2015 Audi A8 L TDI: Real-World Fuel Economy - Cars.com News (blog)
2015 Audi A8 L TDI: Real-World Fuel Economy By Aaron Bragman on December 23, 2014. Big luxury cars are great. But big luxury cars often come with other big things — big weight, big engines and quite a thirst for fuel. This is starting to change, however, as more of these large luxury cars start to feature alternative-fuel powertrains like the long-wheelbase 2015 Audi A8 L TDI and its turbocharged diesel V-6 engine. Related: Research the 2015 Audi A8. German automakers have been at the forefront of diesel technology in passenger cars with all of them offering some form of it, and the fuel economy gains are significant. A standard Audi A8 L with the supercharged 3. 0-liter V-6 engine is rated at 19/29/22 mpg city/highway/combined. Not bad for such a big car. But tick the diesel box and your big, comfy A8 L could return 24/36/28 mpg. The combined city/highway rating is 27 percent higher than that of the base engine. , through Detroit and over the Detroit River into Ontario, where a combination of highway and country roads kept the A8 at a reasonable speed. Source: www.cars.com
