VW ‘Passat’ Diesel Sets Guinness World Record for Fuel Economy

摘要

Volkswagen announced June 24 that one of its “Passat” diesel cars produced at a Tennessee factory has just set a new Guinness World Record for fuel economy in a trip around the 48 states of the continental U.S. The car traveled 8,122 miles (13,071 kilometers) on a single trip over 16 days. “The driver team, blogger Wayne Gerdes and engineer Bob Winger, achieved a fuel consumption of only 3.02 liter per 100 kilometers, which means a range of 78 miles per gallon,” according to VW.