on air con.
  • Do you do any slip streaming? Nope
  • How hilly is your area? None
  • You may not be giving your car enough distance to gain a higher mpg and overcome the fuel required to keep starting off again (if you do indeed meet traffic and traffic lights) Maybe :(
Thank your help and everyone too! I can't reply to everyones post but I try explain it all here. ^_^

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  • Auto or comfort is fine, I've never really noticed any difference in fuel economy when using drive select.
  • Using air con can use up quite a bit fuel. If it's cold out and you turn the heater on, it first has to heat up the whole system, maintain that heat in the system whilst turning all of the cold air being fed in, in to nice warm air for you in the cabin. This'll make an even bigger impact when you're stopped since there's a lot of components that the fuel is having to move and most of it is wasted anyway.
  • By timing the lights I mean by predicting when they're going to go green so that by the time you approach them, they turn green and you're able to save some fuel since you've still got some momentum.
  • I would recommend using cruise control if you can; can make a wonderful difference.
  • Cold weather won't be helping.
  • Cheap fuel shouldn't make a big difference if any really in regards to fuel economy.
  • That's fair enough, just wish mine was a bit quicker so I could zoom away from the plebians haha
  • The revs/RPM are displayed on your dashboard. 3rd gear at 50 is really low, I'm usually in 4th by high 30s and definitely 5th by 50.
  • I would recommend trying to use start stop more often. A lot of people don't like it but over the course of just a year (if you do get stuck in traffic a bit) you can save a LOT of fuel.
May I ask if you have the sportback or saloon?
 
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Sparks43 said:
I disagree on the Auto not as good as a manual because the software changes the gears a lot earlier and can easily pull it along without you hitting the throttle as much - My S3 will in 4th gear at 28mph if I'm not gunning it but my old manual would have shaken like a bag of bones if I tried 4th at that speed -

I've always had manuals but had to have an Stronic this time because Audi say so and I have to say I've been impressed with the mpg in normal circumstances:chuncky:
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Yes but we are talking about a car that is 150ps. In lower powered cars the auto is no where near as good as a manual, the auto will drop gears and hold on to them more frequently. That's what I experienced when having a small engine auto "loaner" from Audi.
 
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I have a 1.4 auto and last filled it up on the 13th. I still have 375 miles left on the range. Air con is on auto every drive. I'm doing mostly short journeys nowadays, as my far away job came to an end and now I have a not far away job.
 
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Jcbmally said:
@LaurenP ,, wife has one and here is some info:

A3 1.5tfsi BE manual gearbox 1600 miles
  • 10 mile round trip she gets 32/34mpg, average 15mph, stop/start traffic.
  • 90 mile round trip she gets 50/52mpg, average 35mph, minimal stop/start traffic.
  • Drives it in Auto mode, efficiency is ****/less mpg.
  • Averaging 440 miles to a tank.
What she has noticed is the mpg will drop if going over 60mph or lead footing it, town driving is **** on mpg (very low thirties), feels underpowered compared to her 1.4tfsi 125ps A1. Overall the A1 was better on fuel and felt more powerful (in her opinion).

Obviously the mpg should increase when the car has more miles on it but the auto box will not be as good as a manual. You can put yours in manual (flick the gearshift sideways) or use the paddles on the steering wheel to see if it improves mpg, if its still **** then get it to Audi for a check up.
Just to add/note, my S3 was doing 22mpg at first and my car was "updated" by Audi after 2 x days and it went 31ish mpg immediately (3800 miles).
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Thank you :)
I think I know why now. I have alot of stop/start roads i.e traffic lights and traffic, especially after work. I do remember (couple weeks ago) I was getting around 45MPG on the motorway to bista and I was doing 70-80+mph on the middle and third lane BUT I should be getting around 50MPG if Im driving at 70-80mpg constant? 1 hour 30mins it was. I remember because I was playing with the drive select and every time I switch it's always in the 45ish MPG.

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Adam14 said:
What Jcbmally has said makes sense to me! Sounds to me maybe you're doing a lot of "harsh" accelerating. In regards to your point about "sensible driving" @LaurenP he means do you ease of the gas when approaching red traffic lights or traffic? Or do you just slam on the breaks. Do you slowly accelerate as opposed to burying your foot.

If you're accelerating relatively "harsh" then your car will drop a gear or two to give you the oomph needed to accelerate, so your car dropping to 3rd makes sense. You'll notice this, if you're sat at say 50mph with out accelerating your car will be in 5th/6th gear, if you bury your foot to accelerate it'll drop to 4th/5th gear in order to meet the demand.
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I drive sensibly. I dont hit the accelerator right down, I gently hold it then put it right down slowly if that make sense. I also notice, for example, when i drive 40mph (ANY mph) and lift my foot off i see the bar on my virtual cockpit goes full green (cant remember the bar name its when you see '2 cylinder/4 cylinder mode thingy) my MPG increases? but sometimes it decreases. Dunno if thats important or not lol.

I also forgot to mention. Basically when I'm at a stop and then hit the accelerator right down my back wheel feels like its skidding? (I can feel it and hear it) Especially when I put it into sports mode. Is there something wrong with my tires? Or is this totally normal? I'm kinda scared tbh :crushed:

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LaurenP said:
I also forgot to mention. Basically when I'm at a stop and then hit the accelerator right down my back wheel feels like its skidding? (I can feel it and hear it) Especially when I put it into sports mode. Is there something wrong with my tires? Or is this totally normal? I'm kinda scared tbh :crushed:

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That means your accelerating too hard and have lost traction and control of your car, that would probably explain the mpg if you do that all the time...there’s no need to slam your foot to the floor when moving off
 
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@LaurenP it will not harm to take the car to the dealer for them to check it, it will give you, at the very least, a bit of reassurance to confirm the car is ok. If the car is ok then it will be a case of adjusting your driving style for the car.
 
if you can find a stretch of motorway clear enough and long enough without queues,,, drive to next junction with cruise control, note consumption, then restart back and drive as you would normal..note consumption.... Provided the conditions are right (you may want to reverse that and redrive the first part as normal driving cos of any hills) you should get a more definitive comparison.
....did get down to 9mpg in a previous car---straight 6 petrol though.
 
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6th gear at 30?? Please don't tell me you have a diesel, it's bad to lug engines especially diesels!?
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Nope S3. Even the DIS agrees it's appropriate because it doesn't suggest changing up (the little appropriate gear for conditions advice thingy). My old 3.2 quattro was also happy doing the same, as is my wifes pug 1.6 diesel although Id usually prefer that to be on 5th at 30.
 
A good technique, I find, to training myself to drive economically is to drive as if the brakes don't work, or they cost a 50p every time I apply them ;-) Makes me concentrate on anticipating the road ahead, other drivers, etc., etc. I just have to be careful not to annoy other folk by driving like a pensioner who should have had their license taken away years ago! I.e. Drive smoothly not necessarily particularly slowly.

Also, have your dashboard show you the average fuel consumption per trip, and day by day see how high I can get it. It quickly becomes obvious what I'm doing that causes the average to take a dip rather than improve and adds some 'interest' to the journey ...

This may help, but not used it for years - driving 'safely' should equate to driving efficiently
https://www.aviva.co.uk/car-insurance/drive/

Finally, as you have don't have a manual gearbox drive to try and keep the car always in the highest gear. Experiment with what it takes to make it choose a higher gear for you and switch to a higher gear sooner rather than later (usually using less throttle!)

And after all that there could indeed be a fault in the car.
 
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