Time to go Diesel?

Driving around the coast of Australia, the Taylors and the just released 308 are the new owners of the Round Australia Diesel Economy World Record and the overall Round Australia World Fuel Economy Record.

“The Peugeot 308 has performed magnificently. Without a doubt, it is the most practical, comfortable and stylish car Helen and I have driven on an economy drive” John said.

Guinness World Records requirements have been strictly adhered to for the test, under the direction of Detective Inspector Philip Swindells of the Victorian Police Force.

The adventurous couple faced extremely challenging conditions on the 14,580km drive, with rain chasing them most of the way around the country - tropical storms in Queensland and the Northern Territory and the cyclonic conditions in Western Australia, which included endless water hazards – conditions not in favour of economical driving.

[B]25 DAY ROUND AUSTRALIA DRIVE CONCLUDES[/B]

-Super Fuel Efficient Peugeot 308 HDi arrives back in Melbourne with two new World Records under its belt (Subject to final Guinness World Record confirmation)

-Averaging 1919km’s per 60-litre tank, the Peugeot 308 breaks the record set by the previous model in 2004

-Final fuel consumption figure of only 3.13 litres per 100km or 90.75 mpg!! Breaks the previous record belonging to a Peugeot 307 of 3.49 litres per 100km

-Only 90.3* grams of CO2 produced per km (includes fuel supply chain) which compares to a national vehicle average of 285* grams per km (*according to figures from the Department of Climate Change and the Australian Bureau of Statistics).

Credits: Jarvis