Broken: Guiness World Record for Lowest Fuel Consumption
October 1, 2008 – 1:11 pm by Dan Volkens
Filed under Cool Stuff, Events, Volkswagen Jetta
John and Helen Taylor set out on the “Taylors’ Diesel Inspiration” tour last September 5th in an attempt to break the current world record for lowest fuel consumption on a drive across the 48 contiguous United States. Twenty days later, they did it!
The Taylors drove through 48 States with their 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI, starting in Bluefield, Virginia and finishing in Beaver, West Virginia, all the while maintaining an average of 58.82mpg. Wow, take that EPA mileage estimates!
Final Trip Statistics:
- Overall 58.82 US MPG
- 70.64 Imperial MPG
- 3.99 L/100 KM
- 11.04 Tanks of Shell Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel
- Costing $US 653.06
- Average 853 Miles per Tank (1,373 Km’s per Tank)
- $US 00.069 cents per mile
- 9,419 Miles driven
Learn more about their fuel-saving efforts at the following links:
- FUELAcademy
- Official Facebook Page
Broken: Guiness World Record for Lowest Fuel Consumption
October 1, 2008 – 1:11 pm by Dan Volkens
Amazing! if it have broken the guiness world record than there is nothing else to say on it. Well with this car John will surely accumulate lump sum amount savings from fuel…. :)