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World Driving Records and Running, Walking and Cycling
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- WORLD RECORD Longest Drive On Less Than a Tank of Fuel VW Passat TDi 3 to 5 May, 2012, 1,626.1828 miles total driven. (2,617 km's) 1,626.2 miles divided by 19.322 gallons = 84.162 US MPG = 101.083 IMPERIAL MPG = 2.794 L/100 KM = 35.78 KM/L. States covered: Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia.
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- VW Golf FSi, WORLD RECORD - ROUND THE WORLD 2006, 25 countries, 4 continents, 29,717 km’s in 78 days, January 17 to April 4, 2006, 4.5 L/100 km - 24 tanks of fuel instead of the projected 50 tanks.
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- WORLD RECORD - 2009 US 48 Contiguous States VW Jetta TDi, Driving a total of 9,505 miles Achieving 67.9 US MPG 81.55 Imperial MPG 3.46 L/100 KM Using 139.97 US Gallons of Diesel at a cost of US$ 371.03. Goodyear Assurance Fuel Max Tires were used for this Fuel Economy Challenge.
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- VW Passat Comfortline Trans Canada World Record, 8 drivers, Trans-Canada route Halifax to Vancouver 1352 km’s per tank = 4.69 tanks used, $452.90 cost of fuel = 7.1 cents per km, 5.59 L/100 km, 17.895 KM/L, 31.83% improvement on manufacturers figures, 6339.6 km’s driven.
- VW GOLF PETROL 2 LITRE MANUAL 2006 SOUTH AFRICA WORLD RECORD Details 3,812 Kilometres, 2,369.18 Miles Duration 9 to 17 November, 2006 Cape Town – Round South Africa via Durban – Johannesburg – Bloemfontein - Back to Cape Town Average 4.9 L/100 km, 57.65 mpg, 20.41 km/Litre 186.77 Litres Used, 3.4 Tanks of fuel.
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- Tour De Holland - VW Golf 1.4 World Record, 'TOUR DE HOLLAND' 10 PROVINCES, Details May 11,12,13, 2012, Driving 1,020 km’s, 25.5 km/l, 3.92 L/100 km 40 litres of unleaded 95 petrol used.
- Round Britain Lowest Fuel Consumption World Record, Peugeot 308 HDI Diesel, 1.6 manual, driving 3,700.1 miles, achieving 126.82 MPG, 2.23 L/100 km on 2.41 tanks of fuel costing £136.24.
- Round South Africa Lowest Fuel Consumption Hybrid World Record, Toyota Prius Hybrid, June 9th – 25th, Driving 4,432 KM’s 3.148 L/100 KM 3.1 Tanks of unleaded petrol, Rand 1,425.90
- US 48 Contiguous States Lowest Fuel Consumption Gasoline World Record, August 1st – 22nd, 2011, Chevy Cruze Eco
1.4 petrol manual, driving 9,564.2 miles achieving 64.42 US MPG 77.37 Imperial MPG 3.65 L/100 KM 11.79 Tanks of unleaded petrol costing US$541.24.
- US 48 States Lowest Fuel Consumption Hybrid World Record, April 7th – 28th, 2012, driving 9,033 miles, 69.98 US mpg, 84.05 Imperial mpg, 3.36 L/100 using unleaded petrol US$516.51
- Jaguar Round Australia Economy World Record Drive, 2012, 13,925 km's driven, achieving 3.98 L/100 KM 25.13 KM/L 71 IMP MPG, 8.14 tanks of fuel, 1,710.69 km's on every tank, costing A$881.07
- world record for 'Most Completed Trips From John O'Groat's to Lands End', covering this 1,440 km route on 21 occasions by walking, running, cycling twice and driving 17 times.
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