Driving the Audi Q5 TDI – The Road to Fall (Sylvensteinspeicher) – Review – The Green Car Driver –

After passing Bad Tölz, I followed the B13 in the direction of Sylvenstein (which is actually just the dam and not a village) and turned right onto the B307 for the last 2 km (1.2 miles). The B307 is part of the Deutsche Alpenstraße (German Alpine Route) which has a total length of 450 km (280 miles). Designed as a holiday route with an amazing view of the Bavarian Alps, it connects the Bodensee area on the Austrian and Swiss border with Berchtesgaden on a west-east axis. The German Alpine Route ends at the historic Roßfeldhöhenringstaße.

With an average fuel consumption of 8.2 l/100 km (29.5 mpg) the Audi Q5 was able to improve the fuel usage by up to 0.9 l/100 km (3.5 mpg) after leaving the Autobahn. The entire drive of 85 km (52 miles) took 2 hours and 17 minutes while the average speed was only 37 km/h (23 mph). The Audi Q5 3.0 TDI Quattro is rated with an average fuel consumption of 6.6 l/100 km (39.2 mpg) on the highway and most of the difference can be explained by the traffic and the slow stop-and-go driving.

Overall, after one week with the Q5 in a variety of driving conditions, the picture was a bit different: the Q5 used 7.4  l/100 km (33 mpg) overall, which given the varying driving conditions experienced on the road to Fall, was quite respectable.

THE AUDI Q5 TDI

THE AUDI Q5 TDI – THE DRIVE TO FALL PART I

THE AUDI Q5 TDI – THE DRIVE TO FALL PART II

THE AUDI Q5 TDI IN FALL

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