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Written by Gavin Chapman
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Sunday, 02 December 2007 |
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At present there is no more economical way of running a car: Italian
car magazine confirms the low consumption of the smart fortwo cdi
On
a long journey of 1,000 km the Italian car magazine “Quattroruote”
measured the fuel consumption of the smart fortwo cdi and confirmed the
standard consumption of 3.3 litres per 100 kilometres.
The current December issue of the
magazine carries a report of the test drive. The smart travelled 1,000
kilometres from Rome to Salzburgon a single tank of fuel to see whether the stated standard consumption of just 3.3 litres per 100 kilometres could really be achieved.
The route chosen largely consisted
of motorways, but there were also detours and traffic jams because of
roadworks, long uphill stretches and city traffic in Rome, Bolzano and
Salzburg.
The result: the smart fortwo cdi
travelled the 1,000 km on a single tank of fuel. This corresponds to
average consumption of just 3.3 litres per 100 kilometres i.e. the
standard consumption. According to “Quattroruote” this makes the smart
fortwo cdi the vehicle with the lowest average consumption that the
magazine has ever tested in the history of its road tests.
With standard consumption of just
3.3 litres per 100 kilometres and CO2 emissions of just 88 grams per
kilometre the smart fortwo cdi is the production vehicle with the
lowest consumption and the lowest carbon dioxide emissions. For
customers this means that at present there is no more economical and
climate-friendly car than the smart fortwo cdi.
Smart press release
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