Hey Guys,
Thought i would share these findings! Just drove from Lisbon to Bologna in my 1.6tdi A3. I thought i would try the 1st day in Efficiency mode and then 2nd day in Dynamic mode. 1st day i went 608miles compared to 493 the 2nd day. 1st day was from Lisbon to Irun on the French boarder. 2nd was from Irun to near St Tropez. Spain is quite flat so the 1st day in my opinion should have produced more MPG as not only was it in Efficiency mode, during the 2nd day i was going past the hilly Pyrenees and South France region so i would have expected to burn more fuel. Both days my car was full to the brim of suitcases, both back chairs down,easilly equivalent of a good 4passengers. Both days i stuck cruise control on at 130kph which is 80.7mph and drove most of the mileage with it on that. Spain actually has less toll roads than France so on day 2 i was starting and stopping more to pay for tolls so more acceleration in my view.
So figures where:
Day 1 = 53.6mpg - Efficiency mode
Day 2 = 58.1mpg - Dynamic mode
Difference of 4.5mpg. Not much i know but i think i could have got more out of her in Dynamic mode as it was very hilly on day 2. My explanation for it is that i could feel a real difference in acceleration whilst on cruise control, in Efficiency mode she seemed to take a while to get back up to speed or maintain speed on hilly parts. In Dynamic mode she got up to speed quicker and maintained speed better, maybe less time on the throttle because of this?
Anyway there you go, hope this helps anyone that is wishing to use Efficiency mode to save some fuel!
Fotos below to show the 2 days
Thought i would share these findings! Just drove from Lisbon to Bologna in my 1.6tdi A3. I thought i would try the 1st day in Efficiency mode and then 2nd day in Dynamic mode. 1st day i went 608miles compared to 493 the 2nd day. 1st day was from Lisbon to Irun on the French boarder. 2nd was from Irun to near St Tropez. Spain is quite flat so the 1st day in my opinion should have produced more MPG as not only was it in Efficiency mode, during the 2nd day i was going past the hilly Pyrenees and South France region so i would have expected to burn more fuel. Both days my car was full to the brim of suitcases, both back chairs down,easilly equivalent of a good 4passengers. Both days i stuck cruise control on at 130kph which is 80.7mph and drove most of the mileage with it on that. Spain actually has less toll roads than France so on day 2 i was starting and stopping more to pay for tolls so more acceleration in my view.
So figures where:
Day 1 = 53.6mpg - Efficiency mode
Day 2 = 58.1mpg - Dynamic mode
Difference of 4.5mpg. Not much i know but i think i could have got more out of her in Dynamic mode as it was very hilly on day 2. My explanation for it is that i could feel a real difference in acceleration whilst on cruise control, in Efficiency mode she seemed to take a while to get back up to speed or maintain speed on hilly parts. In Dynamic mode she got up to speed quicker and maintained speed better, maybe less time on the throttle because of this?
Anyway there you go, hope this helps anyone that is wishing to use Efficiency mode to save some fuel!
Fotos below to show the 2 days
