New Peugeot 308

komodosp

According to an ad on the radio this morning, can go 2000 km on a single tank (60l) of diesel... Anyone know more about this? Is this real or "lab conditions"? I drive about 7-800 km a week commuting... So this would be great for me...

Looking it up quickly, I saw there was a new hybrid Peugeot 308... Is this what they are talking about? And if so, as far as I know, Hybrid cars really only make the savings on city driving and not long-distance... Is this correct?

EPM

That test was done in a diesel hybrid afaik in ideal conditions (i.e. cruising in good weather). I wouldn't expect anything remotely similar in the real world though

homer90

http://www.autobloggreen.com/2008/05/22/hypermiling-couple-drive-peugeot-308-around-australia-at-75-6mpg/

Zube

komodosp wrote: »

According to an ad on the radio this morning, can go 2000 km on a single tank (60l) of diesel... Anyone know more about this?

I think it's because the 308 is so horribly ugly that air molecules jump away from it in fright, reducing air resistance.

sk8board

komodosp wrote: »

According to an ad on the radio this morning, can go 2000 km on a single tank (60l) of diesel... Anyone know more about this? Is this real or "lab conditions"? I drive about 7-800 km a week commuting... So this would be great for me...

the Lab conditions involve de-tuning the engine to the min, and then upping the gear ratios to the max, so it tips along on a flat road in 7th gear doing 1000 rpm (non-scientific description).
Doesn't apply to the real world, unless you want to kill yourself trying to overtake a bicycle some day.

I'm sure thats what all those new eco diesel are doing; just not as pronounced.

Johnny Utah

Peugeot are reknowned for having the best diesel engines. Probably wouldn't get the figures listed, but you would get very good fuel efficiency.

Drummerboy08

Just buy a Volvo S40 1.6d - Same engine as the Peugeot but a far better car... Or a 1.6TDCi Focus - Same engine only rebranded as a ford.