Nissan manages 1.024 km / 636 miles with a 225Hp Skyline on one gas tank …
No, this isn’t an early April Fools Day hoax; Nissan actually came out in public and announced that a team of… extra light-footed product development experts managed to cover 1,024.4 kilometers – 636 miles on one gas tank with a 2006 225Hp strong Skyline. The eight test-drivers or rather ninja-riders… who took part experiencing a variety of driving conditions including traffic jams from rush-hour congestion and construction-works had an average fuel consumption of 16.3km-per-liter or 38,3 mpg or 6,1-liters per 100 km. Nissan says: Skyline's V6 engine combines fuel efficiency with high-performance driving. We say: Who needs hybrids and alternative fuels with guys like these… -Continued: Click “Read More…†below to see the press releasePRESS RELEASE: NEW NISSAN SKYLINE HITS 1,000KM ON ONE TANK OF FUEL
- Skyline's V6 engine combines fuel efficiency with high-performance driving -
The team succeeded in covering an impressive distance of 1,024.4 kilometers with an average fuel consumption rate of 16.3km-per-liter. The main objective of the eco-driving challenge was to promote greater awareness of Nissan's advanced fuel-economy technology as well as demonstrate the efficiency of the new VQ engine under real-world driving conditions.
The 1,000km drive took place on Friday, March 16, 2007, with a team of eight test-drivers under the Nissan Performance Innovation Task Team (PITT). The team started the drive from the test course at Nissan's Tochigi Plant at 3:30a.m. under pre-dawn skies. The Skyline drove through the Tohoku Expressway, Tomei Expressway, and Meishin Expressway with
The team experienced a variety of driving conditions including traffic jams from rush-hour congestion and construction-works, but the automatic fuel-warning alert never activated throughout the 1000km drive.
Introduced in November, 2006, the new Skyline delivers a unique fusion of high-performance, styling and comfort in an advanced sports sedan. The
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