Hey Guys -

New member here. I read the thread below mentioning someone getting great fuel economy in the city, and it caused me to question why mine is SO poor.

I picked up my new 2014 A7 TFSI from the dealer about a month ago. I could go on and on about its beauty and performance but that's been said many times before. I love the car, but am astonished at the very low gas mileage I'm getting. In city driving, I'm averaging between 10-12 /MPG, and on the highway around 17-18 / MPG.

I live in Santa Monica, CA and drive city about 90% of the time, most of which avoids stop-and-go traffic. I certainly don't accelerate hard most of the time, but here and there I do. Most of the time, the Auto drive function is on and I usually take short trips (30min max). In every other car I've driven, I usually average right around the EPA benchmark. But this car is killing me with this terrible efficiency.

If I knew it would be this bad, I would have gotten the TDI instead. Do you guys have any idea what's wrong?

 

I have the same car and live in Pasadena. I get right around epa and drive short distance. Not even freeway to work. Wish I had had ideas for ya.