2001 Audi A2 from UK and Ireland - Comments

The car is supposed to do 80mpg but will only do 50mpg at the most.

This car is fairly sluggish and a very bouncy ride.

The fuel consumption rate is nothing like what it should be. I paid a lot extra for a more efficient, environmentally friendly car and I consider that money to have been completely wasted.

The A2 is fitted with a 1.4TDI PD engine as used in the VW Lupo and Seat Arosa, and not a 1.7TDI.

The all aluminium body shell makes the A2 weigh less than the slightly smaller Arosa and Lupo.

I have not driven an A2 myself. I drive a Lupo 1.4TDI PD and, although it is a little unrefined, yields plenty of torque and has an excellent power to weight ratio.

The lighter A2 should provide an even better performance.

Perhaps there is a problem with the turbocharger, intercooler or fuel cooler - all these would have the affect of making it "sluggish".

Anyone expecting 80mpg is living in cloud cuckoo land!!

50mpg is perfectly reasonable. Manufacturers figures are based on perfectly set up cars driven by expert drivers. The urban figure is the most realistic for real life day to day driving.

My Corsa 1.5TD was quoted at 70mpg when new and delivers 50-53 with mostly extra-urban driving.

Get real.

I manage to get 50mpg out of my petrol engine 1.4 A2 SE when driving approximately 35 miles per day 30 on the motorway or dual carriageway. If I drive more recklessly increasing speed and acceleration etc then this will fall to between 43-46mpg. Either you do a lot of short, stop start journeys, drive extremely fast and hard or there is something wrong with your car.

I have had my 1.4SE diesel with 22000 miles on the clock now for a couple of months, and have carefully carried out fuel checks. Mixed driving gives 55 mpg, and a recent (fast) 300 mile motorway drive gave 58!