Re: What's new S4 Auto owners getting for fuel economy??

That's why they have a CVT-- you get performance AND economy (03 A4 3.0 CVT - 21 mpg city / 28 mpg highway 0-60 in 6.8 secs)

Thanks Doug. That's more or less my point. People seem to forget that you > can get performance AND reasonable economy. > I was just asking the question to determine how bad or good the EPA > estimates were for this car. As I stated in my reply to Pete. I > have no problem with the mpg numbers listed on the EPA sticker for the > auto, as that is what I am looking at. But if these are not even close, > well then I'll > pass on this car, at least until FSI comes out and hopefully improves the > mpg. I originally was looking at the V6 with Ultra Sports package. But it > has almost the > same EPA ratings as the V8. Since the price is not a limiting factor, I > thought, why not get the V8, and it's performance if the fuel economy is > the same as the V6. > Wouldn't you? And most people that I've spoken to about the V6 seem to get > better than what it's rated at. > > All those who have commended, "if you're looking at a V8, then you can't > be concerned about economy" . Let me ask you this. Would you have still > purchased this > car if the EPA numbers were in the single digits??? Was your criteria > really such that you only cared about having a V8? I'm sorry, but for me, > it's not as Black and White a > decisi> >>If you're worried about fuel economy, you should not be buying a V8 in >>the first place. If can afford a new S4, you can also affor the gas. >>And if you can't afford the gas, perhaps you can't afford a new S4 >>either. >> > It's not about affording the gas, it's about wasting it. 15 MPG is > ridiculous, especially for a smaller car.. > > > > To reply, please remove one letter from each side of "@" > Spammers are VERMIN. Please kill them all. >
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Jay Jones
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My 05 S4 Avant gets 16 city/23 hwy...not too far off the Fed's estimate....

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FITZ

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