Lupo Enters Guinness World RecordsT Book
Published: 2nd December 2003
Volkswagen Lupo
The Volkswagen Lupo 3L TDI has once
again proved itself as the world’s most fuel efficient production
car by setting yet another record. Gerhard Plattner, an Austrian journalist
and economy driving expert, has, for the second time this year, entered
the Guinness World Records™ Book in a Volkswagen. Earlier this
month Plattner covered a distance of 2,910 miles through 20 European
countries in a standard Lupo 3L TDI. He achieved his aim of completing
this journey – which started in Oslo, Norway and finished in
The Hague in The Netherlands – with just 100 euros worth of
fuel. In fact, all he required was 90.94 euros, which corresponds
to an average consumption of 2.78 litres per 100 km (101.6 mpg).
Plattner completed his first successful ‘100 euro eco-tour’ in August this year in a Polo TDI, over 1,944 miles through 15 European countries. The average fuel consumption set over this distance was just 3.95 litres per 100 km (71.5 mpg) with fuel costs of 90.89 euros.
Both of these record journeys were by no means carried out at an unrealistically slow pace. The average speed of the first economy run was 51 mph while the average speed of the Lupo 3L TDI was 50 mph. Each eco-tour was accompanied and monitored by independent experts.
