Fuel Economy, Hypermiling, EcoModding News and Forum - EcoModder.com - View Single Post - Audi A8 1.2 E-TDI luxury fuel sipper

Arragonis · 09-01-2013, 04:43 PM

If the latest 2.0 140 TDI unit is good enough for the latest A6 (which weighs pretty much the same as the A8 of that generation) then a 1.2 making 144 would be good enough too but maybe with far better MPG.

This is more or less what VAG is planning but maybe 5-10 years ahead IMHO. I can see a 3cyl 1.0 TDI being the norm and a 4 cyl 1.6 TDI being for premium models circa 2020.

And I just bought a 2.7 V6 TDI...

09-01-2013, 04:43 PM	#5 (permalink)
Arragonis The PRC. Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Elsewhere. Posts: 5,304 Thanks: 285 Thanked 536 Times in 384 Posts	If the latest 2.0 140 TDI unit is good enough for the latest A6 (which weighs pretty much the same as the A8 of that generation) then a 1.2 making 144 would be good enough too but maybe with far better MPG. This is more or less what VAG is planning but maybe 5-10 years ahead IMHO. I can see a 3cyl 1.0 TDI being the norm and a 4 cyl 1.6 TDI being for premium models circa 2020. And I just bought a 2.7 V6 TDI... __________________ [I]So long and thanks for all the fish.[/I]