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A Skoda superb diesel has done 1759 miles on a tank of fuel ⛽️ not good for the leccie car industry.
Keep your leccy cars
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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?
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But what were the respective fuel costs over that distance between the diesel and electric equivalent?
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What for 1759 miles, that takes some doing. It’s clearly not a real world comparison.
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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.
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.
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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
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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
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The figures in the article would calculate to a 73.89 litres tank but Google searches suggest 66 litres
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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.
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But what weight is the Skoda compared to the Nissan. It’s not just engine size.
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I get 60mpg commuting in my 1.0 Boosterjet litre Suzuki Baleno, and £20 a year road tax.
It has radar controlled cruise control and currently a radio that turns itself on and off as it pleases without any input from me🤣🤣🤣.
LED headlights, 7 inch touchscreen system
Very cheap to run and reliable.
It has radar controlled cruise control and currently a radio that turns itself on and off as it pleases without any input from me🤣🤣🤣.
LED headlights, 7 inch touchscreen system
Very cheap to run and reliable.
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My lad has a Skoda Octavia Estate with an earlier version of the 2.0 diesel in the featured Skoda Superb - he drives it hard with no pretence of economy - he recently had a Ford Kuga 2.5 petrol hybrid as a loan car which gave better overall consumption on his 60 mile daily commute than his Octavia.
While the Kuga is too small for him, specifically it's small boot relative to the Octavia, he's convinced that a petrol hybrid will be his next car.
While the Kuga is too small for him, specifically it's small boot relative to the Octavia, he's convinced that a petrol hybrid will be his next car.
Mines 1460Kg 1.5dCi.
It's a whole range of things not just engine size and weight.
Last year we could have driven from Skye to Cornwall on a tank full. Highland Roads and Motorways. Motorway spreeds 65-70.
We bottled out at just over 700miles as we like to have enough in case of diversions etc.
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A polestar 3 - in absolute standard trim has done 581 miles on a single charge (107kWh). That's an at-home charging cost of £7.49 and an equivalent of 261 MPG based on 10.7kWh of energy per litre of diesel.
I don't think the electric car industry is going to be worried given the relative efficiency and costs of the fuel.
It begs a question though. What range is "good enough" for a car in normal use? I had a 1.9L Volvo V40 T4 in 1999. It would just about manage 300 miles on a single tank of petrol. My return trip to the office was 140 miles, so I would have to fill it every other day. My last EV had a guaranteed real world winter range of 190 miles, and a return trip to the office of 150 mile (we moved the office a bit), so it needed charging every night, meaning I never had to public charge it to get to work and back. My current EV - 270 miles without batting an eyelid.
Now - as has been pointed out here, at-home charging needs to be resolved for those that can't today, but suppose that gets solved. How much range do you actually need in a car in the UK or Europe? I can categorically state that I will NEVER need a car that can drive more than 500 miles before needing to refilled in whatever format. And actually, I have proven to my self over the last 4 years that 200 miles between fills is quite sufficient for long distance driving (700+ miles in a day).
Story is here.
This Polestar just went nearly 600 MILES without charging on real UK roads! | Autocar
Unmodified Polestar 3 beats its official range by 143 miles and sets a new benchmark for EV SUVs
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