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10-02-2009, 12:47 PM
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/2/European_Union_Flag.jpg Final overall averages prove Audi of Europe could bury everything available in the US. (cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?p=235530)
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/2010_Audi_A3_-_1_6L_TDI_on_Day_1.jpgWayne Gerdes - CleanMPG (cleanmpg.com) - Oct. 2, 2009
2010 Audi A3 1.6L TDI on a lonely highway in Northern Norway. The vehicle averaged an amazing 71.3 mpgUS across Europe with non-trained Automobile Journalists and Audi customers behind the wheel! Only the US based HCH-II stands a chance of meeting that result and only with some of the best drivers in the world behind the wheel!
As reported two days ago, the Audi Efficiency Challenge A to B crossed the finish line in Bee, Italy on the afternoon of September 30 local time. After nine days and approximately 2,600 miles through Europe from north to south, the entire group of Audi automobiles consumption figures bear testament to the outstanding efficiency of each and every vehicle. The brand’s best is the Audi A3 1.6L TDI of course. While averaging 71.3 mpgUS over the 9-days, (best one day FE was actually 81.1 mpg from Copenhagen to Berlin), it stayed considerably above its NEDC combined rating of 61.9 mpgUS throughout the Challenge. “The outstanding fuel economy achieved on the Efficiency Challenge demonstrates that efficiency is a standard feature in every Audi”, commented Axel Strotbek, Member of the Board of Management of AUDI AG for Finance and Organization, speaking from the finish line in Bée. “The Audi Efficiency Challenge is clear proof of our Vorsprung durch Technik,” said Michael Dick, Member of the Board of Management of AUDI AG for Technical Development.
The Audi Efficiency Challenge included 20 Audi’s from five model ranges for the trip. The entire Audi group traveled form Å on the Norwegian Lofoten Islands to Bée in northern Italy. A total of 120 brand customers and international journalists took part in the tour.
Of each participating Audi model, there were two technically identical vehicles on the grid. Teams of two drove against each other to achieve the best daily fuel consumption.
With a mix of country roads, Highways and city traffic, the participants made the efficiency drive under everyday traffic conditions in nine one-day legs through eight European countries, delivering along the way powerful proof of the excellent efficiency of the entire Audi range. “The outstanding fuel economy achieved on the Efficiency Challenge demonstrates that efficiency is a standard feature in every Audi. Because a vehicle focused specifically on optimum use of energy is the basis for efficient driving,” commented Axel Strotbek, Member of the Board of Management of AUDI AG for Finance and Organization, speaking from the finish line in Bée. “But they also show that the driver has a huge impact on efficient driving.”
With the Efficiency Challenge, Audi clearly demonstrated its leading role in TDI technology. Alongside the new Audi A3 1.6L TDI, the Audi A4 2.0 TDI e turned in an excellent 53.4 mpgUS average. The Audi TT TDI underscored its position as the most efficient sports car in its segment with an average consumption of 47.0 mpgUS. Even the FSP of Audi’s TDI range, the 368 kW (500 hp) Audi Q7 V12 TDI came in with an average result of 24.8 mpgUS.
Gasoline powered Audi’s do well
The vehicles with gasoline based direct injection proved they are also very efficient. The Audi A5 Sportback 2.0 TFSI achieved an average of 44.4 mpgUS on its journey from Norway to Italy. The 245 KW (333 hp) Audi S4 had a best-of-day average of 29.8 mpgUS with the TT RS achieving an average fuel economy of 31.8 mpgUS.
“The Audi Efficiency Challenge is clear proof of our Vorsprung durch Technik,” said Michael Dick, Member of the Board of Management of AUDI AG for Technical Development. “The results demonstrate the success of the efficiency technologies that we use in all our model lines.”
Individual Audi model Fuel Economy averages from A to Bee
A3 Sportback 1.6 TDI: 71.3 mpgUS
A4 2.0 TDI e: 53.4 mpgUS
TT 2.0 TDI: 47 mpgUS
A5 Sportback 2.0 TFSI: 44.4 mpgUS
S3 Sportback: 32.7 mpgUS
TT RS: 31.8 mpgUS
A5 Sportback 3.2 FSI Quattro: 30.2 mpgUS
S4: 29.8 mpgUS
Q7 3.0 TDI clean diesel Quattro: 29.4 mpgUS
Q7 V12 TDI: 24.8 mpgUS
The Challenge in everyday traffic conditions
The term “driving from A to B” represents everyday mobility – the sheer diversity of individual transportation that we all take for granted and that the automobile has become the indispensable choice.
The tour was divided into three waves of three days each – the first went from Å to Trondheim in Norway, the second to the German capital of Berlin, with the third ending in the ultimate destination, the village of Bée overlooking Lago Maggiore. Along the way, the tour had a diverse range of roads and scenery ranging from the coast roads of Norway to the Autobahns of Germany. Impressive cities like Oslo, Copenhagen and Prague were also on the Tour, as were the High Alps. Overall, a reflection of everyone’s daily reality.
Leading role in efficiency
When it comes to efficiency, Audi holds the leading role among the premium manufacturers with 32 models with FE as measured by the NEDC combined greater than 43 mpgUS.
Audi Efficiency Challenge A to B – Route and Highlights
Three stages - Nine legs - 20 vehicles and 120 drivers – 2,600 miles.
The proverbial journey from A to B. Starting in the real-life A – Ǻ on the Norwegian Lofoten Islands and ended in the actual B, in the Italian town of Bée close to Lago Maggiore.
Audi FE Challenge A to B Route and Day #1 from Ǻ to Harstad
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Audi FE Challenge A to B – Day #2 from Harstad to Mo i Rana
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Audi FE Challenge A to B – Day #3 from Mo i Rana to Trondheim
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Audi FE Challenge A to B – Day #4 from Trondheim to Oslo
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Audi FE Challenge A to B – Day #5 from Oslo to Copenhagen
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Audi FE Challenge A to B – Day #6 from Copenhagen to Berlin
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Audi FE Challenge A to B – Day #7 from Berlin to Prague
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Audi FE Challenge A to B – Day #8 from Prague to Kitzbuehel
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Audi FE Challenge A to B – Day #9 from Kitzbuehel to Bee
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Audi Efficiency Challenge – 2,600 + miles from A, Norway to Bee, Italy
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This is #13 and final of the Series covering the 2009 – European Audi Efficiency Challenge.
#1: Audi has another fuel economy challenge in the works... (cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25158)
#2: The Audi Efficiency Challenge has begun! (cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25205)
#3: Audi FE_Challenge Day 1 - A3 TDI’s average 67_mpg in cold, wet and windy conditions. (cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?p=234132)
#4: Audi_FE Challenge Day 2 - The A3 TDI’s Fuel Economy improves. (http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25264)
#5: Audi FE_Challenge Day 3 - The A3 1.6L TDI reaches 3.0L/100 km (78.4 mpgUS) (http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?p=234508#post234508)!
#6: Audi Efficiency Challenge A to B: Demonstrating outstanding efficiency (http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25306)
#7: Audi Efficiency Challenge Day 4 - An A3 TDI pulls into Oslo at a respectable 73.5 mpg (http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25316)
#8: Audi Efficiency Challenge Day 5 - Where country meets city (http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25343)
#9: Audi Efficiency Challenge Day 6 – Berlin (http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25362)
#10: Audi Efficiency Challenge Day 7 – Prague (http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25395)
#11: Audi Efficiency Challenge Day 8 – Kitzbuehel, Austria (http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25442)
#12: Audi Efficiency Challenge Day 9 – Finish in Bee, Italy! (http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25469)
Congratulations to Audi, and the 120 Automotive Journalists and Customers who made this spectacular European Efficiency Challenge happen. And to those Audi employees and contractors behind the scenes who put the Challenge together, who kept the tour on track, maintained the vehicles, posted the daily write-ups, uploaded the videos and both took and posted the beautiful scenic pictures in a timely fashion.
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/2010_Audi_A3_-_1_6L_TDI_on_Day_1.jpgWayne Gerdes - CleanMPG (cleanmpg.com) - Oct. 2, 2009
2010 Audi A3 1.6L TDI on a lonely highway in Northern Norway. The vehicle averaged an amazing 71.3 mpgUS across Europe with non-trained Automobile Journalists and Audi customers behind the wheel! Only the US based HCH-II stands a chance of meeting that result and only with some of the best drivers in the world behind the wheel!
As reported two days ago, the Audi Efficiency Challenge A to B crossed the finish line in Bee, Italy on the afternoon of September 30 local time. After nine days and approximately 2,600 miles through Europe from north to south, the entire group of Audi automobiles consumption figures bear testament to the outstanding efficiency of each and every vehicle. The brand’s best is the Audi A3 1.6L TDI of course. While averaging 71.3 mpgUS over the 9-days, (best one day FE was actually 81.1 mpg from Copenhagen to Berlin), it stayed considerably above its NEDC combined rating of 61.9 mpgUS throughout the Challenge. “The outstanding fuel economy achieved on the Efficiency Challenge demonstrates that efficiency is a standard feature in every Audi”, commented Axel Strotbek, Member of the Board of Management of AUDI AG for Finance and Organization, speaking from the finish line in Bée. “The Audi Efficiency Challenge is clear proof of our Vorsprung durch Technik,” said Michael Dick, Member of the Board of Management of AUDI AG for Technical Development.
The Audi Efficiency Challenge included 20 Audi’s from five model ranges for the trip. The entire Audi group traveled form Å on the Norwegian Lofoten Islands to Bée in northern Italy. A total of 120 brand customers and international journalists took part in the tour.
Of each participating Audi model, there were two technically identical vehicles on the grid. Teams of two drove against each other to achieve the best daily fuel consumption.
With a mix of country roads, Highways and city traffic, the participants made the efficiency drive under everyday traffic conditions in nine one-day legs through eight European countries, delivering along the way powerful proof of the excellent efficiency of the entire Audi range. “The outstanding fuel economy achieved on the Efficiency Challenge demonstrates that efficiency is a standard feature in every Audi. Because a vehicle focused specifically on optimum use of energy is the basis for efficient driving,” commented Axel Strotbek, Member of the Board of Management of AUDI AG for Finance and Organization, speaking from the finish line in Bée. “But they also show that the driver has a huge impact on efficient driving.”
With the Efficiency Challenge, Audi clearly demonstrated its leading role in TDI technology. Alongside the new Audi A3 1.6L TDI, the Audi A4 2.0 TDI e turned in an excellent 53.4 mpgUS average. The Audi TT TDI underscored its position as the most efficient sports car in its segment with an average consumption of 47.0 mpgUS. Even the FSP of Audi’s TDI range, the 368 kW (500 hp) Audi Q7 V12 TDI came in with an average result of 24.8 mpgUS.
Gasoline powered Audi’s do well
The vehicles with gasoline based direct injection proved they are also very efficient. The Audi A5 Sportback 2.0 TFSI achieved an average of 44.4 mpgUS on its journey from Norway to Italy. The 245 KW (333 hp) Audi S4 had a best-of-day average of 29.8 mpgUS with the TT RS achieving an average fuel economy of 31.8 mpgUS.
“The Audi Efficiency Challenge is clear proof of our Vorsprung durch Technik,” said Michael Dick, Member of the Board of Management of AUDI AG for Technical Development. “The results demonstrate the success of the efficiency technologies that we use in all our model lines.”
