Topic: Volkswagen Sets Non-Diesel Canadian Fuel Efficiency Record

[Autos_Editor]

Halifax to Vancouver.  A total of 6,340 kilometers across Canada.  Eight drivers.  One car.
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[Ex-airbalancer]

Anything the lists km / tank is stupid
all that is a stupid marketing idea 

[quadzilla]

A new Canadian record for fuel efficiency was established as the Passat completed the trip with an average fuel consumption of just 5.59 L/100 km.  This resulted in a range of 1,352 km per tank, meaning a grand total of just 4.69 tankfuls.  These totals far exceeded pre-event estimates and resulted in a total fuel cost of just $452.90.

I will say that is quite impressive but what I really want to know is at what speed did they drive? Did this car even see triple digits?

[X-Traction]

Presumably they'd do even better driving west to east, since they'd have the prevailing wind direction in their favor.

[my2cents]

This says nothing about the Passat - it's all about the record breaking hyper-milers with their 91 records driving all kinds of cars - including

2004
Malaysia Book of Records & Singapore Book of Records National Fuel Economy Records

Lexus RX300, 3 Litre, V6 SUV PetrolAutomatic

Covering 1,025.8 km’s from Singapore to Penang to Kuala Lumpur, 6.88 L/100 km, 14.54 km/L

http://www.fuelacademy.com/world_record_drives.html

[sailor723]

This story is pretty much irrelevant to most drivers. I'm far more interested in how a car performs in everyday situations driven in a normal manner.....This is really just a PR stunt.

[D70]

Most people drive without economy in mind.  Real life figures from 12 owners on this site range from 7.7 L per 100   km to 12.5 L per 100 km
http://www.fuelly.com/car/volkswagen/passat/2012/gas%20l5

This story is pretty much irrelevant to most drivers. I'm far more interested in how a car performs in everyday situations driven in a normal manner.....This is really just a PR stunt.