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anyone see the USA top gear fuel economy challenge yesterday?
by
JBG3
on 05 Sep, 2012 14:03
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I watched some of it, until I became annoyed with those three guys and changed the channel.
Premise was 700 miles from portland WA to san francisco CA on one tank. Featured a BMW, a passat TDI, and a ford truck.
Im curious if anyone caught the end, who won?
Im convinced I could do it in my 1.6 NA.
Some people on the forum out in that area should try it
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#1
by
bbob203
on 05 Sep, 2012 17:44
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I 100 peecent have gone over 700 miles on a tank.
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#2
by
8v-of-fury
on 05 Sep, 2012 17:54
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55L I presume bbob?
4.92L/100km Fully achievable. If you stayed constant highway cruise for an entire tank full I see no issue getting over 700 miles.
fwiw, the TDI Passat has like a 70L tank.. if it couldn't do over 700 miles.. something was wrong with it.
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#3
by
CRSMP5
on 05 Sep, 2012 19:06
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tdi passat... sedan ~18gal... wagon +20gal... ive put over 20 gal in my wagon a few times... done 800miles per tank too.. not a tdi.. just 1.6td...
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#4
by
8v-of-fury
on 05 Sep, 2012 19:07
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tdi passat... sedan ~18gal... wagon +20gal... ive put over 20 gal in my wagon a few times... done 800miles per tank too.. not a tdi.. just 1.6td...
Right, so the TDI should be able to do 920miles (~15% better) easily.
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#5
by
theman53
on 05 Sep, 2012 19:10
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I have done 700 miles in mixed driving with a/c on 90% of the time in the 85F or higher heat in my 01 TDI with over 200,000 miles on it. I can't get 13 gallons in it either.
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#6
by
bbob203
on 05 Sep, 2012 19:15
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15 gallon tank in my ride. So a Tdi with a 20 gallon tank would get over 900 a fill up? holy smokes just one more reason to get busy making mine.
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#7
by
8v-of-fury
on 05 Sep, 2012 19:17
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900 miles on 20 gallon is 45mpg. Pretty easily obtainable. I only have a 10gal in my 84.. so I am limited to only getting 510-530 miles from a tank.
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#8
by
burn_your_money
on 05 Sep, 2012 19:19
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Sounds like a pretty lame contest.
I don't know much about tank sizes on 18 wheelers, but empty I'd be surprised if one of them couldn't complete the challenge.
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#9
by
8v-of-fury
on 05 Sep, 2012 19:27
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Sounds like a pretty lame contest.
tank sizes on 18 wheelers
They come in three sizes: 100 gallons, 150 gallons and 200 gallons.
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#10
by
burn_your_money
on 05 Sep, 2012 19:35
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At 8mpg that sounds pretty easy
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#11
by
8v-of-fury
on 05 Sep, 2012 19:36
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I dunno if they get 8mpg though.. Maybe empty.. maybe.
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#12
by
burn_your_money
on 05 Sep, 2012 19:42
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#13
by
8v-of-fury
on 05 Sep, 2012 19:46
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"A new, full-aero 18-wheeler tractor-trailer at 40 tons will get close to 12 miles per gallon on level ground at highway speeds."
Wow.. I never knew they were able to do this.. but that industry has come SO far in the last 10 years alone.
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#14
by
EcoTX
on 05 Sep, 2012 22:45
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"A new, full-aero 18-wheeler tractor-trailer at 40 tons will get close to 12 miles per gallon on level ground at highway speeds."
Wow.. I never knew they were able to do this.. but that industry has come SO far in the last 10 years alone.
The only time I saw a lot of these trucks being used I was out driving in west Texas a lot. Makes sense.