The U.S. has its hypermiling. Europe has its hyperkilometreing. In a European orderly fashion, of course. Germany has its Sprit-Spar-Meisterschaft, formerly sponsored and dominated by Volkswagen, now sponsored and dominated by Toyota. France has the Peugeot Eco Cup.
This is a competition in which different Peugeot (surprise, surprise) models are driven by everyday drivers to see if they can meet or beat official fuel consumption figures. The cars were driven 1000km on French and Swiss roads in wintery conditions (that must have been a picturesque drive). The results of the 2010 Peugeot Eco Cup are in (via The Auto Channel). (Read More…)
Posted in Big Oil, Diesel, Europe, France, Fuel Economy, News Blog, Toyota
Tagged as Cammy Corrigan, Diesel, France, Peugeot Eco Cup
Tagged as Cammy Corrigan, Diesel, France, Peugeot Eco Cup
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