A road trip across America and it Averaged 81.17 MPG – The new 2015 VW Golf TDI !
by AllAutoExperts | 11 July, 2015
It broke the Guinness World Record for "lowest fuel consumption - 48 US contiguous States for a non-hybrid car", with an average of just over 81 mpg.
The 2015 Golf TDI Clean Diesel was driven 8,233.5 miles (13,250.5 km) around America over 16 days, averaging 81.17 mpg (2.9 l/100 km or 97.5 mpg UK). It made the trip on $294.98 worth of diesel fuel! The TDI beat the previous record of 77.99 mpg (3 l/100 km), and also the hybrid vehicle record of 74.34 mpg (3.16 l/100 km).
The car was driven by Wayne Gerdes, an automotive journalist, Wayne Gerdes has set mileage records in more than 100 vehicles.
The 2015 Golf TDI is powered by Volkswagen's turbocharged and direct-injection Clean Diesel engine, which provides EPA estimated highway fuel economy of 45 mpg (5.2 l/100 km) when equipped with the six-speed manual transmission.
This TDI used low-sulfur diesel fuel and low-rolling-resistance Goodyear Assurance Fuel Max tires.
