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Leadfoot
July 12th, 2008, 21:06
What's the best any other S5 owner has got out of their S5 on a long journey?

Myself I got 29.1mpg yesterday for the first and was a proud as punch. :wo:
Rutkowsky
July 12th, 2008, 23:38
Not bad at all Leadie. How did you managed that?

P.S. On a steady drive, my e46 M3 does 35mpg no probs. The best i got out of a full tank is just over 450miles
Leadfoot
July 13th, 2008, 08:36
Not bad at all Leadie. How did you managed that?

P.S. On a steady drive, my e46 M3 does 35mpg no probs. The best i got out of a full tank is just over 450miles

With a very uncharacteristic LEADfoot. :hihi:

I was so surprised with I got home that I took a photo. If I go into work this morning I will upload the pic as proof.

P.S.
35mpg for an M3 is very impressive :bow:, those two extra cylinders of mine most be killing the economy. Though I did get 40.2mpg out of a TT225 Quattro I once owned and that included a very brief stint at a very decent speed and a normal motorway pace of 80mph. There is something to be said for small potent turbo engines.
Mockenrue
July 14th, 2008, 11:17
There are some interesting threads about this very topic over on the A5 forum:

http://www.a5oc.com/forums/showthread.php/fuel-consumption-3505/index.html?t=3505&highlight=consumption+tank

http://www.a5oc.com/forums/showthread.php/can-owners-please-167/index.html?t=167&highlight=consumption+tank

http://www.a5oc.com/forums/showthread.php/full-tank-and-2949/index.html?t=2949&highlight=consumption+tank
Leadfoot
July 14th, 2008, 11:55
Thanks for that Mockenrue, it seems that all of us S5 owner are getting around the 17~19mpg average, it's less than I got from the S4 I had which is a surprised as it didn't have FSi but I am getting extra performance which is also very welcome.

Anyway here that photo as prove the S5 is capable of better.
http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh269/Footlead/DSC00110.jpg
Benman
July 15th, 2008, 17:44
Leadie,

What is the conversion ratio from your standard to ours (US). I believe your 29.1mpg is the equivilent to our 26mpg or so... I have actually obtained that once in the :rs6kiss: (V8TT 450hp ;) ).

Ben:addict: