Audi Quattro system and fuel economy

DuPLeX

Hi folks .
I'm considering buying an 00 audi A6 and have a choice of two one has quattro and 80000 miles and the other has regular drive and 140000 miles ,
I'm just wondering what differance the quattro makes to the fuel consumption .
before I decide , anybody know about audi A6s ?

cantdecide

I have a '98 A6 2.8 quattro sport with 122k miles and I get a consistant 26-27mpg. Not heavy but I know someone with a 150k mile 2.5tdi quattro sport who gets a consistant 34mpg, which isn't that light. This 6 pot diesel is the minimum a 2.2 tonne car should have to be at all refined. The 4 pots are very unbecoming in a premium saloon.

Quattro cars remains FWD 99% of the time so the 'driving extra wheels' thing is pub talk. The quattro system is heavier but to answer your question- in the real world, the 2 things are unrelated.

I wouldn't think for a second you're better off with the 140k car if they are around the same price and the quattro is probably a higher spec anyway.

BostonB

Personally I'd get the one with half the mileage.

cantdecide wrote: »

I have a '98 A6 2.8 quattro sport with 122k miles and I get a consistant 26-27mpg. Not heavy but I know someone with a 150k mile 2.5tdi quattro sport who gets a consistant 34mpg, which isn't that light.

Its not bad. But you completely fail to mention what kinda driving that is. Cruising at 100 or crawling in traffic. The former I assume.

cantdecide wrote: »

This 6 pot diesel is the minimum a 2.2 tonne car should have to be at all refined. The 4 pots are very unbecoming in a premium saloon..

unbecoming? Seriously? Most VAG diesels are always a bit tractor like to me. If it was the 6 pot petrol then you might have a point. Though hands up, I've not heard them side by side to compare. A friend has a 2.8 petrol A6 which is nice enough.

cantdecide wrote: »

Quattro cars remains FWD 99% of the time so the 'driving extra wheels' thing is pub talk. The quattro system is heavier but to answer your question- in the real world, the 2 things are unrelated.

Not getting your point there. I would assume weight was a big factor in fuel economy, though I don't know how much heavier the quattro is over the 2wd.

unkel

cantdecide wrote: »

a 2.2 tonne car

2.2 tonne? :eek:

Dunno where you got that figure but a '98 A6 2.8l petrol Quattro is only about 1.5 tonne (and about 100kg more than the FWD version)