[urq] Future Audi : is there a TDI planned ?

[Huw Powell]

So what does the base gasoline version cost if it is upgraded to the 
same option package as the base TDI?  And does it add enough weight to 
make the gasoline version have even worse fuel economy?

On 4/13/2011 4:58 PM, Dan DiBiase wrote:
> Well, you also have to remember that the cost differential isn't just the
> engine. In the case of the Jetta, for example, the $7k differential between
> the S and the TDI also includes a moonroof, alloy wheels, leatherette,
> Bluetooth, heated seats, and an upgraded stereo...
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>   Dan D
> '04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
> Central NJ USA
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> ________________________________
> From: George Selby<gselby4x4 at earthlink.net>
> To: quattro at audifans.com
> Sent: Wed, April 13, 2011 4:16:53 PM
> Subject: Re: [urq] Future Audi : is there a TDI planned ?
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> At 03:00 PM 4/13/2011, you wrote:
>> The better mileage works out to the fuel being cheaper per mile in most
>> cases. For example an A8 TDI gets 40mpg where a gas A8 is nearer to 20mpg.
>> The fuel isn't twice as expensive, around here it's not much more than 93
>> octane (maybe 40 cents per gallon more).
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> Plus you have to add in the normally significant premium to obtain the diesel
> engine on top of the base price of the car.  For instance from a base Jetta to a
> Base TDI Jetta is nearly $8,000 - 50% of the purchase price of the base car.
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> According to my calculations based on mixed highway/city mileage and current
> gas/diesel prices, it costs $152 in gas to drive 1000 miles in a base Jetta,
> $122 in diesel in a TDI.  So you would have to drive 266,000 miles to make up
> the diesel premium!  That's assuming you pay cash for the car, not finance it.
> That's a long payoff for a high upfront investment in diesel.
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> George Selby
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