Murphy TLX

Good day,

Already considering upgrade to current Type S.

Whom can provide solid highway MPG numbers as well as 50-50 mix numbers? This would be my main vehicle for sales calls where I usually drive 100-300+ miles per day.

Like my 2020 3.5 TLX but... Horsepower! Of course I realize lower MPG is a direct result of increased power. Plenty of new within 100 miles or so. Even CPO 2021 with under 14k close by.

Thanks

caLiTLX

Strictly city driving, in stop and go traffic, I get about ~15.5mpg - I’m sure it would be better if I did highway driving, but that’s not the case for me.

BadMoonRyzen

The Type S is a fantastic car, but if you're after good MPG's this is not a good choice. When I first got the car I was babying it like crazy to try and get good gas mileage out of it. I then told myself I'm crazy for doing that, just drive the car as it was meant to be driven. Before I was averaging a little over 19mpg with a 90/10 city/hwy mix. After it's right about 18 mpg with the same mix. Not terrible, but not great either.

Murphy TLX

2020 TLX 3.5 does 26 or so all day in city.. Have been pretty consistent on highway at 30-32. Just a smidgen less than Accord 3.5 ran. So that corresponds to extra weight TLX carries.

Any other input?

Tesla1856

Provided as a reference ... and I only know this because the car's computer is tracking it (I tend to not care).

The 2.0L-4c-Turbo in my 2021 Audi A5-coupe (with Quattro AWD) is rated at 261hp / 273lb-ft (and will do 0-60 is 5.3 seconds ... easy). I tend to drive around in S (instead of D) so the Auto-Stop/Start (ASS) never engages. I also tend to keep the A/C on pretty-much year-round as it helps keep the air drier.

Pretty much, I (unintentionally) do everything wrong if trying to get good gas mileage. But, like I said ... it's just not a high-priority for me. Another reference data-point is EPA's estimated Combined is 27mpg.

Apparently, I'm getting 21mpg City and around 26mpg Highway.

On the other-hand, with the wife's Q5-e PHEV's (350hp hybrid) ... for a day's worth of driving around town running errands ... we get around 80 mpg.

KrylonBlue

I average about 19mpg with a mixture of city and highway. It’s pretty similar to the 2019 TLX ASPEC SH-AWD I had prior to the Type S.

I don’t baby the car at all. I didn’t buy a Type S to drive it like a Prius. As a daily driver it’s a great vehicle. As a vehicle you drive around for work I wouldn’t recommend it.

sombasol

your VAG car is telling you what fuel milage its getting and you’re goona believe them?? JK. My GLI got the best fuel milage of any car ive ever had, when it was on the road and not getting repaired.

my commute is probably worst case scenario for fuel milage. In the winter i auto start it for around 10 minutes, drive 2km, through a road with speed humps every 100m or so, then stop and drop kids off at school, start and drive 7km to work with 3 stop lights, and 8 stops signs, and 2-3 days a week ive got a vacant curvy route that i drive “assertively” on. Usually driven in my independednt mode of sport engine/comfort suspension or sport+. The Type S gets by far the worst mileage of any vehicle of ever driven on this commute. Im talking 12-16 mpg bad. The auto start really destroys the milage but my comfort is worth something. In summer its 17-18 when im not auto starting. Pure highway trips i get around 26ish.

crimeariver

My full-tank mileage always averages out to 21ish. Got it end of Oct so only winter conditions (40-55F) on summer tires so far.

Rarely drive in stop-go traffic, maybe 10%. Otherwise always spirited driving. 80/20 hwy/cty

I was getting 17.5 when I got it.. then figured that it is probably charging the battery after shipping all the time ) Charged it once, getting 21 since then.

richii0207

I’m fairly certain the OP was inquiring about real world MPG numbers from owners of the Type S and not an Audi.

As a Type S owner myself, I get around EPA numbers on city and highway. The best I’ve seen on HWY was 29mpg on a 30 mile trip going 80mph.

KrylonBlue

I have never seen this mileage. Do you not fill up your tank all the way? The added weight by doing so could make a difference but not by that much.

I want those numbers, lol.

(Granted, I never use Comfort).

MarcoTLX

I concur with Krylon my average mpgs is about the same from my 2019 TLX A-Spec AWD in my current 2023 TLX-S.

Though I did achieve 26-27 mpg this weekend on the highway in comfort mode for a 40 mile drive.

My only thing is I feel like I sip through gas faster since the gas tank capacity in the 2G TLX’s are slightly smaller than the 1G TLX’s gas tank (15.9 gal Vs 17.2 gal)

richii0207

I have only seen those numbers once :-P. I had reset the counter before that trip because I wanted to see how the MPG was without any traffic since my usual commute is during rush hour. Realistically, I usually net around 22-25 on the same HWY with traffic.

But I do fill it up all the way 😆

crimeariver

I think typeS has sweet-spot around ~78-80mph. When not in traffic I also drive mostly 78. Aerodynamics? My previous 4cyl cars used to drop mileage above 70mph.

badboy

I must be driving a different car because my 23 type s doesn't go a hair above 24 mpg even if I'm driving on highway.

Do you guys manually shift or let the car do it? I am in full auto, but if the numbers are better with manual, I may try it.

MarcoTLX

for me I try manually shift it into D9 and D10 on comfort mode when I want maximum possible mpgs on the highway

NwTSXmt

wtf..I need a new daily driver to replace my aging Focuse RS...thought the Type S would fit the bill....idk...I get over 20mpg on the RS on my daily commute...I stay in the Left Lane...hmmmmmnnnnnn..mpg is not my first concern...butttttt

Baksju

I get around 16 :/

GhostTL09

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Lowishhh, about 16mpg. But I drive mostly between 25 and 40mph around town. Barely on highway, but when I road trip I can do about 23/24mpg.

mikedub88

I get right around 20 mpg. 50/50 mixed usage. I don't baby it either. Slightly lower in the winter.

22TypeS

My routine numbers are 16-17 mpg. Best with a lot of highway was about 24. I push it and am usually in Sport mode.

wdmacura

I'm running 15-17mpg in town which is always sport mode. My first road trip was around 120 miles with cruise locked at 78 all the way (midnight drive, so no highway traffic) and I hit 26mpg (engine in Comfort mode). That was with only about 600 miles on the car. From experience with my previous vehicles (Honda's), mpg seemed to improve after 2500 miles or so. On that same trip I just took, my 2016 Accord V6 (3.5L) has hit 40 mpg, but averages 35-37mpg. Don't know that the TypeS will ever get to that, but I'll wait to see after I get many more miles on it.

MidknightTLX

On local streets I get 15-18mpg depending on driving mode and how I'm feeling that day.

On a recent trip I got 25mpg full highway cruising at 75ish.