Hybrids, eat your heart out

[Cryptic]

2.0-liter turbo diesel producing 170 hp and 258 lb.-ft. of torque, with power transmitted through a six-speed manual gearbox and through Audi's legendary Quattro all-wheel-drive system. Puttering along on the U.S. combined cycle in the coupe will net you 44.3 mpg, while the drop top version gets an equally impressive 42.7 mpg.


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44 mpg / 258lb.-ft. / AWD!!! That's better than my bro's 04 Jetta TDI

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[jamest]

There is an interesting article in Car and Driver regarding the possible price hike diesel might end up in. They were contributing it to the rising popularity of diesel cars here in U.S.

[domokun]

me likey!

If I stay out of boost on the evo, I can get about 28-30 on the highway ( did it 3 times ) and that was when I was over 600hp 450trq, 2 people and 3 bags in the trunk and no wing.

but Im also running a AEM EMS where I was tuning on a fly for gas mileage hahah

[Prince Valiant]

pfft. From Temple TX to Sherman TX (~200 miles), going 75+mph the whole time, WITH winter tires on and no underbody aeropanels on, I got 67.5mpg.

AND I only paid 2.85/gallon vs the 3.65/gallon for diesel (3.75/gallon in IL :wow: )

AND I found out that my car tops out at 104mph, while getting 25mpg. Nah.

[slickwilly]

pfft. From Temple TX to Sherman TX (~200 miles), going 75+mph the whole time, WITH winter tires on and no underbody aeropanels on, I got 67.5mpg.

AND I only paid 2.85/gallon vs the 3.65/gallon for diesel (3.75/gallon in IL :wow: )

AND I found out that my car tops out at 104mph, while getting 25mpg. Nah.
Yeah, but... it's a Honda. :D

Just busting your balls, Hondas are fine cars, but the boring kinds aren't for me.

A diesel TT though... mmmMM, bitches! I love what Audi has been doing with diesel in the past few years. Driven extra conservatively, their twin turbo diesel A8, which is a heavy car, will do 40+mpg. And that thing has some serious power.

[That_Guy]

with my current set up on my balt i average 38.32 doing 75 on the interstate. when i get my aem fic set up on my car i expect to get better the 40 lol

[Flicktitty]

that is awesome! i love it.

[Poncho]

sweet with a 4.1L v8 in the Caddy and a 4-speed auto I get something like 28 on the freeway.

with a 3.1L v6 in the Lumina and a 3-speed auto I get 27 on the freeway

and lastly w/ a 6.0L v8 in the Roo and a 6-speed manual I get 21mpg on the freeway.

damn I need that Audi.

[TURTLE]

neon's getting an average of 34-36 with me beating the living snot out of it, and on short trips to boot... i love small displacement dodge products ;)

[Al]

In the fall, there will be a TDI A4 with a 240hp/360ft V6 that will achieve 40+ combined.

[Breecher_7]

I love it. Diesel is the fuel of the future. Screw Corn/Gas/Electric.....

[ND4SPD]

*Possible* hike in diesel? It's already more expensive than premium.

[Slow Joe]

Our Saab averages in the mid 30s with the top up, high 20s with the top down...

My HHR has an average of 28.1mpg that's been running since the day I took delivery (4/07)

Our Mach... Well, who knows what that gets for gas mileage :rolf I never watch that thing...

[Waver]

Our Saab averages in the mid 30s with the top up, high 20s with the top down...

My HHR has an average of 28.1mpg that's been running since the day I took delivery (4/07)

Our Mach... Well, who knows what that gets for gas mileage :rolf I never watch that thing...

what would bethe point joe, and I doubt it is any better than I get...I am just happy if I see 250 total miles on the trip odo

[PureSound15]

I have been going back and fourth on what will replace the CL (I put 50k+ miles on a car in a year) and before I saw this thread I had pretty much decided on the Audi.

My Jetta, as femanine as it was, was a great car and a blast to drive.

[Slow Joe]

I have been going back and fourth on what will replace the CL (I put 50k+ miles on a car in a year) and before I saw this thread I had pretty much decided on the Audi.

My Jetta, as femanine as it was, was a great car and a blast to drive.

That's about as many miles as Kristie drives... Right now though we're on pace for 60k this year on the Saab...

She saw that TT Coupe, read that there's a convertible, and said that it might be on the list for her next car...

I'm getting myself a driver this comming winter and TDi Jettas & Passats are on the list... I'm sure if I got one of those, she'd steal it regularly :rolf I guess we'll see what happens...

[Flight_740]

I'm doing 17-20 and I am perfectly fine with that.

[michelle]

That's cute.

[Windsors 03 Cobra]

10 years from now the American automobile market will probably be alot more like the European car market where they use small 4 banger diesel's in prit near everything, I welcome the change and am kind of sick of driving gas pigs, I love the power (who doesn't) but hate giving a bunch of my money to BP.
I wish I could buy a diesel focus or fusion, ford has a few diesel's with similar numbers in the European market like the Audi diesel mentioned above.
If I could get one with half the power and 25% more mpg I would want that one.

I don't wanna buy a VW as they have too many problems IMO and harder to work on than normal car's that normal folk's can use a scan tool on and not be married to the dealer service dept.

My old lady drives about 50 miles a day which isn't that much but its enough to use $100 worth of gas a week in our horrible mpg 5.0 Exploder, with our "fuel pincher" cobra its probably only $80, in a fuel pincher diesel it would probably be $40 :thumbsup
I think I use about $30 a week in whatever piece of junk I am driving, I drive maybe a 100 mile's on a normal week.
Heard $4 for regular gas by memorial day. I wish America could stop buying OPEC oil and just use our own oil.

And of course I always want to have my Cobra with more and more HP with less and less driving.
I can't wait till the Cobra is no longer a "primary" summer car for my old lady and she is really mulling my talk's of a fuel pincher. She like's giving money to oil co's.:fire:rolf:punch::chair::rolleyes:
I told her this is the last summer she is going to be using it as a commuter car and the summer after that your getting into a gas miser. She blew up and didn't talk to me the rest of the night. :thumbsup

[Breecher_7]

The price of diesel is assanine. It takes less to refine it and its more expensive. Blame that on supply and demand. THey can charge whatever they want for it, semi's depend on it.

Should be much cheaper then gasoline. Im looking into purchasing a Bio system, i already have a good source of oil. Just hard to drop the 7K on a good unit.

[Prince Valiant]

Problem with diesel prices right now are two-fold:
1) More people buying it due to popularity increase in the auto/light truck martket and...
2) Refining/holding/distribution capacity is slanted toward the gasoline market right now, giving them the advantage in supply.

We are using less fuel than last year, but probably slightly more diesel overall...sending diesel ever more expensive.

However, gas won't be far behind...it was spotted at $ 5.39 in California today!

[SmokinRAM114]

i love old iron, *cough*off road diesel *cough*