vw world record
grinderman - May 26th, 2012 at 08:43 PM
A couple in America have driven their 2012 VW Passat TDI with six speed manual an incredible 1626 miles without refueling. Thats over 2600km in a
standard car driven during the day with real traffic conditions and included luggage for two ! Talk about a light foot 
You would really be challenged by driving in such a manner, I mean
most people like to rev their engines past 1200rpm.........
h - May 26th, 2012 at 09:02 PM
no hills to climb, flat driving with a tailwind prolly
but seriously
ancientbugger - May 27th, 2012 at 09:38 AM
I love the ads on telly where they say something like "800 kms on just one tank of fuel", they don't say how bloody big the fuel tank is though
Lucky Phil - May 27th, 2012 at 10:23 AM
This makes a mockery of the Toyota Prius.
I was told the other day that the carbon footprint of a Prius from birth to death equals that of a Hummer.
Some way to save the planet, right?
grinderman - May 27th, 2012 at 07:27 PM
An australian motoring magazine last year compared 2 new VE V6 commodores ( 3.0lt and 3.6lt), a 4.0lt falcon and for interest sake a TDI Passat. When
driven on the freeway section of the test the passat returned sub 4lt /100km and they thought they might have done a miscalculation because they
couldnt believe a spacious torquey family car could go that low, but I believe it now.
Lucky Phil - May 27th, 2012 at 08:36 PM
A mate of mine went to victoria last year in his sd passat. Diesel, i think.
made no real effort to save fuel.
he got 1200 km before refuelling.
vlad01 - May 28th, 2012 at 12:00 PM
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posted by Lucky Phil
This makes a mockery of the Toyota Prius.
I was told the other day that the carbon footprint of a Prius from birth to death equals that of a Hummer.
Some way to save the planet, right?
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worse actually. its beating dead horse. everyone know the prius is a monstrosity with its carbon foot print. Generally the old the car the less the
carbon foot print over the life cycle of the car.
vlad01 - May 28th, 2012 at 12:03 PM
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posted by grinderman
An australian motoring magazine last year compared 2 new VE V6 commodores ( 3.0lt and 3.6lt), a 4.0lt falcon and for interest sake a TDI Passat. When
driven on the freeway section of the test the passat returned sub 4lt /100km and they thought they might have done a miscalculation because they
couldnt believe a spacious torquey family car could go that low, but I believe it now.
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yeah i read that one I think? or was it that ones comparing the flexi fuel comys other the other models?
vlad01 - May 28th, 2012 at 12:04 PM
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I love the ads on telly where they say something like "800 kms on just one tank of fuel", they don't say how bloody big the fuel tank is though
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yeah I am not that far from that figure and my car is 20. it means nothing without the tank size.
why don't they just say the L/100km ffs.
matberry - May 28th, 2012 at 12:23 PM
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why don't they just say the L/100km ffs.
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what....advertising using usefull information........are you MAD???
vlad01 - May 28th, 2012 at 04:13 PM
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why don't they just say the L/100km ffs.
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what....advertising using usefull information........are you MAD???
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Yes, yes I am
donn - May 28th, 2012 at 04:55 PM
Ha Ha, like my sister telling me a tank of fuel lasts her 3 weeks THATS HOW FUEL EFICIENT MY MAZDA IS !
she goes to the shop 5 k down the road once a day, dosn't know how much she puts in at the end of 3 weeks.
68BUS - May 28th, 2012 at 05:16 PM
I get 1600km out of a fill up and I drive a 4.2litre turbo charged V8 Dielsel Ute.
Doesn't matter one little bit that one fillup is about 170 litres.
Joel - May 28th, 2012 at 05:55 PM
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Originally
posted by Lucky Phil
This makes a mockery of the Toyota Prius.
I was told the other day that the carbon footprint of a Prius from birth to death equals that of a Hummer.
Some way to save the planet, right?
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