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The Last Days of the Audi Mileage Marathon: Vegas to LA

Along with Autoblog lensman Drew Phillips, we did the last leg of the Audi Mileage Marathon in Car #5: an Audi Q7 fitted with a 3.0-liter TDI. Our route lasted four days and took us from Las Vegas to Mammoth Lakes, CA, to Monterey for the final ALMS race at Laguna Seca, and then to Los Angeles. Unlike almost every other group there, we weren't trying to set any mileage records, we wanted to see how the Q would do when driven like we normally drive. After four days of drinking the oil-burning Kool-Aid and hauling ourselves through the Western ... Read more →

Lessons from a few hundred miles in an Audi A3 TDI Sebastian Blanco

As I got ready to retire to my hotel room on the last night of my stint on the Audi Mileage Marathon last night, I happened to share the elevator with a young man. He spotted my Audi-provided name ...

ABG comes up a winner in Wave 3 of the Audi Mileage Marathon Sebastian Blanco

I'd like to say we had our winning technique down from day one. But the truth is, my partner (Don Buffamanti of Autospies) and I didn't exactly have spectacular results on the first two drives. ...

VIDEO: Audi of America EVP Johan de Nysschen talks about diesel Sam Abuelsamid

Over at Carlist.com, Lou Ann Hammond is continuing to roll out some of the video interviews that she did during the wave 1 of the Audi Mileage Marathon. In the latest installment, she chats with Audi ...

Audi Mileage Marathon: Feeling sick and driving fast Sebastian Blanco

Stretching from Denver to Las Vegas, the third wave of the Audi Mileage Marathon has, I believe, the most beautiful landscape views of the 4,700 mile cross-America journey. Lucky for me, this is ...

Audi Mileage Marathon: Fuel efficiency strategies 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

After seven days and 2,832 miles, I'm finally back home. My week-long stint on the Audi Mileage Marathon is over and I believe I've learned a thing or two about hyper-miling. Teams running in the event were scored based on a formula that included fuel efficiency and speed. The fuel efficiency ...

Audi Mileage Marathon: Audi's boss not worried about Toyota diesel cancellation 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Over dinner in Amarillo, Texas on Saturday night, we sat at a table with Audi of America EVP Johan de Nysschen and discussed a range of topics. Among them was his impressions of other manufacturers backing off on diesel plans for the U.S. market. During the course of this drive, Toyota confirmed the ...

VIDEO: Shell's Sylvia Williams discusses GTL diesel fuel 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

One of the VIPs that Audi invited to be present at the launch of the Mileage Marathon in New York on Monday was Sylvia Williams. Williams is the general manager of business development for future fuels at Shell. The main topic of interest in New York was GTL fuel. GTL is a synthetic liquid ...

Audi Mileage Marathon: Diesels are definitely efficient, will it matter? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

As we roll into Dallas to conclude day 5 of the "Great American Road Trip," it is clear beyond a shadow of a doubt that modern diesel engines are very efficient while still providing excellent performance. However, the dominant back drop hanging over the plates of ribs at BB King's Blues Club ...

Audi Mileage Marathon: ABG wins Leg 1 with 29.4 mpg 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Now that we are somewhere between Chicago and Salem, IL you might be wondering what the final tally was for the first wave of the our little cross country trek. My co-driver for the New York to Chicago run flew home last night and I'm now riding with Steve Ewing from Winding Road. Following the ...

Audi Mileage Marathon: Day 3, almost to the Windy City 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Day two of the mileage marathon saw a significantly longer drive than the first day, combined with less traffic. Since the route was predominantly highway cruising, the diesels were truly in their element even going through the mountains of western Pennsylvania. Virtually everyone's mileage ...

Audi Mileage Marathon: Day 2 - 400 miles and we land in Cleveland 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

As day 2 of the Marathon draws to a close we're approaching Cleveland. We left Capitol Hill in D.C. about seven and half hours and 400 miles ago in the Q7 TDI. The fuel gauge is showing just under half a tank of diesel left and the diesel SUV is clearly in its natural element cruising the ...

Audi marathon fleet stops for diesel, finds hydrogen 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

At the end of our first day on the road for the Audi Mileage Marathon yesterday, our destination was Washington, D.C. As we rolled into the Capitol area, the Q7 TDI's navigation system attempted to guide us to a local Shell station (Shell is one of Audi's partners on this little adventure and ...

Audi Mileage Marathon: We're off! 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

And we're off and crawling through the streets of mid-town Manhattan. After getting waved off by actress/model Molly Sims (who?) and Audi ALMS driver Emanuelle Pirro shortly after 9 a.m. from the Tavern on the Green in Central Park, we're now slowly making our way toward the George Washington ...

Audi Mileage Marathon kicks off in New York Monday morning 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The Audi Mileage Marathon that we first told you about a couple of weeks ago kicks off tomorrow morning in Manhattan. A fleet of 23 new diesel-powered Audis including the Q7, Q5, A4 and A3 will leave from Tavern on the Green at 9 am Monday on a two week journey that ends in Los Angelos to ...

Audi to kick off diesel push with cross country Mileage Marathon 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

click the Mileage Marathon vehicles for a high res gallery Audi has announced plans to demonstrate the fuel efficiency of its new diesel vehicles by running a cross-country marathon this fall. The automaker is providing 23 TDI vehicles that will be driven by up to 184 drivers from around the world, ...


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