2160 km on one fuel tank in Ford Mondeo
Two Norwegians covered a distance of 2161,5 kilometers in a Ford Mondeo ECOnetic station wagon on a single 70-liter fuel tank.
Knut Wiltil and Henrik Borchgervink set off from Murmansk, Russia, in a standard 1.6-litre Ford Mondeo diesel engine with ECOnetic technology, to reach Uddevalla in northern Gothenburg, Sweden, after a 40-hour drive using the last drop of fuel. diesel in the tank. The average fuel consumption for the entire route was 3,2 liters per 100 km, which is 1,1 liters less than the one declared by the manufacturer (4,3 l/100 km in the EU test cycle).
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“The average fuel consumption result achieved is even more impressive when we take into account the adverse road conditions we encountered during the first leg of our journey through Russia, including deep potholes and steep climbs, and during the next 1000 km of driving on wet and windy roads in Finland and Sweden,” said Henrik.
The Ford Mondeo ECOnetic uses advanced technologies to reduce CO2 emissions and aerodynamic drag, as well as intelligent driver information and assistance systems such as Auto-Start & Stop, battery charging with brake energy recovery, active air intake grille, Ford ECO Mode, shift indicator light gears and an increased final drive ratio. Low-rolling-resistance tires, low-friction engine and transmission oil, and a lowered suspension also help achieve high fuel efficiency and low CO114 emissions of XNUMXg/km.
