N8KOW said:Do you still have R32?
No, no, no I mean I use the avatar everywhere... Only kept it for 12 months then bought my audi.
J.
N8KOW said:Do you still have R32?
marriedblonde said:I thought the DSG was better on fuel according to Audi by about 1 or 2 mpg?
Davidb67 said:34~36 over last 8 months.... not good.
They do claim DSG is better on fuel, slightly.
I have no idea what they base this on though, it seems a very dubious claim to me.
stan said:Auto boxes known for worse economy, when i got mine the broucher listed for the 140TDI, 50.4-manual/48.7DSG combined.
The latest broucher lists 51.4manual/48.7 Stronic combined, wonder why the manual is now slightly different, also the new Stronic is even quicker to 62 than the old DSG, by the Audi figures.
daveyjp said:I wasn't really suprised. With a gentle right foot DSG changes at 1500 revs and it changes to second almost immediately you start moving. I tried early changes in the manual and the thing just died, I was having to rev to over 2,000 before changing gear and where the DSG chooses 4th at 30 the manual didn't like it so I ended up using 3rd a lot more.
N8KOW said:Good to know the s-tronic is even quicker
marriedblonde said:The selling points of the DSG box where it was quicker than a manual and more economical. Basically because it is not a conventional auto box...
They have obviously changed their tune since 2005
daveyjp said:Bowfer - we know you hate DSG, but this doesn't make the manual verison perfect.
I had a direct comparison between a 170 manual and a 170 DSG only a week ago and the manual was a dog.
As I said it wouldn't do anything from 1500 rpm in 2nd gear - a 1st to 2nd change required over 2,000 rpm or it just died. My wife had the same experience and she drives a manual all the time.
Whatever the gearbox there is no need to rev the nuts off a diesel engine - DSG will happily red line if you want it to, but whats the point when peak torque has been well and truly passed by then? If you feel robbed do manual changes, then it won't up change until it redlines.
Figures on paper are purely academic, its' reality which counts and 29 mpg from a manual was my reality.
Cant find any Audi figures for the 0-100 in any broucher, where is the best place to find this info.
h5djr said:It does 0-100 in 22.5 secs.
daveyjp said:As I said it wouldn't do anything from 1500 rpm in 2nd gear - a 1st to 2nd change required over 2,000 rpm or it just died. My wife had the same experience and she drives a manual all the time.
Matt said:
I can change gear quite happily from 1st to 2nd at 1,500rpm and it doesn't die or stutter. Can let it drop to about 850rpm in 2nd aswell and it will still pull away without any fuss.... maybe my manual 170 is a one off!
marriedblonde said:Jesus you do know your car has 6 forward gears don't you
Matt said:
I can change gear quite happily from 1st to 2nd at 1,500rpm and it doesn't die or stutter. Can let it drop to about 850rpm in 2nd aswell and it will still pull away without any fuss.... maybe my manual 170 is a one off!
bowfer said:You'll forgive me if I find it hard to believe.
I'm sure it will pull from tickover (which is what 850rpm is) in 2nd, but I'll only believe it does it without any fuss, and with proper pulling power, when I see it with my own eyes.
Petem95 said:I've not had the car long, but so far getting 47.5MPG average - this is to work and back - 1/2 town traffic, 1/2 motorway - taking it steady.
With diesel 6p/litre more than petrol it makes the diesel not that much cheaper to run!