Tim:

Read this today on n-tv:

Car tester, former race driver and host of the TV show "Motor", Klaus Niedwiedz, consumed 6,7l/100km with a 997 Carrera with 345 hp and PDK. The test drive covered 648km on public roads.

The 911 was driven 180km on country roads, 30km in the city and the rest on the highway with speeds between 90-130km/h and averaged 84km/h. The car was filled up prior and after the drive under the supervision of a Dekra expert. Bonnet and tank was sealed.

 

 

This is an interesting counterpoint to the threads which we have read here recently to the effect that the advertised fuel consumption figures (based on standard driving cycles defined by law-makers) are impossibly optimistic.

This  show appears to prove that the low fuel consumption figures are indeed possible. It's just that none of us (myself included) really want to drive as economically as is possible.  

        


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fritz