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Originally Posted by PaleMelanesian
The trouble is an automatic won't allow that combination. It holds a lower gear to higher rpm instead of allowing such open throttle.
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And if you briefly lift the throttle , get it to shift up, then get on the gas again (staying short of kick down) ?
Friend of mine is driving his 3L BMW X3 diesel with 8 speed ZF auto to 5 L/100km , that's 47mpg, taking it easy but not really hypermiling it .
The ZF shifts up very quickly if you don't really floor it - and with a 3L TD engine with heaps of torque, low rpm is no issue at all.
Did you go along on the Audi X-country run with CleanMPG BTW ?