Eco-Driving Enthusiasts Get Guinness World Record 58.82 MPG Around the U.S.
By Scott Doggett September 30, 2008
Eco-driving enthusiasts John and Helen Taylor set a Guinness World Record this month for lowest fuel consumption while visiting the 48 contiguous United States by averaging 58.82 miles per gallon during their 20-day road trip in a stock 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI.
The couple smashed the previous record drive of 51.58 mpg -- and did so driving a diesel vehicle with a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rating of 30 mpg in the city and 41 mpg on the highway.
The Taylors attribute their vastly superior fuel economy to driving instructions that can be found on the "Taylors' Tips" page of their Website.
Shell provided the 11.04 tanks of Shell Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel the couple burned during their 9,419-mile journey and VW lent them the Jetta. The couple averaged 853 miles per tank.
If you think 58.82 mpg is impressive, you might like to know that the Taylors averaged 90.75 mpg while setting a world record earlier this year for lowest fuel consumption on the coastal road route of Australia. They achieved that mileage in a Peugeot 308 HDi Diesel.
The couple has been breaking fuel-consumption records since 1982.
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WOW and the Honda FX Clarity gets 74mpg with no fossil fuels and nada pollution. Diesel is so 20th century.
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