Andy Fisher
Member
I've owned an A2 1.2Tdi from new for over 5 years (in the UK) and have been enormously impressed by it. I've now done about 82k miles (131k km) and average 95mpg including mostly city driving. The car achieved an amazing 120.2mpg (2.35l/100km) on a very careful measured run over about 170 miles.
I was so impressed that last year I went to Germany to buy a Lupo 3L for my wife to drive. I found one with only 15000 miles on the clock (genuine I believe).
However, the Lupo struggles to better 80mpg (3.6l/100km) and loses speed on hills that the Audi would fly up easily. The problem seems to be the power output of the engine which seems much lower than the Audi. The Lupo has to drop down a gear (or two) to climb hills that the A2 does in 5th.
The Lupo should be 20kg lighter than the A2 - so it's not weight. It has ordinary tyres on instead of the Bridgestone low resistance tyres but can this make such a difference?
Has anyone got any ideas why this difference exists?
I was so impressed that last year I went to Germany to buy a Lupo 3L for my wife to drive. I found one with only 15000 miles on the clock (genuine I believe).
However, the Lupo struggles to better 80mpg (3.6l/100km) and loses speed on hills that the Audi would fly up easily. The problem seems to be the power output of the engine which seems much lower than the Audi. The Lupo has to drop down a gear (or two) to climb hills that the A2 does in 5th.
The Lupo should be 20kg lighter than the A2 - so it's not weight. It has ordinary tyres on instead of the Bridgestone low resistance tyres but can this make such a difference?
Has anyone got any ideas why this difference exists?