Monday, October 04, 2010

Diesel VW Goes 1,531 Miles On One Tank

"Gavin Conway of The Sunday Times spent a little more than two days driving from Maidstone, Kent, to the south of France and most of the way back. The final distance is a bit unclear — Conway says in the Times (subscription req.) that he drove 1,527 miles, but VW put the official figure at 1,531 miles. Either way, Guinness says it set a new record for distance traveled by a production car on a single tank of fuel."

VW and the British press say he got 90 mpg, and since it’s Europe we’re assuming they’re talking Imperial gallons. If so, that’s 74.9 mpg U.S.

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