http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/26/audi-announces-the-44mpg-tt-2-0-tdi-quattro/ Autoblog Comments for http://www.autoblog.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.autoblog.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/26/audi-announces-the-44mpg-tt-2-0-tdi-quattro/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/26/audi-announces-the-44mpg-tt-2-0-tdi-quattro/ that]]>Feb 26th 2008 8:43PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/26/audi-announces-the-44mpg-tt-2-0-tdi-quattro/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/26/audi-announces-the-44mpg-tt-2-0-tdi-quattro/Feb 26th 2008 8:59PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/26/audi-announces-the-44mpg-tt-2-0-tdi-quattro/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/26/audi-announces-the-44mpg-tt-2-0-tdi-quattro/Feb 26th 2008 8:59PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/26/audi-announces-the-44mpg-tt-2-0-tdi-quattro/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/26/audi-announces-the-44mpg-tt-2-0-tdi-quattro/K not sure what the other post's mean but this is an awesome news bit. The TT is one of the most refined sporty cars on the market- it blows the BMW z4 and mBenz out of the water just on fit and finish. The interior quality and comfort cannot be touched in this price segment and you can get around 40 mpg. Im in!]]>Feb 26th 2008 9:10PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/26/audi-announces-the-44mpg-tt-2-0-tdi-quattro/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/26/audi-announces-the-44mpg-tt-2-0-tdi-quattro/
remember, this is a manufacturer claim for the highway fuel consumption - in Europe manufacturers can publish their own fuel consumption figures; if it comes in US, I bet the fuel rating is going to be south of 35mpg (highway), which is equivalent to a gasoline consumption of 31mpg, normal for a gasoline engine rated at 170hp; I'm sorry to disappoint you, but this engine is not going to bring anything new.]]>Feb 26th 2008 11:30PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/26/audi-announces-the-44mpg-tt-2-0-tdi-quattro/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/26/audi-announces-the-44mpg-tt-2-0-tdi-quattro/
where did you get that? Europeans have a fuel economy test that all manufactureres use. You know that the EPA only tests 10-15% of all cars? The European test is different than the American test and is likely more realistic. The European test has lower city figures and higher highway figures. This TT would easily get 40-50 mpg on the highway in real life driving. Stop making up crap.]]>Feb 27th 2008 12:45AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/26/audi-announces-the-44mpg-tt-2-0-tdi-quattro/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/26/audi-announces-the-44mpg-tt-2-0-tdi-quattro/
Thats WRONG
in Europe manufacotrs have to claim the fuel consuption and CO2 rating after a exact routine called Euro Norm... All cars have to drive exactly the same test routine for that reason for all manufactor count the same rules if quoting consuption. The only thing that is unrealistic this test run is driven with everything turned off.. no air condition running, no radio on, no lights on..nothing that increase the consuption. But this routin is still more realistic as every US consuption claim... the magic numbers claimed in the USA by some companys specialy for Hybrid model are from Fantasy Island and NEVER reached in Europe.
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How again are you saying US ratings are unrealistically high compared to European ones?

nagmashot, I think you are incorrect in your assertions.]]>Feb 27th 2008 1:28AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/26/audi-announces-the-44mpg-tt-2-0-tdi-quattro/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/26/audi-announces-the-44mpg-tt-2-0-tdi-quattro/
what are you talkin'about?

First of all in EU the companies do the testing and nobody controls them. In US companies do the testing but EPA verifies the major vehicle configurations and the figures that do not fit their models. It just happens that the number of configuration verified by EPA is 10-15% of the configuration on the market. So what's your proposal to improve EPA procedure? not testing anything?

Second, the EU tests themselves are completely outdated and of course inaccurate. I am an EU citizen and I have been a direct "beneficiary" of these tests for years. I can honestly say they are a load of crap, not representative of fuel consumption in any way. Five years ago I moved to US for work. In US have been travelling a lot (and renting cars a lot) and I have driven pretty much every sedan on the market (except the luxury segment). What I noticed was that although the fuel consumption was underestimated in EPA figures, at least it was underestimated by the same percentage across all companies. More recently, the new EPA figures are in my opinion spot on, they match my experience very well.

Take a look here and compare the testing procedures in EU and US (for US click the last tab, "Detailed Comparison"):

EU:

http://www.vcacarfueldata.org.uk/information/fuel-consumption-testing-scheme.asp

US:

http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/fe_test_schedules.shtml]]>Feb 27th 2008 2:04AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/26/audi-announces-the-44mpg-tt-2-0-tdi-quattro/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/26/audi-announces-the-44mpg-tt-2-0-tdi-quattro/
MOTORTREND test drove the Audi A3 TDI e in the UK in and around London!

The Audi A3 TDI e is rated at 52 US mpg after EU Norm!!!!!

Motortrend reached on 50miles drive on the M25 motorway around London a average consuption of 50.5 US mpg and easy beat the all time best testresult from Motortrend the Prisu Hybrid 47 mpg.

The A5 3.0l V6 TDI won the Challenge Bibendum in Shanghai. The A5 TDI finished first overall the handling, acceleration and emissions categories and did well enough in other areas to capture the class victory. In the fuel consumption tests, the A5 managed 40.6 mpg (US) which is pretty respectable for a mid-sized sport coupe.

A3 crosses Australia at 71.3mpg
The World Solar Challenge in Australia this year featured a Greenfleet Technology division for high mileage alternative fuel vehicles. One of the top competitors was the Audi A3 TDIe powered by a 1.9L four cylinder diesel. The team of drivers covered the 3,543 km distance from Darwin to Adelaide Australia with an average mileage of 71.3 mpg (US) with peaks as high as 90.4 mpg.

The A5 3.0 TDI is rated at 32mpg EU Nrom..in the UK MSN Cars reached 37mpg average consuption during their road teat.. the worst they get was 33mpg driven realy hard...


ALL this news are from autoblog and autobloggreen and are from international non German press.. befor someone claims national bs ]]>Feb 27th 2008 2:34AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/26/audi-announces-the-44mpg-tt-2-0-tdi-quattro/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/26/audi-announces-the-44mpg-tt-2-0-tdi-quattro/
The US consuption test is more crap as the Euro test for a single pretty simple reason.. in the US test FTP75 the maximum speed reached is 90km/h (56mph) in the EU consuption test (NEFZ) the maximum speed reached is 120km/h (75mph) ..the japanese test completely suck because they only drive 80km/h 50mph ..

Even more crap is the japanese city consuption test.. only driven with 20km/m 12.5mph and 40km/h (25mph)

even the 120km/h of the EU Norm are completely out of reality.. no one drives so slow.. ]]>Feb 27th 2008 3:16AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/26/audi-announces-the-44mpg-tt-2-0-tdi-quattro/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/26/audi-announces-the-44mpg-tt-2-0-tdi-quattro/
Read the links dude, the maximum speed in the EPA test is 80mph (~130km/h). There is no doubt that the EPA test is more comprehensive, accurate and consistent over all manufacturers that tests done in EU, stop deluding yourself:

http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/fe_test_schedules.shtml]]>Feb 27th 2008 3:45AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/26/audi-announces-the-44mpg-tt-2-0-tdi-quattro/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/26/audi-announces-the-44mpg-tt-2-0-tdi-quattro/Feb 27th 2008 7:26PM