So Friday I drove from the Git 'n Go at the corner of 42nd St. and University Ave. in Des Moines, IA to The Underground Lounge at the corner of Clark St. and W. Newport Ave. in Chicago, IL. According to my trip odometer, that's 368 miles. According to my fuel gauge, that left me with a little over a quarter of a tank. According to my Owner's Manual, I have a 15.4 Gallon fuel tank. Based on guestimating the position of my fuel gauge at about 28% full (meaning I used 11.083 gallons), that comes to about 33.2mpg.

From a V6 with over 136,000 miles on it.

Also, I had my rear seat in place; and had my subwoofer hooked up in the trunk, along with a box of T-shirts and some stage lights, and a duffel bag full of necessities for the weekend.

All I did to prepare was change the oil and fill the gas tank and PS fluid reservoir before I left, and it probably helped that I wasn't running the AC. Other than that, I just kicked back and set the cruise control to the speed limit all the way along I-80. By the way, I-80 is much prettier in Illinois than it is in Iowa - in Iowa it's all straight stretches surrounded by corn and beans as far as the eye can see; but in Illinois, it's more curvy and there are a lot more trees.

Anyway, just thought I'd share because it reminded me why I love my car so much!

PS: I have to say, if my 12v 2.8 could do this with a full interior and cargo, then I have no doubt that CLX's claims of 40+ mpg over a couple thousand miles with a stripped interior and little/no cargo in a 1.8T are probably accurate.

 

Iowa is a lot better than Illinois

 

I'm waiting to see what kind of mileage I get from a full tank... I have a feeling its going to be terrible. Mostly city driving though like 17 mpg doesnt seem so good

 

Rock on! Should do another 136k with similar results.

 

F, yeah, 12v Army strikes again, the rest of the Audi's might take us on the track, but in a long range hall, we shall prevail

 

Impressive, but I would never trust guesstimating based on my gas needle. Just fill the tank so you know exactly how many gallons were used from the last fill-up to get a more accurate MPG.

 

^^ True. When I filled it up Saturday before leaving for Cedar Rapids, it took 12.057 gallons with the trip odo at 376, which comes to 31.185 - but that was after driving around in Chicago a little bit, thus why it went down. But still not too shabby

 

I live in Iowa and I like it; I'm just saying that the section of I-80 in Illinois is prettier than I-80 in Iowa, and I would know - I've driven the entire length of I-80 in Iowa several times

 

I agree. Not too shabby!

 

Very nice, supercharge it!