2016 audi q7 real world mpg

[AshK]

Im new here and im sure its already been covered elsewhere. 

iv just bought a 2016 audi q7 3.0tdi crtc 8 speed auto last month.   drives ok, what mpg am i expecting to get local and on motorway? 

Granted that its not going to get the stated 47mpg on motorway and 40mpg local, what are owners real life mpg experience?

Im getting around 37mpg driving on motorway driving around 65mph and about 22mpg local, even if im accelerating conservately and driving like a grandad in eco-mode.  (its obviously lower when i drive more aggressively).    does this sound about right?  i know that you dont buy these cars for the ecomomy, but still seems very low compared to official figures, possibly indicating a hidden problem.

The car has recently passed mot, and has been serviced, with transmission oil being replaced.   Theres no obvious fault codes showing up on VCDS. 

What do you think it is?  What are you guys getting?

[Steve Q]

What ever the claimed figures are, take 10mpg off that for real world figures 

[AshK]

If anyone finds this useful, I saw this article where the reviewers is getting simular low mpgs (average 30mpg)  compared to the declared 47mpg.

https://www.carmagazine.co.uk/car-reviews/long-term-tests/audi/audi-q7-2016-long-term-test-review/

 

I wonder why and how the manufacturers get away with this false information?

Any one getting any different values.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Magnet]

Not false information Ashiq, it’s just that the tests are carried out under ‘favourable for them’ laboratory conditions. 

[cliffcoggin]

As Magnet said, these tests are carried out under standardised conditions to eliminate the human factor in the tests. The tests were only ever devised to provide a comparison between cars, not to indicate what the real fuel consumption on the road would be, which depends so much on traffic conditions and how heavy footed the driver is.

Having said that, "VW dieselgate" has shown that manufacturers can programme their cars to perform unusually well in specific circumstances so who knows how relevant official consumption figures are nowadays.