Keep your leccy cars

[borderbilly]

A Skoda superb diesel has done 1759 miles on a tank of fuel ⛽️ not good for the leccie car industry.

 

[RogerL]

A Skoda superb diesel has done 1759 miles on a tank of fuel ⛽️ not good for the leccie car industry.

109 mpg in virtually standard trim.

 

[otherclive]

109 mpg in virtually standard trim.

There used to be an annual economy run, think it was arranged by Esso, but would you really want to be behind someone driving for absolute maximum economy? What were the parameters of this recent test?

 

[otherclive]

A Skoda superb diesel has done 1759 miles on a tank of fuel ⛽️ not good for the leccie car industry.

But what were the respective fuel costs over that distance between the diesel and electric equivalent?

 

[borderbilly]

It's all on Autoexpress for all you doubters and non believers.

 

[borderbilly]

There used to be an annual economy run, think it was arranged by Esso, but would you really want to be behind someone driving for absolute maximum economy? What were the parameters of this recent test?

50mph , I rarely go above that anyway.

 

[otherclive]

50mph , I rarely go above that anyway.

What for 1759 miles, that takes some doing. It’s clearly not a real world comparison.

 

[GUMPY]

Was it in Holland?
With the Yeti the MPG dies a death as soon as hills are mentioned. On the flat 60+ mpg is easy even with the aerodynamics of a brick.

 

[otherclive]

It's all on Autoexpress for all you doubters and non believers.

The September 2025 article on Skoda Superbs shows nowhere near that range. The one nearest was a PHEV but even that was less than half the range you claim and Auto express raised doubts on that figure too.

Perhaps you could lead us to the article that details the 1759 miles range.

Skoda Superb Estate review | Auto Express

Skoda’s big Superb Estate really is a superb estate. It doesn’t rewrite the rulebook, but it didn’t need to

www.autoexpress.co.uk

 

[Buckman]

https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/skoda...skoda-breaks-world-record-1759-miles-one-tank

 

[RogerL]

There used to be an annual economy run, think it was arranged by Esso, but would you really want to be behind someone driving for absolute maximum economy? What were the parameters of this recent test?

The driver kept the speed down to 50 mph, it was Poland-Paris-Poland and included some hills https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/skoda...skoda-breaks-world-record-1759-miles-one-tank

 

[otherclive]

https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/skoda...skoda-breaks-world-record-1759-miles-one-tank

Thank you, that is impressive.

 

[borderbilly]

https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/skoda...skoda-breaks-world-record-1759-miles-one-tank

Thank you Buckman 👍

 

[Sam Vimes]

I can get over 800 miles per tank out of my Qashqai.

What size tank does the Skoda have?

 

[RogerL]

I can get over 800 miles per tank out of my Qashqai.

What size tank does the Skoda have?

The figures in the article would calculate to a 73.89 litres tank but Google searches suggest 66 litres

 

[Sam Vimes]

Thanks, Roger...

My tank is 55l.

 

[otherclive]

The driver kept the speed down to 50 mph, it was Poland-Paris-Poland and included some hills https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/skoda...skoda-breaks-world-record-1759-miles-one-tank

The Economy runs in the 1950s and 1960s were the Mobil Economy runs ( not Esso as I incorrectly stated above) using standard cars albeit with a custom fitted calibrated fuel tanks.

 

[borderbilly]

I can get over 800 miles per tank out of my Qashqai.

What size tank does the Skoda have?

But is that 2.0 diesel engine 🤔