Individual Audi model Fuel Economy averages from A to Bee
A3 Sportback 1.6 TDI: 71.3 mpgUS
A4 2.0 TDI e: 53.4 mpgUS
TT 2.0 TDI: 47 mpgUS
A5 Sportback 2.0 TFSI: 44.4 mpgUS
S3 Sportback: 32.7 mpgUS
TT RS: 31.8 mpgUS
A5 Sportback 3.2 FSI Quattro: 30.2 mpgUS
S4: 29.8 mpgUS
Q7 3.0 TDI clean diesel Quattro: 29.4 mpgUS
Q7 V12 TDI: 24.8 mpgUS
The Challenge in everyday traffic conditions
The term “driving from A to B” represents everyday mobility – the sheer diversity of individual transportation that we all take for granted and that the automobile has become the indispensable choice.
The tour was divided into three waves of three days each – the first went from Å to Trondheim in Norway, the second to the German capital of Berlin, with the third ending in the ultimate destination, the village of Bée overlooking Lago Maggiore. Along the way, the tour had a diverse range of roads and scenery ranging from the coast roads of Norway to the Autobahns of Germany. Impressive cities like Oslo, Copenhagen and Prague were also on the Tour, as were the High Alps. Overall, a reflection of everyone’s daily reality.
Leading role in efficiency
When it comes to efficiency, Audi holds the leading role among the premium manufacturers with 32 models with FE as measured by the NEDC combined greater than 43 mpgUS.
Audi Efficiency Challenge A to B – Route and Highlights
Three stages - Nine legs - 20 vehicles and 120 drivers – 2,600 miles.
The proverbial journey from A to B. Starting in the real-life A – Ǻ on the Norwegian Lofoten Islands and ended in the actual B, in the Italian town of Bée close to Lago Maggiore.
Audi FE Challenge A to B Route and Day #1 from Ǻ to Harstad
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Audi FE Challenge A to B – Day #2 from Harstad to Mo i Rana
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Audi FE Challenge A to B – Day #3 from Mo i Rana to Trondheim
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Audi FE Challenge A to B – Day #4 from Trondheim to Oslo
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Audi FE Challenge A to B – Day #5 from Oslo to Copenhagen
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Audi FE Challenge A to B – Day #6 from Copenhagen to Berlin
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Audi FE Challenge A to B – Day #7 from Berlin to Prague
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Audi FE Challenge A to B – Day #8 from Prague to Kitzbuehel
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Audi FE Challenge A to B – Day #9 from Kitzbuehel to Bee
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Audi Efficiency Challenge – 2,600 + miles from A, Norway to Bee, Italy
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This is #13 and final of the Series covering the 2009 – European Audi Efficiency Challenge.
#1: Audi has another fuel economy challenge in the works... (cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25158)
#2: The Audi Efficiency Challenge has begun! (cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25205)
#3: Audi FE_Challenge Day 1 - A3 TDI’s average 67_mpg in cold, wet and windy conditions. (cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?p=234132)
#4: Audi_FE Challenge Day 2 - The A3 TDI’s Fuel Economy improves. (http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25264)
#5: Audi FE_Challenge Day 3 - The A3 1.6L TDI reaches 3.0L/100 km (78.4 mpgUS) (http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?p=234508#post234508)!
#6: Audi Efficiency Challenge A to B: Demonstrating outstanding efficiency (http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25306)
#7: Audi Efficiency Challenge Day 4 - An A3 TDI pulls into Oslo at a respectable 73.5 mpg (http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25316)
#8: Audi Efficiency Challenge Day 5 - Where country meets city (http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25343)
#9: Audi Efficiency Challenge Day 6 – Berlin (http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25362)
#10: Audi Efficiency Challenge Day 7 – Prague (http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25395)
#11: Audi Efficiency Challenge Day 8 – Kitzbuehel, Austria (http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25442)
#12: Audi Efficiency Challenge Day 9 – Finish in Bee, Italy! (http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25469)
Congratulations to Audi, and the 120 Automotive Journalists and Customers who made this spectacular European Efficiency Challenge happen. And to those Audi employees and contractors behind the scenes who put the Challenge together, who kept the tour on track, maintained the vehicles, posted the daily write-ups, uploaded the videos and both took and posted the beautiful scenic pictures in a timely fashion.